Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | On Feb.9, a total of 99 women entrepreneurs from Kampala, Lira, and Fort Portal successfully graduated from the 7th cohort of the Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) Program. This remarkable achievement, supported by the U.S. Embassy in partnership with SHONA Group, underscores a collective commitment …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Registration Services Bureau has explained that the ongoing deregistration of companies targets several areas of compliance on top of failure to file annual returns. Last month, a notice from URSB stated that a total of 186,000 companies had been struck off the register …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda’s corporate social responsibility arm, MTN Foundation, has recognized 15 prospective entrepreneurs following completion of the three-month Business Incubation phase. Business Incubation is the second phase of the MTN Ace Skilling Program aimed at extending mentorship and support to entrepreneurs to deliver public good …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At an event held recently in Kampala, a total of 28 women Agribusiness entrepreneurs graduated from the first cohort Business Accelerator Program (BAP) implemented by Agribusiness Development Centre and powered by dfcu Limited and Rabo Foundation. Launched last year, the Business Accelerator Program’s objective is …
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Kampala, Uganda | Patricia Akankwatsa | With Africa hitting the 1.3 billion population mark, Africa Start-up League (ASL) has launched a challenge they hope will unlock the potential for start-ups to meet this market demand. The competition will commence on February 8, 2023 and is open to young entrepreneurs across the continent with …
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From Ethiopia to South Africa, health tech entrepreneurs are developing solutions to make quality medical care accessible and affordable throughout the continent. Nairobi, Kenya | BIRD AGENCY | While African healthcare technology is still nascent when assessing it against global trends, significant progress has been made in the industry. In …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s young start-up entrepreneurs have a positive mindset but need technical and education skills support to realize their full dreams, according to Joao Rei, a host and mentor of the Estonian-based Garage 48, a startup hackathon series turning ideas into working prototypes. Joao, who spoke …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 930 billion Shillings is available for possible lending as cheap long-term capital for small and medium enterprises from the Collective Investment Schemes, CIS, according to the Capital Market Authority. This is the value of the assets under management, which have grown from just …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Development Bank has developed a special financing program for women entrepreneurs, in response to concerns that most of the women cannot afford the terms and conditions generally set by the industry for capital. This is part of the bank’s measures aimed at rebuilding …
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UDB has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Uganda Women Entrepreneurs Association Ltd under which beneficiaries will get between 50 and 100 million shillings in loans Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Development Bank has offered to help 2 million women in business access financing at more affordable cost …
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