SME financial capability at scale

Developing standardized financial management systems for systematic SME transformation

🔬 Pilot Program Underway | Accepting Partners for 2025 Deployment

Currently validating methodology with select PE portfolio companies. Building systematic approach to SME financial transformation based on €4 billion distressed portfolio management experience.

PE portfolio in active pilot
€4B portfolio management foundation
Methodology validation in progress

The market development challenge

Understanding the systemic barriers that prevent SME development programs from achieving sustainable market transformation.

The systemic gap in Greece

37% loan rejection rate versus 18% EU average

The cause isn't lack of viable businesses - it's absence of financial management capabilities that demonstrate creditworthiness. Traditional technical assistance treats symptoms through one-off interventions. Market development requires systematic capability deployment across entire SME segments.

The absorption problem

Only 52.5% of EU funds reach Greek SMEs

The bottleneck isn't capital availability but implementation capacity - the ability to deploy standardized methodologies that create sustainable financial discipline at scale.

The sustainability failure

Programs show minimal long-term impact

Technical assistance programs report initial success but show minimal long-term impact. Once consultants leave and training ends, SMEs revert to previous practices within months. The problem isn't knowledge transfer but the absence of operational systems that function independent of individual capability.

Why SMEs fail to access capital

The real problem isn't viability - it's visibility

When financial institutions reject 37% of Greek SME loan applications and investors pass on viable businesses, they're not questioning the fundamental business model. They're unable to assess risk and opportunity because the financial information provided is inadequate for professional evaluation.

What financial institutions and investors actually need

  • • Monthly management accounts for credit decisions
  • • 13-week cash flow forecasts for liquidity assessment
  • • Reliable KPI tracking for performance evaluation
  • • Variance explanations for risk assessment
  • • Board-quality reporting for investment decisions

What SMEs actually have

  • • Annual tax accounts prepared months late
  • • Excel sheets with manual errors
  • • No forward visibility beyond next month
  • • Owner intuition instead of data
  • • Accountant who does compliance, not management reporting

The transformation gap

Traditional technical assistance tries to teach SME owners financial management. But SME owners need to run their businesses, not become financial analysts. They need financial operations that run automatically, not training they won't use. This is why individual interventions fail and markets remain unchanged.

The solution: Expert financial operations delivery

Not training. Not consulting. Hands-on financial operations.

SMEs need the same financial operations that large corporations have - we deliver them directly, without the overhead of full-time CFOs or complex software implementations.

When SMEs have institutional-grade financial operations: Banks get the reports they require. Owners get visibility to make decisions. Investors get confidence to provide capital. The market development barrier dissolves.

Standardized financial operations systems deployment

Standardized deployment

Consistent methodologies across SME cohorts ensure quality and scalability

Operational financial systems running automatically

Operational systems

Automated financial operations that run independent of individual capability

Long-term partnership in financial operations

Long-term partnership

Ongoing financial operations management - we stay with companies to run their financial operations continuously

Current status & partnership opportunities

What we're building

Drawing from €4 billion in distressed portfolio management experience, we're codifying patterns of financial failure and recovery into deployable systems.

Pilot program progress

  • Phase 1: Methodology design complete
  • Phase 2: Implementation with portfolio of 6 companies (in progress)
  • Phase 3: Impact validation (Q4 2025)
  • Phase 4: Scale-ready program (Q1 2026)

Partnership opportunities

We're seeking forward-thinking development institutions to:

  • • Co-design scaled deployment programs
  • • Define impact measurement frameworks
  • • Pilot with additional SME cohorts
  • • Shape methodology for sector-specific needs

Why partner during development

Shape the solution

Influence methodology development to align with your strategic priorities and impact objectives.

Proven team, new application

Managing Partner brings €4B distressed portfolio experience. Now applying institutional discipline to growth SMEs.

Ground floor opportunity

Participate in creating the standard for Greek SME financial transformation.

Expected impact at scale

For individual SMEs

  • • Monthly financial close by day 5
  • • Board-ready reporting packages
  • • 13-week cash visibility
  • • Lending success rate improvement

For market development

  • • Systematic capability building
  • • Standardized financial language
  • • Improved bank-SME dialogue
  • • Enhanced EU fund absorption

For economic growth

  • • Increased SME lending volumes
  • • Higher business survival rates
  • • Employment preservation
  • • Export readiness improvement

Implementation capacity

Why we succeed where others struggle

Portfolio management DNA

€4 billion in distressed asset management taught us what breaks in SME financial management and how to fix it systematically.

Standardized yet flexible

Core modules remain consistent while adapting to sector specifics - manufacturing, retail, services, technology.

Technology-enabled scale

Modern tools enable simultaneous deployment across multiple companies without compromising quality.

Local market fluency

Deep understanding of Greek business culture, regulatory environment, and banking relationships ensures practical implementation.

Partnership framework

Co-design approach

We work with development institutions to align program objectives with national development priorities and EU strategic goals.

Transparent impact measurement

  • • Pre-intervention baseline assessment
  • • Monthly progress tracking
  • • Post-program impact evaluation
  • • Long-term sustainability monitoring

Knowledge transfer

Building local capacity through documented methodologies, train-the-trainer programs, and open-source tools.

Frequently asked questions

Join us in building SME financial capabilities

We're documenting and standardizing what works. Partner with us to transform individual success into systematic market development.

Current stage

Methodology designed from €4B portfolio experience

🔄

Validating with PE portfolio (4 companies)

📅

Results documentation Q2 2025

🎯

Scale deployment Q3 2025

The opportunity

"We're not another consultancy promising transformation. We're building the systematic approach to SME financial capability based on proven distressed portfolio patterns. Join us in creating market capabilities, not just individual interventions."