We provide services in virtually all segments of the energy sector, such as oil and gas, renewables (photovoltaic, hydro, thermal) sources, power generation and transmission. These services cover a wide range of upstream, midstream and downstream activities which may relate to production and transmission infrastructure development, to interstate cooperation, as well as to the marketing development. For large scale energy investment projects, Savvy Business provides advisory services throughout the entire project life cycle, from conceptualisation, pre-/feasibility studies, environmental impact assessment, licensing and permitting, project finance, construction, to operation and maintenance. Savvy Business stays abreast of the developments in the European energy sector and continuously monitors the implementation of TEN-E policy in Europe and its neighbouring countries. Savvy Business has played a significant role in the elaboration and introduction of the regulatory framework on energy within the former Soviet Union countries and Southeastern Europe.
Public-private partnerships, or PPPs, are gaining increasing popularity as a finance scheme in large infrastructure development projects. Savvy Business provides its clients with a range of services connected with PPPs, either as concessions/joint ventures or as PFIs, from formulation of legal and financial structures up to the successful signature for project granting, including all intermediary negotiations. Needless to say that Savvy Business has developed close relationship with Banks specialized for this.
Savvy Business provides services related to environment either as discrete project (e.g. waste management) or as cross-cutting issues (e.g. environmental and social impact assessment) in infrastructure projects. Given the past experience and expertise, Savvy Business is well positioned to expedite projects in terms of required environmental protection measures, right of way requirements and licensing and permitting. Savvy Business has successfully performed Environmental and Social Impact Assessment, including public consultations, for energy infrastructure projects in line with EBRD and EU environmental policy.
Savvy Business provides services at all the range of the VET sector, such as training needs’ assessment, curriculum design and development, training policies, training centers’ assessment, business profiles, qualification systems, occupational standards, skills’ enhancement, training programmes, eLearning. The provided services concern the entire project life cycle and vary from designing and developing integrated human capital development policies to the development of specific services and products.
Savvy Business has been involved in the policy papers and strategic documents including Action Plans for the development of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Savvy Business continues assisting governmental bodies, IFIs and other organizations in defining the development path of SMEs in developing countries and how to improve their links/cooperation with large buyers and multinational corporations. We are familiar with the European tools for assessment of businesses and enterprises processes and we are at the position to propose concrete measures for growth in production, services or works.
Savvy Business is active in road, rail, maritime, aviation, and multimodal transport sectors for both passenger and freight. Savvy Business has developed expertise in, among others, transport infrastructure investments and projects, transport programmes and policies evaluation/assessments, Public Private Partnerships in transport projects, modelling and forecasting. Savvy Business’s expertise covers urban transport, as well interurban (national and international), and transport logistics. Closely related to the transport sector are the fields of trade facilitation, cross-border cooperation, and the interoperability of transport networks and assessment and measurement of attractiveness of transportation routes (corridors) – all of which are key competence areas of Savvy Business. Savvy Business stays abreast of the developments in the European transport sector and continuously monitors the implementation of TEN-T policy in Europe and its neighbouring countries, as well as other related initiatives by UNECE, ECA, UNESCAP, ESCWA and regional organisations. Savvy Business has implemented EU-funded programs relating to laying down the institutional, legal and regulatory framework for international transportation within the former Soviet Union countries and South-East Europe (TRACECA programme). During the last five years, Savvy Business has been dealing with the EU/USA and national regulations for flying the Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV).
We are prepared to deliver Information Technology and Security Solutions to a large spectrum of public and private clients, having established partnerships with global leaders in the field of IT & Security. We can design and prepare security master plan for all locations and operations in an enterprise, involving all functions, processes and policies. We have selected a dedicated team which can identify and analyze digital threats within data sources at the open, deep and dark web.
Savvy Business has a broad expertise in providing services to the public sector institutions. The range of these services encompasses institutional reform programme formulation, capacity building of public organisations and civil servants, assistance in public procurement in the European context. Furthermore, owing to past experience, Savvy Business has an intimate knowledge and understanding of public administration systems in the region of Newly Independent States (Central Asia, Caucasus and Eastern European countries) . Our experts have participated in a multitude of studies and surveys aimed at developing the legal and institutional reform programmes in the countries wishing to align to the European practices of public administration.
Savvy Business provides services at all the range of the ICT sector, such as Networking, IT infrastructure, Business Applications, Cloud, Mobile, IoT, Machine Learning, Big Data, Smart Cities, e-Gov /Local-Gov (Health, Education, Finance, justice, Taxation, Defense, Civil Protection. Procurement etc). The provided services concern the design and development process of products and services, feasibility studies’ development, project finance, as well as advisory services to the entire project life cycle.
Savvy Business has deep understanding of the legal and regulatory framework of many economic sectors. We have been involved in numerous occasions in conformity checking of the implementation measures of the European directives and regulations with the national legislation of the EU Member States. We have been also involved in the formulation, elaboration, drafting and negotiation of legal and regulatory documents in Central Asia and Caucasus countries, acting either as legal consultants or regulatory experts.