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Vertical Optimization assists companies to secure the capital they need to operate effectively. These services range from grants, loans, risk insurance, investment and loan guarantees, as well as project and trade finance. Naturally, we provide a host of business development services that include business planning, financial analytics, investment valuation and so on.
At the end of the day, the most important outcome is the ability of a business to secure the funds it needs to operate, and to have a clear path to profitability and sustained growth. We can assist.
Read more about our capital formation services below.
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The African Technical Assistance (ATA) program is managed by OPIC (through BCP Worldwide) and is intended to assist qualified African companies in OPIC-eligible countries to develop to access the business development services they need to be competitive and successful. The program pays for up to 50% of approved business development expenses by companies in the program.
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It is quite common for US small businesses (such as ours) to complain about how much assistance "big" companies get, while "the little guy is forgotten". Though there may be some truth to that, it is important to note that there are a great many grants and technical assistance programs that assist small business. The problem is that small businesses often do not have the wherewithal to participate. That is where Vertical Optimization comes in.
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In addition to helping companies to raise money, we also help them to save money. We use the Six Sigma methodology primarily as our operating discipline. .
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Your brand is probably the second most important attribute of your product or service, after its core qualities. (Some have argued the brand is even more important than core quality.) In any event, brand is important.
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| Cost Reduction & Process Improvement
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After more than a decade of Six Sigma practice (spanning both process improvement (DMAIC) and development (DfSS)), we can assist our clients to improve their products and processes thereby savings money. The guiding philosophy is simple: a penny saved is a penny earned.
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There are many instances in which a client needs objective evaluation of a product or service (either as a buyer or as a seller). In a typical case, the client may be looking to enter a new market and needs technical evaluation of the product for regulatory compliance, quality & standards certification, or consumer interest.
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We have a very vibrant product development practice that is driven by our team of outstanding engineers and designers. We can assist from the very rudiments of a product concept (conceptual design) to prototyping to developing the product and the process. .
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| Business Planning & Financial Analytics
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| Underpinning everything we do at the firm is the ability to thoroughly analyze businesses, projects and ventures. Our outstanding team of analysts can evaluate both the financial as well as the operational elements of a transaction.
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| Vertical Optimization assists domestic and foreign companies to raise the capital they need for investments in projects. Housing & construction, agriculture, manufacturing, technology, infrastructure, utilities, publishing & telecommunications, wholesale & retail trade development, scientific and technical services, etc., etc. We can assist you.
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| Vertical Optimization assists companies to secure OPIC financing. OPIC provides eligible US entities the financial support needed to develop investment opportunities overseas.
Vertical Optimization, LLC is a loan originator for OPIC.
(To read the press release, click here)
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| Political Risk & Trade Insurance
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| Vertical Optimization assists companies to secure insurance coverage which in many instances reduces the risk exposure to a lender in a given transaction and thus makes it easier for them to lend. Loan guarantees and risk insurance address two separate but related problems in a transaction. Typically the loan guarantee underpins the investment and reassures the lender going into the venture, while risk insurance typically protects the entrepreneur or equity holder and protects them against failure in the course of the venture.
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| Vertical Optimization assists companies to secure loan guarantees to assist with their capital formation efforts. These loan guarantees are primarily intended to increase the confidence of a prospective lender in underwriting a particular transaction which may (without the assurance implied by a guarantee) be deemed too risky for the investor or lender.
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| In addition to helping companies raise capital for international or for foreign investment, Vertical Optimization also assists companies with domestic capital formation. We have excellent relationships with several domestic banks who we can work with to structure the right opportunity for your small business. .
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| Vertical Optimization is the managing partner of Export Path. Export Path provides a variety of financing services to its clients. We manage a variety of services including export financing, pre-export financing, equipment financing, insurance and risk management amongst others.
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