Giraffe Consulting International

Giraffe Consulting International (GCI) is a consultancy firm specialising in increasing the internationalisation and improving the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Our team comprises highly qualified professionals, with extensive international experience gained in senior consultancy, business management (SMEs & multinationals), Development Agencies & Government Institutions. We deliver international projects and training to SMEs in Europe, North and South America, Asia and the Middle East in close co-operation with donor agencies, SME development agencies and trade support organisations. We specialise in: ■ Capacity building within SME development agencies and trade support organisations ■ Managing business development programmes to develop internationally competitive SMEs ■ Delivering export training courses internationally Our consultants and associates are used to managing individual short-term and long-term projects, in addition to managing donor agency and multilateral funded projects on behalf of clients including: ■ The European Union ■ CBI (Centre for Imports from Developing Countries) ■ DFID (UK Department for International Development) ■ EBRD(European Bank for Reconstruction and Development) ■ OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) ■ GIZ (Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit) ■ International Government Institutions ■ National / Regional Development Agencies ■ SMEs and multinationals GCI also co-manages international projects with a series of partners, and as a policy we are keen to collaborate and operate in consortium with selected partners where a combination of our experience increases the prospects of winning contracts, to our mutual advantage.