{"id":615,"date":"2026-09-15T18:34:29","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T15:34:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jinja.wordcamp.org\/2026\/?post_type=wcb_session&#038;p=615"},"modified":"2026-09-16T15:19:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T12:19:11","slug":"the-opportunity-for-young-entrepreneurs-in-uganda-to-leverage-technology-and-creativity-to-build-scalable-enterprises","status":"publish","type":"wcb_session","link":"https:\/\/jinja.wordcamp.org\/2026\/session\/the-opportunity-for-young-entrepreneurs-in-uganda-to-leverage-technology-and-creativity-to-build-scalable-enterprises\/","title":{"rendered":"The opportunity for young entrepreneurs in Uganda to leverage technology and creativity to build scalable enterprises."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Uganda has consistently and frequently ranked #1 globally in the Total Early Stage Entrepreneurship Activity according to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor. Entrepreneurship has created a gateway into which young people can build skills, harness their potential, and, most importantly ,attain financial independence. Technology and creativity are apt to fill the gap that exists in making these startups thrive and stand the test of time. Digital solutions through AI, social media, and  information management systems  help young entrepreneurs to make informed business decisions to grow their enterprises.<br \/>\nThe entrepreneurial spirit is abundant among the youth. The challenge comes in at the point of growing, scaling the business, which technology and creativity are well suited to do.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-wordcamp-session-speakers\"><span class=\"wp-block-wordcamp-session-speakers__byline\">Presented by<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-wordcamp-session-speakers__name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jinja.wordcamp.org\/2026\/speaker\/marvin-j-senoga\/\">Marvin J. Senoga<\/a><\/span><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uganda has consistently and frequently ranked #1 globally in the Total Early Stage Entrepreneurship Activity according to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor. Entrepreneurship has created a gateway into which young people can build skills, harness their potential, and, most importantly ,attain financial independence. Technology and creativity are apt to fill the gap that exists in making [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23542411,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_wcpt_session_time":1789806900,"_wcpt_session_duration":3000,"_wcpt_session_type":"session","_wcpt_session_slides":"","_wcpt_session_video":"","_wcpt_speaker_id":[614],"footnotes":""},"session_track":[],"session_category":[],"class_list":["post-615","wcb_session","type-wcb_session","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phe0GT-9V","session_date_time":{"date":"September 19, 2026","time":"11:35 am"},"session_speakers":[{"id":"614","slug":"marvin-j-senoga","name":"Marvin J. Senoga","link":"https:\/\/jinja.wordcamp.org\/2026\/speaker\/marvin-j-senoga\/"}],"session_cats_rendered":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jinja.wordcamp.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sessions\/615","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jinja.wordcamp.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sessions"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jinja.wordcamp.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/wcb_session"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/jinja.wordcamp.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sessions\/615\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":831,"href":"https:\/\/jinja.wordcamp.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sessions\/615\/revisions\/831"}],"speakers":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jinja.wordcamp.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/speakers\/614"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jinja.wordcamp.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/sen0gamj"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jinja.wordcamp.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"wcb_track","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jinja.wordcamp.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/session_track?post=615"},{"taxonomy":"wcb_session_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jinja.wordcamp.org\/2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/session_category?post=615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}