MULTI-PURPOSE HALL, UMA SHOWGROUNDS, LUGOGO
SAT 14TH & SUN 15TH JUNE, 2025
10:00 AM – 10:00 PM
The Youth Business Innovation Challenge (YBIC) is an initiative of Rotary Means Business Fellowship Uganda aimed at identifying, nurturing, and rewarding young Ugandans with viable and innovative community and business solutions. The program promotes entrepreneurship, self-reliance, and community development by combining idea screening, capacity building, hand-holding mentorship, and seed funding to help transform promising ideas into sustainable enterprises.
This nationwide initiative targets youth aged 18 to 35 years across Uganda and encourages them to develop innovative solutions that address real community challenges.
Innovation with social impact
Concepts that can be prototyped or piloted
Cross-sector solutions, particularly in agriculture, information and communication technology (ICT), and renewable energy
Age Requirement
The competition is open to youth aged 18–35 years who are residents of Uganda.
Stage of Innovation
Eligible solutions may be at the idea/concept stage, research and development stage, or prototype stage.
Submissions must:
• Be original and unique
• Address a clearly defined community challenge
• Demonstrate potential for scalable impact
• Show alignment with Uganda’s national development priorities under Uganda Vision 2040 and the Fourth National Development Plan (NDP IV).
These national priorities focus on:
• Agro-industrialisation
• Expansion of oil, gas, and mineral exploitation
• Infrastructure development
• Human capital development
• Strengthening the private sector
• Digital transformation
Submission Format
• Applicants must complete and submit an online idea application form available at the Rotary Means Business Fellowship Uganda website: www.rotarymeansbusinessuganda.com.
• The top 20 applicants will be required to record and submit a two-minute video pitchbefore the public votes for the winners.
Individual or Team Participation
• Entries may be submitted individually or in teams of up to three members.
• At least one team member must meet the age and residency requirements.
Originality
All submissions must be original. Plagiarized ideas or concepts that have previously received awards in other competitions will not be accepted.
- Exclusive Lead Sponsor status. Platinum Sponsor enjoys monopoly and prominence.
- Official Expo press release inclusion.
- Extensive pre-event coverage. Acknowledgement of Platinum Sponsor on all Expo TV, radio, newspaper and social media advertisements
- Premium logo placement on all Expo promotional materials and signage.
- Platinum Sponsor company logo and full-page profile uploaded on RMB website.
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Premium, large size booth space in the most prominent,high traffic area of the exhibition hall. Comes with:
• Three (3) tables, six (6) chairs
• Power and lighting connections
• Wi-Fi - Six (6) free staff exhibition tickets with complementary meals, teas and soft drinks.
- Display up to five (5) pull–up banners in prime locations within the exhibition space both inside and outside.
- Company profile video clip (3 minutes) to be played at the opening and closing plenaries.
- Audio-visual scrolls throughout the event.
- MC acknowledgment of Platinum Sponsor in exhibition opening and closing remarks and during the event.
- 10-minute speaking opportunity/MS PowerPoint presentation by the company’s CEO or representative about the Platinum sponsor’s products and/or services at the Expo’s opening and closing plenaries.
- Platinum Sponsor CEO to share the same high table with Chief Guest and Guest of Honour during the opening and closing plenaries.
- Special photo session with the Chief Guest and Guest of Honour during the opening and closing plenaries.
- Dedicated media interview.
- Event Support Award as Platinum sponsor.
- Pre and post event social media mentions (company logo and content) on RMB website and social media platforms.
- First priority slot to become the Lead Sponsor for the next Rotary Mega Business Expo version (2026).
Sponser
- Official Expo press release inclusion.
- Extensive pre-event coverage. Acknowledgement of Gold Sponsor on all Expo TV, radio, newspaper and social media advertisements.
- Enhanced logo placement on all Expo promotional materials and signage.
- Gold Sponsor company logo and half-page profile uploaded on RMB website.
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Large size booth space in a prime location within theexhibition hall. Comes with:
• Two (2) tables, four (4) chairs
• Power and lighting connections
• Wi-Fi - Four (4) free staff exhibition tickets with complementary meals, teas and soft drinks.
- Display up to three (3) pull–up banners in prime locations within the exhibition space both inside and outside.
- Company profile video clip (2 minutes) to be played at the opening and closing plenaries.
- Audio-visual scrolls throughout the event.
- MC acknowledgment of Platinum Sponsor in exhibition opening and closing remarks and during the event.
- 5-minute speaking opportunity/MS PowerPoint by the company’s CEO or representative presentation about the Gold Sponsor’s products and/or servicesat the Expo’s opening and closing plenaries.
- Gold sponsor CEO to share the same high table with Chief Guest and G0075est of Honour, during the opening and closing plenaries.
- Special photo session with the Chief Guest and Guest of Honour during the opening and closing plenaries.
- Dedicated media interview.
- Event Support Award as Gold Sponsor.
- Pre and post event social media mentions (company logo and content) on RMB website and social media platforms.
Sponser
- Extensive pre-event coverage. Acknowledgement of Silver Sponsor on all Expo TV, radio, newspaper and social media advertisements.
- Standard plus logo placement on all Expo promotional materials and signage.
- Silver Sponsor company logo and quarter-page profile uploaded on RMB website.
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Medium size booth space in a strategic location within the exhibition hall.Comes with:
• Two (2) tables, four (4) chairs
• Power and lighting connections
• Wi-Fi - Four (4) free staff exhibition tickets with complementary meals, teas and soft drinks.
- Display up to three (2) pull–up banners in prime locations within the exhibition space both inside and outside.
- Company profile video clip (1 minutes) to be played at the opening and closing plenaries.
- Audio-visual scrolls throughout the event.
- MC acknowledgment of Platinum Sponsor in exhibition opening and closing remarks and during the event.
- Special photo session with the Chief Guest and Guest of Honour during the opening and closing plenaries.
- Dedicated media interview.
- Event Support Award as Gold Sponsor.
Sponser
- Extensive pre-event coverage. Acknowledgement of Bronze Sponsor on all Expo TV, radio, newspaper and social media advertisements.
- Standard logo placement on all Expo promotional materials and signage.
- Bronze Sponsor company logo and one eighth page profile uploaded on RMB website.
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Medium size booth space in a standard location within the exhibition hall. Comes with:
• Two (2) tables, four (4) chairs
• Power and lighting connections
• Wi-Fi - Four (4) free staff exhibition tickets with complementary meals, teas and soft drinks.
- Display up to two (2) pull–up banners within the exhibition space both inside and outside.
- Company profile video clip (1 minute) to be played at the opening and closing plenaries.
- Audio–visual scrolls throughout the event.
- MC acknowledgment of Bronze Sponsor in exhibition opening and closing remarks and during the event.
- Special photo session with the Chief Guest and Guest of Honour during the opening and closing plenaries.
- Pre and post event social media mentions (company logo and content) on RMB website and social media platforms
- All stands are 3mx3m (9sqm). Each stand comes with a table, 2 dressed chairs, power socket, lighting and a carton of water.
- Multiple stands may be purchased as required.
Account No. 9030024230332
(RMB Uganda)
Option 2 (Pay Merchant),
Merchant Code: 265515
(RMB Uganda)
National visibility for their ideas
Mentorship and business development support for the top 10 finalists
Awards for the top three innovations
Seed capital of UGX 5,000,000 for the overall winner
The winners of the Youth Business Innovation Challenge will be announced and recognized during the RMB Mega Business Expo 2026, to be held at Speke Resort Munyonyo on April 25, 2026.
