Tugende VIP

11/12/2015

Tugende held it's first party in Jinja at the end of November. This was our first party in Jinja, and it was great opportunity for some staff from other branches to meet Jinja's Tugende family and for all staff to appreciate these fantastic people!

19/11/2015

Pictures from Mbarara Customer Appreciation Day 2015

There was a fantastic turn out at the 2015 Customer Appreciation Party in Mbarara, Western Uganda this year and a great time was had by all. A big thank you once more to all of our Customers in Mbarara for making Tugende, we'd be nothing with out all of their hard work. Our Mbarara branch really shone on this fine day and we really appreciated our customers presence and enthusiasm on this very fine day!

03/11/2015

More than Motorcycles: Small Asset Ownership and a Bottom Up Economic Revolution Michael Wilkerson/Tugende http://socialcapitalmarkets.net SOCAPTV is a confe...

29/09/2015

Echoing Green is a pioneering organization dedicated to creating positive systemic change by supporting innovative entrepreneurs. Echoing Green has long been a friend and partner to SOCAP. Our conference provides a space for members of the Echoing Green community to gather, share ideas, collaborate,…

21/09/2015

Meet the Tugende's 2015 Summer Fellows

The Tugende 2015 Fellowship Programme offered 3 individuals the unique opportunity to use their skills in support of Uganda’s entrepreneurial boda drivers. Our interns jumped into Kampala life with both feet and made a significant impact on Tugende over this exciting summer, during which we … Contin…

16/09/2015

"Boda boda (motor)cyclists will have their medical bills or funeral expenses – in case of death – paid for by insurance companies following the launch of a low cost life insurance product on the market."

Boda boda cyclists will have their medical bills or funeral expenses paid for by insurance companies.

15/09/2015

Tugende is Hiring!

Come and join the Tugende Team! If you too would like to help Tugende’s mission of giving thousands of entrepreneurs the opportunity to own the tools they use to make a living, now is your chance. Tugende is growing, please … Continue reading →

26/08/2015

Check it out: Tugende named among the top 10 startups to watch in East Africa! via Akilah Net.

These are the region's most promising startups -- the scrappy budding businesses poised to hit it big. They've got brilliant ideas and excellent ex*****on.

13/08/2015

Kampala Customer Appreciation Party: Here's Tugende VIP standing out from the crowd!

28/07/2015

Come to The Unreasonable East Africa Launchpad Friday! A large team from Tugende will be there supporting this year's amazing social entrepreneurs and we will also be selling some of our awesome tshirts.

Kampala Sheraton this Friday, July 31 starting at 4pm! The fair will be followed by 5-minute TED Talk-style presentations from 9 of Unreasonable’s 2015 entrepreneurs and a poolside cocktail reception. Buy your ticket for only 25,000 UGX

http://unreasonableeastafrica.org/thelaunchpad/

The Launchpad 2015 About Us Unreasonable East Africa exists to get early stage entrepreneurs tackling East Africa’s greatest challenges an “unreasonable advantage” through providing them with what they need to grow. How? Each year we match a 10-15 carefully vetted companies from around East Africa w…

23/07/2015

We shared this a few weeks ago but check out our official blog post with more on the competition and other super finalists. Tugende mumaso (forward)!

On July 1, Tugende received 3rd place and a $25,000 prize in the first annual Zambezi Prize for financial inclusion. 11 finalists were selected from more than 100 applications from across Africa, with Kenya’s Umati Capital and Ethiopia’s Kifaya taking … Continue reading →

27/05/2015

We pride ourselves in helping our drivers understand the importance of this aspect!

This is one of my many business motto's and something that during my 30 years’ experience, I’ve come across far too often. Too many people focus on the end result – the transaction – and do not place enough importance on the steps you take to getting there – the journey. There are so many people who…