Tag Archives: Business

  Why the problem at our national career is not one of new business trying to find its way but of grossly incompetent management THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | As the new year begins during the last two weeks of a presidential election, I feel it is necessary …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | When 23-year-old Kenneth Galiwango put together Shs13 million to invest in agriculture and a fledgling online media outlet, he was not just starting two small businesses. He was quietly making a statement about youth ambition, self-belief and what is possible beyond government- supported programmes …

Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | Ugandan business leaders and researchers have raised alarm over the country’s low family business survival rate, revealing that fewer than 10 percent of family-owned enterprises make it beyond the founding generation. The concerns were shared during a high-level stakeholders’ meeting hosted by the Economic …

COMMENT | DR JEANPO OLOWO | In every organisation, procurement is the lifeblood that keeps operations flowing. It’s normally 80 per cent of the total financial budget. It determines whether projects succeed, supplies arrive on time, and resources are used efficiently. Yet beneath the surface of many institutions—public and private alike—lurks …

COMMENT | Charles Owori | I recently visited a friend’s father in the hospital. Though visibly frail and fighting for his life, what struck me wasn’t just his condition; it was what happened next. A knock on the door. Two women entered, armed with pens, stacks of documents, and several cheques. Bedridden …

Last year, African Originals secured $2m in funding to support its ambitions to expand the business in Kenya and beyond Nairobi, Kenya | AGENCIES | When Alexandra Chappate, CEO and founder of Kenya-based craft beverage producer African Originals, started working in Africa’s drinks industry in 2015, she was struck by the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Business owners have expressed optimism that business will grow in the next quarter due to election-related spending. This is contained in latest findings released by the Economic Policy Research Centre in their Uganda Business Climate Index UBCI) for the April to June quarter. Released …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | If you find copies of your academic papers or resume where you didn’t expect them to be, and you suspect them to have come from where, say, you applied for a job or study vacancy, you have the right to legal action. It is …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ecobank Uganda, has launched a new program called Ellevate by Ecobank. This program is specially made to help women who own or run businesses grow and succeed. The main idea behind “Ellevate” is “More than Money.” This means Ecobank wants to help women in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Housing Finance Bank received two prestigious national awards in recognition of its critical role in strengthening Uganda’s economic resilience. The Bank was honored by the Bank of Uganda with the Agricultural Credit Facility (ACF) Award and the Small Business Recovery Fund (SBRF) Award. These …