Campusbee has learnt that 21-year-old Daniel Mukisa, a Bachelor of commerce student at Makerere University and also co-founder of Transporter Corporation ltd is among the 12 finalists eyeing the $75,000 Anzisha Prize. Daniel Mukisa’s Transporter Corporation offers pocket friendly and efficient transport solutions in Kampala using the common Boda bodas as a means of transport. The 12 finalists were chosen out of a pool of 500 applicants, and 77 youths shortlisted for phone interviews.
The Anzisha celebrates young innovative African entrepreneurs and it is Africa’s premier award for entrepreneurs between the ages of 15 and 22.
Daniel Mukisa, with a fleet of 30 motorcycles and employing over 35 youths is a young entrepreneur that doesn’t need to only be celebrated but congratulated and encouraged. With his branded fleet of 30 motorcycles, he carries out approximately 150 deliveries for corporate clients daily. His urge to use boda bodas as a means of transportation is borrowed from the fact that Uganda has a poor road infrastructure and also the terrible traffic that characterizes Kampala.
The Anzisha Prize will be celebrating these 12 outstanding young people during Global Entrepreneurship Week joining the worldwide festivities. Finalists for the Anzisha Prize win a share of US$75,000 and access to ongoing support to scale their enterprises and expand their impact.
The 12 finalists will be flown to Johannesburg for the 2015 Anzisha Week taking place from 12 – 18 November 2015 during which they will receive intensive training from African Leadership Academy’s renowned Entrepreneurial Leadership faculty and engage with industry leaders as mentors. A panel of judges from across the entrepreneurial sphere will deliberate to select the grand prize-winners at a gala function to be held on the evening of 17 November 2015. The finalists will grow the pool of Anzisha Fellows to 57 and receive ongoing support in the form of business consulting, professional development training and access to broader networking opportunities to accelerate the growth of their ventures and impact.
Since 2011, the Anzisha Prize has selected Fellows from across the continent who are doing amazing things in every sector. In these online profiles, you can see what they were up to when we found them, and read articles that track how they and their businesses or social ventures have evolved. This network of entrepreneurs is a key driver of future economic growth and shining example of the power of youth in Africa.
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