Services

Everything we sell has the same output: qualified African counterparts sitting across the table from you, with the groundwork done before you land.

MRX with partners at a retail opening in Zambia

Market entry and partner finding

Our primary service. We take your product, define the ideal customer profile together, and then do the work that is hard to do from abroad: mapping the real players, verifying who actually buys and imports, reaching decision makers, and qualifying interest before it reaches your calendar.

  • Partner finding: importers, distributors, representatives and agents
  • Market and prospect mapping across your target countries
  • Qualification against your ideal customer profile
  • Direct outreach and relationship building by our local teams
  • Arranged meetings and structured reporting on every approach

Delivered as a retainer mandate with success components aligned to results.

Africa-Europe B2B meetings

Trade delegations and market visits

When it is time to be in the market, we build the agenda before you fly. For groups, we organize full trade delegations: company matchmaking, one-to-one meeting schedules, site visits, and institutional introductions. For single companies, we plan and accompany focused business development trips.

In June 2026 we organized and delivered a Southern Africa trade delegation in Zambia, with individual meeting agendas for each participating company.

Conference in Ndola, Zambia

Export plans, market intelligence and research

Before committing to a market, know what you are walking into. We produce decision-grade intelligence from the ground: real market pricing, import and registration requirements, competitor research, distribution structures, and the practical obstacles no database shows.

Deliverables range from focused market studies and competitor analyses to a complete export-to-Africa plan you can execute: which markets, in what order, through which channels, at what price positioning, and with which first ten conversations. Our research team combines field data collected by our own operators with desk research and market databases.

MRX at the Zambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Company formation, operations and joint ventures

When exporting is not enough, we build your presence. We incorporate companies in African markets, handle the licensing and administration, and where needed we run the operation for you: staffing, premises, distribution and day-to-day management under agreed governance.

We also structure joint ventures with vetted local partners, and through MRX Capital we source and assess investment opportunities in African companies with strong growth prospects.

MRX Capital
Site visit at a production facility

Sourcing and import from Africa

For international buyers, we locate and verify African suppliers of agricultural products and raw materials: farm and facility visits, quality and capacity checks, sample coordination, and support through contracting and first shipments.

Because we are physically present, we can vouch for what we recommend and stay involved when follow-through matters most.

John Kourkoutas speaking at a chamber of commerce event

Research and innovation consortium delivery

Through our Zambian entity we act as the African partner in EU research and innovation consortiums: Living Labs and pilots on the ground, African SME recruitment and cascade funding administration, and dissemination of project results into African markets.

Both our entities are registered in the EU Funding and Tenders Portal, and Zambia is on Horizon Europe's list of third countries automatically eligible for funding.

Research and Innovation Partnerships

Frequently asked questions

How do you find distributors and importers in Africa?

Through fieldwork, not databases. Our operators map the real players in each market, verify that they actually import and distribute in your category, approach decision makers directly, and qualify their interest before any meeting is arranged with you.

Which African countries do you cover?

We have delivered work in more than 20 countries across East, West and Southern Africa, coordinated from our bases in Athens, Lusaka and Ndola, with field operators across African markets. If your target country is not one we already work in, our network usually reaches it.

How does your commercial model work?

We work on a retainer basis with success components aligned to results. We do not take commission-only mandates, because serious market entry requires sustained work on the ground before the first order is signed.

Can you register and run a company for us in Africa?

Yes. We incorporate companies in African markets, handle licensing and administration, and where needed we run the operation on your behalf: staffing, premises, distribution and day-to-day management under agreed governance. We also structure joint ventures with vetted local partners.

Do you only work with European companies?

No. We open African markets for exporters and investors worldwide. Our delivery is on the African side; where your head office sits does not change how we work.

How do we start?

Tell us your product and target markets through the contact form. We reply within one business day with an honest view of the opportunity and how we would approach it.

Not sure which service fits?

Describe where you are today and where you want to sell. We will tell you plainly what we would do and what it costs.

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