COLELA GROUP INVESTMENTS (CGI),
Is an investment, management consulting company. It was formed in response to a perceived need for the development and expansion of private sector business in sub-Saharan Africa and the contribution that the company could make to African economic development. our main focus is the development and promotion of and investment in the small medium enterprise (SME)

Our Objectives

Colela Group Investments objectives are to:

1. Promote a south-south cooperation between African countries by promoting inter-African Continent investments between African countries;
2. Promote cross-border joint venture partnerships;
3. Develop joint venture partnerships between these countries and their western counterparts, especially on SME level;
4. Raise finance to fund these partnerships and individual SMEs;
5. Seek long-term capital appreciation through equity investments;
6. Facilitate the creation of a financial infrastructure to attract more foreign capital (FDI) into Africa;
7. Promote expansion of industries through the development of SMEs;
8. Develop entrepreneurs and their skills trough the development of SMEs;
9. Expand the manufacturing industry through SME development and promotion; and
10. Expand other value added industries through the development of the SME sector.

Our Mission

With these objectives, Colela Group Investments aims to promote sustainable growth in emerging nations (starting with South Africa) through the development of their human, economic, institutional, entrepreneurial, and natural resources.

We take a client-driven, service-based approach to investment and technical assistance, maximizing our effectiveness in the following ways:

• Structuring and reengineering of SMEs;
• Providing investment services that support the objective of the company and our customers' primary objectives;
• Focusing investment strategies on clients' needs and selecting the appropriate staff to implement these strategies;
• Helping our staff and associates plan their efforts and measure their accomplishments in keeping with our customers' goals;
• Targeting efforts and measuring the accomplishments in keeping with the company's objective; and
• Promoting economic empowerment along entrepreneurial line.

Basic Business Value

Our efforts are guided by our commitment to the following basic business values:

• Quality
• Excellence
• Appreciation for good Corporate Governance
• Development through sustainable, broad-based, private-sector-led growth
• Appreciation for clients' business values
• Professional business integrity

Focus Areas

Colela Group International pursues its mission by focusing its investments and services in the following key areas:

We focus SME development on all industry sector of the economy, for example (but not limited to sectors listed):

1. Information Technology;
2. Telecommunication;
3. Property development;
4. Manufacturing;
5. Building construction
6. Agro-business;
7. Petroleum by-products;
8. Energy;
9. Tourism;
10. Mining;
11. Aquaculture;
12. Financial institutions; and
13. Service.