The Network for Innovation and Sustainability in Agriculture and Tourism (NISAT) successfully graduated 110 youth and women-owned MSMEs in Uganda’s agroecology and ecotourism sectors.
On the 24th of November 2022, StartHub Africa held its National Inter-University Pitch contest for business-minded students during the Uganda Innovation Week at Mestil Hotel. This is the ultimate stage of the StartHub Africa Launchpad program which is a semester-long program designed to give students practical entrepreneurship skills in market research, business modelling, and sales […]
Agriculture remains the major source of livelihood in Uganda and Acholi region is no exception. According to the Uganda National Household Survey (UNHS) 2016/17, the bigger proportion of the working population is engaged in agriculture, forestry and fishing (65%). Among the females in the working population, 70% are engaged in agriculture compared to 58% of […]
On Saturday 30th July 2022, the StartHub Chapter of Gulu University held its first Pitching Contest. The Pitching contest marked the end of the StartHub Academy – a 7-week program that supports university entrepreneurs to bring their ideas to life through practical entrepreneurship trainings. 6 teams presented their innovative solutions to combat challenges faced in […]
On Monday 20th June 2022, the StartHub chapter at Kyambogo University held its pitching contest. This was at the end of the 7 week-long program that supports students with interest in entrepreneurship give life to their ideas. There were five(5) teams that presented their ideas to a board of adjudicators on how they had planned […]
On Saturday 27th August 2022, the StartHub Chapter of Muni University held its first Pitching Contest. The Pitching contest marked the end of the StartHub Academy – a 7-week program that supports university entrepreneurs to bring their ideas to life through practical entrepreneurship trainings. 8 teams presented their innovative solutions to combat challenges faced in […]
Before an entrepreneur launches their business, they need to do market research. The entrepreneur needs to understand which people could be his potential customers and why. They also need to understand what the existing market solutions are, and how different their solution will be. Watch he video below to understand how to do market research.
Before building a product, entrepreneurs need to prototype. Prototyping is when an entrepreneur builds something that potential customers can see or use to give feedback on. This helps the entrepreneur to make sure they are building a solution that customers need and that is easy to use. This is how to prototype.
A pitch deck is a presentation that entrepreneurs show to potential investors and partners in order to convince them that their startup is worth an investment or partnership. Here is how an entrepreneur can develop a convincing pitch deck.
Marketing is one of the most important aspects of any business. A great product that people don’t know about will fail more than a bad product that people know about. So, it is very important for any entrepreneur to master the art of marketing. Marketing needs are decided based on the audience that a business […]