Services

Commercialisation and Enterprise

GPI offers a full range of commercialisation and enterprise development services from feasibility studies through research and development support to new business start-up, manufacturing processes and fundraising.

Commercialisation includes:

Enterprise (spin-offs, spin-out and start-up) includes:

Business Development Consultancy

Strategic Business Planning & Development: Internal & Environmental analysis, Strategy & Tactic development, Scenario Planning & Strategic Choice.

Operational Management: Review individual operations such as manufacturing, marketing, personnel, communications, administration, etc., identifying issues and making recommendations on improvements providing short-term expertise where gaps exist.

Competitive Communications: Evaluation of current internal and external communications, identify issues, assist in the development of effective marketing, PR strategies and messages

Project Management: Planning & managing operations, research projects and new product development is often a problem we can supply the expertise to ensure that these are cost & time effectively implemented.

Management Training: we provide training for executives and senior managers in a range of strategic, communications and operational disciplines.

Implementation: we also assist in the implementation process, ensuring focus is maintained, monitoring KPIs and initiating rapid response to changes with the environment.

Investment & Fund Raising

Many good technologies fail to be implemented because they cannot raise the required investment to either pursue an international licensing strategy or to support implementation of a joint venture or new project start-up. Many believe that this is a problem of lack of availability of finance but the real difficulty is the lack of good stories that will attract this finance. At GPI, we have access to a range of investors in local and international markets including enterprise support organisations with grant programmes international research and development funding, seed and equity financing and Venture Capital Funds.

We have considerable experience in raising finance and in preparing documentation and supports to attract this investment.

Outsourcing Design, Research & Technology Development

In today's competitive globalised environment many Western companies do not have the internal expertise and speed of development to innovate in response to globalised competition. Through our association with recognised world-class technology development organisations we can source and facilitate contractual R&D development, particularly in Ukraine and Russia and other countries of the CIS. The technological development capabilities in these countries are well recognised and this research capability can also be accessed, cost effectively by International companies.

Partnership Brokerage

GPI appreciates the value that partnerships can bring to project development particularly in international markets. We therefore support the development of joint ventures, partnerships, distribution agreements, dealerships etc, where we view it as relevant and appropriate. Through our international connections and networks we can identify relevant partners to either license, undertake joint development or for sales and distribution. We ensure their appropriateness and also support the development of appropriate contracts and agreements.

Project Management

At GPI we recognise the value of good project management and our team has a lot of experience in project management of infrastructure, research and business process.

Infrastructure: infrastructure particularly innovation infrastructure is a key element supporting the realisation of innovation. In GPI we have experience in the design and development operational methodology and management of a range of innovation infrastructures. These include

We bring a range of international expertise good practice to supporting the development of such institutions. In doing this we recognise the need to evaluate and develop a solution relevant local situation and culture so we work with local actors to develop an appropriate and relevant structure that will work within the local business environment.

Research & Development: Many researchers and research institutions while good at conceptualising and developing new products and ideas often they fail to correctly manage and plan the R&D process. We can help in this process supporting the research teams and technology transfer office.

Business Process: we support the business process from feasibility through business planning, resource and fund raising to implementation and development.

Technology & Materials Sourcing

GPI supports companies in identifying extant technologies and cost-effective materials and service offerings from within the CIS market. Ukraine and Belarus particularly are recognised as being "near shore" sources for outsourcing particularly in ICT and software development. What is not recognised by Western companies is the wealth of materials and technologies currently existing which can be acquired at very cost effective and competitive rates. Our presence and networks in international markets allow us to act as sourcing agent, validating capabilities guaranteeing production, negotiating prices and contracts and ensuring performance and delivery.