At the recently concluded 5th edition of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) Entrepreneurship Forum, five African Presidents and thousands of young African entrepreneurs converged at the most influential gathering in the African entrepreneurship ecosystem. Job creation and youth empowerment were the key themes tackled at the Forum. The Tony Elumelu Foundation,
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Concerned government institutions have come together to enforce legal obligations and standards in the film industry, giving those involved two months to clean up their act or face the music. At a joint sensitization workshop held at Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) offices on 01 August 2019, the Media Council, Uganda
Read MoreBarclays Launches SMEs Academy, Promises To Grow Budding Entrepreneurs
Barclays Bank Uganda, a subsidiary of Absa Group has announced the launch of the Absa Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Academy with the promise of helping blossoming entrepreneurs grow sustainably. The pioneering programme is based on providing capacity building, training and professional support to new and existing SMEs in Uganda.
Read MoreUganda Consulate In Mombasa To Host 3rd Trade & Business Facilitation Symposium
The Consulate of the Republic of Uganda in Mombasa in collaboration with the High Commission of the Republic of Uganda in Nairobi will hold the 3rd Trade and Business Facilitation Symposium in Mombasa. Speaking on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Alfred Nnam, informed the Members of the
Read MoreAfrican Presidents Tackle Job Creation At Largest Gathering Of Young African Entrepreneurs
At the recently concluded 5th edition of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) Entrepreneurship Forum, five African Presidents and thousands of young African entrepreneurs converged at the most influential gathering in the African entrepreneurship ecosystem. Job creation and youth empowermentwere the key themes tackled at the Forum. The Tony Elumelu Foundation, which
Read MoreUganda’s Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda on Saturday spoke at this year’s Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Foundation (TEF) forum in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja. Rugunda who represented the government of Uganda praised TEF for addressing the mind-set of emerging African entrepreneurs. “This program is promoting Pan Africanism. It will help
Read MoreWho’s The Face Behind FaceApp? Meet The Rich Russian Who Built The Wildly Viral App
He's worked on Windows Mobile for Microsoft. He was cofounder of a company that sold to Russia's Google, Yandex, in a reported $38 million deal that made him wealthy. But Yaroslav Goncharov's biggest success (and stress) has come with a company that's miniscule by comparison: FaceApp. Leading a staff of
Read MoreOulanyah: Crane Bank Wouldn’t Have Collapsed If Mergers & Acquisitions Model Was Given Chance
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah, has said that businesses in Uganda collapse due to unexpected events in the financial sector and has called for mergers to help them survive. Oulanyah said that mergers and acquisitions are a subject that ought to be embraced by entrepreneurs to keep their
Read MoreFORBES WOMAN AFRICA has announced the inaugural FORBES WOMAN AFRICA Regional Forum in association with Mastercard, one of the leading Women Summit initiative, to be held in Kigali, Rwanda, on 9 August 2019. Coinciding with National Women's Day in South Africa, the FORBES WOMAN AFRICA Regional Forum in association with
Read MoreHow Employees, Fake Suppliers Brought Down Uchumi Supermarket
Fraudulent suppliers colluded with Uchumi employees to fleece the retailer through fictitious claims that contributed to its collapse, the supermarket chain has told the High Court. Court papers filed in Uchumi’s fight with one of its suppliers have revealed how the fraud was propagated by the retailer’s employees, suppliers and
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