International Services
We collaborate with businesses, governments and community organizations in 30 countries around the world to strengthen knowledge and accelerate locally driven solutions for inclusive and sustainable growth.
What We Offer
Advisory Services
Coaching & Mentorship
Training & Workshops
Product & Service Development Advice
Our more than 1,500 Catalyste+ Advisors have extensive expertise in a variety of sectors and functional disciplines in order to provide the advice you need to unlock solutions and achieve your goals.
Explore our areas of expertise and contact international@catalysteplus.org to request our services.
Our Services
Business Development
Business Analysis
Catalyste+’s Business Analysis service helps you to analyze all aspects of your business spanning areas such as business administration, finance, information technology, risk management, sales and marketing, etc.
Support is available in such areas as:
Formulating a situational analysis
Guiding a business diagnostic
Overseeing a business assessment
Conducting an enterprise analysis
Drafting a business plan
Business Planning
Catalyste+’s Business Planning service helps partners to draft or refine their business plans to maintain or expand their business, which may involve securing additional funding.
Support is available in such areas as:
Drafting a business plan
Facilitating competitive benchmarking
Creating a marketing plan
Conducting a resource assessment
Formulating a pricing strategy
Reviewing a business plan
Refining a marketing strategy
Developing a financial plan
E-commerce
Catalyste+’s E-commerce service provides you with support in the integration of online platforms, such as a website, to sell products and services. You can receive advice on best practices for conducting business on these platforms and achieving greater sales.
A Digital Marketing Advisor can work with you to understand the evolving e-commerce landscape and how to incorporate it into your business model. This includes the integration of mobile applications and Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Additionally, the Advisor can also assist you with measuring the effectiveness of your E-commerce strategy through analyzing your Return On Investment (ROI).
Support is available in such areas as:
Developing a website
Developing an e-commerce plan
Developing an e-commerce strategy
Developing digital marketing plans
Developing digital marketing strategies
Implementing search engine optimization (SEO)
Entrepreneurship
Catalyste+’s Entrepreneurship service helps partners who are entrepreneurs and small business owners in the early stages of their business.
Support is available in such areas as:
Developing a communications plan
Building leadership capacity
Drafting a business plan
Developing a fundraising plan
Formulating a risk management plan
Farm Animal Product Management
Catalyste+’s Farm Animal Product Management service provides support to livestock producers. This includes managing farms animals and training workers on best practises involved in production.
A Farm Animal Product Management Advisor can provide you with techniques to improve quality of animal products such as milk, cheese, eggs, and meat. Training can also be provided to workers on handling equipment and systems. The Advisor can also identify opportunities for business and market development as it relates to animal products.
Support is available in such areas as:
Advising on product/service development
Assisting with machinery/equipment installation
Improving product quality
Improving production processes
Managing animal health
Farmer training
Machinery
Forestry Management
Catalyste+’s Forestry Management service provides assistance to organizations in the forestry sector by identifying business development opportunities.
The Forestry Management Advisor can aid clients with expanding production, business evaluations, and strategic plans. The Advisor can also assist you in all aspects of forestry management, including assessing harvesting technology and suggesting conservation techniques.
Support is available in such areas as:
Developing a strategic plan
Guiding a business diagnostic
Forest renewal plan
General Business Development
Catalyste+’s General Business Development service provides partners with support to grow their business through the development and introduction of new products and services and/or entry into new markets.
Support is available in such areas as:
Facilitating strategic planning
Developing a strategic plan
Drafting a business plan
Conducting feasibility assessments/studies
Compiling a needs assessment
Assisting with proposal writing
Advising on product/service development
Building capacity
Creating action plans
International Trade
Catalyste+’s International Trade service helps partners identify foreign market opportunities and develop strategies and tactics to capitalize on them.
Support is available in such areas as:
Developing an export strategy
Formulating an import strategy
Conducting foreign market assessments
Assessing trade regulations
Navigating trade agreements
Conducting SWOT analyses
Local Development
Catalyste+’s Local Development service helps partners to grow their local community’s economy.
Support is available in such areas as:
Developing a community plan
Conducting an opportunity assessment
Drafting a business plan
Preparing funding applications
Writing grant proposals
Supporting budget creation and management
Providing project management assistance
Building capacity
Real Estate Development
Catalyste+’s Real Estate Development service helps partners with residential and/or commercial land development.
Support is available in such areas as:
Developing a land use plan
Conducting feasibility assessments/studies
Writing property development proposals
Formulating a partner engagement strategy
Conducting a land lease agreement review
Negotiating contracts
Assisting with proposal writing
Providing project management assistance
Social Enterprise Development
Catalyste+’s Social Enterprise Development service helps partners develop or grow social enterprises to make positive social and economic community impacts.
Support is available in such areas as:
Developing a strategic plan
Developing a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) plan
Establishing a social enterprise
Conducting policy and proposal reviews
Facilitating strategic planning
Textiles and Clothing Products
Catalyste+’s Textiles and Clothing Products service seeks to support you with refining the production process of textiles to improve product quality. Catalyste can work with you to refine the production process for products such as blankets, clothing, rugs, fabric, woven products and footwear..
A Catalyste Production Advisor who specializes in textiles and clothing can support you throughout the production process from sourcing materials to labelling products. As an experienced professional in manufacturing, the Advisor can also provide advice on textiles production techniques and host clothing recycling workshops for a sustainable production process.
Support is available in such areas as:
Assisting with materials sourcing
Building capacity
Conducting clothing recycling workshop
Conducting sewing workshops
Improving product quality
Improving production processes
Instructing on clothing, fashion design, and textile techniques
Providing sewing and styling training
Finance
Accounting and Auditing
Catalyste+’s Accounting and Auditing service helps partners to improve the recording and maintenance of financial transactions, as well as to create and evaluate financial statements.
Support is available in such areas as:
Improving the organization's financial management
Providing bookkeeping training
Supporting and developing financial audits
Supporting budget creation and management
Organizing finance and audit committees
Finance Training and Leadership
Catalyste+’s Finance Training and Leadership service provides you with focused support accessing the best practises of leadership that contribute to creating an efficient and positive work environment. This includes providing training sessions to management staff in day-to-day financial operations.
A Catalyste Finance Training and Leadership Advisor can support you by assessing your current operations and recommending ways to improve your leadership skills. This can be done through financial planning, financial reporting and financial administration.
Support is available in such areas as:
Improving the organization's financial management
Providing financial policies and procedures training
educational workshop
financial education
Financial management procedures
financial planning
Financial Policy and Procedures
Catalyste+’s Financial Policy and Procedures service helps partners develop and maintain their financial policies and procedures to help better manage their financial resources.
Support is available in such areas as:
Developing financial policies and procedures
Providing financial policies and procedures training
Supporting and developing financial audits
Supporting financial management systems
Financial Products and Services
Catalyste+’s Financial Products and Services service aims to work with banks and micro-financial institutions with product and service expansion.
As a client with Catalyste, you can work with a Financial Products and Services Advisor can support clients in analyzing customer needs, local competition, and the feasibility of service expansion. This service also includes assistance with developing product launch guides.
Support is available in such areas as:
Conducting feasibility assessments/studies
customer retention
feasibility of service expansion
Funding and Resource Development
Catalyste+’s Funding and Resource Development service helps partners identify funding sources and formulate strategies and tactics to capitalize on them.
Support is available in such areas as:
Developing a fundraising plan
Preparing funding applications
Supporting fundraising campaigns
Writing grant proposals
General Financial
Catalyste+’s General Financial service helps partners improve their financial management across a broad range of planning and operational activities.
Support is available in such areas as:
Improving the organization's financial management
Developing a financial plan
Supporting budget creation and management
Conducting financial reviews
General Management Training and Leadership
Catalyste+’s General Management service provides you with focused support on general management strategy. Catalyste+ understands the areas of difficulty faced such as understanding how to effectively manage your roles and responsibilities.
The General Management Training and Leadership Advisor can work with you to provide either one-on-one or small group support. The Advisor can also support you on best practices for all aspects of leadership that contribute to an efficient and positive environment.
Support is available in such areas as:
Conducting management training
Providing focused leadership support
Providing leadership training
Insurance Brokering
Catalyste+’s Insurance Brokering service helps partners understand insurance brokerage practices to offer such services or deal with insurance providers.
Support is available in such areas as:
Formulating a risk management plan
Developing an insurance business plan
Developing and insurance records management system
Improving insurance brokerage practices
Assessing crop insurance
Internal Control
Catalyste+’s Internal Control service provides you with focused support in achieving your financial objectives and managing financial risks. Catalyste will assist you in ensuring that all financial reporting is in compliance with local laws, regulations and policies.
An Internal Control Advisor can support you with operational efficiency, making financial reporting decisions, and protect organizational resources. Depending on your needs, the Advisor can also contribute to defining financial objectives and setting benchmarks for efficiency and effectiveness
Support is available in such areas as:
Conducting policy and proposal reviews
Developing financial policies and procedures
Facilitating competitive benchmarking
Formulating a risk management plan
Preparing and reviewing legal documents
Supporting and developing financial audits
Financial management procedures
Risk management process and internal control
Microfinance
Catalyste+’s Microfinance service aims to work with microfinance institutions to strengthen your capacity to ensure sustainable growth.
A Microfinance Advisor can support you in developing new programs and products by examining the needs of customers/clients. Additionally, the Advisor can focus on the client in developing a business plan, assessing administrative practices and equipment, and locate financial resources.
Support is available in such areas as:
Developing administrative practices
Drafting a business plan
Financial resources
Municipal Budgeting
Catalyste+’s Municipal Budgeting service guides local government bodies with financial management and public sector budgeting. Catalyste can contribute to the prioritizing of community projects based on the anticipated local budget.
A Municipal Budgeting Advisor can support on all aspects of public finance, including developing a proposed revenue and spending plan for the financial year. During the partnership, you can also work closely with the Advisor to assess taxation practices. Depending on your needs, the Advisor can work with you to address unique municipal needs and financial concerns.
Support is available in such areas as:
Developing a financial plan
Developing a fundraising plan
Preparing funding applications
Providing project management assistance
Supporting budget creation and management
Fundraising support
Savings Management
Catalyste+’s Savings Management service supports you with creating savings goals and developing a savings plan. Catalyste recognizes that our clients often face challenges in establishing savings routes such as investment funding or savings bonds.
A Catalyste Savings Management Advisor can assist you in a number of savings initiatives including an employee savings plan or a business savings account. The Advisor can work with you to understand your investment funding needs and act accordingly. Additionally, the Advisor can also support financial institutions by assessing savings policies and developing new savings products and services.
Support is available in such areas as:
Conducting policy and proposal reviews
Developing financial policies and procedures
Preparing funding applications
business savings account
employee savings plan (ESP)
Savings plan (general)
Taxation
Catalyste+’s Taxation service provides support with taxation best practices in areas such as compliance control, taxpayer service, tax collection, and revenue source control.
As a client, you can work with a Taxation Advisor that can help analyze tax measures, propose tax reform measure programs, or complete corporate income tax packages. Alternatively, the Advisor can work with clients in the private sector to complete corporate income tax packages.
Support is available in such areas as:
Compliance control
Revenue analysis
Tax collection
Tax reform measure programs
General Management
Administration Support
Catalyste+’s Administration Support service helps partners organize and manage their organization’s affairs.
Support is available in such areas as:
Developing administrative practices
Creating administrative/governance models
Aquafarming
Catalyste+’s Aquafarming service provides you with focused support in developing relevant best practices for aquafarming aquatic plants and fish. Catalyste recognizes the potential impact that aqua farming organizations have on the food sector and in economic development.
An Aquaculture Business and Production Advisor can support you in all aspects of aquaculture business planning, management and development. This includes fish breeding and production, health and quality control, farming techniques, and aquaponics. Depending on the species of fish or plant that you work with, Catalyste can support you through an Advisor that specializes in that field.
Support is available in such areas as:
Adhering to health and sanitation standards
Implementing quality control systems
Improving production processes
Introducing organic farming practices
Managing animal health
Breeding program
Farmer training
Fish breeding
Beekeeping and Apiary Management
Catalyste+’s Beekeeping and Apiary Management service provides you with focused support in developing relevant best practices for beekeeping and apiculture management. Catalyste recognizes the role that beekeeping plays in the functioning of a successful ecosystem through pollination.
A Catalyste Apiculture Business and Production Advisor can support you in all aspects of your apiculture business. This includes queen rearing, honey and wax processing, pest control, and division of colonies. The Advisor will work closely with you on developing bee products made from honey and wax. Depending on your needs, Catalyste can support you by assessing a municipal or regional beekeeping project or one that spans multiple locations.
Support is available in such areas as:
Advising on pest control
Advising on product/service development
bee colony division
beekeeping project
honey and wax processing
queen rearing
Board Governance
Catalyste+’s Board Governance service helps partners design and manage governance policies, as well as their associated Boards and Committees.
Support is available in such areas as:
Providing board governance training
Defining board/committee roles
Developing a board/committee member recruitment and selection process
Supporting board/committee member onboarding
Change Management
Catalyste+’s Change Management service helps partners adapt to changing conditions through support of the associated business processes, technology, and/or organizational systems.
Support is available in such areas as:
Formulating a change management plan
Developing a change management framework
Creating and monitoring change management metrics
Providing leadership training
Construction Management
Catalyste+’s Construction Management service helps partners in a broad range of residential, commercial, or institutional construction projects.
Support is available in such areas as:
Formulating a project strategy
Developing a project plan
Conducting site surveys
Providing project management assistance
Providing project management training
Developing cost estimates
Emergency Management
Catalyste+’s Emergency Management service helps partners plan emergency preparedness and response.
Support is available in such areas as:
Formulating a risk management plan
Implementing a disaster management plan
Developing a disaster recovery plan
Creating an emergency plan
Drafting emergency procedures
Developing evacuation procedures
Developing a COVID-19 reslience and recovery plan
General Management Training and Leadership
Catalyste+’s General Management service provides you with focused support on general management strategy. Catalyste+ understands the areas of difficulty faced such as understanding how to effectively manage your roles and responsibilities.
The General Management Training and Leadership Advisor can work with you to provide either one-on-one or small group support. The Advisor can also support you on best practices for all aspects of leadership that contribute to an efficient and positive environment.
Support is available in such areas as:
Conducting management training
Providing focused leadership support
Providing leadership training
Land Use Planning
Catalyste+’s Land Use Planning service helps partners develop or critique land use plans and assist in related reviews and negotiations.
Support is available in such areas as:
Developing a land use plan
Conducting feasibility assessments/studies
Assisting with community ratification
Supporting land code reviews
Local Governance
Catalyste+’s Local Governance service helps partners who are community leaders to develop or enhance their governance skills.
Support is available in such areas as:
Delivering governance training
Developing a community engagement strategy
Creating and implementing a community engagement plan
Providing government relations support
Monitoring and Evaluation
Catalyste+’s Monitoring and Evaluation service helps partners develop procedures and systems to track and assess activities, processes, or programs using methodologies such as Results-based Management (RBM).
Support is available in such areas as:
Developing a results-based management (RBM) framework
Conducting monitoring and evaluation (M&E) training
Developing or assessing monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems
Conducting a project evaluation
Project Management
Catalyste+’s Project Management service helps partners plan, coordinate and monitor project activities to achieve a defined goal.
Support is available in such areas as:
Providing project management training
Formulating a project strategy
Creating a project management framework
Developing a project plan
Strategic Planning
Catalyste+’s Strategic Planning service helps partners facilitate strategic planning processes as well as develop strategic plans.
Support is available in such areas as:
Compiling a needs assessment
Conducting an organizational review
Developing a strategic plan
Sustainable Tourism
Catalyste+’s Sustainable Tourism service helps partners in the development and management of sustainable tourism practises and destinations.
Support is available in such areas as:
Conducting sustainable tourism training
Creating a sustainable development plan
Developing agri-tourism plans
Developing an eco-tourism plan
Technical Writing
Catalyste+’s Technical Writing service helps partners develop their technical writing skills which include communicating technical information in an effective and efficient manner that balances detail with clarity.
Support is available in such areas as:
Conducting staff training
Developing a file management system
Assisting with document design
Assisting with diagram design
Human Resources
Gender Equality
Catalyste+’s Gender Equality service helps partners support gender equality and women’s economic empowerment through policy, governance, planning and operations.
Support is available in such areas as:
Providing gender sensitivity training
Conducting a gender audit
Developing gender equality policy
Implementing gender mainstreaming policy
General Human Resources
Catalyste+’s General Human Resources (HR) service helps partners across a broad range of HR activities such as organizational design, compensation management, succession planning, etc., and all aspects related to hiring, retaining, and engaging employees.
Support is available in such areas as:
Providing human resources management (HRM) training
Defining an HR structure
Conducting an organizational HR review
Developing a recruitment plan
Developing a compensation and benefits plan
Performance Management
Catalyste+’s Performance Management service helps partners design and implement performance management systems to help maximize employee, engagement, output and retainment.
Support is available in such areas as:
Developing a performance management plan
Developing a performance management system
Defining performance management metrics
Conducting performance evaluations
Recruitment and Selection
Catalyste+’s Recruitment and Selection service helps partners develop and implement policies, processes and practices to attract and choose the best talent for your organizational needs.
Support is available in such areas as:
Developing a recruitment plan
Defining recruitment metrics
Developing job descriptions
Creating a job posting template
Developing a interview template
Training and Leadership Development
Catalyste+’s Training and Leadership Development service helps partners develop and deliver instructional and mentorship programs to build skills and leadership capacity.
Support is available in such areas as:
Providing human resources management (HRM) training
Providing leadership training
Information Technology
E-commerce
Catalyste+’s E-commerce service provides you with support in the integration of online platforms, such as a website, to sell products and services. You can receive advice on best practices for conducting business on these platforms and achieving greater sales.
A Digital Marketing Advisor can work with you to understand the evolving e-commerce landscape and how to incorporate it into your business model. This includes the integration of mobile applications and Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Additionally, the Advisor can also assist you with measuring the effectiveness of your E-commerce strategy through analyzing your Return On Investment (ROI).
Support is available in such areas as:
Developing a website
Developing an e-commerce plan
Developing an e-commerce strategy
Developing digital marketing plans
Developing digital marketing strategies
Implementing search engine optimization (SEO)
eGovernance
Catalyste+’s eGovernance service helps partners to define, design, implement and/or procure digital technology to deliver online public services such as e-licensing, e-payment, or e-voting.
Support is available in such areas as:
Compiling a needs assessment
Developing an information systems strategic plan (ISSP)
Developing an electronic framework
Developing an information management system
General Information Technology
Catalyste+’s General Information Technology service helps partners formulate and implement IT-related strategies which may involve development and/or procurement of systems, platforms and processes.
Support is available in such areas as:
Compiling a needs assessment
Creating an IT strategy
Developing an information systems strategic plan (ISSP)
Developing IT policies and procedures
Formulating an IT project strategy
Developing an information system
Developing an information management system
Supporting database management
Web Development
Catalyste+’s Web Development service helps partners define, design, and deliver web sites for internal or external use and to measure and optimize their effectiveness.
Support is available in such areas as:
Designing a website
Defining the user experience (UX)
Developing a website
Implementing search engine optimization (SEO)
Implementing Google adwords
Developing an e-commerce website
Marketing
Branding
Catalyste+’s Branding service helps partners develop and implement a strong, cohesive brand for your organization or its product or service.
Support is available in such areas as:
Creating a marketing plan
Developing a brand strategy
Creating a brand identity
Business Planning
Catalyste+’s Business Planning service helps partners to draft or refine their business plans to maintain or expand their business, which may involve securing additional funding.
Support is available in such areas as:
Drafting a business plan
Facilitating competitive benchmarking
Creating a marketing plan
Conducting a resource assessment
Formulating a pricing strategy
Reviewing a business plan
Refining a marketing strategy
Developing a financial plan
Coffee Marketing
Catalyste+’s Coffee Marketing service supports you in developing a sales and marketing strategy for coffee products. Based on your local condition, a sustainable marketing plan can be created to ensure that you meet your defined sales goals.
A Catalyste Coffee Marketing Advisor can support you throughout the marketing process including the improvement of quality and production of coffee products. Additionally, the Advisor can assist you with entering into the international coffee market to expand your business.
Support is available in such areas as:
Conducting market assessments
Creating a marketing plan
Designing product labelling
Designing product packaging
Drafting a tourism development plan
Improving product quality
Improving production processes
Refining a marketing strategy
Sales strategy
Communications Skills
Catalyste+’s Communications Skills service helps partners improve their communications capacity building both written and verbal communications capabilities.
Support is available in such areas as:
Delivering communications skills workshops
Assisting with communications tools creation
Improving public speaking, presentations, and writing skills
Improving report writing skills
Communications Strategy
Catalyste+’s Communications Strategy service helps partners develop targeted communications strategies for internal and external audiences along with an associated implementation plan.
Support is available in such areas as:
Formulating a communications strategy
Developing a media relations strategy
Developing a communications plan
Drafting an internal communications plan
Delivering communications skills workshops
Assisting with communications tools creation
Craftwork Marketing
Catalyste+’s Craftwork Marketing service helps partners develop and implement sales and marketing strategies for craftwork products incorporating the importance of local imagery, history, and visual culture.
Support is available in such areas as:
Conducting an opportunity assessment
Refining a marketing strategy
Implementing promotional programs
Digital Marketing
Catalyste+’s Digital Marketing service helps partners to develop and implement digital marketing strategies and plans which may involve a variety of online tactics such as websites, social media, email campaigns, etc.
Support is available in such areas as:
Developing digital marketing strategies
Developing digital marketing plans
Implementing promotional programs
Creating content development plans
Developing digital advertising campaigns
Developing social media campaigns
Implementing Google adwords
Implementing search engine optimization (SEO)
E-commerce
Catalyste+’s E-commerce service provides you with support in the integration of online platforms, such as a website, to sell products and services. You can receive advice on best practices for conducting business on these platforms and achieving greater sales.
A Digital Marketing Advisor can work with you to understand the evolving e-commerce landscape and how to incorporate it into your business model. This includes the integration of mobile applications and Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Additionally, the Advisor can also assist you with measuring the effectiveness of your E-commerce strategy through analyzing your Return On Investment (ROI).
Support is available in such areas as:
Developing a website
Developing an e-commerce plan
Developing an e-commerce strategy
Developing digital marketing plans
Developing digital marketing strategies
Implementing search engine optimization (SEO)
General Marketing
Catalyste+’s General Marketing service helps partners plan and execute across all “Ps” of the marketing mix spanning product, price, place, promotion, people, physical evidence, process and philosophy.
Support is available in such areas as:
Conducting market research
Conducting market assessments
Creating a marketing plan
Implementing promotional programs
Media/Public Relations (PR)
Catalyste+’s Media/Public Relations (PR) service helps partners develop and meet their promotion objectives through media and public engagement.
Support is available in such areas as:
Developing a media relations strategy
Developing media relations policies
Conducting media training
Providing interview training
Operations
Agricultural Production
Catalyste+’s Agriculture Production service helps partners increase the production and quality of agro-industry products such as vegetables, fruits, and grains.
Support is available in such areas as:
Improving production processes
Improving crop management
Formulating crop yield improvement plans
Providing crop disease mitigation support
Optimizing dairy processing
Improving product quality
Agriproduct Processing and Packaging
Catalyste+’s Agriproduct Processing and Packaging service helps partners develop or improve their agro-industry product processing, packaging, and labelling, in product areas such as fruit preserves, grain, and dairy.
Support is available in such areas as:
Improving production processes
Designing product packaging
Designing product labelling
Improving product quality
Bakery Management
Catalyste+’s Bakery Management service helps partners improve the day-to-day operations of bakeries, confectioneries, and pastry shops.
Support is available in such areas as:
Conducting kitchen training
Implementing performance management
Assisting with recipe development
Improving pastry practises
Improving pastry production
Assisting with machinery/equipment procurement and management
Implementing quality control systems
Improving food quality
Adhering to health and sanitation standards
Conducting server training
Catering Training
Catalyste+’s Catering Training service helps partners improve staff’s skills in catering operations.
Support is available in such areas as:
Advising on catering practises
Assisting with menu planning
Advising on food preparation processes
Conducting bartender training
Conducting kitchen training
Conducting server training
Conducting staff training
Providing food and beverage training
Chef/Culinary
Catalyste+’s Chef/Culinary service helps partners in restaurants or hotels to improve their culinary skills and food production process.
Support is available in such areas as:
Assisting with menu planning
Assisting with recipe development
Advising on food preparation processes
Improving food quality
Creating kitchen guidelines and standards
Improving production processes
Improving kitchen management
Improving restaurant management
Conducting kitchen training
Craftwork Production
Catalyste+’s Craftwork Production service helps partners further develop their skills in producing handcrafted products with local materials.
Support is available in such areas as:
Improving production processes
Assisting with materials sourcing
Implementing quality control systems
Improving product quality
Environmental Management
Catalyste+’s Environmental Management service helps partners make their operational processes more environmentally friendly.
Support is available in such areas as:
Improving environmental management
Advising on environmental law
Developing geographic information systems (GIS)
Food and Beverage Production
Catalyste+’s Food and Beverage Production service helps partners in the production of food and beverages which may involve a variety of products such as bottled drinks, canned foods, and meat/dairy items.
Support is available in such areas as:
Advising on product/service development
Designing factory layout
Assisting with machinery/equipment procurement and management
Assisting with machinery/equipment installation
Providing machinery/equipment training
Adhering to health and sanitation standards
Improving food quality
Improving product quality
Improving production processes
Food Packaging
Catalyste+’s Food Packaging service helps partners develop and implement food product labelling and packaging for local, regional, national or international sales as appropriate.
Support is available in such areas as:
Assisting with product design
Designing product packaging
Designing product labelling
Food Safety and Sanitation
Catalyste+’s Food Safety and Sanitation service helps partners improve their food service operational health and sanitation practices.
Support is available in such areas as:
Adhering to health and sanitation standards
Developing staff hygiene protocols
Developing occupational health and safety programs
Creating kitchen guidelines and standards
Conducting staff training
Conducting kitchen training
Providing food and beverage training
Advising on food preparation processes
Greenhouse Management and Operations
Catalyste+’s Greenhouse Management and Operations service helps partners with the production and maintenance of greenhouse crops in areas such as caring for greenhouse plants, harvesting and planting practices, and pest control.
Support is available in such areas as:
Advising on greenhouse business management
Improving greenhouse plant care
Advising on pest control
Implementing environmental control systems management
Inventory Management
Catalyste+’s Inventory Management service helps partners who are wholesale and retail businesses to improve their supply chain and stock management.
Support is available in such areas as:
Conducting an inventory management review
Strengthening inventory controls
Specifying and procuring inventory management software
Improving an inventory management system
Improving retail shelf management
Kitchen Management
Catalyste+’s Kitchen Management service helps partners improve their kitchen operations in restaurants, hotels and food service venues.
Support is available in such areas as:
Improving kitchen management
Providing food and beverage training
Conducting kitchen training
Designing kitchen layout
Creating kitchen guidelines and standards
Assisting with machinery/equipment procurement and management
Providing machinery/equipment training
Advising on food preparation processes
Adhering to health and sanitation standards
Improving food quality
Manufacturing Environment
Catalyste+’s Manufacturing Environment service helps partners with measuring the environmental impact of their manufacturing processes and to develop the associated mitigation strategies.
Support is available in such areas as:
Improving water treatment processes
Improving recycling systems
Developing and managing recycling programs
Developing and managing composting programs
Managing emission control systems
Quality Assurance
Catalyste+’s Quality Assurance service helps partners develop and implement quality management systems, or improve existing approaches, to meet or exceed the standards of their target market.
Support is available in such areas as:
Improving product quality
Implementing quality control systems
Implementing a quality management system
Implementing business process improvements
Assistance in achieving business certifications
Restaurant Operations
Catalyste+’s Restaurant operations service helps partners to improve the day-to-day running of their establishment to help ensure it offers a satisfying and profitable dining experience.
Support is available in such areas as:
Improving restaurant management
Providing food and beverage training
Conducting staff training
Conducting server training
Conducting bartender training
Assisting with menu planning
Advising on food preparation processes
Retail Management
Catalyste+’s Retail Management service helps partners improve the management of their retail establishment.
Support is available in such areas as:
Conducting a service quality assessment
Conducting management training
Providing leadership training
staff recruitment
store management
Retail Operations
Catalyste+’s Retail Operations service helps partners with the day-to-day running of their retail store establishment.
Support is available in such areas as:
Advising on product selection
Implementing promotional programs
Assistance with supply chain management
Providing bookkeeping training
Strengthening inventory controls
Providing customer service training
Conducting a service quality assessment
Conducting staff training
Sustainability
Catalyste+’s Sustainability service helps partners incorporate sustainability principles into their business practices.
Support is available in such areas as:
Developing a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) plan
Creating a sustainable development plan
Integrating green technology
Ensuring sustainable resource management
Textiles and Clothing Products
Catalyste+’s Textiles and Clothing Products service seeks to support you with refining the production process of textiles to improve product quality. Catalyste can work with you to refine the production process for products such as blankets, clothing, rugs, fabric, woven products and footwear..
A Catalyste Production Advisor who specializes in textiles and clothing can support you throughout the production process from sourcing materials to labelling products. As an experienced professional in manufacturing, the Advisor can also provide advice on textiles production techniques and host clothing recycling workshops for a sustainable production process.
Support is available in such areas as:
Assisting with materials sourcing
Building capacity
Conducting clothing recycling workshop
Conducting sewing workshops
Improving product quality
Improving production processes
Instructing on clothing, fashion design, and textile techniques
Providing sewing and styling training
Technical
Agricultural Microbiology
Catalyste+’s Agricultural Microbiology Service helps partners with matters related to plant-associated microbes which may include sharing an understanding of the benefits of microorganism production for soil or food products.
Support is available in such areas as:
Conducting microorganism research
Producing bio-inoculants
Storing bio-inoculants
Agricultural Technology
Catalyste+’s Agricultural Technology service helps partners identify, procure and implement agricultural technology to enable higher crop yields, increased production, and improved product quality.
Support is available in such areas as:
Improving production processes
Implementing safety procedures
Implementing quality control systems
Optimizing dairy processing
Improving crop management
Assessing machinery/equipment
Assisting with machinery/equipment installation
Providing machinery/equipment training
Assisting with machinery repair
Architecture
Catalyste+’s Architecture service helps partners with structural planning and design.
Support is available in such areas as:
Conducting feasibility assessments/studies
Conducting site surveys
Assisting with architectural design
Developing architectural plans
Reviewing architectural plans
Crop Disease Management
Catalyste+’s Crop Disease Management service helps partners maintain or improve crop health and quality by elimination or mitigating crop disease.
Support is available in such areas as:
Improving crop management
Formulating crop yield improvement plans
Providing crop disease mitigation support
Conducting crop health training
Entomology
Catalyste+’s Entomology service helps partners identify and manage insects that negatively impact crop health and quality.
Support is available in such areas as:
Advising on pest control
Formulating crop yield improvement plans
Providing crop disease mitigation support
Conducting crop health training
General Maintenance and Repair
Catalyste+’s Maintenance and Repair service helps partners to maintain and repair machinery and equipment, such as electric motors and salt production machines, to minimize operational downtime.
Support is available in such areas as:
Assessing machinery/equipment
Assisting with machinery/equipment installation
Providing machinery/equipment training
Implementing maintenance management systems
Developing preventive maintenance schedules
Infrastructure - Roads and Transportation
Catalyste+’s Roads and Transportation Infrastructure service helps partners plan new, or improve existing transportation systems and infrastructure.
Support is available in such areas as:
Evaluating road/highway design
Evaluating public transportation systems
Conducting site surveys
Improving traffic management
Implementing maintenance management systems
Irrigation
Catalyste+’s Irrigation service helps partners develop or improve irrigation technology and systems to increase agricultural output.
Support is available in such areas as:
Developing an irrigation plan
Improving a water supply system
Assessing machinery/equipment
Assisting with machinery/equipment procurement and management
Assisting with machinery/equipment installation
Providing machinery/equipment training
Mining Engineering
Catalyste+’s Mining Engineering service helps partners manage any phase of mining operations, from exploration and discovery of the mineral resources, through feasibility study, mine design, development of plans, production and operations to mine closure.
Support is available in such areas as:
Assisting with mine planning and design
Improving mining processes
Conducting an extraction environmental impact assessment
Assessing machinery/equipment
Assisting with machinery/equipment procurement and management
Assisting with machinery/equipment installation
Providing machinery/equipment training
Organic Agriculture
Catalyste+’s Organic Agriculture service helps partners to develop and implement organic agricultural strategies and practices, which may involve developing and/or achieving the associated certifications.
Support is available in such areas as:
Introducing organic farming practices
Improving crop management
Advising on pest control
Conducting crop health training
Formulating crop yield improvement plans
Localizing Canadian organic standards
Renewable Energy - Biomass
Catalyste+’s Renewable Energy – Biomass service helps partners assess, design, procure and implement biomass-based power generation solutions, which may be based on various fuel stocks such as wood, crops, or animal waste.
Support is available in such areas as:
Conducting feasibility assessments/studies
Assessing biomass power generation
Assessing biofuel production
Assessing machinery/equipment
Assisting with machinery/equipment procurement and management
Assisting with machinery/equipment installation
Providing machinery/equipment training
Renewable Energy - Hydroelectricity
Catalyste+’s Renewable Energy – Hydroelectricity service helps partners assess, design, procure and implement hydroelectric-based power generation solutions, which may be based on traditional generators, free flow underwater turbines, hydrokinetic river turbines, etc.
Support is available in such areas as:
Assessing hydroelectric power generation
Conducting feasibility assessments/studies
Assessing machinery/equipment
Assisting with machinery/equipment procurement and management
Assisting with machinery/equipment installation
Providing machinery/equipment training
Renewable Energy - Solar
Catalyste+’s Renewable Energy – Solar service helps partners assess, design, procure and implement solar-based power generation solutions, which may involve a variety of technologies and products such as solar panels, batteries, invertors, etc.
Support is available in such areas as:
Assessing solar power development
Conducting feasibility assessments/studies
Assessing machinery/equipment
Assisting with machinery/equipment procurement and management
Assisting with machinery/equipment installation
Providing machinery/equipment training
Renewable Energy - Wind Power
Catalyste+’s Renewable Energy – Wind service helps partners assess, design, procure and implement wind-based power generation solutions, which may involve a variety of technologies and products such as wind turbines, batteries, invertors, etc.
Support is available in such areas as:
Assessing wind energy generation
Conducting feasibility assessments/studies
Assessing machinery/equipment
Assisting with machinery/equipment procurement and management
Assisting with machinery/equipment installation
Providing machinery/equipment training