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Strategy & Operations · East Africa
Operations built to run. Without you in the room.
We turn fragile, person-dependent operations into systems that simply work. Clear, hands-on, and built to last – so the work keeps running even when you, or any one person, step away.
For founder-led companies in Tanzania that have outgrown their spreadsheets but haven't yet added a CFO and an IT department.
Delivered on the platforms your business already runs
- Microsoft
- Google Cloud
- AWS
- Zoho
- HubSpot
- Shopify
§01 – The problem we solve
Most growing companies here don't have a software problem. They have a memory problem – the invoice, the stock count, the bank reconciliation, and the link between them all live in spreadsheets, WhatsApp threads, and one or two people who can never take leave.
We rebuild that into a single source of truth: documented processes, connected systems, and the training to make it stick. Every engagement ends the same way – your team owns the system, and we leave.
- Before
- The operation pauses when you travel.
- After
- It doesn't notice.
§02 – The method
Built to run.
Every month you run on memory is a month the business can't be sold, audited, or safely left alone.
A three-step system, worked in order. We steady the operations that keep failing, build the systems that hold the work, then hand back a business that runs without depending on any one person.
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Steady – Digital Foundations
We get the essentials working reliably: email, files, accounts, and backups. These are the systems every other part of the business depends on, and the ones most likely to fail quietly. We make them solid first.
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Build – Systems Architecture
We move the day-to-day work into proper systems, so it no longer lives in one person's head or a chat thread. Orders, inventory, finances, and customer history are recorded the same way every time, and anyone with access can find the answer.
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Run – Operational Intelligence
We automate the repetitive work and set your reporting to update on its own. You manage the business from clear numbers rather than memory, and it keeps running when you step away.
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We're the consultants who want you to stop needing us.
§03 – Strategic engagements
Direct engagement models.
Structured ways to engage the Built to Run method – one step at a time, or the whole system.
Not sure where to start? Most people begin with an Operations Audit. If you already know where it hurts, start there instead – or see the 12 questions we ask.
I Steady · Digital Foundations
Cyber Security
Map your threat landscape, implement the right tools, and train your team to keep it secure.
II Build · Systems Architecture
Ops Transformation ERP
Wire your finances and operations into a system that runs itself. Built for your sector, not off the shelf.
Learn moreOperations Audit
We map exactly where your operations slow down. You get a clear picture and a concrete fix.
Learn moreIII Run · Operational Intelligence
AI & Automation
Automate the repetitive work. Build workflows that run without a person in the loop.
Learn moreAI Enablement
Understand the AI landscape for your sector, adopt the right tools, and build the capability in-house.
Strategic Planning
Clarity on where you're going and how to get there. One year out, not five.
Executive Coaching
We coach your leaders through the change. Adoption that actually sticks.
§04 – Direct impact
Proven results across Tanzania.
A safari camp that couldn't let a booking sit in one person's inbox.
Severine Consulting Group built the systems that protect our site and improve how we manage guest connections. Their work ensured our brand remained secure and efficient while we scaled.
Amanda Kessy – Founder, Still Waters Safaris
A trading company that couldn't show a bank clean numbers.
SCG re-engineered our internal processes and digitised our operations. This transformation was the critical factor that allowed us to secure our recent expansion funding.
Managing Director, Jofort Intertrade
A new venture with interest from abroad but nothing that closed.
We built InternAfrica's web presence and drafted the go-to-market strategy to bring international interns to Tanzania – including the pitches that closed their first deals. They now have real paying clients.
Strategy & go-to-market, InternAfrica
A leadership team whose performance reviews kept blowing up.
The training was transformational. Our teams are now genuinely clear on how to conduct objective performance appraisals, ensuring no feedback ever comes as a surprise.
Veronica – HR, GLAMI
§05 – Work with us
Engagements run from a two-week audit to a full Steady–Build–Run transformation with training and handover.
One step at a time, or the whole system. Either way it ends with your team owning what we built, and the documentation to keep it running.
Book a call§06 – Who runs it
Severine Consulting Group is founder-led by Tony Severine. We're based in Arusha and work with organisations across Tanzania and the wider East Africa region, on-site and remotely.
The work is hands-on: we sit with your frontline team, build in your tools, and leave documented systems your people can run and change themselves. Connect on LinkedIn →
§07 – Start here
Book an exploratory call.
Tell us what you want to get running. We'll reply to set up a short, no-pressure call to see whether the Built to Run method fits your organisation.
- Phone / WhatsApp
- +255 788 266 166
- Office
- NIC Building, Boma Road, Arusha
Tanzania & East Africa
Prefer to look before you talk? See the 12 questions we ask in an operations audit →