Our core practice

Traditional advisory services for businesses and institutions

Separate from its flagship programs (IRE-E, ECOCASH City Bénin, AGRI-IA...), ZOLA & ASSOCIÉS provides classic corporate advisory services — structuring, financing, project management, and governance — backed by the experience of its CEO, a UNESCO/EQA Certified Evaluator and former World Bank-funded Senior SME Expert.

SME/SMI structuring

Incorporation, legal formalization, and organizational structuring for SMEs/SMIs, from early-stage businesses to growing groups.

Entrepreneurship & business creation

Support for project developers, from initial idea through to the effective creation of the business.

Investment advisory

Project structuring, profitability analysis, and support for investment decisions, for project developers and investors alike.

Financing search

Sourcing financing for development programs and projects, as well as for private and public companies, from funders, banks, and investment funds.

Project and program management

Operational management of projects and programs, from planning through execution, on behalf of institutions and businesses.

Project monitoring & evaluation

Monitoring and evaluation frameworks to measure the impact and performance of projects and programs during execution.

Training & capacity building

Training programs in management, finance, and taxation, designed to durably strengthen leadership teams.

Mergers & combinations

Support for mergers, business combinations, and corporate restructuring operations.

Corporate governance

Establishing and structuring governance bodies, compliance, and management best practices.

Evaluation & institutional quality

Evaluation of programs and institutional frameworks, backed by the CEO's UNESCO/EQA Certified Evaluator credential.

Private sector development strategy

Private sector development strategy advisory, informed by experience as a Senior SME Expert on World Bank-funded programs.