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Equity Bank Uganda Launches Nationwide Forums To Support SMEs Grow Stronger

Group photo of the awarded SMEs with Equity Bank officials  Equity Bank Uganda has officially launched the 2025 Tupange Business ne Equity Nationwide Forum aimed at helping Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) customers grow stronger through more connected business opportunities within key value chains. The theme for this year is “Financing

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Op-ed: Rethinking Uganda’s Systems, Policies & Hustle Culture For A Scalable, Capital-Driven Economy

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By Tom Wodeya “In my opinion this economy wasn’t built for dreamers like us.” That statement isn’t just frustration, it’s revelation. It reveals the quiet resignation many young Ugandans carry beneath the noise of “hustle culture.” Beneath every rising mobile money agent, TikTok marketer, shoe/clothing plug on Instagram or a

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Nuhu Kanyike: How Equity Bank Has Transformed My Distributorship Business

Nuhu Kanyike, Chief Executive Officer at Falkan Investments Limited Running a business in Uganda is not easy. For many small and medium enterprises, survival means battling delayed financing, risky cash handling and limited access to markets. Nuhu Kanyike, the Managing Director of Falkan Investments Ltd, knew these struggles all too

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How dfcu Bank is Reshaping Uganda’s Business Landscape for Women Entrepreneurs

Women entrepreneurs from Northern Uganda were trained in business skills under dfcu bank’s Rising Woman Initiative   dfcu bank’s Women in Business (WiB) Program has impacted over 70,000 women entrepreneurs since its launch in 2007. dfcu bank became Uganda’s first bank to offer a women-focused banking proposition. In this interview, Doreen

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African Women In Business Unveil Association To Boost Intra‑African Trade

The Continental Network for Women’s Business Associations in Africa (CONWOBAA) aimed at promoting intra-African trade, was officially unveiled at the inaugural Global SME Ministerial Meeting held in Johannesburg, South Africa last week. The game-changing initiative - facilitated by the International Trade Centre (ITC) in partnership with the African Union Commission

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