Entrepreneurship is a marathon, not a sprint

Three and a half years ago, Harriet Kayompatho was a jobless sociology graduate, restless with the ambition of owning a successful business and yet with little more than forty dollars to her name. Tired of being jobless for three years, she went to Enterprise Uganda in search of a solution. Her face brightened with relief when she was told that the 150,000 Uganda shillings ($42) she had was enough to start up an enterprise. By the end of the 5-day training on business startup she had her business plan in place and immediately embarked on setting up her business in selling bottled water. Today, Harriet is one of the biggest distributors of soft drinks in her home town of Nebbi, in North Western Uganda, where she makes a daily profit of at least 450, 000 shillings ($125). She has built a home, educated her siblings and now employs 10 youth. She has also expanded her business ventures into the telecommunications and real estate sectors....More