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 – Start Your Startup’ will provide foundational knowledge, skills, and tools required for one to start their business, or increase the chances of survival for their very early start-up business. While commenting on the upcoming program at the Innovation Village offices in Ntinda- Kampala, The Venture Lead Anthony Kagimu noted that the youth today have no choice but to cultivate an entrepreneurial culture to be able to create the much-needed…
The Innovation Village partners with Mastercard Foundation to strengthen Start-up foundations for successful businesses

A nation-wide survey carried out in 2013 by the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) revealed that Uganda has one of the highest entrepreneurial rates in sub-Saharan Africa and the world, mostly represented in the 1.8 million informal firms. Courtesy photo



