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... Read More
InfraCo Africa is a multi-government funded, privately managed company providing early stage development capital and expertise to develop infrastructure projects in sub-Saharan Africa. InfraCo Africa (based in the United Kingdom) acts as an ‘honest broker’ seeking to create viable infrastructure investment opportunities that balance the interests of host governments, the... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
J. SR Consulting Limited conducted an intensive strategic planning event for Uganda Insurers Association(UIA) at the Lake Victoria Serena, Uganda as a pre-amble to supporting UIA overall strategic planning process for the period 2014 – 2018.
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.
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... Read More
Engaging on integrity in public infrastructure procurement can be challenging, but, with the right stakeholders, approach, evidence and message, it is possible. The business stakeholders (contractors and consulting engineers) in Uganda were awash with apathy and doubt that any action could change the way procurement processes were ran. Most often, businesses... Read More