The newly constructed Soroti Main Market is expected to boost local revenue collection in Soroti City. The 27 Billion Shillings market was constructed under the Market and Agricultural Trade Improvement Program Project-2 MATIP-2 with funding from the African Development Bank. Constructed by TECHNO 3 Uganda Ltd, Soroti Main Market is expected to accommodate at least 2,000 vendors with provisions for…
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Social Media – Amos Wekesa.
Social media has very many positives and negatives and the choice of what we want to follow squarely lies with us as individuals. I for example follow people for different reasons, others just make laugh, some because they are my friends and keep up with what they are doing through Social media . I follow others because they are so…
Read MoreI quit my highly paying Job to start a manufacturing plant- Joseph kawombe.
An inspiring story of a young gentleman who quit his highly paying Job to start a manufacturing plant. Manufacturing has always been synonymous with old people, but one Joseph Kawombe got out of his comfort zone to fill a gap of manufacturing High Performance Tile Adhesive and Grout as he shares his experience with Dickson Mushabe In this Episode of…
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Covid19 pushed me into thinking about diversification of business after it hit home in March that all the good projected business for this year was no more. Isaiah Rembo had for years asked me to diversify into agro-processing but tourism was doing very well for us and we had grown over the last 19 years anyways. I was a little…
Read MoreDickson Mushabe appointed as International Partner of WBAF
Dickson Mushabe, Chief Executive Officer Hostalite, has been appointed as International Partner for Uganda by the World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF), a global platform that provides funding opportunities to entrepreneurs and businesses. The appointment means Mr. Mushabe will now represent Uganda at the Grand Assembly of the World Business Angels Investment Forum. The inclusion of Uganda in WBAF provides…
Read MoreEAP Interests American Investors to Take on Kagulu Rock Challenge
East African Partners (EAP) a company that market the region as a viable investment destination has once again ushered into the country a delegation of American Investors who are ready to take up investment in the health sector. The American delegation is led by Lisa Stark Hughes a reknown investor in the health sector as well as her business partner,…
Read MoreFiRe Awards: NSSF Declared Overall Best Integrated Financial Reporting Company
The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has been awarded as the overall best integrated financial reporting company by the Institute of Certified Public Accountant under the 2020 annual Financial Reporting (FiRe) awards. NSSF was handed the gold award for having presented an all-round integrated report and demonstrated a high level of adherence to the guiding principles and content elements of…
Read MoreForbes Magazine to Profile Uganda’s Economic Gains
The East African Partners Managing Director, Isaac Kigozi has revealed that a team of Journalist from the Forbes Magazine are in the country to profile Uganda’s economic achievements over a period of years. Kigozi said that the Forbes an American business magazine is in the country for a second time following the earlier engagement that they had with President Museveni…
Read MoreImplementation of E-Invoicing System Extended as Manufactures Engage URA
The Uganda Manufacturers Association (UMA) has welcomed the decision by the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) to extend the implementation date of the E-invoicing/receipting system (EFRIS) after several engagements. The decision to extend the implementation date from October 1st, 2020 to January 1st, 2020 that was arrived at during an engagement with members of the UMA and URA Commissioner General on…
Read MoreMining and Minerals Bill, 2019 to be Tabled Soon – Minister Sarah Opendi
The Minister of State, Sarah Opendi has revealed that her Ministry is in the final stage of tabling before Cabinet the Mining and Minerals Bill, 2020 that will help to streamline the mining sector in the country. The Minister made the revelation during the while opening the Citizens Convention on Mining 2020 organised by ACODE, Global Rights Alert and other…
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