Nicholas K. Quest

Getting and processing work permits in Uganda

Starting a business or investment or just working in Uganda is a great and exciting experience, however the legalities of doing, setting up business and getting work permits can be difficult to foreigners especially if not informed or with no guide. (Always seek NBK-PREMIER SOLUTIONS LTD for quick and efficient guide – CALL/WHATSAPP – +256 704 597816 ) .All foreign nationals intending to work in Uganda must ensure that they are in possession of the relevant work permit. There are many work permit categories In Uganda ranging from Trade, mining, professionals, missionaries, contractors, etc. The requirements for the different categories / classes of work permits differ. For this article we will stick to business and investment related permits. WHY UGANDA FIRST OF ALL?, Uganda enjoys a unique location at the heart of Sub-Saharan Africa within the East African region and lies astride the equator. The country is bordered by Sudan in the north, Kenya in the east, the United Republic of Tanzania in the south, Rwanda in the southwest and the Democratic Republic of Congo in the west. This land linked position, gives the country a strategic commanding base to be a regional hub for trade and investment. Uganda enjoys

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10 Areas You Should Focus On in Business

Article By Jimmy Muhinda An organised venture makes it easy to run and sustain over time. 1.EMPLOYEES. How do you hire/recruit employees ? What do you look for in an employee ? What tasks are available in your venture ?  How do you facilitate employees ? How do you  build their capacity ? How often do you appraise employee performance ? When and how do you retain or fire employees ? 2.CUSTOMERS Who are your customers ? What categories of customers do you serve ?What category makes you the most money ? What category makes you the least money ? What measures are in place to generate more money from each category of customers ? Must you serve all categories you currently serve ? How must  your customers be handled at all times ? How must feedback be received and responded to ? 3.SUPPLIERS. How do you source for suppliers ?How many suppliers serve you ? What kind of suppliers do you deal with ?What terms do you look out for ? How many of your competitors do they serve as well ? Under what terms do they serve your competitors ? 4. PRODUCTS/SERVICES What products/services do you offer ?

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Registering & Starting a Company in Uganda

In Uganda, you can operate business under two categories 1) as a foreign company or 2) Local company. Foreign companies are companies incorporated outside Uganda but extending their business into Uganda. Local company or business is one that is incorporated and registered in Uganda regardless of the shareholders origin. It was now made easy in a way that even one person(shareholder) can register a limited liability company unlike in the past when two or more shareholders were needed to form a company Why limited Liability? The biggest benefit of registering your company in Uganda under limited liability is that all your personal assets are safe in case the company goes to drain. Unless there was fraud you involved in, your personal assets are always safe. When we talk of taxes, you as well have a lot of favors , you as well have the opportunity to show all expenses and pay yourself a salary as a director and consider it as an expense which gives you a lot of taxi favors other than in sole proprietorship where presumptive tax calculation is applied. Why register a company before anything else? The more you delay, the more you are likely to lose

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What to know about Money lending business in Uganda

Key Points A money lending business should be a company registered with Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) and licenced by Uganda Microfinance Regulatory Authority (UMRA) in accordance with the Tier 4 Microfinance Institutions and Moneylenders Act, 2016. In money-lending business, the moneylender should have a postal and physical address of the company (Form 18). A Money lender shall issue a receipt to a borrower for every repayment made on a loan and keep records for a period of 10 years. A moneylender should give a loan agreement to a borrower to sign not a sales agreement. A money lender shall not dispose off any collateral given by a debtor as a sale, pledge or collateral for the loan advanced to him, unless 60 days have passed since a written demand notice has been issued to the debtor requiring him or her to pay any outstanding monies on the Money advanced. A money lender may, before carrying out a sale of collateral by public auction or private treaty, undertake a valuation and obtain a forced sale value of the collateral to determine the market value of the property. A borrower shall retain the right to pay any outstanding monies and costs

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“Succeed Young – Strategize Today” – Henry Kachaje!

Article by Henry Kachaje Know thyself You are the core ingredient to your success. You are the person you will have to work with in order to achieve the success you are seeking. It is therefore imperative that you get to know yourself intimately. Who are you? What skills and abilities do you have? What are your key strengths? What are your weaknesses? What gets you excited and what makes you sad? What are you good at or what can you become exceptionally good at? These are questions that only you can provide answers to and it is your responsibility to know yourself better in these aspects. One of the tragedies in life is that many people spend their entire time on earth living in the shadows of others. There are so many people who outwardly look successful, but inwardly, they are miserable. They are busy fulfilling their parents’ dreams. Some are willingly becoming zombies of their spiritual leaders. Let me give you an example: I am sure if I had applied myself in school, I could have done well in Sciences and probably would have made it into College of Medicine. If I had worked extremely hard, I could

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Calm Seas Never Make Skilled Sailors!

  Show me a man who never had struggles and challenges and i show you are man who never lived. Some one (one of my mentees) gave me a call some time back and part of her reasons for calling was to understand sure if the challenges are normal to have in life. That’s her frustration. Cut from a well off family and having grown with a silver plate of servings, now facing the world on her adult own, challenges seem something abnormal.   Just like her , all other people including me and you have challenges , they may differ in size and weight , time and area of life but the truth is challenges and obstacles are inevitable in human life. Show me a man who never had struggles and challenges and i show you are man who never lived. At my 3.4 decades of living I am glad (can’t complain) that I have been in a full bunch of challenges , most of which have been rewarding .   See,   Calm seas will never make skilled sailors .  It is through challenges that great men and ideas are born , it is through challenges that experiences are got, etc.  No

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Dickson Mushabe Launches a Digital Community Fundraising Platform

The season’s hard, the needs are many, connections are limited, Covid19 crisis inevitably disrupted the way we do things. But as the old adage goes, Tough Times Call for Tough decisions, Dickson Mushabe has brought a solution that is to ease the way communities support each other during and after this global crisis. He designed a community digital fundraising platform Dubbed DOLPHIN FUND. Dolphin Fund ( https://dolphinfund.org/ is a community-driven digital fundraising platform to help individuals, communities and small businesses digitally request and receive donations from well-wishers, friends & family in Uganda and in diaspora. The platform allows one to register a campaign and donors can too contribute to it digitally. To start a fundraising campaign, you go to > https://dolphinfund.org/, register with your particulars, then register for a cause either as individual or as an organization, then set the goal or amount of money you need, what time frame you want it raised in, add reason why you are fundraising, add any relevant media and finally submit for publication. The Dolphin fund team verifies the request, and if it meets the standard it is then published. Interested donors contribute using mobile money or visa cards and if they want privacy

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8 Ways Businesses Can Position to Thrive Post Covid-19 Crisis!

With no explanation we all know the waves that are sweeping off the globe. The pandemic has created a very ugly disruption for the global and local everything.  Everyone is directly or indirectly affected by the pandemic. Changes will inevitably come. Nothing is going to remain the same.   Amidst all, one thing is for sure – We shall make a comeback, but,  we cannot come back and do business as it was pre-covid19 time. We must revise the way we do business. This revision is relative to each industry and business. But few things remain evident to make meaning in the days ahead.  I explored few nuggets briefly below!  And these are not thoughts to just rub on top and run but thoughts that require deep digestion. The era for pass-by, try-and-see business people is fading and thus calls for understanding of detail in every aspect. Let’s roll; Technology, e-commerce and digitization  Inevitably digitalization is the way we shop and do business of late. It may seem that these innovations favor big enterprises, but the truth is that small businesses have much to gain from embracing new technologies as well and these tools are frequently both affordable and cost-effective

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Naked Thoughts!

“… But I’m annoying you to no purpose with my arguments. A person whose house is only open on the west can’t see the sun rise at dawn; it’s only seen when the sun sets at dusk. If one tries to compare the color and appearance of the two, one will go on arguing forever… …The fault lies not with the vision but with the closed windows. If you look out of only one opening till the day you die, you’ll ever see anything new.” ― Saratchandra Chattopadhyay I write too much content in a day, my Facebook page is always full of opinions, controversial and provocative thoughts and jokes that are not universal but for certain people at different times. An adult friend who i respect so much recently dived into my inbox with the rare rants and toxicity towards some article i had penned the previous day. Back and forth, rightfully and respectfully, we couldn’t agree or bend down to lessen what we believe in. It was obvious we had different opinions and belief systems towards the matter. He really struggled a lot to make me bend to his conventional beliefs. Evidently i am not the type that would

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How to Get a 6-Pack of the Brain!

By; Tai Lopez,  Jul 06, 2017. Click : original article Everyone loves the look of a rock-hard, chiseled six pack of abs — but what about the brain? Even though you can’t see it, it’s possible to give your brain a “six pack”.  How? Learning. Reading. I’ve talked extensively about reading — books on health, wealth, love, and happiness. Classics, modern books, you name it. And if you follow the steps I’ve given you and commit time to reading, it’s just like committing to building strength in the gym — you’ll be exercising those neurons in your brain and building that six pack. The Plague of Know-It-Alls Everybody recognizes the guy at the gym. The one guy who’s bulky and beefed up and drinks wheatgrass juice for breakfast and tells everyone who will listen (and even those who don’t), about it. He’s throwing around weights, grunting and squatting and generally making a scene to show off how strong he is — or thinks he is. You get these kinds of people when you learn, too. They’re the know-it-alls, the entitled people who insist that there’s only ONE way to do things and it’s THEIR way.  I’ll be the first person to

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