Category: Start Up Stories
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I started my business without my parent’s consent
Overview Mary Gorrety Odeng sells African fabrics in Pamba Market. She is also a tailoring student and possess one sewing machine she purchased a few months ago. Gorrety started selling African fabrics one year ago after she gave up the job of Operating her father’s shop back in the village. She needed to start up […]
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M&E specialist actualizes her dream of starting a business
Overview Priscilla Achom is a monitoring and evaluation specialist in Soroti District and also owns a business called PRISSY PRODUCE where she sells and grinds groundnuts along with other produce such as posho, Rice, sugar and beverages. When Priscilla first joined the kyusa program, she had a business idea of starting up a small produce […]
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University student turns to business to cover her bills
Overview Shanita Kabahinda is a university student but also runs her small-scale business of snacks to meet her daily needs at the university. She was struggling to appeal to the taste of her customers while staying profitable and was looking for knowledge on how to price appropriately so she signed up for the Kyusa training. […]
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Single mother aspires to scale
Overview Judith is a businesswoman dealing in odi business within Tororo town opposite Tororo Municipal Council offices in Tororo District. She began her Odi business way back in 2019. When approached about the Kyusa program, she welcomed the idea and showed interest in learning/ getting more knowledge about business plus ICT. She was having challenges […]
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A young mother used business to escape an abusive marriage
Overview Nakalanzi Aisha is a 23-year-old tailor, she has been in this business for the last four years. Aisha’s father advised her to enroll in a tailoring course after completing her senior four studies. Although her aspiration was to go all the way to university, her dreams were cut short and she had to adjust. […]
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A single mother of six educating her children by selling brewed alcohol
Overview As the saying goes, never underestimate the power of humble beginnings. Adeke has been able to single-handedly educate her children from her brewing business. 30-year-old mother Alice Adeke had always dreamed of being a teacher who would impact the lives of as many people. Although she hasn’t been able to attain this dream, she […]
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Primary school teacher turns to business for sustenance
Overview Namubiru Sarah is a 36yr old professional primary teacher living in Tororo town. She was operating a chapati business when we first met her. One of our Community Leaders had gone to buy chapatis and happened to interact with Sarah about her business. Sarah shared the positives and the challenges in her business and […]
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I doubled my business customers & staff in just one month
Overview Nyapendi Christine is a businesswoman dealing in Saloon within the town center near Tororo Municipal Council Offices; she began her saloon business in 2018 from the corner trading center, western division and later relocated to where she is currently operating. She is a happily married woman with 4 children. We approached her about the […]
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I inherited a failing business from my father & I am turning it around
Overview Deborah is 24 years of age and based in Soroti. She operates a boutique and a tailoring business. She has been in this business from the time she finished her certificate course in tailoring and thereafter took over the father’s clothes business. Like many family businesses in Uganda, her father’s business began to struggle […]
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Fresh graduate turns to business to support her siblings through school
Overview Ashiimwe Moreen is the owner of Momoz cake world and Momoz beauty accessories. She had just graduated when she heard about the Kyusa training. She was desperate to make a living so she could support her young siblings through school. The Kyusa training sounded exactly like what she needed after having searched for jobs […]