StrEdge Group offers businesses customised solutions to mitigate COVID-induced challenges

StrEdge Advisory Director/CEO Sumedha Wijesekera

StrEdge Advisory Director Janaka Epasinghe

StrEdge Tech Director/CEO Udaya Samaradivakara

In a bid to mitigate COVID-induced business risks faced by local businesses, StrEdge Group has introduced several service packages through their companies. This includes introduction of new governance models and interventions in bridging gaps in multiple businesses in terms of business strategy, processes, human resources, technology and finance. 

The customised service package launched by StrEdge Advisory has helped save thousands of livelihoods generated by the SMEs, mid-corporates and corporates in these turbulent times by “taking them to safer waters,” remarked StrEdge Advisory Director/CEO Sumedha Wijesekera. 

“We have taken stock of short, mid and long term strategies which will not only mitigate risks but also ensure sustainable growth of businesses,” he added. The approaches also help banks and lending institutions that work with these businesses in terms of utilisation of credit proceeds through proper channels. “Our approach has become a risk mitigation tool for both the lender and the borrower,” noted the StrEdge CEO.

A home-grown Sri Lankan company which prides in ‘Sri Lankan skill and capacity’, StrEdge offers a broad spectrum of services including business strategy defining, planning and implementation, human resource strategy for corporates, business process reengineering, financial restructuring and advisory, lean six sigma training and certifications, business advisory, technology advisory, design, development and implementation and training in leadership, project management and operational excellence.

All these services are designed to help businesses and business leadership reach their true potential. 

“We take pride in being a people centric solution provider sensitive to the Sri Lankan ecosystem. In this transformational world with COVID and other unforeseen challenges, the expertise we offer as a home-grown solution provider, benchmarked with best international practices, help the country retain considerable foreign exchange which otherwise would go to expensive foreign consultants. We are also confident to provide services for overseas markets adhering to best international standards.” 

Wijesekera further said that the company enables a ‘liberal and an ethical workplace’ where consultants are given the independence to bring out their true potential both in terms of skill and creativity to offer their clients the best of services. 

StrEdge Advisory Director Janaka Epasinghe said that holistic solutions StrEdge offers from ‘people, process and technology’ perspective are geared to enrich product and service proposition of diverse businesses. “Especially in the present challenging business environment, managing businesses internally and externally is crucial and as solution providers, even during the most turbulent times as the pandemic hit, we have been able to create results.” 

Epasinghe further remarked that StrEdge is placed strongly and has been creating desired results in business process reengineering of the local banking and finance sector which is predominantly handled by US-based consultancy companies. “We have kept our footprint across some of the top local banks through their transformation projects in the last couple of years.”

The Training and Development arm of StrEdge has created a platform to share their experience with a wider audience while the company’s Transformation Coaching for businesses and individuals has been well received, adding value holistically. 

The SME-centric ERP solution developed and delivered by their technology company- StrEdge Tech is among the company’s special service portfolio. “This is not merely a system to automate the operation, but a tailor-made business solution to cater to individual business needs at an affordable price,” said StrEdge Tech Director/CEO Udaya Samaradivakara. 

This user-friendly tool is designed to create visibility on business operations and decision-making for business owners and the management. “The solution also helps strengthen customer relationship management, employee productivity, proper planning and projection – all of which will ultimately lead to continuous sales growth and profits,” said Samaradivakara.