By Gerald Businge on September 2, 2016
annual trade facilitation expo recently at Lugogo, decreasing markets where local products have been moving as now South Sudan among other markets have closed yet the local market cannot swallow the products produced, Executive Director, Gideon Badagawa, government reduces on the fees so as to attract more businesses for the certification process, high certification fees, low employment opportunities created for Ugandans leaving the country suffering with a high unemployment rate, new businesses off operation, private sector carries the biggest national employment percentage standing at over 60%, Private Sector Foundation Uganda, state minister for trade industry and cooperatives
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The executive director, Private Sector Foundation Uganda, Gideon Badagawa has decried the high certification fees for goods saying this has kept many new businesses off operation and now demands that government reduces on the fees so as to attract more businesses for the certification process. Speaking at the opening of the annual trade facilitation expo recently […]
By Gerald Businge on March 10, 2011
Business skills, East Africa Common Market, Private Sector Foundation Uganda, Small scale entrepreneurs
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An intensive training for the small scale traders and medium manufacturers has started today at Lugogo Manufacturers show ground in Kampala. The training that is organized by the Private Sector Foundation Uganda is to train the small scale traders and medium manufacturers on how they can expand businesses, acquire loans from financial institutions and improve […]
By Gerald Businge on August 26, 2010
agro-business clinics for farmers in Uganda, farmers in agri- business value addition, Private Sector Foundation Uganda, value addition to agriculture products Uganda
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The Private Sector Foundation Uganda is set to focus on equipping famers with skills in agri-business and value addition focusing on agriculture financing and other policy issues that affect the sector in their Eastern Uganda Economic Empowerment week next month. The will run from 23rd to 26th September under the theme “Land Management and value […]
By Gerald Businge on July 28, 2010
EAC common market protocol, Gideon Badagawa, Private Sector Foundation Uganda, Uganda business focus on regional EAC market
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The Executive Director of the Private Sector Foundation Uganda, Gideon Badagawa has appealed to business owners to re- think and re-construct their business strategies such that they can reflect regional perspectives. This comes barely a month after the opening of the East African borders under the common market that kicked off on 1 July 2010. […]
By Gerald Businge on July 19, 2010
International exporters exhibition Uganda, Manufacturers in Uganda, Private Sector Foundation Uganda, taking advantage of the EAC Common Market
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International exporters will hold a two day import and export exhibition at Uganda Manufacturers Association main hall in Nakawa, Kampala from July 27th to 28th 2010. The 5th annual event is being organized by the Private Sector Foundation. The bazaar is dubbed ‘international Trade Facilitation Expo 2010’ and will run under the theme, completing effectively […]