Investments to enhance your value Be it an organization that wishing to invest in its employees and helping them grow and thrive; or Be it an individual who wishes to invest in learning and acquiring new ideas and skills; helping people learn new ideas and acquire skills which will help manage their career and have a better work life is our passion. The ability to learn is one of the most precious gifts of life. Being open to learning, devoting time and resources is an investment which remains with a person for a lifetime. Encouraging learning and helping employees to gain new insights and skills is an investment for Businesses.  The same goes for the self motivated individual focused on continuously improving one self.  We believe that like any investment, investments made for learning must at least reap one of the following for the participants of the courses: Enhance the value of the input a person brings to the table Thereby increase the value of the person Enhance the quality of the work life It is these core principles that we adheres to in the process of designing and conducting courses. Our mission is to help participants get to the core truths of the subject matters covered in our courses. We enjoy designing bespoke training and development opportunities for our clients.  Stand out from the crowd.  Invest in acquiring knowledge and skills which will enhance your value and quality of your work life.

What’s it worth? In the field of finance, business valuation is widely regarded as more an art than a science. It is controversial, complex and requires a wide range of expertise and professional judgment to arrive at valuations that are defensible. Valuation products must be logical, understandable and be able to reflect the underlying fundamentals of a business to consistently support its value conclusions.  In addition to conducting a valuation exercise as triggered by transactions, raising debt, capital and regulatory requirements, we believe that it is imperative that business owners have a realistic and up-to-date understanding of their business value.   We believe that such an understanding helps the key decision makers of a business be smart about creating greater business value.  When the decision makers of a business know how much value they need to create to meet their objectives, it helps them determine where they need to concentrate their time and effort.    A business valuation can help you; Understand company strengths and weaknesses that affect business value and unlock hidden value Measure your progress and how your decisions impact the value of your business Move faster to take advantage of opportunities to sell or merge with a clear mindset Gauge what to offer for new shareholders in private placements Clearly understand at what price shares should be offered in a startup business or what price shares should be bough when planning to buy out a business partner Boost the confidence of financiers by helping them evaluate your business Protect your family if the unexpected happens by helping the family members understand the value of what’s been left behind, and depending on the circumstance make a decision between the alternatives of operating the business and potential sale or winding up of the business Determine your exit strategy and succession planning Our technical knowhow combined with our experience helps us understand specific factors driving the value of your business.   Our approach to valuation assignments is developed to involve you in the valuation process and help you obtain an understanding of the value of your business or assets under consideration of the valuation engagement.  

Unlocking Value Business planning itself will not guarantee the success of your business, instead it largely relies on the ability of your business to convert your plans into results. Running a successful business warrants solid planning and timely execution of strategic initiatives buoyed by an effective corporate finance function. Constant efforts to escalate your business into next level may trigger numerous corporate finance needs. The business strategy of your company may be to expand the business either by acquiring a suitable target or through organic growth. Conversely you may want to divest any of your non-core assets to allow you to focus on your core-business. How you address your corporate finance requirements to support the overall strategy would be the cornerstone of the success of your business and will dictate where will you be in years ahead.  The corporate finance requirements of your business may include; Identification of suitable targets and analysis Valuing the target business Business Planning Negotiation of the target Divestment Private Placement Transaction real estate Our experience in the corporate finance advisory enables us to provide independent, incisive and objective advice to navigate complex corporate finance needs of your business at every stage of a transaction. We offer integrated  corporate finance solutions and insights to maximize the value of your business. Our lead advisory capabilities include locating acquisition targets/ alliance partners best suited for your business; analyzing strategic options; assessing the target’s value; price negotiation and management of process through to completion of transaction.  

Dreams & ideas to numbers Understanding challenges and complexities of a proposed project and its operations is critical for the success of the project.  Once an idea is generated, may it be a proposed new project, expansion of an ongoing operation or the purchase of new assets, it is imperative that proposed idea and its envisaged operations be converted into numbers and the financial viability of the project is assessed. The success of a new project depends on how well, the project promoters understand the path ahead of a proposed project and the financial requirements required to face the challenges that lay ahead. Some of the challenges faced by project promoters in assessing the financial implications of proposed projects include: Determine the capital requirements Identifying initial working capital requirements Up to what levels the proposed operations could accommodate certain costs Evaluating the effects of funding alternatives on the profitability Break even analysis Robust financial models to carry out sensitivity and scenario analysis We specialize in assisting and conducting of Investment Appraisals and the preparation of Financial Feasibility Reports for our clients to be used as a tool for planning, as well as presenting the business case for equity investors, strategic partners and loan financiers.  We work closely with our clients in understanding their business case in order to convert it into numbers.  Even though we limit our responsibility to carrying out of financial feasibility of proposed projects,   we do not hesitate to ask the right questions and scrutinize the proposed case for investment.  We believe that such an approach would help expose bottlenecks to feasibility of a project so that we could work with our clients in identifying solutions to overcome the bottlenecks early on. 

Strategizing to execute Corporate Plans Strategy documents are the basic foundation of any company or any organization.  The objectives of the strategy documents is to get everyone in the organization to be on the same page so that everyone focuses their efforts and resources to achieve the priorities identified for their company  or their organization.   We believe that strategy documents are not merely ideas put on paper.  It involves participation, buy in and consensus building.  That’s why we believe that the process of developing a strategy documents is as important as the strategic document it self.  Our approach to developing a strategic plans involves working with all stakeholders responsible for the execution of the goals and priorities to be identified for the firm through the strategic planning process.  This approach is specifically adopted to tie up the strategies identified with measurements of success,  initiatives, time lines for delivery and people responsible for delivery so that the plan is actionable.  Business Plans Our approach to developing business plans narrows down to one action; which is asking our selves “ Will this document capture the attention of investors and will it win their approval for funding?”.   A business plan is not merely document to present a business case but also a document targeted at winning the confidence of financiers.  Thus, the need for strict scrutiny of the business case.  Cause even if we don’t, your financiers will. We will put your business under the microscope and challenge your assumptions.   We will work with you and lay out the facts of your business case; the problem, your solution, the market, how you will make your customers want it, how you will sell it and how you will keep ahead of your competition.  Then we will help you demonstrate how your plans will work out in numbers.  We understand that its all about getting the attention and winning the confidence.