80% growth
Tailoring shop to fashion label
Sarah's Fashion Boutique
A second machine and fabric stock turned a one-woman tailoring shop into a business with two employees.

What sustained investment in Uganda's informal sector looks like when it's measured properly — and what it produces.
Figures reflect cumulative activity across Jinja, Matugga–Kampala, and Busia since inception.
Capital placed in a market business rarely stops at the business. It moves through households, employees, suppliers, and the wider local economy.
Access to capital and financial literacy training so women entrepreneurs can grow their businesses on their own terms, sustainably.
Supporting businesses that hire locally — with a strong bias toward employment opportunities for other women in the community.
Training and mentorship that build lasting business management capability, not one-off cash injections.
Increased trading activity, stronger supplier relationships, and household income that stays in the local economy.
Three entrepreneurs, three sectors, three very different uses of the same investment model.
Tailoring shop to fashion label
A second machine and fabric stock turned a one-woman tailoring shop into a business with two employees.
One eatery to three locations
Staged investment funded a central kitchen, letting Grace open two further locations in eighteen months.
Home salon to high street
Equipment finance plus pricing training moved a home-based salon onto the high street.

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