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I TURNED MY PASSION INTO PROFITS

Expanding success through mentorship

Value-added services from financial institutions are not something Rwandan SMEs are accustomed to, and the benefit one young entrepreneur, Jean de Dieu Kagabo, gained from a Business Partners mentorship was a welcome surprise.Read more >

By Debbie D'Costa|2022-10-17T11:47:54+02:001 Oct 2022|Client Stories, Rwanda|Comments Off

How I landed the right financial partner

Initial failure spurs major restaurant success

When David Emitu decided to open a restaurant in a brand-new shopping centre in the Ntinda district of Kampala, Uganda, he had no experience in the catering business, but he knew he had to make it work. Read more >

By Debbie D'Costa|2022-06-22T08:56:16+02:0022 Apr 2022|Client Stories, Uganda|Comments Off

KEEPING THE VISION ALIVE AMIDST THE PANDEMIC

After long corporate career entrepreneur steps out to build lasting legacy

In the stereotypical image the entrepreneur is a young person, scarcely out of school, ready to disrupt whatever industry he sets his mind to. Read more >

By Debbie D'Costa|2022-06-22T08:51:01+02:0021 Mar 2022|Client Stories, Kenya|Comments Off

PETER FROST

Hands-on business owner takes family business to new level

As a trainee farmer Peter Frost learned that the best fertiliser is the farmer’s footprints in the field. It proved true not only in the first part of his career as a farm manager in South Africa, but also as a business owner rebuilding his family printing business in Lusaka, Zambia. Read more >

By BPI Admin|2021-12-06T11:30:23+02:0028 Sep 2021|Client Stories, Zambia|Comments Off

DAVID EMITU

Initial failure spurs major restaurant success

When David Emitu decided to open a restaurant in a brand-new shopping centre in the Ntinda district of Kampala, Uganda, he had no experience in the catering business, but he knew he had to make it work. Read more >

By BPI Admin|2021-12-06T11:30:23+02:0028 Sep 2021|Client Stories, Uganda|Comments Off

ANDREW MUWANGA

Business owner keeps life-long dream alive with steely discipline

Sometimes the currents of the business world take business owners so far away from their original dream that they never get to pursue their passion, even though they grow financially successful. Read more >

By BPI Admin|2021-12-06T11:30:23+02:0028 Sep 2021|Client Stories, Uganda|Comments Off

JEAN DE DIEU KAGABO

Expanding success through mentorship

Value-added services from financial institutions are not something Rwandan SMEs are accustomed to, and the benefit one young entrepreneur, Jean de Dieu Kagabo, gained from a Business Partners mentorship was a welcome surprise.Read more >

By BPI Admin|2021-12-06T11:30:24+02:0028 Sep 2021|Client Stories, Rwanda|Comments Off

CELESTINE MAKUZA

Events management business on forefront of nation’s emergence

The fact that Kigali, the bustling capital of Rwanda is the home of a thriving events management company specialising in corporate functions is testimony to the remarkable emergence of the country as a growing economy from the devastation of genocide with Rwanda’s economy projected to grow in the range of 6 to 7 percent in 2018. Read more >

By BPI Admin|2021-12-06T11:30:24+02:0028 Sep 2021|Client Stories, Rwanda|Comments Off

KAGISO MOLOI

Find markets outside your comfort zone, says medical pioneer

Sometimes entrepreneurs have to move far outside their comfort zone before they find a market that propel them to success. Read more >

By BPI Admin|2021-12-06T11:30:24+02:0028 Sep 2021|Client Stories, Namibia|Comments Off

JOYCE MSUNGAMA

A home or a business? The tough call made by this business owner.

After saving funds from employment for a number of years, many choose to build a house of their dreams. Joyce Msungama was no different. Read more >

By BPI Admin|2021-12-06T11:30:24+02:0028 Sep 2021|Client Stories, Malawi|Comments Off