Consulting Group for Development (CGD)

                    Turning Ideas into Advantages

Background:

CGD has been founded as a group of professionals and consortium expatriates synergized to respond for demand-driven business consulting services and won competitive calls for consulting services since 2004. CGD launched unique business development services and provided excellent consulting services in capacity building, institutional building, business development solutions; delivered marketing strategies, business plans, value and supply chains development, cluster development approaches and SMEs competitiveness initiatives, banking training, financial assessment and business evaluation, assessing feasibilities for microfinance facilitation, NGOs development, etc. We served diverse clients: small business, community based organizations, ministries, public service providers, small cooperatives and poor’s in the underserved areas.

We have long experiences with projects funded and implemented by: USAID, World Bank, Private Sectors, DFID, The British Council, Academic Institutions, UN organizations, US and Palestinian Small Businesses, Industry Zone (KIZ/KOZ), Banking Institutions, microfinance, Consulting firms, Ministries of social affairs, ministry of finance, ministry of labor, ministry of education, ministry of health, etc. We work in partnership with stakeholders in government, the private sector and NGOs and citizens groups. Much of this work receives support from the international development agencies. We combine innovation and creativity with a totally reliable pair of hands that is trusted to deliver the largest technical collaboration projects.

End Results:

1.      Providing competitive fast-moving business development services.

2.      Creating high profile of trusted and high quality standard of consulting services development.

3.      Positioning the Group to be the first choice in the field.

4.      Contributing to sustainable development and business opportunities for all stakeholders.

5.      Establishing a resource of talented professional bank and resource center for consulting business best practices.

6.      Networking with key donors and winning contracts in technical cooperation/assistance, project design and deliveries in MENA region.

Vision:

CGD is working to provide high quality business development opportunities and deliver effective advisory services to ultimately create competitive advantage and sustain human prosperity and development for all stakeholders.

Mission:

CGD is synergizing our diverse professionals and high expertise teamwork to deliver consulting services in business development, capacity building, health management, social safety nets, training design and deliveries, research and surveying, needs assessment, human capital development, institutional building, HRM, TQM, customer care management, client relationship management, marketing strategies and promotional plan, business plan, feasibility studies and prefeasibility studies, financial analysis and control, accounting management, costing and price strategy, economic development program, business incubation system, grant management, non-governmental organization development, proposal writing and fund raising strategies, budgeting technique and applications, monitoring and evaluation, impact assessment studies, image building, public relation campaigns, networking and advocacy programs, public administration, information technology and telecommunication, sales management, industry development, SMEs development, hospital administration and strategic health management systems.

We partner with clients in all sectors and regions to identify their highest-value opportunities, address their most critical challenges, and transform their businesses.

Our customized approach combines deep insight into the dynamics of companies and markets with close collaboration at all levels of the client organization. This ensures that our clients achieve sustainable competitive advantage, build more capable organizations, and secure lasting results. We seek to be agents of change—for our clients, our people, and society broadly. We are committed to:

• Creating competitive advantage through unique solutions
• Building capabilities and mobilizing organizations
• Driving sustainable impact
• Providing unparalleled opportunities for personal growth
• Succeeding together with passion and trust As the Partner of choice to transform business and society.

Social responsibility:

·                     Client-centered and respect high confidentiality.

·                     Advocated to lift poor from poverty and empowering entrepreneurship culture.

·                     Providing equal opportunities services for all.

·                     Contributing to the civic development and advancing human capital growth.

·                     Disseminating and sharing information and best practices in the consulting services industry.

·                     Encouraging research and development in all fields.

Long Term Goals:

·                     Developing civic organizations to deliver high quality services in the filed of humanitarian actions, social, health, education, women, child and others.

·                     Strengthening the competitiveness of the SMEs and industry associations to do better business and creating more business opportunity for the poor and women.

·                     Contributing to build better governance in the public sector services and building systematic approach within public service institutions and capacity building.

·                     Advancing talented human capital to sustain competitive in the market place and lifetime learning experiences.

Objectives and Stakeholders:

NGOs

·                     Synergies and networking

·                     Capacity building and public relation and project management guides

·                     Financial and accounting procedures

·                     Management system and organization development

·                     Monitoring and evaluation systems

Private Sector Development:

·                     Access to market

·                     Access to know-how

·                     Access to finance

·                     Quality improvement and certification

Public Sector Services

·                     Good governance

·                     Accountability and financial transparencies

·                     Public administration

·                     Train-the-Trainer

Human Capital

·                     Recruiting and maintaining talented graduates

·                     Advancing personal and professional competencies

·                     Research and development 

·                     Professional certification

For further information, please contact:

Sufian Bahri, Director-General

Jawal: 972-599-562029

CGDEVE@hotmail.com

www.cgdeve.com; www.cgdeve.org; www.cgdeve.info; www.cgdeve.net (Under Construction)

Address:

63-290 Building-Ground Floor,

Tareq BenZiad St., Al Naser St Junction

Rimal, Gaza Strip-Palestinian Territories