MTN Uganda has launched Women in Business Awards 2017. The awards are meant to honour women especially those engaged in small to medium business. This comes at a time when the world gears to celebrate International Women’s Day scheduled for March8, 2017. According to MTN, these awards celebrate the achievements
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Unemployment and underemployment are undoubtedly a global problem, and it is expected to worsen given the increasing use of technology that reduces the need for human labour. In Uganda, unemployment has been described as a ‘time bomb’ given the fact that youth unemployment is estimated at over 60%. Away from
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Applications are now open for the 2017 GrowthAfrica Acceleration Programme in Kenya and Uganda. The objective of the programme is to scale ventures, make them investment ready and to develop entrepreneurial leadership. The program targets ambitious, committed and innovative entrepreneurs. The programme invites applications from ventures that are: scalable and
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Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) in partnership with Uganda Manufacturers Association (UMA) has again organized a business symposium in honour of late James Mulwana, a great entrepreneur who inspired many into business. The one day open business symposium is scheduled for March25, 2017 in the UMA Multipurpose Hall; under the
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On Febeuray23, 2017, Bonney Katatumba, a prominent businessman in Uganda and Honorary Consul of Pakistan in Uganda was pronounced dead. Katatumba succumbed to complications arising from Asthma and Pneumonia after he had undergone a colon cancer operation at International Hospital Kampala (IHK). But what will he be remembered for?Katatumba was
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