My first, very cheap, ukulele intonated very badly.
A youtube video suggested sliding a bit of wire from something like a paper clip between the strings and the fingerboard, up against the nut, to create a sort of artificial "zero fret". Thereby, shortening the scale length of the instrument by a very small amount. It worked a treat and is still in place 4 years later!
To be fair, I have now bought a couple of better ukes, but I keep the original one to loan out in teaching situations, and if it sounds bad in the hands of another player, at least I know not to blame the intonation!
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