Welcome to Enterprise Uganda - Your One-stop Enterprise Development Centre

The Vision

The vision of Enterprise Uganda is to be a centre of excellence for the creation and the nurturing of a globally competitive private sector in Uganda.

The objectives

The objectives of Enterprise Uganda are to:

• create general entrepreneurial awareness, enhance indigenous entrepreneurship skills and develop an effective entrepreneurial and management training capacity in Uganda;
  
• develop bankable proposals for business expansion, new ventures and to assist sponsors negotiate for financing;
  
• enhance the operational efficiency and competitiveness of SMEs to assist companies to diversify into new products;
  
• develop subcontracting linkages between SMEs and large local private companies as well as government procurement agencies and;
  
• promote and develop productive, stable and equitable linkages between SMEs in Uganda and foreign companies.

Target beneficiaries

The target group for Enterprise Uganda consists of four basic types of SMEs or individuals:

1.  Existing companies in the manufacturing, agribusiness and service sectors, with a track record of good business performance;

2.  Individuals who have had successful general retail operations and are seeking to diversify into new value-added activities;

3.  Companies that have benefited from specific grants or credit facilities and are seeking assistance to make effective use of such facilities; and

4.  Start-up companies with good bankable project proposals.

 In the selection of target beneficiaries, emphasis will be given to existing companies with growth potential. Further, since women form a significant part of the workforce in Uganda, special attention will be given to women entrepreneurs who are expected to constitute at least 40% of direct beneficiaries of Enterprise Uganda’s services.

Advisory Board

The apex governance body of Enterprise Uganda is an Advisory Board that represents a wide spectrum of stakeholders, including eminent private sector persons, the Reserve Bank, the government and renowned local and international private sector intermediary agencies, as detailed in the list below.

1.   Private Sector Foundation           http://www.psfuganda.com

This institution is a player in the private sector development in Uganda.  It provides a forum for networking of the private sector associations.  The current Chairman of this organization, Mr. James Mulwana, a highly respected and successful businessman in the country and in the East African Region, is also the Founder Chairman of Enterprise Uganda’s Advisory Board.  He has been credited for spear heading the creation of private sector networking, lobbying and advocacy fora in the country, not to mention his own splendid achievements as a farmer, an industrialist, a diplomat and a philanthropist. He is also the Chairman of BAT (U) Ltd, Standard Chartered Bank, East African Business Council, SOS Children Village and Honorary Counsel for the Thai Consulate in Uganda.

2.   UNDP Uganda                http://www.undp.or.ug 

     Also  representing United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Enterprise Africa and UNOPS

3.   Uganda Small Scale Industry Association (USSIA)

This association brings together all the small scale industrialists in the country for promotion of small industries.

4.   Bank of Uganda          http://www.bou.or.ug

This is the central/reserve bank of Uganda, with a development finance department concerned with promoting development in the country.

5.   Uganda Investment Authority (UIA)        http://www.ugandainvest.com

UIA is a government institution established by an Act of Parliament responsible for the promotion of investment in the country.

6.  Uganda Women Entrepreneurs Association Ltd. (UWEAL)

This association provides a forum for women entrepreneurs to network.

7.  Ministry of Finance Planning & Economic Development http://www.finance.go.ug

Enterprise Uganda was established under the Government Medium Term intervention to alleviate poverty under the department of Economic Development Policy & Research.

8.  Uganda Export Promotion Board

Export Promotion Board is a government institution established for the specific purpose of promoting exports.

9.  Uganda Manufacturers Association (UMA)           http://www.uma.co.ug    

UMA is one of the largest organizations representing the broad industrial and commercial  sectors of Uganda 's economy and an important forum for the private sector in the country. UMA has a membership comprising of close to 750 small, medium and large enterprises drawn from both the private and public sector.

10. Development Finance Company of Uganda Ltd;

This is a financial institution that provides a range of financing instruments including; Leasing services to the business community and SMEs in particular.

11.  Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Industry. 

 It is a government department responsible for tourism and trade in Uganda.

12.  Senior Presidential Advisor on AGOA. 

      This is the office responsible for facilitating exports from Uganda to America under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA).

 Contacts us:

All requests for support and/or institutional collaboration with Enterprise Uganda should be sent to:

The Executive Director

Enterprise Uganda

Plot 38 Lumumba Avenue, Nakasero

P.O. BOX 24581, Kampala.

Tel: 251810,343204 Fax : 250968

MTN: (031) 261900/1

E-maiI: info@enterprise.co.ug   

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"Systems have freed  me, my profits are up and I now have time for myself & my family."

“Since I attended the Entrepreneurship Training Workshop, I have never looked back! Before the training I was extremely stressed and even had no time for my family and myself. I was always busy fire fighting and this gave me no time to contemplate the future of my company. I learnt many things at the workshop and what I value most is the ability to create and maintain systems. Systems have freed me and as a result I am getting the best out of my employees, my profits are going up, the work place is a happy one and I now have time for my children and myself. I have recommended the course to many of my friends who have noted my positive change. I hope they too can have the same opportunity that I had.”

Charlotte Kamugisha

Managing Director, Bunyonyi Safaris Ltd.

bunyonyi@utlonline.co.ug