From Informal to Investment-Ready: dfcu’s Kiiza Maps New Pathways for SME Growth Kicker: At the NUTIP forum in Kampala, dfcu Bank Executive Director Kate Kiiza called for deeper structural support, patient capital, and stronger partnerships to help Ugandan entrepreneurs scale sustainably.

In a room filled with policymakers, investors, and entrepreneurs at Four Points by Sheraton in Kololo, Kate Kiiza leaned into a truth many founders carry quietly: in Uganda, building a business is rarely just about hustle. It is also about surviving the weather of the economy. Kiiza, dfcu Bank’s executive director and chief corporate and institutional banking officer, was speaking at the Netherlands Uganda Trade & Investment Platform (NUTIP) forum during a panel titled “Scaling Through Support, Access to Finance and Services Ventures.” The theme was technical, but her message was human. Entrepreneurship, she said, is a long road that…