Ground Up

Solution Panel: Evolving Business Development Services (BDS) in Uganda

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 05:00:00 +0000

In this episode our Solution Panel host, Ham Namakajjo, moderates the topic "Evolving Business Development Services (BDS) in Uganda" with Solution Panel guests Susan Lubega (African Management Institute), Ronald Mukasa (Enterprise Uganda), and Richard Zulu (Outbox Uganda). The panel debates and discusses themes like the role and significance of BDS, current BDS gaps, driving quality of BDS, as well as the fears and commercial viability of BDS standardization.

Key themes:

Role & Significance of BDS
BDS Gaps
Driving quality of BDS
Fears/Negative effects on standardization & Commercial Viability of BDS

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Entrepreneur Spotlight: Teddy Ruge, Raintree Farms (Season Finale)

fay.kakai@aspeninstitute.org (Teddy Ruge, Fay Kakai) — Mon, 5 Sep 2022 07:00:00 +0000

In this season's finale of Ground Up, your host Fay Kakai from UEEI sits down with Teddy Ruge, Founder and CEO of Raintree Farms. Teddy talks about his entrepreneurial journey, environmental sustainability, the state of the ecosystem, collective action and more.

Visit www.raintreefarms.com

Key themes:

The entrepreneurial journey
Environmental sustainability
The state of the ecosystem
Collective action and the future

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Entrepreneur Spotlight: Peter Nyeko & Alex Theran, Mandulis Energy

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 10:00:00 +0000

In this episode of Ground Up, your hosts Ham Namakajjo and Fay Kakai from UEEI sit down with Peter Nyeko and Alex Theran of Mandulis Energy to talk about Peter's entrepreneurial journey, renewable energy, the state of the ecosystem, and collective action.

To find out more about Mandulis Energy, visit mandulisenergy.com

Key themes:

The entrepreneurial journey
Renewable energy
The state of the ecosystem
Collective action and the future

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Ecosystem Actor Spotlight: Richard Zulu, Outbox

fay.kakai@aspeninstitute.org (Fay Kakai, Richard Zulu) — Tue, 19 Jul 2022 17:15:00 +0000

In this episode of Ground Up, your host Fay Kakai from UEEI sits down with Richard Zulu from Outbox Uganda. Zulu shares insights on Business Development Services (BDS) sustainability, Investment Readiness, as well as lessons from working with other organisations for collective action.

Find out more: outbox.co.ug

Key themes:

Intro/About Outbox
Ecosystem Challenges
Collective Action/Partnerships /Collaborations
Success and the Future

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Ecosystem Actor Spotlight: Dr. Noeline Kirabo, Kyusa

fay.kakai@aspeninstitute.org (Fay Kakai, Dr. Noeline Kirabo) — Mon, 11 Jul 2022 09:00:00 +0000

In this episode of Ground Up, your host Fay Kakai from UEEI sits down with Dr. Noeline Kirabo from Kyusa. Dr. Noeline shares insights on how Kyusa has used Argidius’ SCALE for effective enterprise development, as well as lessons from working with other organisations for collective action.

Find out more: www.kyusaug.org

Key themes:

Intro/About Kyusa
BDS Sustainability/Lessons/SCALE
Collective Action/Partnerships /Collaborations
Success and the Future

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Ecosystem Actor Spotlight: Ronald Mukasa, Enterprise Uganda

fay.kakai@aspeninstitute.org (Fay Kakai, Ronald Mukasa) — Mon, 27 Jun 2022 14:45:42 +0000

In this episode of Ground Up, your host Fay Kakai from UEEI sits down with Ronald Mukasa from Enterprise Uganda. Ronald shares insights on how Enterprise Uganda has used Argidius’ SCALE for effective enterprise development, as well as lessons from working with other organisations for collective action.

Find out more: enterprise.co.ug

Key themes:

Intro/About Enterprise Uganda
BDS Sustainability/Lessons/SCALE
Collective Action/Partnerships /Collaborations
Success and the Future

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Ecosystem Actor Spotlight: Emmanuel Ediau, Oxfam

fay.kakai@aspeninstitute.org (Fay Kakai, Emmanuel Ediau) — Mon, 20 Jun 2022 14:30:00 +0000

In this episode of Ground Up, your host Fay Kakai from UEEI sits down with Emmanuel Ediau from Oxfam Uganda. Emmanuel shares insights and lessons learned on investment readiness, Business Development Services (BDS) sustainability, and collaboration with networks.

Find out more: uganda.oxfam.org

Key themes:

Intro/About Oxfam
Ecosystem Challenges/Lessons
Partnerships/Collaboration
Success and the Future

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Ecosystem Actor Spotlight: Mary Mwangi, Argidius Foundation

fay.kakai@aspeninstitute.org (Ham Namakajjo, Fay Kakai, Mary Mwangi) — Mon, 13 Jun 2022 11:15:00 +0000

In this episode of Ground Up, your hosts Ham Namakajjo and Fay Kakai from UEEI sit down with Mary Mwangi from Argidius Foundation. Mary shares insights on Argidius' work in Uganda, lessons learned from ecosystem building work, Business Development Services (BDS) sustainability, and collective action.

Find out more: argidius.com

Key themes:

Intro/About Argidius
BDS Sustainability/Lessons/SCALE
Collective Action/Partnerships /Collaborations

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Ecosystem Actor Spotlight: Sheila Agaba, Stanbic Business Incubator

fay.kakai@aspeninstitute.org (Fay Kakai, Sheila Agaba) — Mon, 16 May 2022 09:00:00 +0000

In this episode of Ground Up, your host Fay Kakai from UEEI sits down with Sheila Agaba from Stanbic Business Incubator. Sheila shares insights on supporting mature Ugandan enterprises, the oil and gas sector service industry, access to finance, and more.

Find out more: stanbic.co.ug

Key themes:

Intro/About Stanbic Business Incubator
Ecosystem Challenges
Collective Action
Success and the Future

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Ecosystem Actor Spotlight: Barbara Mutabazi, Hive Colab

fay.kakai@aspeninstitute.org (Fay Kakai, Barbara Mutabazi) — Mon, 9 May 2022 09:30:00 +0000

In this episode of Ground Up, your host Fay Kakai from UEEI sits down with Barbara Mutabazi from Hive Colab. Barbara shares insights on Circular Agribusiness, Business Development Services (BDS) sustainability, Investment Readiness, and more.

Find out more: hivecolab.org

Key themes:

Intro/About Hive Colab
The O'Farm Program
Ecosystem Challenges
Collective Action
Success and the Future

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Ecosystem Actor Spotlight: Rachel Crawford & Makena Odongo, Village Capital

Tue, 3 May 2022 13:00:00 +0000

In this episode of Ground Up, your hosts Ham Namakajjo and Fay Kakai from UEEI sit down with Rachel Crawford and Makena Odongo from Village Capital. Rachel and Makena share insights on Business Development Services (BDS) sustainability, investment readiness, and other lessons from over a decade's work with Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneur Support Organisations.

Find out more: vilcap.com

Key themes:

Intro/About Village Capital
Providing Business Development Services (BDS) to Entrepreneur Support Organisations (ESOs)
Collective Action
Future of Work Africa 2022
Success & the future

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Ecosystem Actor Spotlight: Dr. Joyce Tamale, Capital Solutions

fay.kakai@aspeninstitute.org (Dr. Joyce Tamale, Fay Kakai) — Mon, 25 Apr 2022 09:45:00 +0000

In this episode of Ground Up, your host Fay Kakai from UEEI sits down with Dr. Joyce Tamale from Capital Solutions. Dr. Tamale shares insights on social entrepreneurship, financing bottlenecks and how they can be navigated, and collective action for impact.
Find out more: capitalsolutionsug.com

Key themes:

Intro/About Capital Solutions
Focus on Social Enterprises
Ecosystem Challenges
Collective Action
Success & the future

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Entrepreneur Spotlight: Najimah Katete, Go5 Packaging

fay.kakai@aspeninstitute.org (Fay Kakai, Najimah Katete) — Mon, 11 Apr 2022 09:45:37 +0000

In this episode of Ground Up, your host Fay Kakai from UEEI sits down with Najimah Katete, Founder/CEO of Go5 Packaging, to talk about environmental sustainability and social responsibility, as well as her entrepreneurial journey and the need for collective action in the eco-friendly packaging industry.

To find out more about Go5 Packaging, visit go5-packaging.business.site

Key themes:

The entrepreneurial journey
Environmental sustainability and social responsibility
Collaborations and partnerships
Success and the future

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Ecosystem Actor Spotlight: Diana Ninsiima Kibuuka, Business Networking International

fay.kakai@aspeninstitute.org (Fay Kakai, Diana Ninsiima Kibuuka) — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 10:00:00 +0000

In this episode of Ground Up, your host Fay Kakai from UEEI sits down with Diana Ninsiima Kibuuka from Business Networking International (BNI). Diana shares insights on why networking is important for small businesses, the entrepreneurial successes and challenges faced, as well as the need for more partnership and collective action.

Find out more: bni.com

Key themes:

Intro/About BNI
Why networking is important for small businesses
Ecosystem challenges
Collective Action
Success & the future

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Entrepreneur Spotlight: Dr. Davis Musinguzi, Rocket Health

fay.kakai@aspeninstitute.org (Ham Namakajjo, Fay Kakai, Dr. Davis Musinguzi) — Mon, 21 Mar 2022 08:00:00 +0000

In this episode of Ground Up, your hosts Ham Namakajjo and Fay Kakai from UEEI sit down with Dr. Davis Musinguzi, CEO of Rocket Health, to talk about transformation of medical services through telemedicine, the startup financing journey, talent acquisition, and collective action.

To find out more about Rocket Health, visit rockethealth.africa

Key themes:

The entrepreneurial journey
Challenges, growth, and financing
Talent acquisition in telemedicine
Collective action/collaboration
Success and the future

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Entrepreneur Spotlight: Aéko Ongodia, Xeno

fay.kakai@aspeninstitute.org (Fay Kakai, Aéko Ongodia) — Mon, 14 Mar 2022 08:15:00 +0000

In this episode of Ground Up, your host Fay Kakai from UEEI sits down with Aéko Ongodia from Xeno Investment. Aéko shares insights from his entrepreneurial journey and discusses investment, the common misconceptions that people have, how Xeno has used technology to make investment services more accessible to everyone, as well as how he has navigated skilling and financing challenges as a Ugandan startup.

To find out more about Xeno, visit www.myxeno.com

Key themes:

The entrepreneurial journey/About Xeno
Ecosystem challenges
Collective action/Collaboration
Success and the future

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Ecosystem Actor Spotlight: Paula Mugisa, Teesa

fay.kakai@aspeninstitute.org (Paula Mugisa, Ham Namakajjo) — Mon, 7 Mar 2022 11:30:00 +0000

In this episode of Ground Up, your host Ham Namakajjo from UEEI sits down with Paula Mugisa from Teesa Advisory Services. Paula shares insights on the role of technology in supporting entrepreneurs, challenges faced as a local ecosystem actor, collective action, and doing business differently.

To find out more, visit www.teesa.co.ug

Key themes:

Intro/About Paula and Teesa
The role of technology
Challenges faced as a local Entrepreneur Support Organisation
Collective Action
Success and the future

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Ecosystem Actor Spotlight: Primera Muthoni, Project Girls 4 Girls

fay.kakai@aspeninstitute.org (Fay Kakai, Primera Muthoni) — Mon, 28 Feb 2022 07:40:00 +0000

In this episode of Ground Up, your host Fay Kakai from UEEI sits down with Primera Muthoni from Project Girls 4 Girls Uganda. Primera shares insights on the organization's focus on young women, the impact of mentorship, challenges faced, and how the program supports womenpreneurs.

To find out more, visit www.projectg4g.org

Key themes:

Intro/About Project Girls 4 Girls
Focus on young women
Impact
Focus on womenpreneurs
Challenges
Collective Action
Success and the future

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Ecosystem Actor Spotlight: Allen Asiimwe, TradeMark East Africa

fay.kakai@aspeninstitute.org (Fay Kakai, Allen Asiimwe) — Mon, 21 Feb 2022 09:45:00 +0000

In this episode of Ground Up, your host Fay Kakai from UEEI sits down with Allen Asiimwe from TradeMark East Africa. Allen shares insights on the African Continental Free Trade Area and its implications for small businesses, collective action, as well as the leadership and mentorship work she does with young women at Project Girls4Girls.

Find out more:
www.trademarkea.com
www.projectg4g.org

Key themes:

Intro/About TradeMark East Africa
African Continental Free Trade Area and its implications for small businesses
Collective Action
Project Girls for Girls
Conclusion

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Ecosystem Actor Spotlight: Carolyne Kirabo, M-Kyala Ventures

fay.kakai@aspeninstitute.org (Fay Kakai, Carolyne Kirabo) — Mon, 14 Feb 2022 10:05:58 +0000

In this episode of Ground Up, your host Fay Kakai from UEEI sits down with Carolyne Kirabo from M-Kyala Ventures. Carolyne shares insights on investment finance, gender equality, and financial inclusion for African women.

Carolyne Kirabo is the founder and CEO of M-Kyala Ventures a specialized consulting firm that designs gender strategies to enable organizations to better integrate gender across their decision making to increase support to women entrepreneurs. Carolyne set up her practice after gathering 15+ years of experience in investment finance , management consulting and social innovation where she had a front-row seat to the disproportionate nature of the challenges faced by women entrepreneurs. Carolyne’s vision is to see an entrepreneurship ecosystem that fairly represents and supports women and to see financing reaching women where they are already being successful.

To find out more, visit www.mkyalaventures.com

Key themes:

Intro/About M-Kyala Ventures
Focus on Women
Financing
Challenges
Collective Action
Success and the future

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Ecosystem Actor Spotlight: Eddie Sembatya, Finding XY

fay.kakai@aspeninstitute.org (Eddie Sembatya, Fay Kakai, Ham Namakajjo) — Mon, 7 Feb 2022 11:03:21 +0000

Welcome to Season Two!

In this episode of Ground Up, your hosts Ham Namakajjo and Fay Kakai from UEEI sit down with Eddie Sembatya from Finding XY. Eddie shares insights on creating social impact, finance for green businesses, and the growing global awareness around impact investment.

To find out more, visit www.findingxy.com

Key themes:

Intro/About Finding XY
Impact
Challenges and funding
Partnerships and collaboration
Success and the future

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Entrepreneur Spotlight: Dr. Geoffrey Bataringaya (Season Finale)

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 09:00:00 +0000

In this season's finale of Ground Up, your hosts Ham Namakajjo and Fay Kakai from UEEI sit down with Dr. Geoffrey Bataringaya from Basil's Dental Clinic. Dr. Geoffrey shares insights from his entrepreneurial journey, financing a dental startup, skilling, running an essential services business amidst Covid-19, as well as collective action through the Uganda Dental Association.

To find out more, visit www.basilsdentalclinic.com

Key themes:

Dr. Geoffrey's entrepreneurial journey
Financing a dental startup
Skilling & running an essential services business during Covid-19
Collective action

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Happy Holidays!

Entrepreneur Spotlight: Daniel Rea, Yalelo

fay.kakai@aspeninstitute.org (Ham Namakajjo, Fay Kakai, Daniel Rea) — Tue, 7 Dec 2021 08:15:00 +0000

In this episode of Ground Up, your hosts Ham Namakajjo and Fay Kakai from UEEI sit down with Daniel Rea, Group Projects Director, FirstWave Group and Yalelo Uganda. Daniel shares insights from his entrepreneurial journey, sustainable production in aquaculture, financing for startups, and collective action.

To find out more, visit www.yalelo.ug

Key themes:

Daniel's entrepreneurial journey
Sustainable production and the aquaculture industry
Financing for startups
Collective action

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Ecosystem Actor Spotlight: Norah Koigi Ngare, Deal Flow Facility, FSD Uganda

fay.kakai@aspeninstitute.org (Norah Koigi Ngare, Ham Namakajjo, Fay Kakai) — Tue, 30 Nov 2021 13:08:49 +0000

In this episode of Ground Up, your hosts Ham Namakajjo and Fay Kakai from UEEI sit down with Norah Koigi Ngare, the Director of the Deal Flow Facility (DFF) at Financial Sector Deepening Uganda (FSD Uganda). Norah discusses the motivations for setting up the facility, how the facility will work, the target businesses, as well as the DFF's anticipated impact.

The DFF is a technical assistance and match making initiative set up to address the persistent gap in accessing growth capital for emerging businesses in Uganda. Established in 2021 in concert with the Capital Markets Authority and the European Union, the Deal Flow Facility is hosted and managed by FSD Uganda - www.fsduganda.or.ug/deal-flow-facility

Key themes:

Intro/About Deal Flow Facility
Motivations for setting up the facility
How the facility will work
The target businesses
The anticipated impact
Opportunity for collaboration and partnership

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Entrepreneur Spotlight: Jacob Hornbach, Bodawerk

fay.kakai@aspeninstitute.org (Fay Kakai, Jacob Hornbach) — Tue, 23 Nov 2021 06:40:10 +0000

In this episode of Ground Up, your host Fay Kakai from UEEI sits down with Jacob Hornbach from Bodawerk to talk about his entrepreneurial journey, as well as discuss the issues and lessons around sustainability and social responsibility in engineering and innovations.

Jacob Hornbach is the Co-Founder and CEO of Bodawerk - a Ugandan engineering and innovations company providing circular innovative energy solutions in the sectors on energy, transport, and agriculture. Bodawerk develops electronics, battery designs & battery powered applications with a focus on embedded systems / high power electronics and their IoT-integration (www.bodawerk.com).

Key themes:

Jacob's entrepreneurial journey
Sustainability and social responsibility
Innovation for climate change financing
Success and the future

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Entrepreneur Spotlight: Amos Wekesa

fay.kakai@aspeninstitute.org (Ham Namakajjo, Fay Kakai, Amoa Wekesa) — Mon, 15 Nov 2021 12:30:00 +0000

In this episode of Ground Up, your hosts Ham Namakajjo and Fay Kakai from UEEI sit down with Amos Wekesa, founder and CEO of Great Lakes Safaris East Africa and Uganda Lodges. Amos shares insights from his entrepreneurial journey, the challenges he has overcome along the way, and speaks to the opportunities that exist for small businesses in Uganda's tourism space today.

Key Themes:

Amos's entrepreneurial journal
The Uganda tourism space
Collective action
Success and the future

Visit Great Lakes Safaris, www.greatlakessafaris.com and catch Amos Wekesa on Twitter, @wekesa_amos
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Entrepreneur Spotlight: Gerald Otim

fay.kakai@aspeninstitute.org (Gerald Otim, Fay Kakai) — Mon, 8 Nov 2021 13:00:00 +0000

In this episode of Ground Up, your host Fay Kakai from UEEI sits down with Gerald Otim from Ensibuuko to talk about his entrepreneurial journey, as well as discuss the issues and lessons around raising capital for a startup.

Gerald Otim is the founder and CEO of Ensibuuko - a Ugandan Fintech providing digital solutions for people that save and access loans collectively (www.ensibuuko.com).

Key themes:

Gerald's entrepreneurial journey
Growth and financing - funding journey, challenges, successes, impact
Collaboration and collective action
Success and the future

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Entrepreneur Spotlight: Nelson Kituuka

fay.kakai@aspeninstitute.org (Ham Namakajjo, Fay Kakai, Nelson Kituuka) — Tue, 2 Nov 2021 05:00:00 +0000

In this episode of Ground Up, Nelson Kituuka tells the story of his multiple hustles that eventually led to the formation of Card Pesa, a digital micro-lender hat uses online and cellular platforms to provide small working capital and emergency loans to members. Nelson shares lessons from his entrepreneurial journey and discusses the financing challenges faced by Ugandan entrepreneurs today.

To find out more, visit www.cardpesa.com

Key themes:

Nelson's entrepreneurial journey
Financing challenges and the Fintech industry

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Ecosystem Actor Spotlight: Joshua Agonya, Avoda Institute of Entrepreneurship

fay.kakai@aspeninstitute.org (Joshua Agonya, Fay Kakai) — Mon, 25 Oct 2021 09:30:00 +0000

Key themes:

Financing early-stage businesses
"Grant-preneurship" (small businesses starting and surviving on small US $10 - 50K grants)
Training and the knowledge gap
Importance of credibility
Partnership and collaboration challenges for an early-stage business

Solution Panel: Unleashing the power of the SME

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 08:51:13 +0000

Key themes:

Standardizing the SME definition
The role and significance of SMEs in economic development
Thematic challenges faced by the SME
The opportunity

Ecosystem Actor Spotlight: Angie Kerubo, Mastercard Foundation

fay.kakai@aspeninstitute.org (Fay Kakai, Ham Namakajjo, Angie Kerubo) — Mon, 11 Oct 2021 07:00:00 +0000

Key themes:

Mastercard Foundation and the Young Africa Works Strategy
Focus on women
Collaboration and partnership
Success and the future

Entrepreneur Spotlight: Charlyn Kentaro

fay.kakai@aspeninstitute.org (Charlyn Kentaro, Fay Kakai, Ham Namakajjo) — Mon, 4 Oct 2021 08:31:04 +0000

Key themes:

Charlyn's entrepreneurial journey
The Natural Hair Care space in Uganda
Kentaro Handmade Organics Growth and Financing story
Collaboration and Partnerships within the hair care industry
Success and the future

Entrepreneur Spotlight: Lucy Biteete | Part Two

fay.kakai@aspeninstitute.org (Lucy Biteete, Fay Kakai) — Fri, 1 Oct 2021 08:45:00 +0000

Key themes:

Developing talent for the tech industry | Refactory & Laboremus
Service differentiation
Adaptation amidst Covid-19
Collaborations and partnerships
Success and the future

Entrepreneur Spotlight: Lucy Biteete | Part One

fay.kakai@aspeninstitute.org (Lucy Biteete, Fay Kakai) — Mon, 27 Sep 2021 08:00:00 +0000

Key themes:

Lucy's entrepreneurial journey
Balancing multiple entrepreneurial ventures
Challenges faced and lessons learned
Refactory and the skills gap in Uganda's tech industry

Ecosystem Actor Spotlight: Mark Mutaahi, BiD Capital Partners | Part Two

fay.kakai@aspeninstitute.org (Mark Mutaahi, Fay Kakai, Ham Namakajjo) — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 05:00:00 +0000

Key themes:

Supporting SGBs access financing
Collective action and partnerships
Innovations for financing SGBs
Success and the future

Ecosystem Actor Spotlight: Mark Mutaahi, BiD Capital Partners | Part One

fay.kakai@aspeninstitute.org (Mark Mutaahi, Fay Kakai, Ham Namakajjo) — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 11:22:22 +0000

Key themes:

BiD Capital Partners and the firm's journey
Impact Investment and who qualifies
Uganda's entrepreneurial landscape
Access to finance for SMEs
Challenges faced and lessons learned

Ecosystem Actor Spotlight: Alex Kalimugogo, NSSF

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 05:08:40 +0000

Key themes:

NSSF and Hi-Innovator
Funding and Covid-19 resilience for businesses
Partnerships and collaborations
Success and the future

Entrepreneur Spotlight: James Byaruhanga

fay.kakai@aspeninstitute.org (Fay Kakai, Ham Namakajjo, James Byaruhanga) — Mon, 6 Sep 2021 07:00:00 +0000

Key themes:

James' entrepreneurial journey
House of DJs and the events space
Impact and financing
Collaborations and partnerships
Success and the future

Solution Panel: The key levers to inspire an Agricultural Revolution in Uganda

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 08:20:10 +0000

Key themes:

Optimizing the value chains
Value addition
Supply chains for export markets
Government implementation bottlenecks
Africa Free Continental Trade Area
The Opportunity

Ecosytem Actor Spotlight: Joachim Ewechu, Shona

fay.kakai@aspeninstitute.org (Fay Kakai, Joachim Ewechu) — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 07:00:00 +0000

Key themes:

Business Development Service (BDS) differentiation and segmentation of the market
Business challenges and funding support
Business growth community and partnerships
Success and the way forward

Ecosytem Actor Spotlight: Juliet Kasiita, Sinapis

fay.kakai@aspeninstitute.org (Juliet Kasiita, Ham Namakajjo) — Mon, 16 Aug 2021 07:00:00 +0000

In this episode, your host Ham Namakajjo sits down with Juliet Kasiita from Sinapis to talk about what it's like providing business development support services to entrepreneurs during uncertain times. Juliet shares insights on how Sinapis differentiates itself from other BDS providers, the challenges faced and how they have been navigated, sustainability of BDS providers and nurturing funder relationships, as well as collective action with other entrepreneur support actors. Juliet Kasiita is the Country Manager of Sinapis Group Uganda - a community of faith-driven entrepreneurs. www.sinapis.org

Entrepreneur Spotlight: Allan Rwakatungu

fay.kakai@aspeninstitute.org (Ham Namakajjo, Fay Kakai, Allan Rwakatungu) — Mon, 9 Aug 2021 07:00:00 +0000

Key themes:

Allan Rwakatungu and his entrepreneurial journey
How Xente is differentiated in the Fintech space
How Xente is positioned for growth and financing
Collaboration and collective action within the Ugandan Fintech industry
Success and the future for Xente

Welcome to Ground Up!

fay.kakai@aspeninstitute.org (Ham Namakajjo, Fay Kakai) — Tue, 3 Aug 2021 19:39:13 +0000

Welcome to Ground Up, a podcast about propelling entrepreneurship in Uganda, brought to you by UEEI, the Uganda Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Initiative.

ANDE's approach to Ecosystem Building

fay.kakai@aspeninstitute.org (Ham Namakajjo, Khatuchi Khasandi) — Sun, 1 Aug 2021 21:06:03 +0000

In this episode, your host Ham Namakajjo from UEEI sits down with Khatuchi Khasandi from ANDE East Africa to discuss ANDE's approach to Ecosystem Building.