Key fields of expertise:

Improving Business Enabling Environments: (1) developing and facilitating multi-stakeholder sector platforms; (2) supporting public/private institutions and such as business support organizations; sector associations and Governmental institutions at national, regional and local levels with sustainable service development for SME´s with focus on exports; institutional strengthening; training and coaching; (3) contributing to export friendly policies and regulations for SME´s; (4) contribution to export country/sector image in target markets.

Internationalisation of SME’s: export development and promotion; building strategic alliances between exporting companies, clustering; advising and training on company and sector levels on market intelligence; export marketing, business planning, partner search and matchmaking.

Integrated value chain development expertise with focus on export potential of sectors including wooden furniture; agro (fresh fruits and vegetables; processed food) products; wine; garments; tourism; cocoa.

Group Facilitation and moderation of sector – related processes and sessions with focus on Sector Export Marketing Planning.

Strongly developed analytical skills for programme identification and formulation involving multi-stakeholders; strong developed sense for political and intercultural sensitivity.

Programme and project management skills through vast experience with project implementation, specifically integrated programmes and managing sector experts

Regional Economic Development: policies and practice; experiences at policy development levels as well as implementation of regional policies and building enabling environments.

27 years experience with development and implementation of EU and other donor programmes in emerging markets and transition countries in the field of export promotion and institutional development, such as CBI; EIB; AL-Invest (Latin America); PHARE (eastern Europe); TACIS (CIS countries); ENPI (EU Neighbourhood Programmes);.

Programme and Projects identification, formulation, implementation and monitoring; Programme Cycle Management; LFA’s; Result Based Management; ToR’s; TAP;s

Europe-wide networking with Business Support Organisations such as Chambers of Commerce and Industry; Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) Sector Associations; Financing Organisations; Donor Organisations; NGO’s.