Petals And Light Coaching

Strategic Consulting & Advisory

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From Insight to Impact

Leveraging Deep Expertise in DataScience, Economic Policy, and Finance to De-Risk Your Strategy and Accelerate Growth in the AfCFTA Era

At Petals &Light, we recognise that transformative leadership requires more than personal development; it requires valid data andevidence-based strategy. Our Consulting and Advisory Business Unit extends our coaching philosophy into the realm of organisational systems. We provide advisory and consulting servicesto public sector enterprises, education institutions, Not for Profit Companies, financial services institutions, and corporates in general,to build resilient, data-driven, and ethically-grounded operations.

Illuminating the Path

Our Core Consulting Expertise

We deploy interdisciplinary teams, led by our senior experts, to address your most complex challenges
by tailoring our expertise into focused service lines for maximum impact:

Data, Analytics & Digital Transformation

Led by our Actuarial Scientist

We unlock the strategic intelligence hidden in your raw data into a high-performance engine for your institute.

Our services include:

Data Analytics Strategy & Integration: Proven success in integrating analytics into business and banking strategies, improving decision-making, operational efficiency, and data governance.

Advanced Data Visualisation & Dashboards: Transforming your data into actionable insights through custom Power BI dashboards and reporting suites that provide a 360-degree view of performance.

Credit Modelling & Process Automation: Developing sophisticated credit risk models and automating critical processes using Python, SQL, and SAS to enhance accuracy, reduce turnaround times, and cut costs.

AI Implementation & Business Continuity: Designing and implementing AI into your business systems and protocols for predictive analytics and operational resilience. We develop robust Business Continuity Models, including value proposition refinement and model validation.

Financial Governance, Risk & Compliance, Performance Management and Integrated Reporting

Led by our Chartered Accountant

We strengthen the financial backbone of your organisation, ensuring integrity, compliance, and strategic performance.

Financial Systems Design & Validation: Building reliable, compliant, and efficient financial systems from the ground up.

Regulatory Compliance Audits & Reporting: Ensuring you meet and exceed regulatory requirements across multiple jurisdictions and acts.

ESG Integration & Reporting: Developing pragmatic ESG strategies and financial reporting frameworks that meet global standards and attract conscious capital.

Financial Risk Management & IFRS 9 Implementation: Specialist support in credit risk modelling, expected credit loss (ECL) calculations, and full IFRS 9 implementation to ensure compliance and robust provisioning.

Compliance & Regulatory Frameworks: Expert navigation of the Financial Services Regulations Act, PFMA, MFMA, and governance for Not-for-Profit and NPO environments. We design and audit compliance systems.

Corporate Governance & Performance Management: Designing governance HR and performance management solutions that align with strategic objectives that foster a high-performance culture.

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Trade & Economic Policy Advisory

Led by our Principal Advisor: Trade and Economic Integration

We provide strategic intelligence, trade data, and implementation support to turn the AfCFTA agreement into your competitive advantage.

We offer the following services:

Impact Modelling & Scenario Analysis: Using CGE Modelling to answer "what-if" questions for governments and large corporates.

Sectoral Opportunity Analysis: Using Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) Modelling to identify sectors with the highest potential for export growth, job creation, and value-added development under AfCFTA rules.

Trade Facilitation & Corridor Development Strategy planning.

Analysis of tariff offers, rules of origin, and non-tariff barriers for corporates, SMEs and exporters.

AfCFTA Compliance & Rules of Origin Optimisation: Ensuring companies understand and can certify the origin of their goods to qualify for preferential tariffs.

AfCFTA Risk Assessment:Identifying political, regulatory, and logistical risks associated with expanding into new African markets under the agreement.

Advisory on AfCFTA Market Entry & Export Strategy.

AfCFTA Ready diagnostics for SMEs and Exporters.

AfCFTA Trade Intelligence Dashboard design.

Regulatory Change Monitoring: A subscription-based service that alerts clients to changes in AfCFTA implementation rules, standards, and regulations in their target markets.

Customised Executive Workshops:"Understanding and Leveraging the AfCFTA" for C-suite executives and board members.

Technical Training: Deep-dive courses for logistics managers, export officers, and legal teams on Rules of Origin, Customs Procedures, and Trade Documentation under the AfCFTA.

Public-Private Dialogue Facilitation: Convening and facilitating workshops between government agencies and private sector associations to solve practical implementation challenges.

Partnership with Purpose

Why Partner With Us?

Interdisciplinary Approach

Your challenges are not one-dimensional. Our team of academics, Chartered Accountants, and Data Analytics Specialists provides a 360-degree perspective.

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Actionable Data

We do not just provide data; we provide the intelligence and visualisations to make decisive strategic moves.

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AfCFTA & SDG Alignment

We future-proof your strategy by embedding the principles of continental trade and sustainability at its core.

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Leadership-Centric

Our recommendations are designed for implementation, considering the human and leadership dimensions of change.