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Women entrepreneurs, alongside district women council chairpersons and other stakeholders from the western region, have articulated their challenges and requirements to aid Makerere University Business School in enhancing a training curriculum tailored for women in business.
Prof. Moses Muhwezi, the Principal of Makerere University Business School, disclosed that the upcoming training curriculum will encompass essential knowledge on business acquisition, operations, and decision-making processes aimed at fostering business development among women across the country.
This revelation occurred during a day-long consultative workshop on the implementation of the Generating Growth Opportunities and Productivity for Women Enterprises (GROW) project, orchestrated by the Ministry of Gender, Labour, and Social Development at Hotel Triangle Mbarara. The workshop, a collaborative effort between Makerere University Business School (MUBS) and the Ministry of Gender Labour and Social Development, funded by the World Bank, aimed at crafting a specialized training curriculum targeting women entrepreneurs from the western districts.
Addressing concerns raised by women entrepreneurs regarding multiple taxation by government bodies like the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), Prof. Muhwezi assured the participants that the grievances would be forwarded to the government for consideration. He emphasized that most businesses under the GROW project are in their infancy, promising support to navigate through such challenges.
Dr. Diana Nandagire Ntamu, the Director at Makerere University Business School Entrepreneurship Innovation and Incubation Center, highlighted the partnership between MUBS and the Ministry of Gender Labour and Social Development under the GROW project. She underscored the importance of developing a comprehensive training curriculum to equip women with the requisite knowledge and skills for effective business management.
At the closing ceremony, Mbarara City South Division Town Clerk, Didus Muhanguzi, advised women in small-scale enterprises to organize into groups and formalize their operations through registration. He emphasized the significance of training for streamlined business practices and recommended group registration to enhance eligibility for commercial bank loans, with groups serving as collateral.
