Ethiopian-based consulting firm

Empowering Ethiopian businesses & institutions

Blue Mark Consulting delivers expert-led advisory, capacity building, and development solutions across Ethiopia.

10+Years of expert leadership

4Major consulting practices

38Kebeles assessed in one project

About Blue Mark

Built on trust, professionalism, and measurable results.

Blue Mark Consulting is a professional Ethiopian-based firm established by a team of multidisciplinary experts led by Mr. Nesru Kasim Banke, General Manager and Lead Consultant. With a decade of experience in training, research, and advisory, we bring international certifications and deep local knowledge. Blue stands for trust, professionalism, and reliability. Mark symbolizes the lasting positive impact we strive to leave on every client.

The name Blue Mark reflects the firm's promise: blue stands for trust, professionalism, and reliability, while mark represents the positive impact left with every client.

Vision

To leave a lasting mark on the success of our clients by empowering them to thrive in an ever-changing business environment.

Mission

We deliver innovative, client-centered, and collaborative consulting solutions that drive sustainable growth and lasting impact.

Values

Empathy, professionalism, innovation, synergy, and excellence guide every engagement.

What we do

Integrated advisory and capacity-building services.

Business & Investment Advisory

Business clinics, feasibility support, financial planning, access to finance, market positioning, productivity improvement, and digital transformation advisory.

Bluemark Business Clinic for startups, MSMEs, and entrepreneurs
Business health checks, coaching, and BDS solutions
Strategic planning, business modeling, costing, pricing, and cash flow management
Marketing, branding, operations, productivity, and growth advisory

Organizational & Institutional Development

Organizational structures, strategic plans, performance frameworks, HR systems, policies, manuals, salary structures, and institutional capacity assessments.

Organizational structure design and workforce planning
Strategic plan and performance management frameworks
HR systems, policies, procedures, and competency frameworks
Financial and administrative manuals

Training & Capacity Building

Entrepreneurship, leadership, project management, customer service, financial literacy, decent work, life skills, employability, IFRS, IPSAS, and Islamic banking training.

Entrepreneurship, business advisory, and leadership training
Project management, design thinking, customer service, sales, and marketing
Financial literacy, budgeting, decent work, life skills, and mindset training
Mental health, psychosocial support, job search, and employability skills

Economic & Development Consulting

Monitoring and evaluation, baseline and endline assessments, socio-economic and labor market studies, feasibility studies, project design, and impact assessments.

Project monitoring and evaluation
Baseline, midline, and endline assessments
Socio-economic research, labor market studies, and feasibility studies
Data collection, analysis, reporting, and impact assessment

Who we serve

Focused support for enterprise, public, and development ecosystems.

Startups and MSMEs Women and youth-led businesses Government institutions NGOs and development partners Financial institutions Educational institutions Social enterprises Investment agencies

Work experience