Nataliey Bitature (born 1989) is a

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entrepreneur and executive currently serving as Chief of Staff at The Simba Group. Bitature was named in the

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in 2015 and is the daughter of

Patrick Bitature Patrick Bitature is a Ugandan businessman, entrepreneur and author. He is believed to be the second wealthiest Ugandan after Sudhir Ruparelia. He is the founder, chairman and Group CEO of the Simba Group of Companies which is primarily based in ...

, one of the richest people in Uganda.

Early life

Bitature was born in 1989 to

and Carol Bitature. She earned her undergraduate degree in Business Management and Education Studies at

Keele University Keele University, officially known as the University of Keele, is a public research university in Keele, approximately from Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England. Founded in 1949 as the University College of North Staffordshire, Keele ...

from 2010- 2013. In 2014, Bitature then joined the

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( LSBF) for Emerging Leaders Programme which lasted four months and subsequently obtained a Master’s in Social Entrepreneurship at

Hult International Business School Hult International Business School (also known as Hult Business School or Hult) is a private business school with campuses in Cambridge, London, San Francisco, Dubai, New York City, and Shanghai. Hult is named for the school's benefactor Bertil ...

(from 2015 – 2016).

Career

Bitature worked as a Chief Business Development Officer at Tateru Properties, an intern in Investment Banking at Stanbic Bank

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Limited,

, and as a Business Development Associate Chapter Ten,

. Bitature, Keisuke Kubota and Manon Lavaud co-founded Musana Carts in

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(Musana means 'Sunlight' in her native language,

Runyakitara Runyakitara is a standardized language based on four closely related languages of western Uganda: * Nyoro or ''Runyoro'' * Kiga (Chiga) or ''Rukiga'' * Nkore or ''Runyankole'' * Tooro or ''Rutooro'' Jouni Filip Maho's 2009 New Updated Guthrie ...

). The company provides street vendors with solar-powered carts. The main market is Ugandan street food traders, who are about 80% women according to Bitature. The street carts are equipped with a battery backup and light, so they can be used at night. Musana Carts has a relationship with Kampala Capital City Authority and all carts are pre-registered to legally operate within the city. The company offers

microfinancing Microfinance is a category of financial services targeting individuals and small businesses who lack access to conventional banking and related services. Microfinance includes microcredit, the provision of small loans to poor clients; savings ...

services for those who cannot afford to buy a cart outright, as well as training on food processing and safety. Each carts costs about $400. Nataliey Bitature is the Chief of Staff of Protea Hotel Naguru, Skyz. Nataliey also co-founded two service businesses in

Kampala Kampala (, ) is the capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,680,000 and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division, and Ruba ...

Additional affiliations and memberships

Bitature is the director of Project 500K, which is a youth empowerment programme aimed at helping young Ugandans become entrepreneurs.

Awards and achievements

The

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named Bitature as one of the Top 5 African Innovators in 2016. Bitature was a top contender for a US $1 million prize in the Hultz prize competition. Nataliey was named among

in 2018. She also won a Young Achievers Award in 2018 for the Business category.

Personal life

Bitature holds both British and

citizenship.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bitature, Nataliey 1980s births Living people Hult International Business School alumni Alumni of Keele University Ugandan businesspeople British businesspeople