Private Sector Opportunities across Government
Uganda's economic transformation hinges on the strength and vibrancy of its private sector. Government positions the private sector as the engine of growth, employment and innovation — and coordinates the agreements, financing, markets, institutions and skills below to help businesses compete and grow.
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- Trade Agreements
Bilateral & Regional Trade Agreements
Preferential market-access agreements Uganda has signed — EAC, COMESA, AfCFTA, the EU and others — with the commodities moving under each and the firms already exporting them.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs · Ministry of Trade, Industry & CooperativesRead more - Financing
Government-Backed Financing Schemes
Concessional credit, guarantees and targeted windows channelled through banks and government agencies to lower the cost of capital for businesses.
Ministry of Finance, Planning & Economic DevelopmentRead more - Markets
District Markets under MATIP
Nineteen modern markets built under MATIP, with trading space, cold storage and value-addition facilities — and eighteen more in the pipeline.
Ministry of Local Government · MATIP ProjectRead more - Markets
Top Commodities & Markets
Priority value chains — coffee, cocoa, beef and leather among them — with the FY2023/24 export figures showing what Uganda actually sells and which markets buy it.
Ministry of Trade, Industry & CooperativesRead more - Institutions
Recognised Private Sector Umbrella Bodies
The 128 apex and sector associations recognised by MoFPED — the route through which business is consulted on policy and reached by support programmes.
Ministry of Finance, Planning & Economic DevelopmentRead more - Skilling
19 Presidential Zonal Skilling Hubs
Nineteen Zonal Industrial Skilling Hubs across Uganda's 15 sub-regions, training 12,600 young people a year in trades employers actually need.
Office of the President · Ministry of Education & SportsRead more - Skilling
Enterprise Uganda — BDS Centre of Excellence
The designated Centre of Excellence for Business Development Services, running start-up, growth and agri-business training and coordinating BDS across publicly funded programmes.
Enterprise UgandaRead more - Skilling
MTIC Business Development and Quality Assurance
The department that leads BDS policy and regulation, develops training materials, and reaches enterprises through District Commercial Officers.
Ministry of Trade, Industry and CooperativesRead more - Skilling
MAAIF Directorate of Extension Services
Extension support that moves research, knowledge and innovation to farmers, aimed at commercialising agriculture rather than subsistence production.
Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and FisheriesRead more - Skilling
Uganda Industrial Research Institute (UIRI)
Applied research and hands-on technical support for industrialising enterprises — business plans, feasibility studies, equipment sourcing and production advice.
Uganda Industrial Research InstituteRead more - Skilling
UDB Business Accelerator (BASE) and Project Preparation Facility
Advisory services and funded feasibility work from Uganda Development Bank, aimed at making projects bankable rather than simply lending against them.
Uganda Development BankRead more - Skilling
Management Training and Advisory Centre (MTAC)
Training, advisory and entrepreneurship development services promoting enterprise growth and sound management practice.
Management Training and Advisory CentreRead more - Skilling
GROW enterprise development services for women
Technical, life-skills and digital training, business advisory, registration and certification support, placements and market linkages for women-owned enterprises.
Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social DevelopmentRead more - Skilling
Parish Development Model SACCO technical assistance
Training, mentorship, extension and standards support delivered to members through Parish Development Model SACCOs — the closest BDS to most rural enterprises.
Ministry of Local GovernmentRead more - Financing
Parish Development Model (PDM)
Shs 4.4 trillion transferred to all 10,589 parishes as revolving capital, bringing households outside the money economy into money-making enterprises.
Ministry of Local GovernmentRead more - Financing
Emyooga
Shs 760 billion in revolving funds behind 7,148 SACCOs with over 2.48 million members, who have saved Shs 95.3 billion. A further Shs 100 billion allocated for FY 2026/27.
Microfinance Support CentreRead more - Financing
Small Business Fund
Up to Shs 500 million at 10% per annum for formal enterprises employing at least two people. Over Shs 82.1 billion disbursed to more than 4,031 SMEs.
Government of UgandaRead more - Financing
Agricultural Credit Facility (ACF)
Shs 371.7 billion of Government co-financing has unlocked Shs 1.35 trillion in cumulative lending to more than 14,000 beneficiaries. A further Shs 47.68 billion allocated for FY 2026/27.
Bank of UgandaRead more - Financing
Large-Scale Commercial Farmers Financing Scheme
Government pays the interest on commercial bank loans to farmers cultivating over 50 acres of grains and animal feeds. 186 farmers have accessed Shs 169.1 billion so far.
Government of UgandaRead more - Financing
Uganda Development Bank (UDB)
Capitalised with Shs 1.6 trillion, UDB has extended over Shs 2.45 trillion to more than 600 businesses. A further Shs 442.2 billion allocated for FY 2026/27.
Uganda Development BankRead more - Financing
GROW and other women's enterprise funds
Shs 133.14 billion in soft loans to 6,584 women-owned businesses under GROW, complementing Shs 153.5 billion previously disbursed under UWEP to 244,805 women.
Ministry of Gender, Labour & Social DevelopmentRead more - Financing
Youth empowerment programmes
The Youth Livelihood Programme has financed 24,859 projects benefiting 275,034 youths at a cost of Shs 195.4 billion; a further 57,849 youths have benefited from the Youth Venture Capital Fund.
Ministry of Gender, Labour & Social DevelopmentRead more - Financing
Revolving fund for creative artists
Shs 33 billion provided to establish a revolving fund for musicians and other creatives, to promote enterprise growth and job creation.
Government of UgandaRead more