The founder of Mount Kenya University (MKU) Prof. Simon Gicharu has donated $ 6000 to the MUBS Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Incubation Center (EIIC) to fund the East African Business Plan Competition. The competition which is to be jointly run by MKU and the MUBS EIIC was launched on November 5, 2019 at MKU, Thika Campus, Nairobi Kenya. The two institutions signed a … [Read more...]
Why are employers interested in one’s hobbies?
Hobbies/ interests are activities carried out regularly during free time for fun, or to supplement one’s income. They could include sports, music, and dance, art, blogging, reading, travel, among others. Hobbies and interests reveal about one’s personality. So why are employers interested in them? Interviewers might ask about your hobbies if they are interested in hiring … [Read more...]
MUBS Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Incubation Centre launched
The Minister for ICT and National Guidance Hon. Frank Tumwebaze in a group photo with MUBS Management, Staff and Students after launching the Centre The Minister of ICT and National Guidance Hon. Frank Tumwebaze, has asked MUBS to work on signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry so as to implement the student innovations. He represented the Minister … [Read more...]
Conference keynote address :: Uganda’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, does it work?
Mr. Andrew M. Mwenda, the Founder and Managing Editor of the Independent Magazine, has emphasized that it is manufacturing that will transform Uganda not foreign aid. He made the statement while delivering a keynote address at the 14th MUBS Annual Entrepreneurship Conference, which took place between November 14-15, 2019 at Speke Resort Hotel Munyonyo. It was organized under … [Read more...]
Prof. Rosa explains why family businesses fail
Family businesses are the primary form of business all over the world, However, very few of them are able to survive the second generation. Family Business scholar and Visiting Professor at MUBS from the University of Edinburgh Prof. Peter Rosa, explains that the main reason is that families poorly prepare their next generation for responsibility, which results into conflict … [Read more...]