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Setting up businesses back home: Four returning Africans share their stories

Africa’s business opportunities and strong economic growth have attracted the attention of multinational companies and investors. Alongside this has been the interest of the African diaspora, many of whom are using skills developed in the western world to tap into the continent’s growth story. “To be honest, the main driver behind my returning home […]

African diaspora returns ‘home’ to claim its place at the top of the pile

The continent may be rising but don’t fool yourself that going back will help anyone other than yourself Another day, another “Africa rising” type e-zine pings its way into my inbox. Just as my mouse picks it up and places it in its proper place in junk, my phone lights up with yet another Facebook […]

Four Tips For Launching A Business In Africa

Despite Africa’s rapidly growing middle class and steadily rising spending power, more than half the population in 46 African countries is considered multidimensionally poor , meaning those people experience multiple layers of deprivation such as poor health, lack of education and inadequate living standards, among others. Financial inclusion is steadily rising, but even now, less […]

Leadership lessons from Africa’s trailblazers

By Mutsa Chironga, Georges Desvaux, and Acha Leke How five leaders are seizing opportunities and overcoming challenges to build successful organizations in—and a brighter future for—the nations of Africa. Africa offers growth-minded companies exciting opportunities. Its population is young, fast growing, and increasingly urbanized. The rapid adoption of technology, meanwhile, makes the continent a fertile […]

Three imperatives for winning in Africa: An interview with Coca-Cola’s former president of Africa

Alexander Cummings discusses the continent’s potential and ways companies can establish a presence there by partnering for development and building local relevance. Coca-Cola has had a presence in Africa since 1928, when the first bottle was sold in Cape Town, South Africa. But its approach has changed in the past 90 years. Liberia-born Alexander Cummings served […]

How Okiror is reaping millions as an agricultural agent

By Esther Oluka Esther Ruth Okiror did not go very far in her education. She dropped out of Kangole Girls Senior Secondary School, Moroto District, in first term of Senior Three, at the age of 17 years. This was in 1981. “I failed to continue with my studies after I became pregnant,” she says. She […]

Why it pays to keep your firm small

By Business Daily Bigger is better. We grow up with such a mentality. We have an evolutionary bias to favour bigger objects. We prefer taller people, we want the biggest car and the grandest house, and we desire larger institutions. From an evolutionary perspective whereby our brains developed to survive in the ancient rift valley […]

Hon. Amongi Betty Ongom (MP), Minister of Lands on policies, legal frame work…

The Minister gave an overview of the housing sector in Uganda. She appreciated the fact that this year’s convention attracted a number of development companies from Uganda including Jakana heights, Roofings Ltd Uganda, Comfort Homes, KPG Property management, Fakhruddin, Southgate Properties, Ssanga Courts, SMW Construction, Buganda Land Board, Universal M. Enterprises and Eric and Winston’s […]

Lessons learned from the Uganda-UK Convention | Ade Daramy

By Ade Daramy, Writer, Broadcaster and Press Officer Is one question I will always get asked at least one question: “You’re not a Ugandan, and yet, you are here every year, why is that?”. Ove the years, my answers have changed, as the convention itself has changed. However, at the root of it all, […]

Examining free trade agreements (FTAs) and boosting intra-regional trade

Examining free trade agreements (FTAs) and boosting intra-regional trade Nicholas Tate, Managing Director, Tate Freight Forms Ltd. www.just-trade.co.uk In considering the positives and negatives of key agreements, are trade blocs, bilateral agreements and FTAs a facilitator or a hindrance to intra-regional trade in Africa? African regional trade has some of the worst indicators in doing […]

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A Case Study By COLAS: Kabaale International Airport, Hoima.

Remarks by Vice President of Uganda Hon.Edward Sekandi | 2019 Convention – London UK

Thank you! To all those who participated and supported the Uganda Investment Convention in UK – 12th-14th Sept 2019 London Hilton on Park Lane, Mayfair – UK.

Chairman’s remarks – Willy Mutenza

How to connecting small SMEs producers to the international value chain. What are the key challenges?

MAKING CARD BOARD CARTONS FROM RECYCLED CARDBOARD BUSINESS IN UGANDA

DECORATION OF GLASS WARES BUSINESS IN UGANDA

MAKING WIRE NAILS BUSINESS IN UGANDA

BANANA FABRIC POLYMER BUSINESS IN UGANDA

REXENE WORKS (BICYCLE CARRIER SEATS)

What makes African startups investable? By Alysia Silberg

Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement – A look at how Uganda and rest of Africa will benefit

Stanbic Bank Uganda launches Schools Championships thru ‘Empowering the job creators of tomorrow’ competitions

The Ugandan UK Convention Returns to London for the 8th Edition – Book your seat now

President rallies international investors for Uganda’s oil sector

Trade remedies measures to protect UK businesses and cut prices

100 Things to do in England

Civil society actors critical of mobile money tax

Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement – A look at how Uganda and rest of Africa will benefit

Landlord and Tenant Bill unfit to be an Act

A Case Study By COLAS: Kabaale International Airport, Hoima.

Presenter: Lars Peter Jensen, Branch Manager, COLAS Uganda Challenges and opportunities for delivering major projects In his presentation, Lar described himself as African, grown in Tanzania. Lars has been in Uganda f...

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Remarks by Vice President of Uganda Hon.Edward Sekandi | 2019 Convention – London UK

It was an honor to have the Vice President of Uganda Hon.Edward Sekandi attend the 9th Uk-Uganda convention where he officially applauded and recognized the efforts of the Chairman Uganda Convention-UK Mr. Willy Mutenza, for th...

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Thank you! To all those who participated and supported the Uganda Investment Convention in UK – 12th-14th Sept 2019 London Hilton on Park Lane, Mayfair – UK.

We take great pleasure in thanking all those that spared their valuable time to attend the 2019 convention on the 13th Sept at London Hilton Hotel, and 14th Sept at Troxy Arena. We also thank those that couldn’t make i...

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