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    Family-Owned Businesses

    SUCCESSION PLANNING IN FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESSES: A Legal Expert View On Effective Estate Planning

    Sim KatendeNews & AnalysisThought LeadershipApril 1, 2024April 1, 2024

    First of all, what is estate planning?  Estate planning encompasses determining how your assets Will be preserved, managed, and distributed after your death or if you become incapacitated. Every family…

    SUCCESSFUL SUCCESSION: Billionaire James Mulwana’s business empire lives on, more than a decade after his death 

    Muhereza KyamuteteraBusiness & MarketsThe Big StoryJanuary 9, 2024January 10, 2024

    Unlike many of his contemporaries who have since passed on, and their business empires quickly followed them to the grave, Mulwana Group has not only survived but has grown and…

    PwC report: Family-owned businesses in East Africa don’t value research, innovation

    CEO ReporterNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryDecember 18, 2023December 18, 2023

    Most family-run businesses in East Africa have not prioritized research in order to assist them in recovering from the economic challenges brought about by the Covid-19, a recent survey by…

    UGANDAN BILLIONAIRES: Badru Muwanga, the packaging magnate behind Luuka Plastics

    The CEO Magazine TeamBillionairesLists & RankingsThe Big StoryJuly 17, 2023July 18, 2023

    SOURCE OF WEALTH: Manufacturing (plastics & packaging) and real estate. ESTIMATED WEALTH: UGX120+ billion Except for being a member of Kwagalana Group, an association of self-made billionaires in Kampala, Hajj…

    Estate Planning, Preserving And Transferring Family Businesses To The Next Generation, In An Orderly Manner: Q&A With Sim Katende, Partner, Katende, Ssempebwa & Company Advocates

    Muhereza KyamuteteraBusiness & MarketsLaw Firms (A - Z)Legal & JusticeThought LeadershipTop Law FirmsNovember 8, 2022April 1, 2024

    Family business owners have a keen interest in sustaining the business as a family asset and as a legacy, according to PwC’s 2020 East Africa Family Business Survey. Estate planning…

    SUCCESSION IN FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESS: How Joseline Kateeba staged a friendly boardroom ‘coup’ against her mother at Crest Foam; and the beautiful unfolding story

    David KangyeBillionairesBusiness & MarketsExecutive ProfilesThe Big StoryWomen In LeadershipJune 30, 2022July 1, 2023

    (This story is an adaptation from a conversation Petua Kateeba and Joseline Kateeba had with Akaego Okoye, for her African Business Stories Podcast) At least 70% of all small businesses…

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