PSFU is Uganda’s Apex body for the private sector. It is made up of 157 business associations, corporate bodies and the major public sector agencies that support private sector growth.

Since its founding in 1995, PSFU has served as a focal point for private sector advocacy as well as capacity building and continues to sustain a positive dialogue with Government on behalf of the private sector.

Right from its inception PSFU has been Government’s implementation partner for several projects and programmes aimed at strengthening the private sector as an engine of economic growth. Such programmes include; the implementation of the Business Uganda Development Scheme (BUDS), the BUDS-Energy for Rural Transformation (ERT) programme and advising government on positive policy reforms.

PSFU also manages a World Bank funded project; the Second Private Sector Competitiveness Project (PSCP II) on behalf of Government to support improvement of competitiveness within the Uganda private sector.

PSFU is also managing a Business Uganda Development Scheme (BUDS) supported by the UK Department for International Development (DFID) under the Northern Uganda Post Conflict Recovery and Development Program (NUPRDP). The 13 million British Sterling Pounds Grant Scheme is intended to support business improvement, value addition and job creation in the greater North and parts of Eastern and North-Western Uganda.