Service Providers

Steinbeis Consulting Impact Investing accompanies private and public impact investors from market assessment, identification and evaluation of target companies in Sub-Saharan Africa to negotiation of investment or financing terms and long-term post-investment support with twenty years of expertise and an experienced team on both continents.

Corruption is a huge challenge for business in Africa. Many businessmen face “invitations” for bribes in various forms – from petty “speed money” to grande corruption.

ICC Austria supports companies to do “clean” business in Africa – to avoid corruption and make successful and profitable deals – without paying bribes.

ICC Austria’s “Commercial Approach to Anti-Corruption” focuses on showing the presently corrupt, that higher income and profits can be gained – at reduced risk – by avoiding corruption – as the main cost of corruption is not the bribes paid, but the long-term consequences of wrong decisions (e.g. nonfunctioning projects)

To be successful you have to go “beyond compliance”. You have to convince the presently corrupt, that most will be better off without it. These mind-set changes rely on strengthening the egoism of the presently corrupt.

We are focused on German SMEs/Start-ups who are in Africa or are interested to get into the African market.

We offer them innovation and funding support, how they can get up to 85% non-refundable grants for their innovative and market-oriented R&D project ideas for new products, technologies, and services.

There is also the possibility to do joint projects with research institutes/universities, and they also get a share of their own funding within the cooperation project.

Africa is the continent of our future and opportunities, through its rapidly growing and increasingly better informed youths.

Our Claim: Innovation. Technology. Jobs.

We are a pan-African market advisory firm headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, from where we coordinate projects across the continent. We cover the continent with additional fully-owned offices in Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa.

The Special Initiative on Training and Job Creation offers comprehensive advice, contacts and financial support through its implementing organisations to overcome investment barriers. The Special Initiative’s development objective is to team up with companies to create up to 100,000 jobs and 30,000 apprenticeships and to improve working conditions in its partner countries

Promotional Programmes for Foreign Projects and Investments helping to shape development is an opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises. Not all SMEs are the same. That’s why there are government programs for established and also for young companies – in Germany, Europe and in developing countries and emerging markets.

The Business Network Africa connects actors in foreign trade promotion with development cooperation organisations. Small and medium-sized enterprises receive a bundled offer of advice and support for market entry in Africa.

Market data, potential sectors, SWOT analyses and expert opinions – Gtai country and sector profiles provide an overview of Africa’s diverse markets.

The Business Scouts provide German, European and local companies with low-threshold access to German development cooperation: they advise on funding, financing and cooperation opportunities and network companies with potential business partners. With their regional expertise, the Business Scouts provide information on the framework conditions for economic engagement in developing and emerging countries and identify market potential.

The IHK Network Office Africa (INA) strengthens German foreign trade promotion in Africa. Within this framework, we support companies in opening up African markets by providing free initial advice on support options for doing business in Africa.
In close cooperation with the Chambers of Industry and Commerce (IHKs) in Germany and the Chambers of Commerce and Delegations Abroad (AHKs) in Africa, we provide advice on market entry and potential sectors, put people in touch with each other or provide information on events and funding opportunities.

At SusTec Institute, we are focused on disruptive technologies that can help to reach the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Our International Board of Experts evaluate technical ideas from individuals, start-ups, organizations, projects, and businesses. Whenever our experts see potential, we offer support, which can be financial, administrative, consultative, or any other kind of help needed.

Boreal Light GmbH is a Berlin based company specialized on renewable energy solution for water treatment facilities. The company designs and manufactures affordable solar water desalination systems for off-grid communities around the globe. Systems manufactured by Boreal Light are capable of delivering high quality hygiene drinking, irrigation, fish farm and sanitation water from any kind of high saline and polluted water resources.

Off-Grid Water Alliance (OGWA) as a globally acting business entity, showcases, supports and promotes solutions tackling water access challenges for rural and poor-urban communities. The alliance, creates the basis of introducing the technology basket to the communities in need, as well as policy makers, and developers.

Everything about trade fair under one roof. We represent and enhance the interests of exhibitors, organisers, service companies and visitors on the national and international market. We combine and enhance the strengths of the German trade fair industry and provide you with different trade fair information and services on our platform. More than 25 trade fairs in Africa.

Only a stable network can be the basis for long-term developments. We benefit from our many years of developing relationships with companies and associations for all of our activities.

Only a stable network can be the basis for long-term developments. We benefit from our many years of developing relationships with companies and associations for all of our activities

Sharing knowledge -connecting knowledge
For over 20 years, we have been developing international projects for training and continuing education, which we provide jointly with our local partners. The bbw Group is now active in 30 countries on four continents. Our objective is a high level of process and result quality.

Enactus is active in 37 countries worldwide and is one of the largest global student organisations with almost 72,000 students. Enactus offers national as well as international exchange on projects, start-ups, further education and professional development.

PHINEO. The nonprofit analysis and consulting company. We help nonprofit organizations to better reach their goals. As a think tank, consultancy and social organization, we work to ensure that societal engagement truly achieves impact. We are committed to ensuring that every hour of work and every euro is spent for the best possible outcome.

Since 1958, the Maschinenring has been a community that exchanges experience, shares machinery and supports and protects itself in emergency situations. In Africa, the association supports farmers with experts in setting up machinery rings.

Africa Green Corporation indentifies promising niches and develop investment projects in various sectors of activity of the green economy.

Platinum Partners is an independent corporate finance advisory company. Our clients consist of wealthy families and large medium-sized companies and their shareholders. For more information please contact Karl-Michael-Krüger, at Platinum Partners GmbH.

GOLDBECK SOLAR is an international company specialising in the turnkey construction of industrial, commercial and large-scale photovoltaic systems on open spaces or roofs. The range of services covers the entire value chain from project development to construction, operation and maintenance of the plant and targeted project financing.

Our goal is to improve health care in Africa. Health care for rural regions, training of medical staff and prevention of diseases are focal points of AMREF Germany’s activities. From Africa for Africa! The cooperation with local partner organisations is a special concern for us.

We promote local business development with entrepreneurial and managemental knowledge and provide sustainable support on all continents. In order to provide optimal support, we have developed a consulting system with clear support criteria that also takes into account the social impact.