Woman Entrepreneur Archives – Page 2 of 3

10.06.2022

At Street Business School, we partner with like-minded organizations to deliver our entrepreneurial training programs and increase incomes around the globe. But our partners don’t only focus on fighting poverty. They represent a variety of missions touching on 16 of the 17 SDGs. Learn why...

MEET MEDIUS: On the Path to Financial Freedom

by April

09.12.2022

Medius Busingye showed a natural aptitude for running a business, until robbery and Covid-19 made her fearful of trying again. After completing the SBS training, she is rebuilding her business and her savings. ...

MEET JOAN: FROM STAY-AT-HOME MOM TO SERIAL ENTREPRENEUR

by April

08.17.2022

Joan Mbabazi is a 27-year-old woman with a charming and appealing personality. After attending Street Business School in February, she became a serial entrepreneur, opening and expanding four businesses and growing! ...

As Rising Food Prices Continue Globally, Women Entrepreneurs Thrive Against All Odds

by April

08.16.2022

With global poverty on the rise for the first time in decades, rising food prices are pushing struggling communities into crisis. In Uganda, women entrepreneurs are pivoting their businesses to cope with rising food prices. ...

MEET ODIIRA: “CONFIDENCE IS ALL I NEEDED.”

by April

07.21.2022

Odiira is a joyful mother of three who persevered through many challenges. After participating in a Street Business School training, Odiira gained the skills and, most importantly for her, the confidence to start a microbusiness in her community. ...

We Stand for Human Dignity & Social Justice

by April

07.19.2022

As an organization, standing for human dignity and social justice is one of our core values. Co-Founder Torkin Wakefield shares why for SBS, this means that everyone, regardless of who they are, has the right to live a life of dignity, pride, and possibility, and...

Business Training Makes a Difference for Women Entrepreneurs, Our Randomized Control Trial Shows

by April

07.19.2022

With a struggling global economy and an increase in poverty for the first time in decades, the need for proven economic solutions is greater than ever. We at Street Business School champion small business ownership as a way for people of all backgrounds and education...

RISE & THRIVE: SAFINA & AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT PROMISE

by April

06.16.2022

In the last two years, the pandemic has strained every aspect of operations for organizations in the social sector. Nonprofit organizations (NGOs) saw drops in funding, higher costs for goods and services, and a simultaneous increase in need in their communities. As the pandemic enters...

MEET HADIJJAH: A WOMAN DETERMINED TO RISE

by April

05.10.2022

“There is no force equal to a woman determined to rise.” –W.E.B Dubois! Coach Hadijjah Namuwaya is a determined mother of four. She grew up with her grandmother in Namagabi in the outskirts of Kayunga, but when she became pregnant during her last year of high...

SBS: Helping Women Leave Poverty Behind

by April

05.10.2022

"Written by Torkin Wakefield Street Business School leads with its #1 value — love. We intentionally bring respect and acknowledgement to everyone in our SBS family, including our trainees, our partners, our staff, and our supporters."...

WOMAN OF STEEL RECYCLES HER WAY OUT OF POVERTY

by Rebecca

04.18.2022

Phionah Ayebare, a joyful young mother of two daughters, is known by friends and family in Mbale as “Mayi Scrap.” Mayi Scrap, loosely translated as “Mother Scrap,” is a name she recently earned when she started a successful scrap plastic recycling business in her community. Previously,...