Entrepreneurship

How Teachers Can Turn Classroom Skills into Lucrative Side Gigs

Teachers who have spent years mastering lesson planning, classroom management, and student engagement are discovering that those same competencies can be packaged into profitable side ventures. By treating their instructional know‑how as a marketable service, educators are finding ways to supplement their salaries and explore fresh professional...

Young Entrepreneurs Share Practical Tips for Newcomers to Build a Personal Brand

The Young Entrepreneur Council, an invitation‑only network of high‑growth founders who collectively generate billions in revenue and thousands of jobs, recently compiled a set of straightforward actions for people just starting to think about personal branding. The council’s members, who span a wide range of industries, emphasized that a...

Teachers Turn Classroom Skills into Lucrative Side Ventures

Educators across the country are discovering that the competencies honed in the classroom can be transformed into profitable side enterprises. With many teachers seeking additional revenue sources, the market for education‑focused services and products is expanding rapidly.One popular avenue is private tutoring, where teachers apply their...

MTN Changemakers 2026: Applications Now Open for Ugandans

The MTN Foundation, under the MTN @25 initiative, has opened applications for Changemakers Phase 3, a programme aimed at partnering with individuals and organisations to bring community dreams to life in Uganda. The programme is inspired by everyday Ugandans making a positive impact in their communities. It seeks to support initiatives that...

Omar Mandela: The Entrepreneur Behind Café Javas, City Oil and Mandela Millers

Omar Ahmed Mandela, popularly known as Hajji Mandela, is one of Uganda's prominent entrepreneurs and the founder of the Mandela Group of Companies, a business empire with interests spanning hospitality, fuel, automotive services, food processing and consumer products. His business journey is closely associated with the growth of brands that have...

165 Women-Led Enterprises Graduate from Green Business Capacity-Building Programme

A total of 165 women-led enterprises have graduated from a green capacity-building programme jointly supported by GIZ Uganda and the Stanbic Business Incubator, marking another step towards strengthening women-owned businesses and promoting sustainable enterprise development. The graduates completed a programme designed to equip women...

URA Expands EFRIS Requirements as More Businesses Face Digital Tax Compliance

The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has expanded the reach of its Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing Solution (EFRIS) to more business sectors, bringing thousands of additional businesses under Uganda's digital tax compliance framework. EFRIS is a digital system used to authenticate and record business transactions through electronic...

Government Intensifies Push for Electronic Procurement System

The Government of Uganda has renewed its call for all public agencies to transition to the Electronic Government Procurement (e-GP) platform as part of efforts to improve efficiency, transparency and accountability in public procurement. The move comes as accounting officers undergo training to equip them with the knowledge and skills needed to...

10 Business Ideas You Can Start While at University

There’s a moment every university student in Uganda quietly experiences. It usually happens late at night, somewhere between stressing about coursework, checking tuition deadlines, and wondering how your roommate always seems to have money for everything. You look at your phone, scroll through social media, and think: “Where do people get...

Social Media Marketing for Small Businesses in Uganda

Sarah runs a small boutique in Kikuubo, Kampala. She has good clothes, fair prices, and steady stock, but something does not add up. Customers are not coming in as often as she expects. Nearby, another shop is always busy. People walk in asking for items they saw online, especially on Instagram and WhatsApp. That is when Sarah realizes something...