Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P) has developed a consulting activity aiming to improve the business environment and develop the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Africa.

I&P Conseil acts as a development laboratory serving the ecosystem of African small and medium-sized enterprises. 

I&P Conseil provides study, training and project development services to institutional and private actors in Africa who wish to facilitate business creation and the emergence of entrepreneurs in Africa. 

This activity is fully in line with I&P’s mission, consisting in promoting responsible, innovative and job-creating SMEs in sub-Saharan Africa.

Jean-Michel Severino, CEO of Investisseurs & Partenaires, said: ‘’The services proposed by I&P Conseil rely on I&P’s core expertise: bringing the value of an investor, putting an emphasis on impact measurement and benefitting from a strong footprint in Africa.” 

They are not directly addressed to SMEs, I&P already providing it through its investment activity, but rather to the main actors of their ecosystem,” he said.

I&P Conseil is deploying its expertise with all public and private stakeholders. 

It brings it support to the business community and the entrepreneurs but also to governments, institutions, development agencies and private actors active on the continent. 

The Conseil is managed by Cécile Carlier, who is working in close collaboration with I&P’s team and advisors. 

With an experience of nearly 20 years in the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, Carlier is in full knowledge of economic development issues in African countries. 

She notably conducted a program of industrial cooperation between France and Africa for the United Nations Industrial Development Organization.