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Quick information guide

How to build the capacity of your business?

  • Understand where your business is 
  • Adopt a growth mindset 
  • Invest in training  
  • Practice an ongoing knowledge development
  • Document key processes 
  • Set clear goals and track the use of technology 
  • Connect with other business people 

Risk sources in your business 

  • Strategic - decisions concerning your business objectives.
  • Compliance - with laws, regulations, standards, and codes of practice.
  • Financial - transactions, systems, and structure of your business.
  • Operational - operational and administrative procedures.
  • Environmental - external events you have no control over such as weather/economic conditions.
  • Reputational - character/goodwill of the business

 

Preparing a Risk Management Plan

A well trained and efficient team is the best insulation a company has from the effect of risks. A plan that is easy to reach and apply should be available when disaster strikes. 

  • Identify the risk - Work with teams in each sector and ask 'what if...happened?'
  • Assess the risk - What are the chances of the risk happening? What are the consequences to the company?
  • Manage the risk - Develop cost-effective options for dealing with the risks. These include; avoiding, reducing, transferring or accepting the resources contributing to the risk.

How support your Risk Management Plan;

  • Monitor and review - Regularly review your plan and ensure control measures are in place. Continuously train and test your staff to ensure that they know what to do should a risk occur. Your Risk management Plan should be part of your business process.

Business training

When setting up and running a business, there are many aspects to consider in getting a product/service to market profitably.

Technical skills enable the development of the product/service. These are supported by skills such as marketing and sales, branding, processes, understanding your customer etc., that are essential in attracting and maintaining the right customer.

For business people to grow their companies, they always think of increasing staff to help grow the business. Since that isn’t always easy, there is a big need to find alternatives for their businesses growth. Experts suggest a number of recommendations that do not need necessarily to hire new staff and consequently spend more money for that growth. Entrepreneurs can still build the capacity of their businesses without incurring more expenses for the growth.

Recommendations to build capacity of your business

  1. Understand where you are - in order to build a suitable training plan for your business. What stage is your company in the Business Maturity Model? How will training benefit your company?
  2. Adopt a growth mindset - and share it with your staff. Is your business capable of growth and improvement?
  3. Invest in training for your human resources - especially for the key people who make the most difference;
  4. Make knowledge development and sharing an ongoing practice - how well does your team understand how your business works? Are they up to date on innovations in their areas of work?
  5. Flesh out and document key processes - clear, documented processes ensure that quality products/services are produced every time. Are these present in your company? Are they being used and and continuously improved?
  6. Set clear goals and track metrics for the use of technology - how does technology make your business more efficient? Are measuring crucial steps that affect the quality of your products/services?
  7. Connect with other organisations - to learn as an organisation. Is your company subscribed to the leading Associations in your sector? Are you and your employees members of professional Associations in their fields of expertise?
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Uganda Women Entrepreneurs Association Limited (UWEAL)

About the UWEAL

UWEAL was created in 1987 and is providing capacity building, networking and advocacy services to women entrepreneurs. UWEAL points out that more successful wealthy Ugandan women entrepreneurs leads to a stronger national economy.

UWEAL beneficiaries include women:

  • running a business
  • wanting to start a business
  • currently employed or studying 

These are encouraged to interact with each other for mutual benefits. 

UWEAL members fall under 8 categories within which they network to solve inherent challenges:

  1. Professional services – including consultancies
  2. Food processing & agri-business
  3. Animal husbandry
  4. Agriculture
  5. Textiles & garments
  6. Tourism
  7. Furniture & interior design
  8. Handcrafts & ceramics
Areas covered by business training
  • Capacity building
  • Export
  • Financial Literacy
What is the enrollment procedure ?

Register at any of their branches or online for:

  Category Fee
(UGX)
Annual Subscription
(UGX)
Total
(UGX)
Individual (Ordinary) 50,000 100,000 150,000
Women Groups (Associations) 50,000 150,000 200,000
Corporate Companies 50,000 150,000 200,000
Chapters 250,000 250,000 500,000
Additional services beneficial to women entrepreneurs 
  1. Training – improve governance and overcome business challenges
  2. Mentoring – build sustainability
  3. Business counselling – one-off sessions with experienced members
  4. Advocacy
  5. Capacity building
  6. Mentoring
  7. Business counselling
  8. Networking opportunities
  9. Breakfast meetings

In addition, a chance to participate in special programmes developed in partnerships with other organisation

Some business offering subsidies for UWEAL members include:

  1. Smartfarming - providing quiet place to work when in Kampala. They are located in the floor above the UWEAL offices at the UMA Showgrounds.
Events organised 
  1. Monthly Breakfast Meetings
  2. Women in Business Leadership Conference (WBLC) held annually
  3. Annual Business Achiever’s Award
  4. East African Women Entrepreneurs Women Exchange Network (EAWEExN)
Contacts

Uganda Women Entrepreneurs Association Limited (UWEAL)
UWEAL House, Coronation Drive, UMA Show Grounds, Lugogo – Nakawa
Tel: +256 414343952, +256 312 2271451, +256 778 608054
P.O Box 10002 Kampala, Uganda
Email: uweal@uweal.co.ug
Website: www.uweal.co.ug