The Innovation Village, through its Edtech Lab in partnership with Mastercard Foundation Young Africa Works and the Arizona State University, have announced the final 3 teams whose solutions made it…
The Innovation Village, in partnership with Mastercard Foundation’s Young Africa Works program, has announced a nationwide program to strengthen success of youth start-ups in Uganda. The program dubbed, ‘Business Foundations…
The Innovation Village has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with CODEIT Institute of Technology (CIT) to provide software development training to technologists in Uganda. The training targets students seeking to…
What are the biggest challenges in retail post-COVID-19? Most retail businesses were closed during lockdown and had to evolve online. Businesses were forced to restructure on the employment side. Employees…
What has been your biggest business challenge after COVID-19 Struck? COVID has presented great challenges and opportunities. RocketHealth’s service delivery model depends on a virtual experience. There was a human…
From your perspective, how was the economy affected by Covid-19? The main challenges stem from the various lockdown measures. There was no movement of goods during the lockdown. Mandatory testing…
Retail, which, by definition, is made up of businesses that sell to the final consumer, is an important part of Uganda’s economy. It contributes an average of 18% to the…
Gentlemen, I hope this finds you well. I wanted to deliver this myself. But you know, COVID happened. That has become a very acceptable excuse for any meeting you don’t…
The Innovation Village, in partnership with Stanbic Bank and RocketHealth has launched a thought leadership report on the ‘Future of Retail in Uganda. The report documents the impact of…
By Olga Kiconco It is believed that as early as 800BC, during Ancient Greek time, retail trade was already well established in the Angora City Centre. Certain days and places…
