SMEs
SME owners
Growth has stalled, or everything runs through you. We help fix how the business is run.
Strategy. Innovation. Growth.
Boutique advisory · LagosWho we work with
Senior advice for the people who decide.
We work across sectors. What our clients share is a decision that matters and a team that has to carry it out.
Startups
Startup and scale-up founders
Senior growth and product advice without a full-time hire.
Corporates
Corporates and technology companies
Clear choices on new markets and products, and a roadmap your team can execute.
Public sector
Public institutions
Strategy that works across government, business and partners.
What we offer
Ways to work with us.
Each starts with the real problem and ends with a plan your team can carry out. Fees are agreed after a discovery call.
Corporates · Tech · Public sector
Strategy & Growth Sprint
Too many options, or a new market or product to decide on.
You leave withA decision memo on where to focus, and a roadmap with owners and milestones.
Book a discovery call →SMEs · Owner-managed
Operations & Management Review
Growth has stalled, or every decision runs through the founder.
You leave withA clear operating model, with roles, decision rights and routines, plus a 90-day plan.
Book a discovery call →Startups · Scale-ups
Startup & SME Growth Advisory
You need a repeatable growth motion, product focus or investor readiness.
You leave withSenior advice on a monthly retainer, without a full-time hire.
Book a discovery call →Corporates · Development partners · Public sector
Partnership & Ecosystem Strategy
You need partners across sectors, but it isn't clear who or how.
You leave withA partner map and a clear model for how the partnership runs.
Book a discovery call →Need something else? Tell us what you're trying to decide →
How we think
Four rules for every engagement.
Good strategy is only useful if your team can carry it out.
Start with the real problem.
The brief is rarely the whole problem. We test it before we solve it.
Strategy that can be executed.
Every recommendation comes with an owner and a date.
Evidence over opinion.
Your numbers, your customers and your team's experience, not our assumptions.
Leave the client able to act.
We hand over the plan and the routines to run it without us.
The founder
Led by Chinyelu Akpa, who brings more than 15 years of designing and running programmes that help businesses, funders and governments make informed decisions.Chinyelu Akpa, Founder & Principal Consultant Read more →
Need a programme run, not just designed?Programmes are delivered through Stravant Labs, a CnZ Consulting company.
Visit Stravant Labs ↗Tell us what you're trying to decide.
A 30-minute discovery call is free.