Dickson Mushabe is the Founder and CEO of Hostalite.
Dr Maggie Kigozi Graces Dickson Mushabe’s 31 Keys Book Launch
Margaret Blick Kigozi, commonly known as Maggie Kigozi graced Mr. Dickson Mushabe’s 31 Keys to restart your business Book. 28th July 2022 was a special day for Mr. Dickson Mushabe and his family. 7 years ago, Dickson wrote his first book, I am not sorry for my mistakes and it turned out to be a best seller. In quick succession, […]
KIU Final Year Student Saved from Missing Exam, Gets Support From Dolphin Funds
A final year student from Kampala International University (KIU) is among the many Ugandans who have been positively transformed by Airtel’s Uganda Needs More campaign that was launched at the start of March 2022. The student was able to get financial support through a crowdfunding website founded by Dickson Mushabe. The website is a community-driven platform that […]
Global Investment Forum Appoints Ugandan International Partner
Dickson Mushabe appointed as International Partner of WBAF Dickson Mushabe, Chief Executive Officer Hostalite, has been appointed as International Partner for Uganda by the World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF), a global platform that provides funding opportunities to entrepreneurs and businesses. The appointment means Mr. Mushabe will now represent Uganda at the Grand Assembly of […]
Shared hosting tips in Uganda
Hostalite is a hosting provider and a software development company in Uganda, a rapidly digitizing company in Africa. As the country is going online by leaps and bounds, hosting and website builder businesses emerge and thrive. To understand this process better, we met with Dickson Mushabe, the CEO and founder of Hostalite, to talk about […]
What if it doesn’t work out? Today, I want to address the fear factor
Some time I said I would revert and talk about this topic. Today, I want to address the fear factor that stops many people from realizing their dreams. I meet many people who are highly employed; that is, they have high ranking jobs in many admired companies and institutions that thousands are dying to be […]
Give your website a face
In Kampala today, it is very easy to find a client who needs a website. You can do a pitch and in less than an hour you have all the deal in your hands. But this was not the case before. It is the NGOs that promoted the use of websites in Uganda and that […]
Graduate: Start attracting Big Clients
IF YOU WANT TO ATTRACT BIG CLIENTS, APPEAR BIG AND PROFESSIONAL. I was invited to speak at the Elevate conference where I shared my startup journey. After my presentation one gentleman asked me a question.“Thank you for this enlightening motivation, my name is … and I do Welding and Metal Fabrication on a small scale.How […]
The smaller the Business the more reason for you to market it
I always use Saturday afternoons to reflect on my life, Business A.O.B, I call it “NRS- Nothing Really Serious” because i don’t expect action points as i allow my mind to meander through various things. Today i remembered one very important day in my business life and i felt I should share the experience. I […]
I lost three years and money because of poor planning and excitement
Three years ago, we interviewed four University graduates for a certain job at Hostalite. I honestly wasn’t impressed because three of them failed the practical/ hands on tests.My mind went racing and quickly got an idea to start a training center that would equip such graduates and many more with practical I.T and business skills. […]
My money is just a click away
What you need to know: Easy dime. With just a laptop computer, Dickson Mushabe started an online company, a business in which he just presses a button and he earns. He shares his journey with Patrick Wabuteya. My journey as an entrepreneur started immediately after my Senior Six at Mengo Senior School in 2000. While […]
Finding success even after failure
Before he started Hostalite Ltd, which is now a successful web hosting company, Dickson Mushabe was a struggling entrepreneur. In his maiden book, titled I am Not Sorry For My Mistakes, Mushabe describes the challenges he encountered while starting his businesses and how determination and perseverance propelled him to where he is today. He describes how […]
Dickson Mushabe, Web hosting
After completing university, Mushabe, 34, ventured into web hosting as a reseller and started Hostalite Ltd with one client who paid Shs 120,000. He says he started web hosting because of the desire to have repetitive income because clients must renew their domains annually. After one year, he rebranded and embarked on vigorous advertising and […]