Why Work With Us
SIX (6) THINGS THAT YOU CAN BENEFIT FROM, WHEN WORKING WITH US
Our team of business advisors was born out of our collective aspiration to serve individuals, start ups, MSME’s because each one of us belong to this community of MSME’s. WE HEAR YOU!! WE UNDERSTAND YOUR CHALLENGES AND NOW, WE ARE RESPONDING TO YOUR NEEDS!
| 1. | Our services may be offered on weekends, after hours and by appointment. |
| 2. | Accessibility to a team of experts , whose combination of skills you may not have in your organization e.g. certified internal auditors , management review specialists, implementation specialists, training officers, documentation specialists , program development , customer complaints, escalation and resolution systems. |
| 3. | We adopt a “Hire when you need” model. |
| 4. | Our team can act as an extension of your staff e for as long as you need usto be there- whether it is 1 day, one month or 1 year. There is no need for you to hire permanent staff to perform non routine activities. |
| 5. | We craft itemized, customized solutions to respond to YOUR individual business needs rather than offer you an off the shelf template work documents. |
| 6. | We do not make you commit to thousands of dollars for a long-term project and commit to hundreds of thousands of $. You can start with our basic package 4-5 days monthly or 1 day weekly. |
OUR SUCCESSES
Here’s a collection of projects that our team members have either individually or collectively AND successfully executed , for hundreds of MSME’s in the Caribbean region over a period of 15- 20 years
OUR STATEMENT OF CAPABILITY FOR SENIOR CONSULTANTS (10 years+ experience)
SPECIALIZED
- Implemented full cycle ISO 9001 in over 50 SME’s with 100 % success rate.
- Implemented ISO 22000.
- Implemented STOW TT requirements in over 100 SME’s with 100% success.
- Implemented knowledge management systems.
- Implemented business continuity management systems.
- Implemented management systems that enhanced the ability of SME’s to pre- qualify with large organizations/operators.
- Introduced numerous management models, management systems and approaches to MSME’s to reduce barriers to trade and improve their readiness to compete globally.
- Worked with regional Governments to establish Quality infrastructure and influence policy development.
- Translated government policies into public sector improvements.
- Prepared Clients for meeting Local Content Requirements in Guyana.
- Worked with several grant funding agencies for SME’s capacity building in the Caricom region including IDB,IADB, CEDA.
- Directed the building of internal competency frameworks.
- Developed competency frameworks – technical /non technical.
- Enhanced capability and capacity of SME’s to successfully respond to Request for Proposals/Tenders.
- Conduced hundreds of training sessions (certified and non certified) to build competence of individual and teams.
- Performed monitoring and evaluation exercises for grant funding reporting>
- Performed Technical Writing of internal manuals /procedures for internal processes.
- Worked with national Chambers of Commerce , Associations, Agencies, Institutes to contribute to development of frameworks for capacity building of MSME.
- Prepared MSME’s for client /regulatory audits.
- Established and Implemented Green and circular initiatives.
- Established supplier and contractor management frameworks.
- Created contract performance metrics to measure contract compliance.
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT OUR STATEMENT OF CAPABILITY FOR JUNIOR CONSULTANTS 5-10 years (working under the direction of senior consultants)
- Created and executed document management systems.
- Performed Internal Audits of individual tasks/processes/systems/standards.
- Implemented full cycle HR systems.
- Created Risk assessment plans.
- Developed Quality plans.
- Audited SToW TT requirements.
- Developed Testing and Inspection Plans.
- Developed quality plans.
- Acted as project managers for different scales of projects using Agile and SCRUM methodology.
- Identified, segregated and built Library of Processes.
- Developed HACCP plans.
- Conducted a gap analysis against standards /contracts for MSME’s to isolate gaps and recommend solutions.
- Create flowcharts and process maps for your activities.
- Conduct Root Causes analysis and accident investigation.
- Created project management plans for small medium and large projects.
- Conduct supplier /contractor audits for operators.
- Developed customer complaint /Dispute resolution process.
Minimum Engagement Duration:
1-5 days monthly can be consecutive or weekly.
Our Fee model:
Based on scope of work, level of effort, resources required, duration, intricacies of the project and based on whether your activity requires a junior or senior personnel.
Options:
ADVISORY /CONSULTING / IMPLEMENTATION SERVICES
- All our projects require a 10% commitment fee in advance.
- Hourly Rates: 120 US – 350 US or more per consultant, per hour depending on medium complexity of projects. This may differ after we have evaluated your needs.
- Project Based Fees Structure – We cost the project, set milestones, agree on resource allocation, deliverables, responsibilities and mutually agreeable terms and conditions of payment.
- Overdue payments will incur a fee of 5% compounded.
- Training – Dependent on whether it is examinable, certified, non certified, whether it has CPD’s, examinable, duration, certifying body etc.
SERVICE MATCHING GRID TO HELP YOU DETERMINE WHERE YOU NEED SUPPORT FROM US
We work with many other standards and models. The following is not exhaustive but intended to provide you with an overview of the more used standards against which we train, audit and consult, mentor and coach. Use the following to assess some of the models we use for business improvement. Determine which one or combination applies to you and reference it when you are contacting us.