KOLEGI NISTO OD OVA< DRUG NACIN SE IZBRA

PointPro Consulting has been engaged  to conduct a Customer Satisfaction Survey for Futura 2/2 - Advertising and Marketing.

If you are their client, the link of the Survey has been sent to you by e-mail.

KOLEGI NISTO OD OVA< DRUG NACIN SE IZBRA

PointPro Consulting has been engaged  to conduct a Customer Satisfaction Survey for Futura 2/2 - Advertising and Marketing.

If you are their client, the link of the Survey has been sent to you by e-mail.

Client: USAID's Macedonia Competitiveness Project (USAID/MCP)

PointPro consulting is directly involved in the first i.e. pilot phase of the Financial Platform project of USAID/MCP.

PointPro Consulting has worked closesly with several companies enabling accesss to finance with a goal to systematicaly identify access to finance issues, bottleneks and sustainable solutions for corporate financing, while also summarizing the evolving opportunities for the financial services demand and supply (businesses and banks/financial institutions).

The USAID/MCP is being implemented the Financial Platform with the following goals:

• Accelerate the business and project finance in Macedonia by identifying and addressing current market constraints and imperfections,
• Demonstrate how to prevail over those barriers throughout a targeted work on a relevant project pipeline and matching it against the sources of finance available both on domestic and international markets.
• Disseminate the identified issues, best practices and lessons to the broader business audience, financial providers and finance facilitators in order to substantially support the sustainable access to finance in Macedonia.

Period: January – March 2008

Client: Gradski Apteki, Skopje

PointPro Consulting was contracted for providing consulting services for the pharmacy retail chain for development of a Strategy and Business Plan for Gradski Apteki - Skopje.

Consulting assignment of PointPro Consulting included three components:

• Assessment of the past performance and identification of the internal and external effects influencing the overall business performance;

• Development of Turn Around Strategy and

• Business Plan for improvement of the business performance;

• Organizational restructuring,

• Policies for Human Resource Management;

• Development of appropriate Information Communication Technology and processes;

• Development of marketing and financial plans on mid term basis;

• Risk analysis and risk management.

Client: USAID's AgBiz Program

Period: January 2008 – ongoing

The PointPro Consulting team has been involved in several project assessments providing services such as: Environmental Due Diligence (EDD) and Pollution Prevention Assessment (PPA) for three wineries – Fonko, Kartal and Popova Kula, as well as assessments for business expansion projects for "Vilamet", Kriva Palanka and "Popova Kula" Winery, Demir Kapija for grant contribution by AgBiz in the project proposals.

AgBiz increases economic growth in Macedonia through expanded and environmentally sustainable production and sales of value-added agricultural products. The program is preparing Macedonia for accession to the European Union by enabling local producers and processors to compete regionally and globally. It is accomplishing this task by educating the producers about new markets, facilitating market linkages and value-added exports, and improving management and operations practices. The program promotes greater linkages in the following ways:

• Fast-Track Transactions Identification

• Value Chain Competitiveness Enhancement Opportunity and Constraints Identification

• Support Program Development and Implementation

• Policy and Institutional Reforms

• Financing Secured for Customers

Client: Group of Finance and Investments S.A (GOFI), Skopje

Period: October - December 2007

The assignment of PointPro Consulting included

• Assessment of the past performance and identification of the internal and external effects influencing the overall business performance;

• Assessment of the Macedonian publishing market;

• Development of Turn around management Strategy and business plan for enhacement of the business performance on short to mid term basis.

• Development of a marketing strategy and tools for enhanced implementation and realization of the marketing operations;

• Development of financial plan on mid term basis.  

Client: United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Carana Corporation

Period: August – November 2007

PointPro Consulting has been engaged to conduct research and analysis of macroeconomic indicators and growth potential of opportunity areas for the  USAID's Competitiveness Project in Macedonia, implemented by Carana Corporation.  The research and analysis of the Macedonian sectors were used as background material for the Strategy Planning Roundtable of The Competitiveness Project, while the assignment included

• Assessment of Macedonian industry potential to quantify necessary interventions and investments in order to satisfy existing or potential demand, achieve measurable growth in FDI, industry-wide revenues, value accretion, and employment generation; 

• Direct contacts and interviews conducted with relevant Macedonia entities, especially with anchor/leading companies;

• Development of a final assessment report and work plan utilized on the Strtategic Planning Roundtable of the Competitiveness Project.

Client: IFC Private Enterprise Partnership of Southeast Europe (PEP-SE) Facility
Period: Feb - May, 2006

PointPro Consulting has conducted research of the supply chain management in Macedonia recycling sector and prepared an assessment of the sector size, type of recycling materials, characteristics, potential, gaps and areas of further improvements. The scope of the analysis has encompassed in the period between 2004 – 2006 year.

Client: Nova Holding , Macedonia
Period: May-June, 2007

Assessment of the past performance and identification of causes for poor financial performance of the wheat flour milling operation in Demir Kapija, Macedonia. Development of TAM strategy and business plan for improving the business performance on the short to mid term basis

Client: IFC managed PEP-SE Recycling Linkages Program
Period: March – May, 2006

Key participation in the preparation of the Assessment of the Recycling Industry in Macedonia for the IFC managed PEP-SE (Private Enterprise Partnership for Southeast Europe) Program. The study has analyzed: recycled materials, volumes, trends, markets and operating practices of Macedonia collectors and processors of scrap materials. Opportunities for growth, and internal practices and systems enhancement were identified in the study as well.

Client: Nova Holding, Macedonia
Period: May-June, 2007

Preparation of a comprehensive business plan for the establishment of a start-up bio-diesel production plant in Macedonia. Market analysis of feedstock supply terms, bio-diesel selling terms and prices. Projection of pro-forma financial statements and development of financial spreadsheet model. Calculation of the likely ROI using the DCF technique.

Client: IFC managed Regional Recycling Linkages Program and Macedonian Association for Secondary Raw Materials (ZMSS)
Period: May-June, 2007

Preparation of a targeted feasibility study for the potential and financial/economic viability of a likely investment in a lead battery recycling investment project in Macedonia. The study examines the lead battery scrap generation potential in Macedonia, technology options, market analysis, and a comprehensive financial analysis with a purpose to demonstrate to the ZMSS membership the return on the investment, and major risks associated with the project implementation.