INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SERVICES

• INTERNATIONAL TRADE SERVICES
• LAW SERVICES
• BUSINESS STRATEGY
• ECONAMIC SERVICES
• FINANCIAL SERVICES
• MANAGEMENT & STRATEGY

INTERNATIONAL TRADE SERVICES
2ETW Consulting Services has trade experts and associates with wide experience in trade law and trade policy. They advise on tariffs, subsidies, technical barriers to trade, services, dumping, quarantine, customs valuation, dispute settlement and the environment. They are experts in the WTO and regional and bilateral free trade agreements.

• Trade Policy
• Training in Trade Policy
• Business Strategies
• Trade Policy

2ETW Consulting Services advise clients on prospective developments in international trade, government impediments to business and how to deal with governments. Consultants have analysed the impact on global trade of trade barriers.

• Standards and Technical Regulations
  

2ETW Consulting Services have analysed WTO rules and barriers relating to technical standards and regulation and their impact on trade. Consultants have advised world companies, industry groups and government officials from developing countries. 

• Services

2ETW Consulting Services consultants are expert in provisions on services in WTO and free trade agreements and have advised companies and industry groups on liberalisation of services in education, finance and other service industries.

LAW SERVICES
2ETW Consulting Services draws upon the resources of more than 15 practice areas. These practices provide a wide range of services to meet the many and varied needs of multinational corporations, private companies and individuals, and business enterprises of all kinds. In each of our specialties, our attorneys are highly regarded practitioners; many of whom have achieved national and international recognition. Our partners frequently form collaborative legal teams across practice areas to serve our clients in an integrated and interdisciplinary manner.

• Antitrust and Trade Regulation
• Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Bank and Institutional Finance
• Employment Law
• Environment
• Emerging Markets
• Energy
• Hotel & Tourism
• Insurance/Reinsurance Litigation and Arbitration
• International Trade
• Litigation 
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Transport
• Utility services
• Water 

BUSINESS STRATEGY
Successful companies define strategic objectives and implement action plans. We help our clients succeed in uncertain and rapidly changing business environments: generating growth, creating value, and enhancing shareholder wealth. 2ETW Consulting Services’s approach to strategy formulation is built on a solid understanding of the economic fundamentals of our clients’ business and industry. We are one of the few firms capable of applying leading-edge analysis to strategy formulation. We challenge our clients to develop new insights by examining standard assumptions, questioning traditional concepts, and assessing competitors’ responses. Execution is as important as designing a sound strategy. We assist clients in implementation by setting priorities and focusing resources accordingly, and by aligning operations with strategy. Capital Investments

• Cost-Reduction Programs
• Investment Opportunities
• Market Research
• Pricing Strategies
• Risk Management
• Turnaround Strategy
• Valuations
• Survey Design

ECONAMIC SERVICES
2ETW Consulting Services is able to offer tailored consultancy services for clients on a wide variety of topics, drawing on its own highly professional staff. Areas of particular expertise include: 

• Product market forecasting - detailed projections for client product sales and prices, identifying and quantifying the main business drivers from our global macro and industrial forecasts.
• Scenario analysis - quantifying key risks and sensitivities for the global economy, and the implications for client businesses. 
• Economic impact studies - looking at economic prospects at a local level, or analysing the implications of policy and investment decisions on different regions.
• Regional analysis - looking at economic prospects at a local level, or analysing the implications of policy and investment decisions on different regions. 
• Model building - Developing systems for forecasting and policy analysis at a macro, sectoral and regional level, including training for clients in using and developing the models themselves. 
• Outsourced economics resource - Providing consultancy services to a number of organisations as an 'out-sourced' economics resource. This work involves, for example, providing regular reports for senior executives in the client organisations; preparing forecasts and alternative scenarios as inputs to strategic planning; answering queries from our main points of contact in these organisations and being available for other members of those organisations to seek data and guidance; and being proactive in proposing areas of research to be undertaken.

Our actions include:

• decision support and advice on business strategy: definition of strategies, products, prices, activities and markets; forward-looking analysis of the business and competitive environments; 
• sector trends and forecasts; 
• assistance in elaborating, defining and assessing public policies; 
• advice on economic regulations for both companies and public authorities. 

FINANCIAL SERVICES
Since our founding we have assisted many companies overcome a variety of financial challenges by offering our services on either an interim or project basis which ever is most effective for our clients.
Interim basis – Many companies find themselves overwhelmed by the day to day effort to stay current. We provide the “muscle” to make it happen within budget no matter how long it takes.
Project basis – In an effort to remain competitive some companies find themselves tackling issues that tax their current level of financial expertise. We provide the “brains” to assist a company face these rarely encountered challenges without any need to disrupt the current organization. 
Based on our previous assignments and our consultant’s expertise we have organized ourselves to respond to the following types of issues:

1. Financial Planning and Reporting:

• Design Financial Planning and Reporting Processes
• Internal Audit

2. Operating Management

• Manage Working Capital
• Improve Treasury Management

3. Financial / Risk Management

• Resolve Capital Market Issues
• Optimize Foreign Exchange/Interest Rate Risks
• Review Proposed Acquisitions or Divestitures
• Assess Business Values
• Upgrade Financial Systems



MANAGEMENT AND STRATEGY

• Programme and project management

Prospectus works closely with clients to create program and project disciplines which match the organisational culture, i.e. how things get done in the client organisation. Successful change programs are managed through effective program and project planning that avoids the creation of unnecessary loops and allows people to get on with the job of implementation.

• Feasibility studies

2ETW Consulting Services has substantial experience in conducting feasibility studies, assessing the viability of new centres or businesses and identifying the focus and priorities of new entities, their governance structures and operating costs.

• Strategy Development

Typically, 2ETW Consulting Services works with clients to enable them to answer three questions:
Where should we go and why?
- Future Direction
How do we get there and when?
- Route Map
How can we make it all happen?
- Organise for change

• Governance & organizations structures

Corporate governance and organisational structure are the critical enablers in putting strategy to work. A clearly defined business model with specific design criteria allows an organisation to focus effort in the right areas and delivers competitive advantage. 2ETW Consulting Services assists clients to review the performance of their Board, assess their management structures and define the respective roles and responsibilities of the Board and the management team.

• Merger & acquisition integration

2ETW Consulting Services has a unique capability in merger integration. This builds on the behaviours and actions of some of the world's leading acquirers and focuses on how value is delivered through the integration of organisations.

• Business case development

Robust business cases are a fundamental requirement for securing investment and are widely used in all aspects of business. 2ETW Consulting Services has a wealth of experience in developing business cases with a very high success rate.

• Sectoral reviews

2ETW Consulting Services has a proven name in conducting sectoral reviews that make hard calls and confront the real issues. Studies such as the review of the dairy processing industry, the review of the pigmeat industry and the audit of the structures and functions of the healthcare system have led and crystallised thinking in each of these sectors.

• Market appraisal & research

With diverse sectoral contacts and research capabilities, 2ETW Consulting Services assesses markets from numerous perspectives such as attractiveness for entry, commercial due diligence, market testing or getting feedback from the market and customers for a particular organisation. Typically, this research is primary and focused on speaking to experts, influencers and decision makers.

• Business planning

2ETW Consulting Services assists clients to translate long-term strategy into an annual business plan with practical business objectives, clear actions and defined resources and costs.

• Strategy implantation

Through careful planning and the identification of potential issues at the strategy development stage, 2ETW Consulting Services assists clients to put plans into action successfully. Understanding how to manage the various stakeholders is a critical part of this process, together with a clear prioritisation of where to focus the time, effort and resources available.

• Action Learning

The 2ETW Consulting Services Action Learning Program is a fresh approach to management development and training. It is not a classic consultancy assignment, but instead focuses on developing the skills of management and staff through a structured program that addresses live strategic issues for the client organisation.
Following an assessment of the client's strategic objectives and major challenges, 2ETW Consulting Services determines the skills and training needed, and creates and delivers a suitable 'just-in-time' skills development program to enhance staff's capability to achieve the organisation's goals. This high level of training will equip the client's staff to address similar challenges successfully in the future.

• Commercialisation research

2ETW Consulting Services works with research and educational institutions in order to identify opportunities, strategies and frameworks for the commercialisation of research. 2ETW Consulting Services can:
Provide assistance in developing commercialisation frameworks
Improve existing or design new structures and processes to facilitate innovation or commercialisation of intellectual property
Act as a joint venture partner in helping to exploit intellectual property.

• Performance improvement

2ETW Consulting Services works with clients to enable the achievement of bottom line results and the improvement of organisational performance. To grow and improve effectiveness, organisations need to focus on business efficiency by reducing costs, improving operations and making the best use of assets. Prospectus helps clients to identify performance improvement opportunities and execute performance improvement projects and programs to enhance organisational effectiveness.

• Change management

2ETW Consulting Services works with clients to facilitate the achievement of major change in support of the client organisation's strategic objectives. Prospectus adopts an approach which:

• Ensures the entire process is linked to the organisation's corporate objectives
• Focuses on critical issues and opportunities
• Sets clear and measurable goals up front
• Is structured and logical
• Provides an excellent learning experience for team members
• Sets out a practical implementation plan
• Total Quality Management and Continuous Improvement

We provide a powerful methodology for achieving more goals more often. This methodology involves:

• Deploying a consistent problem-solving approach top to bottom and system-wide
• Using the urge to solve a problem for innovation and breakthrough
• Diagnosing problems and bottlenecks
• Designing and deploying less expensive and culturally tuned TQM, Six Sigma, Continuous Improvement, and Hoshin initiatives

General Managers, operations managers, supervisors, team planners, team facilitators, coaches, project managers, internal consultants, and quality advocates learn to
1  Identify key issues and root causes
2 Gain commitment to solving specific quality problems
3 Maximize all resources, including human ones, for higher productivity
Teams learn to apply Seven Management and Planning Tools—frameworks that structure and focus thinking:
1 Affinity Diagram: to transform a brainstormed data into action
2 Arrow Diagram: to identify causal relationships among seemingly isolated issues
3 Tree Diagram: to identify logical implementation steps of a project or strategy
4 Prioritization Matrix: to help the team make criteria-driven decisions and selections
5 Matrix Diagram: to uncover relationships between sets of issues not intuitively apparent
6 Contingency Planning Scenarios: to minimize possible negative forces as the plan is being implemented
7 Activity Network Diagram: to identify steps required to achieve results with realistic time frames
Other tools may include histograms, check sheets, control charts, cause-and-effect diagrams, flow charts, and scatter diagrams. Each set of tools will be custom-designed to focus on key priorities and business results.
Outcomes for management and teams are:

• Work groups adept at selecting highest payback opportunities and actions
• Competence in making strategic and daily operational decisions
• Elimination of wasted effort and expense
• Solutions that speedily deliver the results desired
• Commitment to maintaining these solutions