We offer you a comprehensive package for your market entry:
- Competitor analysis as well as market studies and feasibility studies
- Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) consulting
- Transaction and acquisition consulting / due diligence
- Strategic advice and project management
- Set-up of representation offices, distribution channels, joint ventures and partnerships
- Planning and implementation of business trips
- Planning and implementation of exhibitions and road shows, as well as advice on product marketing
- Sales-oriented interim management
- A company set-up service incl. tax and legal advice from our affiliated partner companies
Structured market development – the benefits
Developing new markets is a time-consuming process for businesses, and requires extensive use of capital and human resources. At the same time, there is no guarantee that the project will be successful.
ESA-Meridian Consulting supports your business in developing Southern African markets with flexible solutions for the set-up of local representatives, distribution channels, joint ventures and partnerships. You will profit from our experience in the economic environment of Southern Africa and reduce your capital and human-resource allocation to a minimum.
The project proposal is tailor made to your specific business requirements. Within the framework of structured project processes ESA-Meridian Consulting accompanies your business through the whole market development process in four steps:
Step 1: the market evaluation >>>
Step 2: the market preparation >>>
Step 3: the market entry >>>
Step 4: the market development >>>
Temporary Management
In the framework of our interim management service ESA-Meridian oversees the business of your South African branch for a limited period. Within this period we mainly focus on distribution and sales oriented services.
Planning, implementation, becoming profitable
We offer an all-inclusive corporate-planning approach. Only a structured proceeding combined with a careful planning period can reduce the risks which might occur during the market entry period. We want to ensure a successful market development with the aim of establishing your company in South Africa and to make it profitable within a short time.
Please contact us anytime for a first informal exchange of ideas. >>>

upcoming event
Business trip to South Africa in January 2011
The next business trip to South Africa organised by ESA-Meridian takes place from January 22, 2011 until January 28, 2011. Participants get the chance to talk to business leaders, visit companies as weel as infrastructure projects. For further information please send us an e-mail to businesstrip2011@esa-meridian.com
news
ESA-Meridian in Renewable Energy working group
Renewable energy are gaining importance in the local energy mix. The South African government is focussing on solar and wind within its strategic energy planning. Generous feed-in tariffs has already attracted local as well as international investors. The German-South African Chamber of Commerce in Johannesburg has set-up a working group dealing with renewable energies. The working group represents inter alia the interests of the German industry in this important industry segment. ESA-Meridian is an active member of the working group and will report on a regualr basis about the news.
upcoming event
automechanika - 2011 again in South Africa
The automechanika open its doors again from March 9, 2011 until March 12, 2011. After a succesful kick-off in 2009 the fair expects approximately 400 exhibitors on the NASREC premises in Johannesburg. Automecchanika is one of the most important automotive fair worldwide. The event is a cooperation between Messe Frankfurt and South African organisers.
