Inventure Investment Group (hereinafter “InVenture”) and Metropole Rise Consulting (hereinafter “MRC”) announced the launch of a strategic partnership to provide comprehensive financial consulting services for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in Ukraine. Combining international experience and high standards of MRC in the provision of a wide range of management, financial and investment consulting services and InVenture’s many years of expertise in attracting investments, selling assets and supporting mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions in Ukraine, the parties intend to actively cooperate to promote effective and qualitative development of small and medium-sized businesses.
Among the main challenges facing the vast majority of SME managers are the following factors:
• Limited access to financial resources and difficulty in choosing the best financial products and instruments for their business needs;
• High costs, including energy costs, taxes/fees/fees, competition from larger market participants, interaction with administrative resources;
• Difficulties in building and systematizing an effective enterprise management structure, incl. and because of the “staff shortage” and low financial training of personnel;
• Limited access to new technologies.
At the same time, according to the World Bank, for more than half of the enterprises in the SME segment, the main aspect that hinders the overcoming of these factors is the non-compliance of the enterprise’s documentation with certain regulations of financial institutions, the lack of management accounting and analytics, and the lack of managerial experience of management.
Today, managers and owners of SMEs in Ukraine, being actively involved in the operational management of their business, realize the value of engaging professional independent consultants in order to systematize business processes, as well as develop and implement effective development strategies.
Metropole Rise Consulting offers a range of products and solutions aimed at improving the financial performance of clients and opening up new promising niches and opportunities for them. As part of the partnership with InVenture Investment Group, when providing services to clients, the parties will rely not only on the existing international expertise in the provision of management consulting services and their wide network of contacts, but also on partnerships with private investment funds, family offices, and financial institutions.
“Our corporate philosophy assumes an individual, so-called “bespoke” approach to each client. We are convinced that with the appropriate motivation of the owners and managers of client enterprises, our efforts will be directed not only to improving operational performance, but also to creating completely new opportunities and niches,” said Roman Kantarovsky, Managing Partner of the Ukrainian branch of Metropole Rise Consulting. “Companies and organizations around the world are constantly looking at ways to improve their financial planning, accounting and capitalization mechanisms in an effort to achieve better market responsiveness and flexibility. And Ukrainian entrepreneurs are no exception. It’s no secret that in our time, the rapid pace of emerging change is affecting different industries in different ways. The partnership between MRC and InVenture will allow us to offer our customers more options for specific applications.”
“The main task of the owner of the enterprise at the stage of business growth is to delegate his powers. And, unfortunately, very often, the spontaneous redistribution of responsibilities among employees often leads to a deterioration in financial results. Along with this, the owner, mired in the operational management of the company, often forgets about the strategy, doing “fire fighting”. This leads to the fact that the enterprise does not develop, the staff turnover increases, partners and counterparties go one by one to competitors, and as a result, the loss of reputation, money and the potential to grow into a large system business,” comments Alexey, Managing Partner of InVenture Investment Group Oleinikov. “The range of services and solutions for SME owners, which will be provided as part of our cooperation with Metropole Rise Consulting, will allow clients to take a breakthrough step in the development of their enterprise, systematize and streamline operations and overcome the current crisis. World practice shows that management consulting with the involvement of independent consultants allows you to take an unbiased look at the business, clearly identify strengths and weaknesses and develop the right strategy for improving the efficiency and growth of the company. And our investment experience in various fields of activity will allow us to implement the best practices in accordance with the specifics of the client’s business.”
International experience shows that the development and construction of high-quality financial and management accounting, systematization of business processes and strategic planning provide access to capital for sustainable business growth.
About Inventure Investment Group
InVenture Investment Group is a reliable and honest partner in the private equity and venture capital market. The company is engaged in attracting financing for investment projects, selling companies from various sectors of the economy, searching and selecting assets for investment, as well as building and implementing an investment strategy and private wealth management. In its work, the team uses a professional, systematic, technological approach and is aimed at increasing capital in the interests of the company’s clients.
About Metropole Rise Consulting Ltd.
Metropole Rise Consulting are trusted consultants for organizations in the private and public sector. We help our clients achieve immediate results by bringing deep expertise, a driven business culture, a broad range of services and solutions, and added value to achieve mission-critical goals. With offices in Washington DC (USA), Berlin (Germany), Kyiv (Ukraine), Moscow (RF), Tel Aviv (Israel), Nairobi (Kenya) and Tashkent (Uzbekistan), we work as a single integrated team in all geographic regions around the world. Our function is simple – to provide guidance that will enable our client to make real progress. At Metropole Rise Consulting, we accompany you on your way to the top.