/Business/Prosper/-/688616/688616/-/kj7lqbz/-/index.html http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Prosper/Stimulating+the+rural+economy+without+co+operatives+is+a+myth/-/688616/1405738/-/15lxhcpz/-/index.html As Ugandans gear up to celebrate 50 years of independence, a lot of the questions have been asked as to whether development especially for the rural economy has been achieved. When this question is posed to politicians, the answer will definitely be; we now have “good” roads, peace and stability, and access to free education. Well, these can be examined and discussed at length in a Political Forum. 2012-05-14T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Prosper/Transport+sector+mulls+over+this+year+s+budget/-/688616/1405690/-/tg6n61/-/index.html Ugandans may have to wait a little longer before they enjoy better infrastructural services, particularly in the transport sector as the budget allocation to the sector in the ending financial year seems to have yielded very little. 2012-05-14T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Prosper/Ugandan+soya+bean+demand+hits+record+high/-/688616/1405684/-/f0o08nz/-/index.html Soya's nutritional value has attracted market from confectionaries and companies dealing in babies’ food. 2012-05-14T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Prosper/Dora+s+Diary++Offer+solutions+your+customers+can+use/-/688616/1405758/-/arvngl/-/index.html What makes Airtel a loser here? Flooding the text message in-boxes of ineligible numbers with promotional messages the recipients cannot use. How about excluding those ineligible numbers when the promotions go out? 2012-05-14T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Prosper/Scaling+up+young+innovators++ideas/-/688616/1405716/-/4ik5w5/-/index.html If you are planning to set up a business to produce products with a possibility of sustaining it, Makerere University business incubation centre could be your starting place. 2012-05-14T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Prosper/Capital+markets+initiative+to+benefit+Uganda/-/688616/1405676/-/dmg7pm/-/index.html Capital Markets in selected Sub-Saharan African countries including Uganda are to benefit from accelerated development following the launch of a pan-African bond-issuance programme by the International Finance Corporation – the World Bank’s private sector lending arm. 2012-05-14T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Prosper/Involve+your+community+in+the+bigger+picture+of+your+business/-/688616/1405754/-/pognhr/-/index.html We now live in a global village, as has been demonstrated by events like the Arab Spring – the grass-roots revolutions and protests in Tunisia, Egypt and other parts of Africa and the Middle East. So what does this mean for businesses and entrepreneurs? 2012-05-14T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Prosper/Rising+consumption+threatens+efforts+to+fix+sugar+shortage/-/688616/1405670/-/q4l2fjz/-/index.html In August last year, sugar ceased to be just another commodity, when supply shortages threatened to give rise to a political storm. Retailers also rationed the commodity, limiting individuals from purchasing two Kilogrammes at a go. 2012-05-14T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Prosper/Cut+waste+and+create+value+as+Ugandans+celebrate+golden+jubilee/-/688616/1405748/-/cn5lqk/-/index.html The building where my office is located has public notice boards on every floor. Before writing this article I scanned the notice board on my floor and found it contained two out dated posters, one was for an event that took place 10 days from the date of writing this article and the other event took place six months earlier. 2012-05-14T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Prosper/House+construction+made+easy/-/688616/1405706/-/i2mt7g/-/index.html While many look at starting up businesses for selfish gains, some people are out to not only be successful businessmen, but also offer a service to society. 2012-05-14T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Prosper/Experts+predict+a+challenging+year+ahead+for+banking+industry/-/688616/1400874/-/xcoopq/-/index.html As commercial banks jubilate over posting impressive profits in a year that saw most businesses struggle with rising costs and tightened liquidity, the rate of bad loans (default) that surged as banks raised interest rates will pose a big threat to the industry this year, industry players have predicted. 2012-05-07T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Prosper/Adapt+to+accommodate+unfamiliar+customer+circumstances/-/688616/1400876/-/bumkq8/-/index.html Do you demonstrate flexibility with customers? Early this year Dan and Brian attended a conference in Cairo and unfortunately for them, their return trip to Entebbe included a six hour wait in Nairobi. 2012-05-07T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Prosper/Keeping+your+finances+in+check/-/688616/1400878/-/gbtnsfz/-/index.html You should appreciate the fact that managing well whatever is available is the secret behind getting more of its benefits and organisation, consultant Clayton W.L Mwaka advises, particularly where managing finances is concerned. 2012-05-07T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Prosper/Harnessing+people+power+to+develop+Kampala+City/-/688616/1400880/-/f3chog/-/index.html There is a wave of developments in Kampala City ever since Kampala City Council (KCC) was transformed into Kampala City Council Authority (KCCA). 2012-05-07T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Prosper/Railway+system+from+Mombasa/-/688616/1400882/-/xnwlef/-/index.html A recent update on the dredging of Kilindini channel to enable larger vessels to dock at Mombasa port was quite informative. Dredging, among other capacity enhancing projects, will provide opportunities for improved marine freight economics. 2012-05-07T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Prosper/Deviating+from+others++perceptions+to+succeed/-/688616/1400886/-/vakkhgz/-/index.html When Steve Jobs died on Oct. 5, many commentators wondered whether Apple – the company he co-founded and led through many years of profit and innovation – could continue to thrive without him. 2012-05-07T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Prosper/Flower+exports+dip+as+operating+costs+rise/-/688616/1400884/-/bes09m/-/index.html The escalating cost of doing business has eaten into the volume and value of Ugandan flower exports, making the commodity less competitive in the region. Flower exports last year, recorded a dip in commodity pricing. 2012-05-07T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Prosper/Offshore+investors+keep+Shilling+afloat/-/688616/1400866/-/iq4wvj/-/index.html Investment in government securities by foreign investors has increased by $200 million over the last 16 months due to high interest rates charged by the central bank. This means that the country has accumulated more dollars, leading to the appreciation of the shilling against the greenback, the Bank of Uganda says. 2012-05-07T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Prosper/Puppy+dealer+rakes+in+millions/-/688616/1400872/-/qvfg1kz/-/index.html You may have known them as man’s best friend for decades, or just mere guards who bark when they see a stranger. But for Nsubuga Mark, the exotic dog breed is a source of his daily bread. 2012-05-07T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Prosper/Calling+for+benefitial+economic+partnerships/-/688616/1400870/-/k3291t/-/index.html In September 2011, the European Commission proposed to amend the European Union’s (EU) Regulation 1528/2007. 2012-05-07T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Prosper/-/688616/1396680/-/bqf7ny/-/index.html Cereal dealers hoarding maize grain in anticipation of its shortfall has led to increase in market prices, exerting surmountable pressure on industries depending on the grain. 2012-04-30T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Prosper/-/688616/1396654/-/bqf7lf/-/index.html Most respondents in the April Airline Business Confidence Index have cited good performance in the past quarter of the year, predicting better Airline performance in coming months. 2012-04-30T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Prosper/-/688616/1396662/-/bqf7m9/-/index.html A new report by research firm McKinsey dubbed ‘The changing face of the African Consumer’ shows that consumers have become key drivers of Africa’s economy, which is expected to grow at an average of five per cent in the next 10 years. 2012-04-30T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Prosper/-/688616/1396664/-/bqf7mb/-/index.html The management or organisational structure of an enterprise is about the way in which the different functional areas of the enterprise are organised or arranged, and how they relate to each other, author Clayton W.L Mwaka argues in his book The Wise Entrepreneur. 2012-04-30T21:00:00Z http://www.monitor.co.ug/Business/Prosper/-/688616/1396666/-/bqf7md/-/index.html Years ago, Mr Paul Mangheni, was a thriving farmer. Not anymore. All he had to do when the crops were ready for consumption then, was to contact a co-operative that would clear his stock in exchange for a cheque. 2012-04-30T21:00:00Z