5.8 Training in financial and business management: basic introduction

The main objective in providing this training was to assist roads contractors in Uganda to acquire financial and business management skills, knowledge and capabilities to enable them to better manage their businesses and more effectively interact with financial institutions and employers for mutual benefit. In general, this training was directed to micro, small and medium enterprises engaged in road contracting in Uganda.

These documents (files 5.8.1–5.8.20) contain the training course content for 'Module 1: basic introduction', delivered to contractors, which covered the following:

Setting up in business, types of business enterprises, forming a limited liability company
Understanding the roads contracting sector and the roads contracting business cycle
Value for money concept and ethics of contracting
Introduction to finance, keeping of books and records
An overview of costing and pricing, contract management and procurement, project and resources management, and taxation
Support for the roads contractor, industry associations, networking, etc.

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