functional support

ceo & management
As businesses undergo growth and change, CEO's must understand how to produce best results and build a trusted, responsible executive team. Our approach is to bring our experience alongside the CEO, helping them understand the best way to develop such a team and deliver working rhythms that achieve desired results. Clear and simple governance and decision-making processes expedite the everyday decisions a CEO needs to make. We help new CEOs understand the heart of their role and enable them in handling typical challenges. For more experienced boards and CEOs, we provide a fresh set of eyes and an objective sounding board.

marketing
Most businesses have marketing challenges and need to deliver results with wise use of your marketing budget, effective campaigns and reliable execution. Marketing can range from getting the most out of simple tactical execution, sales planning and incentivising customer sales, to full brand identity development and multi-media advertising. We support your marketing efforts through use of proven methods and research, including the following services:

  • data analysis and market segmentation.
  • understanding market drivers, customer insights and competitive dynamics.
  • identifying and assessing growth opportunities.
  • building business portfolios.
  • developing customer propositions and marketing campaigns.
  • implement marketing plans.

Additionally, we can help you build the capability and skills of your marketing team through our teaching and coaching programs, already successfully run in over 40 countries.

finance
We undertake continuous and one-off financial consultancy work for a wide range of clients, from small family run business to large corporations, on both micro and macro economic issues. With continuous finance support we assist in structuring finance departments and implementing basic management tools such as profit and loss sheets, balance sheets, cash flow and debt collection procedures and management reporting. Our ad hoc consultancy projects range from margin improvements through effective working capital management, resource allocation, and debt restructuring. We also undertake in-depth investigations into new product, or market launches with the provision of more comprehensive modeling solutions.

human resources
In support of your business, we provide a comprehensive range of Human Resource services.

  • Interim Executive Management placement.
  • Create corporate incentive schemes.
  • Recruitment of Senior Executives and Non-Executive Directors at Board level.
  • Company restructuring.
  • Grading of existing HR systems.
  • Talent and performance management.
  • Develop HR policies and procedures.
  • HR systems advice.

legal
From our experience running and advising companies though development and change, we help you navigate your way through the legal and regulatory issues that come with growth. Through our network we can advise on the ins and outs of local Labour Law requirements related to operational decision making and applicable to your situation. Our key areas of focus include operational risk auditing, compliance and regulatory reviews, company formation, review and advice on commercial and operational contract agreements. All our services can be incorporated with your local legal partners. We have a lot of experience across diversified legal jurisdictions.

operations
We can help deliver efficiency, cost effectiveness and value through improving all aspects of your businesses operations. We work with your management team to get underneath the daily activities of the business, taking into account the views and opinions of the people who matter. Our practical approach, based on our years of experience across a wide variety of business disciplines, enables us to deliver significant change and improvement aligned to the expectations of the owner, investors and management team. We further leverage expertise in our trusted partners who bring depth and geographic reach. Our support services and advice cover:

  • operational reviews and audits with straight forward usable reports
  • process mapping.
  • systems architecture.
  • project management.
  • cost reviews and identification of appropriate efficiency metrics.
  • development of Key Performance Indicator’s.