Entrepreneurship

Uganda women entrepreneurs are set to benefit from $3million (11billion) finance courtesy of Development Finance Institutions partners consortium to bolster women entrepreneurs in East Africa. Leading financiers announced the development at the launch if Invest 2 Impact challenge initiative for women business competition in Kampala. Annie MarieLévesque Gender Specialist from Finn Dev Canada said business competition aims to support the ...

In the spirit of  entrepreneurship, Resident Director of International University of East Africa (IUEA) has offered  to mentor young entrepreneurs and give them seed capital to boast  innovation projects. Hassan Alwi says students projects will be incubated and nurtured from establishment to that  stage where they have grown into fully fledged Small Medium Enterprises. “In a drive to support innovations ...

Budding entrepreneur, Benedicta Nanyonga who makes a living through selling straw bags is seeking funding to expand her business. The former staff of Bank of Uganda who makes various crafts from straws says her business is overwhelmed with orders from foreign countries. “We urgently need $20,000 to purchase straw machine to double our production so as to increase on our ...

In a bid to support youth innovations and entrepreneurship drive among the youth at university level, International University of East Africa (IUEA) is hosting entrepreneurship championship on Monday 25th at the university in Kansanga. Cuthbert Atwongeire university marketing coordinator says the drive is help youth start businesses at early age to overcome wide-spread unemployment. According to Uganda national bureau of ...

The founder and CEO of Econet Wireless, also the richest man in Zimbabwe with worth over $3.6 billion, Mr Strive Masiyiwa directed the priority focus in disbursements of $100m Masiyiwa Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge Fund for Zimbabwe. Check also: Top 13 Youngest And Promising Entrepreneurs In West Africa Our Family foundation has been working in all of Zimbabwe’s rural communities for more ...