Last week, Friday 26th, in Nairobi, Kenya, Ugandan business and investment consultant, serial entrepreneur and Author – Nicholas Katushabe, commonly known as M’ster Quest, also proprietor of NBK Premier Solutions, a Ugandan-based consultancy firm, scooped the Founder of the Year – Eastern Africa (Over 30) award, at the prestigious FOYA awards.
The FOYA awards, which took place at Simba Corp Aspire Centre, in Westland Nairobi, were founded in 2016, with the sole purpose of recognizing and appreciating young founders contributing to the development of the African continent while creating sustainable jobs through entrepreneurship and inspiring others to start their own businesses.
Competing against 14 other nominees from across Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania, in the same category, Katushabe saysthat improving the quality of his company’s consultancy workwith emphasis on various Small and Medium Enterprises, played a big role in enabling him to bring the award home.
“The process, which started in January, this year, has been such a tedious one, with not only having to rely on the 60% votes from the public, but also satisfying the panel of judges, whose vote constitutes 40%,” said Katushabe
For a nominee to emerge as Founder of the Year, their company must have hit the key requisites of excellence, innovation and impact in the region, something Katushabe says, “we have been able to build this over a period of years, with our company working with clients and partners from Kenya as well. With the number of businesses we have helped and people we have impacted over the years, changing mind sets about investment decisions, I believe we were deserved winners of ultimate category at the FOYA awards,”
Every winner of the FOYA awards is subsequently added to the network of founders across Africa, and this, according to Katushabe, is a great opportunity to network and spread wings across boarders.
“I’m overjoyed with this award because, for me, it is a reminder that whatever we do, the world is listening and is aware. This award is also a propeller for us to put in more work to impact the world” said Katushabe upon receiving his award in Nairobi
In the same category, Trizah Kainika from Kenya emerged as 2nd runners up, while Uganda’s Catherine Kabarangira camesecond to Katushabe.
About NBK-Premier Solutions Ltd
Founded in 2016, NBK Premier Solutions Ltd is a business management and investment consultancy firm based in Kampala and East Africa, working with businesses and investors to manage successful plans, projects and business strategies for profit and impact.
Headquartered in Bugolobi, Kampala, the company has, thus far, impacted dozens of long-term investments in and out of Uganda, coupled with some significant work done with MSMEs businesses, by helping them put together properinvestment and management strategies.
