Businesses
Businesses are the backbone of national economies, driving innovation, creating jobs, and generating essential goods and services. From small startups to multinational corporations, each contributes to economic resilience, regional development, and global trade.
Strong, capable businesses fuel economic growth and stability, advancing industries and fostering inclusive prosperity. Irrespective of size, businesses face multinational, face a range of complex challenges that consulting support can effectively address.
Some challenges faced by business in Africa include:
- Challenges identifying growth opportunities, scaling operations effectively, and planning for sustainable expansion;
- Maintaining cash flow, managing debt, optimizing costs, and accessing capital;
- Inadequate management systems and structures; inability to attract and retain competent staff;
Systemic waste due to inadequate procurement and operational management practices leading to low productivity; among many others.
Cognizant of these realities, ACLAIM works with Businesses by:
- Conducting Business Health Checks before guiding them in the development of innovative Strategic and Business Plans;
- Building robust Financial Management Systems to enable the businesses obtain and interpret financial information for decision-making and manage costs optimally to enhance profitability;
- Conducting Business Trainings covering various areas ranging from: managing people, managing money, business planning, succession planning, changing business models, customer service, marketing, etc;
- Providing Outsourced Board Services (Rent A Board) especially given the challenge faced in building strong boards; and
- Providing Outsourced Human Resource Management Services, or Outsourced Procurement Services to allow the businesses focus on their core business processes.
Please refer to the various ACLAIM Capabilities for the services offered to the Customer Segment and to ACLAIM Insights for some of our lessons and experiences.