Business Consulting The need for business consulting is driven by the proliferation of small to medium sized companies throughout Africa. Throughout the 1990's the waive of privatization had a great impact on development in Africa. Through the 90's, the African governments privatized companies thus creating a vibrant middle market. The pathway out of poverty for developing nations is the development of the private sector (World Bank). In developing countries, private enterprise is far and away the largest source of employment and investment and a significant source of government revenue (World Bank). The AiC's role is to provide strategic consulting services aimed at developing SME's. Our services include the following; Identifying Financing/Investors: The AiC maintains strong relations with various international financial institutions. The company offers guidance towards understanding how to negotiate and obtain trade, project, debt and equity finance as well as guarantees and insurance from International Financial Institutions (IFIs) to successfully support corporate investments in new and expanding markets. IFIs are divided into three categories: Multilateral Development Banks (MDB), and Private Sector institutions (commercial banks, institutional investors, private debt and equity funds, and capital markets). Clients may select from the services listed below. Fast track to project financing Client needs assessment and presentation Customized analyses and monitoring of MDB sales opportunities Guidance during bid process Consortium-building Client representation to IFIs Mobilization of competitive financing to support investments and sales Intelligence on new industry and country investment funds