Board positions
Non-executive and advisory seats for owners who want a steady outside view: strategy, risk, and the questions management will not ask itself.
Africa consulting & boards
Advice that travels with the work.
Vontribe’s main work is African markets and board seats: on the ground, and in the room where decisions are made. China sourcing sits further down the list.
Start a conversationAfricaCountry visits, not slide decks only
BoardsNon-executive and advisory seats
OperatorsStores, suppliers, and local teams
ChinaLater: supplier visits and sourcing
What Vontribe does
Practical consulting for companies that already trade in more than one African country, or want to.
Country visits
Short, focused trips to review operations, meet local teams, and leave a written view of what to fix first.
Market advice
How a South African model should change for another country: pricing, suppliers, staffing, and what not to copy.
Cross-border commercial
Help structure fees, vendor relationships, and the paperwork so each country entity is billed cleanly.
China sourcing
Factory and supplier visits, sample checks, and a plain view of who is worth dealing with before you commit.
Other ways Vontribe could work
Ideas only. Not commitments. Pick the ones that fit how you actually want to spend time.
QSR operations audits
Paid store and kitchen reviews for quick-service brands expanding outside South Africa.
Market-entry sprints
A fixed two-week package: competitor scan, supplier shortlist, and a go / wait recommendation.
Executive secondment
A few days a month inside a country business, billed as a retainer rather than ad-hoc travel.
Property & sites
Advice on sites and development timing, drawing on the Somerset West property work already underway.
Owner’s office
Light holding-company admin: invoices, trip packs, and board notes for a small group of ventures.
China to Africa bridge
Match a China supplier to an African buyer, then charge a project fee for the introduction and the negotiation, not a hidden margin.
This page is a draft concept. Nothing here is live on the public web yet.