Slow economy? Few customers? No demand for your products? That’s probably because you’re making a few mistakes that are impacting your growth. Sometimes it’s even the inadvertent or indirect mistakes that accumulate over time and discourage customers from coming to you. Below are a few pointers to help you avoid
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My name is Wang’ombe Kibunja (in featured photo). I am 26 years old. I graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in psychology in 2015 and started a community empowerment programme to rehabilitate drug addicts, as well as offer basic computer training to the youth. I wasn’t able to carry on with
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A number of international firms are seeking to grow marijuana in Uganda to cash in on the growing multi-billion dollar business. This site understands that a number of local firms are also willing to venture into the lucrative weed. On March 18, 2019, Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) cleared Together Pharma
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Kenyan businessman Jimnah Mbaru has sold off 50 million shares he owns in Britam Holding, one of Kenya’s largest insurers, to Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd (Swiss Re), Forbes reports. According to a recent filing by Britam, Mbaru sold the shares in a private transaction to the Swiss insurer. The financial
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President Yoweri Museveni has urged children whose parents have passed on not to divide the land amongst themselves, but rather form family owned business where they all have a stake. Below his message he posted on his official facebook page on Easter Sunday; Over this Easter holiday, I am visiting
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Imagine sitting down and having a conversation with an ultra-successful self-made billionaire like Warren Buffett, Mark Cuban or Oprah Winfrey. What could you learn if you spent an afternoon with Richard Branson (in featured photo) or Bill Gates? Can you imagine all the interesting tidbits or helpful advice they might
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Bill Gates' net worth eclipsed $100 billion (UShs375 trillion) this week as Microsoft shares ticked up prior to the company's earnings announcement on April 24. He remains the second richest person in the world, Forbes reports. Gates trails only Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who is worth an estimated $153.2 billion,
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Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard, Founder and Chairman of APO Group ( formerly known as the African Press Organization), the leading media relations consultancy and press release distribution firm working in Africa and the Middle East with African governments, international institutions and companies active in Africa was in Kampala, Uganda recently. His visit
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The Government has asked Parliament to urgently approve Shs41bn Supplementary budget request to inject in Amina Hersi Moghe’s (in featured photo) Atiak Sugar Factory. The supplementary request is being considered by the Parliamentary Budget Committee. It was introduced to Parliament by the Ministry of Finance and the National Agricultural Advisory
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Following the successful implementation of the Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Programme (UWEP), the Ugandan cabinet has approved new changes to mitigate the emerging challenges. During its sitting on Monday, April 1, 2019, Cabinet sanctioned a string of 16 (sixteen) performance enhancement measures that will make it easier for women to access
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