Overview

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  Founded & Registered: 2006 as a not‑for‑profit business membership organization .

  
  


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  Type & Size: Nonprofit/NGO in business consulting with approximately 2–10 employees .

  
  


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  Mission: Empower entrepreneurs to start, sustain, and grow safe, legal, ethical businesses for inclusive, sustainable livelihoods while leaving no one behind .

  
  

? Core Services & Activities

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   Capacity Building & Training

   
   
   
   
   
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     Business clinics, mentoring, workshops for entrepreneurs and job seekers .

     
     
   
   
   
   


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   Evidence-Based Advocacy & Policy Engagement

   
   
   
   
   
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     Public policy reviews, regulatory impact assessments (RIA), poverty/social impact analyses (PSIA) .

     
     
   
   
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     Advocacy aimed at reducing business costs and improving the regulatory environment .

     
     
   
   
   
   


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   Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning

   
   
   
   
   
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     Tracking policy implementation with accountability measures .

     
     
   
   
   
   


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   Networking & Linkages

   
   
   
   
   
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     Connecting MSMEs with larger corporations to facilitate value chain integration .

     
     
   
   
   
   


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   Research, Innovation & Information

   
   
   
   
   
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     Conducting surveys, establishing an information center, sharing business-relevant knowledge .

     
     
   
   
   
   

? Achievements & Initiatives

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  Set up a business information centre and secured office space near Pimbas Secondary, Kawempe Division .

  
  


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  Launched a SACCO-style savings group to encourage entrepreneurship and capital access .

  
  


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  Organized training workshops on entrepreneurship, regulatory best practices, RIA, and PSIA .

  
  

? Leadership

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  Executive Director: Dr. Abubakar Muhammad Moki (PhD in Economic Policy & Planning), appointed in 2024 after serving as Commissioner for Policy Development & Capacity Building at the Office of the President’s Cabinet Secretariat (2019–2023) .

  
  
  
  
  
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    He’s spearheading regulatory best practice institutionalization and enabling evidence‑based advocacy .

    
    
  
  
  
  

? Governance & Structure

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  A Board chaired by Abubakar Moki (as of a 2007 concept note), alongside lawyers, micro-finance specialists, IT experts, accountants, and health professionals .

  
  

? Vision & Strategic Goals

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  Vision: A thriving, sustainable business culture across Uganda that contributes to poverty eradication and prosperity .

  
  


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  Key Objectives:

  
  
  
  
  
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    Support youth, graduates, wage earners to launch businesses.

    
    
  
  
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    Promote sustainable MSME growth and generational business continuity.

    
    
  
  
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    Improve regulatory environments through analysis and public‑sector engagement .

    
    
  
  
  
  

? Contact & Website

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  Website: ugnb.org Email for internships: info@ugnb.org

  
  


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  Mailing address (from concept note): P.O. Box 35245, Kampala (near Pimbas Sec. School, Kawempe) .

  
  

In summary, UNB is a well‑established Ugandan nonprofit (since 2006) that supports MSMEs through training, advocacy, networking, and research—with a leadership that bridges public policy and entrepreneurship.