News & Blog

Covid-19: furlough and lay-off may become permanent

December 4, 2021    By jsr-new

Where are the Ugandan figures coming from? A number of organization premises are closed due to the lockdown measures, but this does not mean that the organization has folded due to Covid-19. It is expected to resume business once lockdown is lifted. However, a number of organizations have already communicated […]

East Africa – what and when should be unlocked?

December 4, 2021    By jsr-new

By 24-April-2020, the cumulative Covid-19 confirmed cases in the Eastern Africa region was 1285 but was increasing at 8% per day which is too high. A best case scenario would be a 1% daily increase so that the curve can start to flatten and reach a peak by mid-May 2020. […]

Green economy: UIA spearheading investments in green products

December 4, 2021    By jsr-new

Crane Paper Bag’s Aniket Patel shows Investment Minister Evelyn Anite and UIA officials a paper packaging product made by his factory. The Government of Uganda is promoting investments in paper packaging products in order to grow a robust and sustainable green economy. One of the efforts towards a green economy […]

J.SR Consulting announces the new Managing Director

December 4, 2021    By jsr-new

Albert Richards Otete was announced the new Managing Director of J. SR Consulting Limited. He had been with Stanbic Bank for about 10 years. He had also worked in assurance and financial advisory services with international audit firm PwC and KPMG.

Uganda Insurers Association ready to implement 2014-16 strategy

December 4, 2021    By jsr-new

In July 2013, J.SR Consulting Limited was selected as the independent consultant to formulate a three-year strategic plan for the Uganda Insurers Association (UIA). UIA (www.uia.co.ug) was founded in 1965 by the insurance companies in Uganda to meet the challenges of an emerging competitive and continuously growing industry with the […]

Small and medium business advised to embrace systems integration

December 4, 2021    By jsr-new

The Senior Partner of J.Samuel Richards & Associates, Albert Richards Otete has advised practitioners to engage their employers or clients to embrace system integration. Albert was the presenter at the monthly ISACA Uganda Chapter seminar at Hotel Africana. ISACA Uganda Chapter (www.isaca.org/chapters2/kampala) sponsors local educational seminars and workshops, conduct regular […]

Business Advisory Services – SME in Uganda and Kenya

December 4, 2021    By jsr-new

When a Ugandan businessman purchased multi-level marketing companies in Uganda and Kenya in May 2013, he appointed J.SR Consulting Limited to provide a range of business advisory services. The two companies (Dynapharm 2014 Uganda Limited and Dynapharm Kenya 2004 Limited) had a total investment of US$3.2million. J.SR Consulting Limited was […]

Integrated Financial Accounting set up for NGO

December 4, 2021    By jsr-new

J.SR Consulting Limited (“J.SR”) as the lead consultants partnered with RBM Systems Consult Limited (one of the authorised reseller for QuickBooks ® Enterprise in East Africa) to set up an integrated financial accounting system for Share An Opportunity – Uganda (SAO). The client is a Christian child centred NGO with […]

J.Samuel Richards streamlines University finance systems

December 4, 2021    By jsr-new

Nkumba University (NU) is a private University located in Uganda with slightly over 10,000 students and 400 administrative staff. It was established in 1994 and is dedicated to the promotion of excellence in applied business education. NU builds students on the 4Cs: Creativity, Confidence, Competence and Character. NU had challenges in the area of financial […]