Sub-Saharan Consulting Group (SSCG) Corporate Profile 2014

CORPORATE PROFILE
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February 2014
@2014 SSCG Copyright The information contained herein is of a general nature and subject to change. Applicability of the information to specific situations should be
determined through consultation with our advisers. For more information visit www.s-scg.com or contact us at info@s-scg.com

Content
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1. About SSCG
2. Core Values
3. African Market: Opportunities and Issues
4. Our Line of Business and Industries of Focus
5. Our Services
6. Our Strategic Approaches
7. What Makes Us Different?
8. Corporate Citizenship

Driving Growth through Innovation

About SSCG
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SSCG at a glance
• A global network of management and advisory firms.
• Provide innovative and market beating solutions,
insights, enterprise growth solutions, advisory and
consultancy services.
• Support organisations and individuals seeking to
explore and engage in business activities in Africa.
• We have built a strong footprint across Sub-Saharan
Africa.
• We have built and sustained our reputation as the best
firm to work with by ensuring that our people, our
clients and our communities achieve their full potential.
• We operate as a global integrated firm, with one
methodology across all our geographical areas. We
have structured our business to ensure and enable us
to mobilize our people quickly, and allocate them to
projects in the right place, at the right time.

Core Values
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Our values define who we are, what we do, stand for and help
create a sense of shared identity. They are our fundamental
core beliefs that drive our behaviour and operations:
• Profit: Maximise return for clients and shareholders,
while being mindful of our overall responsibilities.
• People: Create an exciting workplace, where people
are inspired to be the best they can be and become
solutions innovators
• Partners: Nurturing a winning network of partners
and building mutual loyalty
• Social: Become a responsible global citizen that
makes a difference in the community, for SMEs and
entrepreneurs
• Productivity: Be a highly effective, lean, innovative
and fast-moving organisation

1. Market & Industries
Providing you with world class support and solutions, helping you to
bridge operations, industry analytics and consumer data

AFRICA: A continent of both vast opportunities and
significant risks for entrepreneurs, corporations and
investors.
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- High international commodity prices
- Shift in global economy and investors
- Progressive discovery of resources.
- Underserved market
- Emerging consumers/middle class
- Sustainable economic growth (GDP)
- Disruptive technologies and innovation
- Labour market
- Increase inward FDIs and remittances
- Market /industry competitiveness
- Increase in spending capabilities
- Increase in consumer specification
- Development opportunities
Opportunities
Source: World Bank, 2013

AFRICA: A continent of both vast opportunities and
significant risks for entrepreneurs, corporations and
investors. Cont.
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- Globalisation and geopolitics
- Regulatory, fiscal and protectionism policies
- Politicisation
- Poor governance and leadership
- Economic volatility
- Disruptive innovation and technologies
- Safety and security
- Environmental accountability and CSR
- Increase in stakeholders expectations
- Growing population
- High unemployment
- Infrastructure gaps - Inadequate infrastructure
- High operation costs
- Corruption
- Cash-based economies
Issues

Our Line of Business
and Industries of Focus
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Energy, Oil and Gas
Telecoms, Media and
Technology (TMT)
Financial Sector
Retail and Consumer
Services
Public Sector
Agriculture
Industrial Products
Our industry expertise provides many benefits to our clients’ lines of
business, which include:

2. Our Services
Providing you with world class support and solutions, helping you to
bridge operations, knowledge and big data gaps

Research
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SSCG provides due diligence and research assistance to
enable clients to mitigate risks, improve performance, and
create value.
• Market investigation
• Due diligence.
• Consumer and market insights
• Big data
• Impact assessment
• Analysis
Our services can help clients:
• Gain market analytics and better clarity.
• Make informed decision making.
• Optimize your business processes and linkages.
• Navigate market complexities and mitigate risks.
• Develop competitiveness business model.
• Evaluate progress: conduct feasibility study, mid-
term reviews and impact assessment.
• Evaluate performance and allocate resources
efficiently.
• Invest ethically and consciously.

Advisory
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SSCG assists clients in achieving effective growth, compliance
and managing risks, while helping to control costs and
increase returns.
• Trade and investment
• Strategy and growth
• Operations
• Risk management
• Service development
• Market growth and client development
• Business turn around
• Change and succession management
Our tailored advisory services can help clients:
• Develop growth strategies.
• Enter new markets and de-risks operations.
• Increase performance and productivity.
• Restructure operations to support continuity and growth.
• Manage projects effectively to increase impact.
• Develop resilient and inclusive businesses.
• Invest sustainably and increase return
• Allocate resources and assets efficiently

Consulting
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SSCG assists clients in providing enterprise growth and
improvement solutions by delivering quality, independent
and tailored advise.
• Policy reform
• Strategy and growth
• Operations optimization
• Risks
• Service and client development
• Change and restructuring
• Talent and knowledge management
Our focused services can support clients:
• Enhance trade and investment
• Develop growth strategies
• Improve operation and services
• Manage risks and supply chains
• Enhance market and client development
• Strengthen knowledge management
• Foster enterprise development
• Manage talent and mobility
• Plan, execute and manage projects

Energy, Oil & Gas
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We provide independent Oil and Gas management services
designed to assess the reliability of information prepared by
our clients and support investors, creditors, NOCs, IOCs,
governments and other stakeholders, with their operation,
and compliance ,with Africa specific statutory and regulatory
requirements in minds:
• Sustainability management
• Economic planning
• Upstream projects management
• Operations, HSE and risks
• Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
• Resource management

3. Our Strategic Approaches
Setting the pace in a dynamic competitive global economy to drive
growth, innovation and entrepreneurship

Our Strategic Plan
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SSCG business model is designed to ensure that we create
value, improve our distinctive capabilities, sources of value
and play to our strengths while working across the business
value chain. We are committed to growth in the activities of
promoting innovation, entrepreneurship, investment flow and
capacity building in emerging economies. We have set out a
series of milestones by which our progress can be tracked.
These milestones mark our aspirations, strategy, plans and
intended progress over the next years to come.
We have a passion for challenging thinking, continuous
improvement, excellence and particularly value people, the
environment and integrity. We are working to become a
simpler and more standardised business, with a clear focus
on what we do best in our distinctive capabilities which
include enterprise management training, operation support
and consulting. We blend international expertise with local
understanding to build a stronger, more sustainable and more
profitable future for enterprises. By aligning with commercial,
political and environmental realities, we transform ideas into
measurable commercial businesses and deliver results.
We strive to become global leader in providing fresh market
insights, enterprise capacity building, business solutions and
support services to public and private organisations, SMEs
and entrepreneurs in emerging economies such as Africa.
We operate as a
global integrated
firm, with one
methodology across
all our geographical
areas. We have
structured our
business to ensure
and enable us to
mobilize our people
quickly, and allocate
them to projects in
the right place, at
the right time.

Thinking and Acting
Strategically
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Strategy is about looking ahead and planning for a better
future and minimise uncertainty. We work side by side with
our clients helping them to create a better future for their
businesses and optimize operations.
We help clients to sharpen their ambition grounded firmly in
the realities of the marketplace, the capabilities of their
businesses and goals. We understand that strategies stands or
falls on execution in many businesses, that’s why our
internationally experienced professionals focuses at delivering
executable strategies, genuine impact and insights to clients
right across multiple sectors.
We help our clients tackle diverse challenges and forward
planning:
• Establish and define your business future.
• Clarify the nature of your future business, opportunities and
problems.
• Devise the right strategic plans about those problems.
• Develop executable solutions to those problems and foster
growth.

Driving Growth and
Investment
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The continuing success of FDIs and flow of remittances into
emerging and developing economies reflects the on-going
growth of the markets. We understand that good investment
requires deep understanding of the market characteristics.
Through our business network and extensive experience
developed over the years, we can provide you with the best
possible options and help you to understand this market
comprehensively.
SSCG work to facilitate and revolutionise the way businesses
and investors invest in developing market. Help you to
maximise profits and returns. We offer networking
opportunities, support and independent advice to companies,
investors and Diaspora seeking to invest or expand in African
market.
We provide independent advice on how best to identify
investment opportunities, allocate financial assets across all
asset classes. We can help you identify and access top
performing asset managers in each asset class.
Our extensive network of experienced sector and location
professionals will provide with market information, location
guidance and practical help getting your organisation
operation up and running. Further support you to enhance
your operation, grow and access export markets from your
base.
Our investment advisory service is independent, highly
professional and aligned to current market and client’s needs.
Stimulating market
development,
economic growth
prosperity and
Social Responsible
Investment (SRI)

Project
Management
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Helping you to develop top notch project
concepts and high standards business plans,
allocate resources efficiently and execute plans
effectively to increase results.
Our ability to challenge assumptions and manage projects effectively
continues to win us clients after clients, from multinational blue chips to
public sector organisations.
We believe that the next generation of project management calls for a
genuine partnership between provider and clients which addresses both
efficiency and effectiveness. A partnership that focuses not just on the
acquisition of talent but on its planning, engagement, development and
retention. A partnership that offers measurable increases in productivity,
clarity and project performance.

Operation, Growth
and Risks
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Consumer demand is expanding along with the middle class
in developing markets, as is the competition and business
climate. These factors make it critical to have precision when
it comes to operating in this market, from developing the right
products and services, message and package to launching in
the right channels, to providing the right support, to optimising
post sales.
The economic slowdown in the developed world is forcing
companies to modify their business models or create new
ones. In addition, the rise of new technology-based and low-
cost rivals is threatening incumbents, reshaping industries,
and redistributing profits. Indeed, the ways by which
companies create and capture value through their business
models is undergoing a radical transformation worldwide.
At SSCG, we believe that understanding market constraints,
creativity and innovation play an important role in establishing
required operation plans for your business and allocation
required resources to foster sustainable growth. The pressure
to crack open markets in developing countries, particularly
those at the middle and bottom of the pyramid, is driving a
surge in business-model innovation.
We help clients to capture new
market opportunities, de-risk
operation and overcome growth
challenges to enhance
productivity
We work closely with our clients in
redesigning their business models
giving better competitive edge,
mitigate risks and improved
business performance. Our
innovative business solutions can
help create space for change and
drive your business growth. We
deploy great minds to constantly
refine ways to produce and deliver
services that meet market
demand and customer needs.

4. Value Proposition
What set us apart and makes us a unique business partner to work
with
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What makes us a unique business partner
to work with?
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• Our pool of professionals possesses extensive and multi sector experience have been
engaged to deliver services to organisations in developing markets over a period of time.
These have reinforced our understanding and strengthen our networks in the regions we
have worked in. This makes us a unique partner to work with in this market as we
understand what it means to work locally, possess extensive understanding of local market
insights, business environment and culture.
• We blend international and local experience developed over the years working in these
markets. We have conducted comprehensive reviews of research, management and policy
analysis for various clients, which demonstrate our experience working in diverse sectors.
• Our global professionals have supported multi-sectors clients reviewing and
developing industry policies and growth strategies, which have reinforced our understanding
of local content laws and market regulatory requirements. With this extensive know how, we
will help your organisation comply and work effectively.
• We work collaboratively with top international institutions conducting top end research and
gathering insights, thus we have access to viable fresh market analytics, data and high
calibre talents that would help in driving your organisation growth by applying new
innovative solutions.
• We tailor our experience and expertise to deliver real-world solutions focused on
delivering significant business growth. Based on our understanding of local knowledge and
business environment, we know how to work in this market and we tailor our approach to
meet your needs locally

5. Corporate Citizenship
How we work to improve communities and empower the youth to
make a better future, promote Inclusive businesses, SMEs growth,
entrepreneurship and Social Responsible Investment (SRI)

Corporate Citizenship
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Our global corporate citizenship is anchored in our mission
and what we do. We believe that corporate social
responsibilities is fundamentally in the enlightened self-
interest of global corporations such as SSCG since our
growth, prosperity and sustainability is dependent on the
state of the global political, economic, environmental and
social landscape of markets we work in.
Our strategy to promote entrepreneurship, SMEs
sustainable development and social investment ensures
that we strive to be the leading capacity building and
corporate service provider organisation in the industry,
world-class advisor, good corporate citizen and a great
business partner.
We are committed to the principles of social and economic
sustainability in the Africa. To promote this, we focus on four points:
• Recognise and integrate non-financial considerations,
approaches, risks and opportunities.
• Place importance on developing strategies to address SMEs and
entrepreneurship growth that aligns us with global solutions.
• We educate organisations and individuals on how to develop
skills, workforce and expertise to foster sustainable economic
development, alleviate poverty and create jobs.
• We promote effective leadership to enhance sustainable SMEs
local supply chains and competitiveness development.

Contact Us
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For further information or to discuss your organisation tailored
needs, contact our advisory team at:
E: Info@s-scg.com
W: www.s-scg.com
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