Business Consultants

Who are we?

Dateline International specializes in trade experts and business consultants. It is a company that was established in 1991 by a team of experienced professionals with diverse educational training. The Company has expertise in marketing, international trade, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), corporate management and strategy, management training and business counseling.

Mission

The mission of the Company is to provide competitive and practical advice to enterprises, business organizations, public institutions, non-government organizations and individuals in matters relating to trading, business prospects and opportunities, marketing and management.

A. Business to Business & Government to Business match making

i) Linking up buyers and sellers, investors and manufacturers through contact information and organizing inwards and outwards trade missions.

ii) Events managements; fairs and exhibitions, conferences and market and product promotional activities.

iii) Arrange and facilitate business to government and business to business meetings.

iv) Organize business and academic visits and tours

B. Business Alert

i) Frequent updates on the state of business environment in Kenya and East Africa.

ii) Trends in regional trade.

iii) Sector business opportunities.

iv) Current major events and activities in Kenya and the region

v) Trade support to foreign Embassies and Consulates-acts as external trade advisor to commercial consular, attaches and missions.

C. Marketing activities and Business promotion.

i) Market intelligence, new product and market environment.

ii) Trade information and business opportunities.

iii) Product and market representation in the region.

D. Consultancy services

i) Feasibility studies, market surveys business plans, reports etc.

ii) Management consultancy and training.

iii) Trade negotiations Business advisory services.

Experience

Over the last 15 years, Dateline International has conducted several feasibility studies, business consultations, provided business consultant and management training services, and also conducted one to one business consulting to many commercial, industrial businesses, non governmental organizations and individual investors. Our business consultants focus on helping enterprises understand and cope with the realities of business dynamics arising from multilateral trading system, and be able to benefit from opportunities derived therein. For example, enterprises need to understand how initiatives such as World Trade Organization , the East African Customs Union, COMESA and many other bilateral trading agreements will affect their businesses.

Capacity

The capacity acquired over the years enables us to effectively and efficiently provide the following services:-

Trading advice.

1. The Company offers advice and prepares researched briefs on global, regional and national economic issues that might affect business and how to deal with the trigger effects.

2. Provide advice on market intelligence, trading practices, marketing patterns and access, business opportunities and contacts to investors in the region.

3. Assist Companies acquire competitive edge through information on benchmarking and value chain analysis for cost containment and profitability.

Business advice

1. Management audit and analysis, corporate strategy, job evaluation, marketing and sales management.

2. Carry out business plans, feasibility studies and negotiate on behave of the client.

3. Carry out bidding and provide business information to clients.

Training and business counseling

Dateline has a strong capacity in import/export training, trade facilitation and negotiations and the World Trade Organization agreements, the East African Customs Union, and other trading arrangements. It has also expertise and experience in working with Micro and Small and Medium Enterprises in identifying training needs, designing tailor made training programs, make follow-ups and in providing other support services, such as business counseling and business clinics.

Capacity building

Training enterprises and their employees is an important aspect of capacity building. Organizations and enterprises require strengthening so that they can effect fully provide services to their members. This would take the form of re-organization, strengthening operational procedures, staff training, preparation of strategic and operational plans and programmes as well as implementation support. This is a core service provided by Dateline International Consultants.

Product and Market development

Organizations striving to grow and strengthen their capacities to deliver goods and services would always be looking for opportunities to increase the demand for what they offer. Dateline International works with such organizations to creatively modify existing products or design new ones to expand demand. In addition the Company identifies or develops markets for existing and new products.

Business Promotion

Dateline International assists businesses wishing to increase their sales through organizing events, exhibitions and trade shows that would enable participating enterprises make new contacts and sales.

Other Business Development Services(BDS)

These include:-

• Business information.

• Business consultant services.

• Proposals and business plans.

• General advisory Services.

Networking

The Company works in collaboration with international, regional and national organizations in implementing programmes and providing support to its clients. It also works in various sectors such as trade, urban development (local authorities), Agriculture, services infrastructure, and poverty eradication.These national organizations are a major example of other Kenyan-based business consultants that can provide additional help to people who want to set up their own businesses, trade and invest in Kenya.

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