Small and Medium sized businesses across South Africa face many and varied challenges to their growth and operations. Most SMEs are launched by aspiring entrepreneurs who have had no previous experience, possibly even little exposure to a mature corporate environment. The enterprises are not planned appropriately, markets are not assessed, products not commercialized, marketing not adequate or imaginative, and good corporate governance frequently lacking. There is a crisis across South Africa due to the nature of the market and few good opportunities for employment for the annual graduating students where they can watch and learn best practices. They have little access to financial products and services, little training in project management and scheduling, and are unaware of basic business practices like feasibility studies. Worse still, they are unaware of the people, networks and support programs that do exist that could be of assistance.

If you’re a SME and facing such business issues, you’re not alone. Increasingly, global enterprises are struggling to navigate an ever-changing, complex environment. They must integrate new technologies and applications with limited resources. Improve how they store and manage data. Stay current on technology and security standards. And, all the while, closely manage both project timelines and costs.

Innovo Networks can help. Our Free Solutions Consulting Services to SME’s, part of our leading professional consulting services suite, have helped some of SA’s leading enterprises & Government conquer the ever-present challenges associated with managing dispersed technologies and evolving business processes, maintaining consistent application performance, and providing quick and secure access to information.

Innovo Networks understands the plight of SME’s in SA and is offering a portfolio of outsourcing solutions, delivered by experts in technology areas including assessment, design, implementation, and procurement. Damian Michael, Managing Director of Innovo Networks "Every business has skill gaps and it's vital that those gaps are plugged if it wants to move up a level. The gaps could be technical, accounting-related or marketing-based. What's key is that a lack of expertise in any one area does not hold a business back." We are providing support and advise to SME’s at NO COST through our professional consulting services suite.

Our competency areas include:

• Voice & Internet Services
• Virtualization
• Network Services
• Application Infrastructure
• Messaging and Collaboration

Whether you need to improve the experience of your end-users, expand your web presence or e-commerce capabilities, or introduce new applications to help you meet changing business goals, our experts can not only implement customized solutions to address your technology needs, but also monitor and manage their performance—freeing up your  resources to focus on central business objectives. Whether your enterprise requires focus in one or all of these areas, our experienced consultants can help enable your IT environment to support your business needs, both now and in the future. That’s a solution that can both drive productivity and sharpen your competitive edge.