In 2015, an analysis by Approved Index revealed that Uganda was the most entrepreneurial country in the world. The analysis noted that the East African country has the planet's highest proportion of people who have started businesses. The research shows that 28 per cent of its adult population started businesses
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Brand Africa in association with the JSE, Friday announced the Top 100 best brands in Africa on their 6th annual Brand Africa 100: Africa's Best Brands at the JSE in Johannesburg. The US sports and fitness brand, Nike, is the overall #1 brand in Africa spontaneously recalled by consumers. South
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Does education matter in business success? This is a question many prospective entrepreneurs ask themselves. While it can be important for business owners and entrepreneurs to attain qualifications related to the running of their businesses, it’s not imperative. Some of the business world’s biggest names have only a few qualifications,
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By Aloysious Kasoma Nigerian billionaire and philanthropist Tony Elumelu Wednesday shared his success story with Ugandans at Makerere University Main Hall. The Group Chairman, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc and the founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) revealed that that as much as capital is needed in starting
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There are now a record 2,208 billionaires in the world, Forbes counted, and their combined worth is $9.1 trillion, up 18 per cent from last year. The US has the most billionaires (585), followed by mainland China (373). Here are the top five world’s richest men. Jeff Bezos Jeff Bezos
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On March8, 2018, Uganda will join the rest of the world to celebrate the International Women’s Day. This day brings into perspective the issue of women emancipation that has been prominent in President Yoweri Museveni’s 32 years in power. While women have generally been empowered, a few occupy top executive
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Millions more people in Africa now have access to financial systems thanks to cashless systems using digital technology, and more people are seeing the benefits of mobile banking, according to Ecobank, the leading independent pan-African banking group. Ecobank is the main sponsor at the Africa Tech summit currently taking place
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A football franchise generates money from a number of avenues but most funds are raised from sponsorships. On top of that, football teams make money from TV sponsorships, sale of merchandise like club t-shirts or scarves, partnerships, gate collections and donations. In Uganda, the economic potential has not fully been
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Many successful entrepreneurs constantly carry out research about business they are involved in as well as other investment opportunities. It is this passion that saw a youthful Kenyan travel to Uganda to learn more about the mandazi business. KDF, the mandazi and not the Kenya Defence Forces, is one of
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Doctors at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) have successfully reattached the severed hand of 17-year-old Joseph Thairu from Kiambu County, the Standard Newspaper reports. Thairu's arm was accidentally cut off while cleaning a chaff cutter. He had just finished feeding their cows The highly delicate procedure lasted seven hours. It involved
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