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Catherina Nakimera, Uganda, Cohort 22, Business & Entrepreneurship

Alumna Catherine Nakimera is calm and collected. Her demeanor exudes a woman who knows her purpose and is passionate about her business. Her business is located in the same building as Uganda Bankers Association in Muyenga, Kampala, Uganda. She runs Strategic Sourcing Consult Ltd (SSCL), a premier provider of professional procurement, facilities management and logistics advisory services.

SSCL was incorporated in Uganda in March 2016 with the aim of providing professional services to organizations in the public and private sector. These are offered as outsourced services enabling her clients concentrate on their core business activities as SSCL takes care of the day to day administrative and support areas of their business operations.

 As we sat down in a room, classroom style where bankers come for training, she explained, “The idea of starting SSCL was born out of a desire to help organizations that participate in tenders and contract/project management to improve their compliance and adherence to set requirements. Many bidding companies are disqualified in the tendering processes due to unbelievable administrative errors and omissions, which can be averted, and their competitiveness is improved.” Catherine adds exuberantly, “The journey has been exciting, with every customer experience, we have built on the confidence, and character of the service offering and are now proud to be trusted with bigger and more complex projects, involving stakeholders in the public and private sector, which we have delivered to the delight of our customers.”

 With Catherine leading, SSCL has had impact on several key projects which include management of the procurement processes of the following; Procurement and Project Management for Set up of Agent Banking Data Centre and Uganda Bankers’ Association Offices, Tender for the BOU/NIRA E-gateway for National ID verification for UBA member Banks, Valuation management system for UBA member Banks, Outsourced Cash processing Services for UBA member Banks, among others.  Their clients currently include Uganda Bankers Association, Agent Banking Company Limited, Asset Reconstruction Company, FAWE Uganda, Uganda RE-Insurance Company, Airtel, among others. She has created employment for five permanent staff and partners with many other professionals from time to time.

 “In February 2018, I had the opportunity to attend Cohort 22 of YALI RLC EA. The experience gained from the various trainings has been helpful in focusing and reshaping our strategy and direction as an organization. The key areas shared with the SSCL team were design Centered thinking and the business canvas modelling being embedded in our practices. Our training services and Meet the Buyer events are tailored around design driven entrepreneurship model.”

In closing, Catherine added, “As we strive to move from good to great, we are looking at automating the processes in procurement and tendering process to help our clients realize savings and improve efficiencies in their procurements.”