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= PFC International = Professional Financial Consultancy or PFC International is a Financial and Management Consulting firm that focuses on serving individuals and Organizations in the Business world. The company was established by Jihad Geagea in 2009 in the city of Beirut, Lebanon. PFC International is specialized in the development of Business Plans and Feasibility Studies for MSMEs (Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises) and large corporations, by delivering direction in investment-related decisions. PFC offers clients other Business Consultancy services, specifically: HR Consultancy, Market Studies, Marketing, and Sales Consultancy, Organizational Restructuring, Franchise Consultancy, Accounting, and part-time CFO services, Business Valuations, and Business Coaching and Training. In brief, PFC aims to enhance business prosperity rates in the MENA and GCC region by assisting clients to accomplish and reach their full potential through the provision of Professional Services.

History
PFC's journey began in Beirut, Lebanon back in 2009. Today, PFC assists clients in the Gulf countries as well as the MENA region, with presences in Qatar, UAE, KSA, Iraq, and Oman. PFC also settled their office in Sydney, Australia in 2020. PFC also works with numerous governmental entities, non-governmental organizations, and institutions on both private-sector and country-level projects. As such, PFC is a service provider for over 50 bureaus and institutions in private and public roles.

Financial Services

 * Accounting Services : Recording, processing, and communicating financial information within a structured reporting system aiming to enhance cost efficiency and strategic financial management.
 * Business Valuation : Determining the economic value of the client’s business for the purpose of identifying the sales value, establishing ownership structures or dissociation proceedings, or taxation reports.
 * Part-Time CFO : Performing cash flow forecasting to create periodic financial objectives aligned with growth objectives, evaluating financial performance about long-term goals, budgets, and forecasts, etc.
 * Credit and Financial Advisory : Helping clients identify opportunities, navigate through challenging market cycles, map their goals, and customize a financial plan toward investments.

Audit and Legal

 * Administrative and Legal Procedures : Assisting clients in conducting documentation and other clerical processes involving external parties.
 * Audit and Taxation : Providing unbiased examination and objective evaluation of financial statements and tax declarations within an organization to help the businesses mitigate risk and create new efficiencies.
 * Legal Advisory : Providing advice in different legal matters related to the client’s business management.

Management Consultancy

 * Franchise Consultancy : Developing the optimal franchise model for a business; from franchise strategy development, drafting of franchise manuals, marketing and attracting franchises to franchise execution and periodic performance monitoring.
 * HR Consultancy : Analyzing a company’s current HR activities and recommending solutions: developing, revising and implementing HR policies, and conducting audits to ensure compliance to HR regulations.
 * IT Consultancy : Advising organizations on how best to use information technology in achieving their business objectives and how to improve the structure and efficiency of IT systems within their operations
 * Organizational Restructuring : Analyzing the company’s current operational model to identify the cause of underperformance and recommending changes within the model or restructuring it into an optimal framework for the desired performance

=== Business Development ===


 * Export Consultancy : Acting as an outsourced export division for organizations by identifying importing countries, promoting goods and services of clients, arranging transportation, providing warranties and after-sales-services
 * Global Strategic Partnerships : Performing strategic matchmaking activities in an effort to form key alliances allowing businesses to broaden their audience, create new products and services, or reduce existing overhead
 * Market Study : Performing market analysis to report market share, market size, consumer preferences and behaviors, competition comparative analysis, etc. based on information gathered through fieldwork and research

Startups and Investments

 * Business Incubation : Performing market and technical assessments in addition to financial ratios analysis, risk measurements and concluded data-based recommendations; with the aim of determining the feasibility of a project
 * Business Plan : Providing the necessary support and business services, allowing entrepreneurs to strategically lead their ideas to their full potential
 * Feasibility Study : Assisting businesses in redefining and formulating strategies through research analysis, with the main purpose of achieving business growth or performance enhancement

Training and Coaching
Providing training to business executives and individuals on different subjects, namely under the following categories:


 * General Business Management


 * Sales Techniques
 * Quality Management

In Lebanon

 * The Gibran Khalil Gibran National Committee : The Gibran National Committee, embodied by its director Joseph Venenos, endorsed a partnership contract with PFC represented by its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jihad Geagea, with the intention of marketing Gibran's artwork and writings and representing the committee in handling the agreements on exhibitions, tourism, and artistic projects to be settled by the committee.
 * Adcreators MENA: Creative and marketing agency.
 * Byscon: Consultancy in food safety and quality systems and in engineering designs and solutions.
 * CSS Providers: Technology solutions firm.
 * Fransabank: Lebanese banks.
 * Lebanese Leasing Company: Leasing company owned by Fransabank.
 * Free Energy: Solar solutions and energy consulting.
 * Grey Matter Advisors: Business and financial advisory.
 * JHI Haddad: Auditing, taxation, and financial services.
 * Proactive Minds: Human capital solutions.

In Australia

 * Adcreators: Creative and marketing agency.
 * End Space: Software development company.
 * Rimon Advisory: R&D, tax incentive, and export market development grant advisory.
 * Steps of Hope: NGO fighting poverty in Lebanon.
 * Word Up: Content creation agency.

In Qatar

 * Gem City Business Solutions: Executive management and business consulting services.
 * Mekdam Holding: Technology, manufacturing and processing, consulting, trading, construction, real estate, and oil and gas services.
 * TSA & Partners: Auditing and taxation services.

Further Partnerships:

 * Eduniversal, France: University ranking online platform.
 * Zeesco, UAE: Wholesaler and distributor of high-end products.
 * Presman and Colard, UK: International franchise company.
 * Mayfair Consultants, UK: International tutor placement and education consultancy service.