BIC IMPACT WITH PARTNERS TO THE ECOSYSTEM

S/No	Partner	Joint Activities implemented/Still being done	Status
1	National ICT Initiatives Support Programme by the MoICT&NG	Infrastructure, policy, enterprise development and due-diligence	Active with an MoU
2	UNDP Stanbic Youth4Business Facility	1. Facilitate ideation processes with the students and youth in the SME fraternity to first truck them for the Grants in this facility. 2. Organizing pitch decks to enhance their pitches. 3. Business Plan development and the Business Canvas Model	Active with an MoU
3	Mastercard Foundation/Ruforum	Supporting 18 startups comprising of 5 members per team with the first cohort having 9 and the second ongoing cohort also 9 teams implementing agribusiness with Technical support, business plan development, offering prototyping support, mentoring, linking to investors and offering marketing support	Currently implementing the Agribusiness Innovation Hub
4	African Development Bank Group	Linking and profiling SMEs for better financing facilities for imcreased agricultural output and having access to better farming methods	Set up of the facility and seed funding for 4 Start ups
5	NSSF Hi-Innovator	Private equity investments, enterprise development and due-diligence	Active with MoU in progress
6	AWS Activate	Mentorship, AI and Technology Consulting	Prefered Cloud Serivce Provider and Technology Partner
7	Google Workspace	Mentorship, AI and Technology Consulting	Prefered Provider of Enterprise Collaboration Tools and Technology Partner
8	AfriLabs	Providing a collaborative environment for SMEs and developers (students and Tech practitioners) to interlink and share and market products globally using digital marketing tools	Active with MoU in progress
9	Uganda Investment Authority	Digital marketing training for Women in business, SMEs in Westnile, Youth in business. 2. Business record management and accountability training for SMEs in Westnile held at the BIC	Active with MoU
10	Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation	Infrastructure, Policy, Enterprise Development and Due-diligence	Development of a Science and Technloogy Park through the National Research & Innovation Programme Fund
11	Uganda Registration Services Bureau	Corporate governance, taxation and assurance - Trainings and workshops organised to train SMEs	Active with MoU in progress
12	Uganda Revenue Authority	Corporate governance, taxation and assurance	Active with MoU in progress
13	United Nations World Food Programme	Research, Infrastructure and Policy - The BIC is engaged in research activities, data collection, analysis and reporting. This involves engaging the alumni of the university acting as research Assistants in the exercises undertaken	Active with MoU
14	Save the Children Response Innovation Lab	Private equity investments, enterprise development and due-diligence	Active with MoU in progress
15	Iowa University Incubation Hub	The Business Incubation Centre is collaborating with IOWA University Incubation Hub to boost students innovation through Community innovation sessions that are done online - Muni Students interact with the students at their hub and share innovative ideas and scale up models, Incubator classes organised on different topics co-presented by both hubs every wednesdays, Startup games and linking students to global opportunities and funding options	Active with MoU in progress
16	Enabel	The BIC and Enabel partnered to run a 3 days hackathon “Hack N Talk”. Hack N Talk is based on a human centered design and design thinking methodology. It is a 2-days hackathon (48 hours), starting with ideation sessions, followed by developing business case and prototyping.at NTC Muni. This comprised of the refugees and the host community and Muni University Students participated at the hackathon and two teams emerged winners championed by Muni university students. This was later followed by a 5 day training in which Muni University students were identified and distributed to the 6 teams that emerged successful as Developers and Tech consultants and supported up to the innovation village in which 1 team with team leader from Muni University and the challenge owner (GET CASSAVA APP) emerged the winner in kampala and are set to receive support from Enabel	Active with MoU in progress
17	SHONA	AWE (Academy for Women Entrepreneurs) supports in providing women with the knowledge, tools, and networks that they need to turn their ideas into a successful business and there has been a collaboration with provision of space and mentorship	Shared calendars and collaborating on activities