Our Business Development Services (BDS) team supports our clients to manage their businesses profitably and sustainably. We believe that financing without providing technical support, cannot achieve sustainability of micro, small and medium enterprises. Thus we work together with our clients to enhance their performance and productivity through client driven business development services.
Institutional Capacity Building
FIPA seeks to develop leadership abilities, strengthen governance,management capacities of our clients and client institutions. Capacity building covers support in strategic planning, reporting systems, monitoring and evaluation, target indicator development, dissemination of bestpractices to improve efficiency and effectiveness. The organization employs a number of approaches to achieve the entity’s capacity building goals such as technical assistance, structured training, advisory services and exchange study programs.
Consulting Services
the team provides more specialized and technical services to help in solving the most critical strategy and operational challenges facing businesses across all sectors. The scope of consultancy covers research and surveys, feasibility studies and business planning, strategic planning, value chain analysis and development, concept note and proposal development, impact assessment and agricultural management
Market Research and Product Development
FIPA considers market and product research as antecedents to new product development and reviews, which is critical to understanding the business environment and appreciating the opportunities, challenges and risks that clients and potential clients face, with an aim of creating mitigation solutions. Research also helps to identify customers’ needs as well as gaps left by existing players in the market. This process informs the development of appropriate products that will deliver total satisfaction to the customers.