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Strategic Advisory for SME Growth and Investment Readiness

Delivered strategic advisory and institutional development support to SMEs under the Rawafed+ project — strengthening leadership capacity, business model clarity, and investment readiness to enable sustainable growth.

Client: Expertise France – Rawafed+ Project  | Location: Tunisia

Business consultant and SME owner reviewing growth strategy documents and financial charts in a professional office setting

Challenge

  • SMEs lacked the institutional clarity and strategic frameworks needed to define credible growth pathways, strengthen organisational performance, and engage effectively with financial institutions

  • Limited business planning capabilities and weak leadership structures constrained their ability to scale operations and improve long-term competitiveness

  • Insufficient engagement with financing mechanisms — compounded by the absence of investment-ready documentation — prevented SMEs from accessing the capital required for sustainable growth

Diaax Response

  • Conducted strategic and organisational diagnostics to assess institutional performance, leadership capacity, growth potential, and operational challenges of each enterprise

  • Developed tailored business plans, growth strategies, and financing applications — translating strategic intent into actionable institutional roadmaps aligned with each SME's specific context

  • Provided advisory support to strengthen business models, organisational structures, and leadership decision-making frameworks, improving investment readiness and institutional credibility

  • Facilitated access to financing mechanisms and delivered post-financing advisory, stakeholder coordination, and performance monitoring to support sustained implementation

Impact

  • SMEs equipped with credible, actionable business and growth plans — improving strategic clarity, leadership alignment, and execution capability

  • Improved investment readiness and financing access across all supported enterprises, with strengthened engagement with financial institutions

  • Enhanced institutional competitiveness, sustainability, and long-term growth potential — with stronger strategic planning and financial management leadership embedded across the programme

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