SME digital transformation
Turning digital into a growth lever for SMEs: diagnosis, roadmap, tool selection and support through to real use.
Talk to usThe tools exist; what is missing is an approach suited to the SME's size and means
Many African SMEs have bought software, opened an online page or adopted mobile payment without their business really changing. Digital projects fail when they start from the tool rather than the need, or when no one supports the team after installation.
AfriCand starts from your business goals: selling more, managing better, accessing finance. We identify the few digital initiatives with the most impact, choose solutions within the company's reach and follow their adoption on the ground.
Our offer
Digital maturity diagnosis
Review of the company's processes, tools, data and skills.
Roadmap
Priorities, budget, timeline and expected gains for the next 12 to 24 months.
Solution selection
Sales and accounting management, mobile payment, online sales, customer relationship: comparison and selection.
Deployment support
Vendor management, team training and adoption tracking.
Access to funding
Identification of public programmes and financing available for SME digital projects.
Four steps, with deliverables at each stage
Diagnose
Understand the business, pain points and current digital level.
Prioritise
Select the initiatives with the best impact for the cost.
Deploy
Choose, install and configure solutions with vendors.
Embed
Train teams, measure results and adjust.
Who we work with
- Industrial, trading and service SMEs
- Family businesses getting structured
- Cooperatives and agricultural processors
- Public programmes and donors supporting SMEs
Fixed fee or mandate
Fixed fee for strategy work; for sourcing, a mandate with a fee at launch and a success fee.
Every engagement starts with a first call to scope your needs.
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