Support

Targeted projects that complement our four core tracks — scoped in hours, days or a few weeks, priced at a fixed fee, and delivered with the same East Africa specialism. Use them stand-alone or alongside a lead-generation or in-market mandate.


Fixed fee

No open-ended retainers. You know the cost before we start.

Short cycles

Most projects close in days or a few weeks, not months.

Project-based

Each engagement has a defined scope and a written deliverable.

Market Intelligence

Sharper context before you commit.

Country snapshot report

5–7 working days

Fixed fee

A concise, decision-ready brief on a single East African market: market size, demand drivers, key buyers, competitive landscape, tariffs and channel structure for your product or service category.

Deliverables

  • 15–25 page PDF report
  • Top 10 buyers / channels long-list
  • Tariff & import-duty summary
  • 30-minute walkthrough call

Competitive landscape scan

7–10 working days

Fixed fee

A focused study of the active competitors and substitute providers in one country and category — pricing posture, route-to-market, local partners and recent wins.

Deliverables

  • Competitor matrix (8–15 players)
  • Pricing & positioning notes
  • Partner / channel mapping
  • Strategic implications memo

Regulatory & licensing map

1–2 weeks

Fixed fee

A practical map of the licences, registrations and sector regulators that apply to your product or financial service in a given East African market, with timelines and indicative costs.

Deliverables

  • Regulator-by-regulator brief
  • Licence pathway flowchart
  • Indicative cost & lead-time table
  • Local counsel shortlist

Partner & Counterparty Diligence

Know who you are signing with

Partner background check

3–5 working days

Fixed fee per entity

Structured due diligence on a prospective distributor, intermediary or counterparty — corporate filings, ownership, sanctions and adverse-media screening, plus local reputation checks.

Deliverables

  • Corporate & ownership profile
  • Sanctions / PEP / adverse-media screen
  • Local reputation interview notes
  • Red-flag summary & recommendation

Reference & site-visit verification

1–2 weeks

Fixed fee per entity

On-the-ground verification of a shortlisted partner: physical site visit, reference calls with their existing principals and clients, and a written assessment of operational readiness.

Deliverables

  • Photographed site-visit report
  • 3–5 reference call write-ups
  • Operational readiness scorecard
  • Go / no-go recommendation

Delegation & Engagement Support

We handle the logistics so you focus on the meeting.

Inbound delegation programme

2–3 weeks prep

Fixed fee per visit

End-to-end planning and on-the-ground hosting of a 2–5 day visit by your team to one East African market — curated meetings, transport, interpreters and briefing pack.

Deliverables

  • Tailored meeting schedule (8–15 meetings)
  • Pre-read briefing pack per meeting
  • Local logistics, transport, interpreter
  • Post-visit follow-up summary

Trade-show representation

Event-based

Fixed fee per event

We represent your firm at a regional trade show, banking forum or investor conference when you cannot attend — qualified booth conversations, scheduled meetings and a structured debrief.

Deliverables

  • On-stand or roaming representation
  • Pre-scheduled meeting calendar
  • Lead capture & qualification
  • Post-event report with next steps

Local interpreter & meeting facilitation

Per day

Fixed day rate

Bilingual facilitation for a single day of meetings in Nairobi, Kampala, Dar es Salaam, Kigali or Addis Ababa — cultural context, real-time interpretation where needed, and a meeting log.

Deliverables

  • Pre-meeting briefing
  • On-site facilitation & interpretation
  • Action-item meeting log

Sales & Marketing Enablement

Localised assets that actually land.

Pitch deck localisation

5–7 working days

Fixed fee

We adapt your existing sales or capital-raise deck for an East African audience — local proof points, comparable transactions, regulatory framing and language tightening.

Deliverables

  • Localised 15–25 slide deck
  • Speaker notes for key slides
  • One review round included

Proposal & RFP support

1–2 weeks per response

Fixed fee per proposal

Hands-on support drafting a competitive proposal or RFP response for an East African client or institution — structure, local references, pricing framing and compliance annexes.

Deliverables

  • Drafted proposal document
  • Pricing & commercial framing
  • Compliance & references annex

Targeted outreach sprint

3–4 weeks

Fixed fee per sprint

A short, contained outreach campaign to a defined list of 40–80 named decision-makers in one East African market — booked discovery calls and a clean handover pack.

Deliverables

  • Curated target list (40–80 contacts)
  • Sequenced outreach (email + calls)
  • Booked discovery meetings
  • Handover pack with notes

Need something not listed?

If your need is contained, defined and East-Africa specific, we will almost always quote a fixed fee. Send a one-paragraph brief and we will respond with scope, timeline and price within two working days.