Top 100 SMEs to be unveiled tomorrow

The Top 100 initiative seeks to reward entrepreneurship in Uganda.

Kampala

KPMG and Daily Monitor will today host a conference in Kampala ahead of the Top 100 Mid-sized Companies 2012 award gala scheduled for tomorrow.

The initiative started in 2008 by Daily Monitor and KPMG with support from a number of firms including Stanbic Bank – lead sponsor, seeks to reward business excellence and contribution to Uganda’s growth.

Ms Sarah Nalule, the Monitor Publications brand manager, said this year’s event like the previous ones will be preceded by a conference to mentor other enterprises on steps they ought to take to get to level of the Top 100 Mid-sized companies.

Celebrating entrepreneurship
She said: “Daily Monitor and KPMG believe that there is a need to celebrate entrepreneurship that has contributed to wealth and job creation in this country.”

The objectives of the Top 100 initiative include creating a business database, enabling medium-sized companies to benchmark themselves against their peers as well as highlighting the influence of policy decisions on the country’s economy.

This year’s survey which excluded banks, insurance companies and accounting and consulting firms as well as law firms was conducted between May 23 and October 12 2012 by IPSOS a leading research firm in East Africa.

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