Investment Center [Blackbird Business Consultants Group] is a consulting services center whose mission is to support businesses in entering Investment Programs and in identifying new business opportunities.

We aim to improve, restructure, and further develop the dynamic businesses of our country—businesses that have the ability to perceive and adapt to the realities of a continuously changing environment, locally and globally.

By providing ongoing and continuous updates, our primary objective is to offer comprehensive support to private-sector business entities, taking into account local business particularities and tailoring our approach to the specific needs of each business.

Our consulting is not limited to standard study services; above all, it delivers added value through substantive support to each entrepreneur—over time and with a solid foundation for future preparedness—thereby creating meaningful value for our clients.

Investment Center in numbers:

Corporate Identity

Vision: Continuous development and improvement of businesses, aiming to transition to an enhanced level—achieving Business Intelligence.

Mission: Delivering high-quality and specialized consulting services through flexible and automated means, fostering creative entrepreneurial thinking.

Values: Added value that delivers real benefit, grounded in ethics and integrity, with social contribution and improvement across all parts of society.

What sets us apart

Expertise > Specialized Business Support

Results > Large Number of Successful Projects

Integrity > Honest Business Relationships

Meritocracy > Valid and Responsible Information

Agility > Continuous Development & Adaptation to New Conditions

Realism > Strong Knowledge of the Local & Global Market

Leadership > Substantive Support for Businesses

Organization > Automation of Business Processes

Versatility > Wide Range of Business Cases

Networking > Development of Long-Term Partnerships

Uniqueness > Nationwide Distinctions & Records

Successful Projects (2010 through 2025):

Our company, as a benchmark office for studies and consulting services, has received significant distinctions throughout all years of operation. The large number of businesses/organizations that have been successfully included in funded programs makes us proud and also responsible for maintaining our successful trajectory.

Successful Grant Projects for New Business Start-ups:

Successful Projects in NSRF (ESPA) 2014–2020 & the Development Law:

Successful projects in business support due to Covid (non-repayable grant):

CEO’s Message:

Since 2010, when the Investment Center began operating in Business Consulting, our goal has been the continuous improvement both of our organization’s members and of our partners/clients.

In this way, our company has managed to become the key means and primary partner for those businesses that seek to successfully benefit from the favorable rules and provisions of European funded programs for the implementation of investment plans.

Always focusing on the future, we pursue—integrity-driven—the achievement of the following:

✓ Business-level consulting with excellent organization and adaptation to new realities.

✓ Responsible and valid information to enable effective updates.

✓ Continuous market research for creating and providing new services, by monitoring the business environment and real needs.

✓ Ongoing improvement of the services provided, with knowledge of local and global realities.

✓ Enhancing the level of our partners through planning and process organization, while also increasing the business intelligence index.

✓ Substantive support across business sectors, cultivating credibility and meritocracy that lead to long-term cooperation.

With Leadership and Innovation as our core priorities, we have managed to establish ourselves in the business community as a benchmark office for investment consulting and company development.

Nikolaos K. Kotsyfos
Economist, Business Administration, University of Piraeus, MSc Marketing,
Athens University of Economics and Business

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Corporate Social Responsibility:

Our company focuses on initiatives that improve, as much as possible, the various stakeholders in society with whom we interact. Our values have a positive impact through actions with local (and other) entities, where support and correct knowledge are provided (talks, forums), while we play a significant role in their further improvement.

Beyond recurring financial support actions for vulnerable groups and facilities, additional support initiatives include:

✓ Providing consulting support to cultural associations to secure funding within the context of their development.

✓ Guidance activities and business planning for the creation of support structures.

✓ Non-formal learning through coaching-style topics for new entrepreneurs (private initiatives).

✓ Distribution of supporting material (books / articles) to educational schools / entrepreneurship institutes.

✓ Authoring research work on Corporate Social Responsibility on behalf of organizations and institutes.

Our actions focus on cultural, social, and business-sector issues.

Partner Registry / Certifications – Memberships:

Our company is composed of specialized scientific staff who, beyond experience and expertise, hold certifications in registries relevant to the field of Business Consulting.

Indicatively, the following certifications are mentioned:

• Consulting License for Economic Studies and Organization & Operational Research Studies.
• Certification (Certified Evaluators) as Evaluators of Investment Projects under Development Law 4887/2022 of the Ministry of National Economy and Finance (MoF).
• Registry of Liquidators / Economists.
• Active members of the Economic Chamber.
• Certified members of the National Organization for the Certification of Qualifications & Vocational Guidance / Adult Education (EOPPEP).
• Members of the Association of Business Consultants (SYSEP).
• Members of Greek MENSA (MENSA).
• Members of the Hellenic Academy of Marketing (ELAM).

In addition to the above, there are long-standing collaborations with entities in the financial support sector through funded programs and/or loans, such as:

• EFEPAA / ELANET / Development Agency of Crete
• Regions of Attica / Crete / Macedonia & other Regions
• Ministry of Development / Digital Governance / Foreign Affairs / Finance
• Competitiveness / NSRF (ESPA) / ERDF
• DYPA (formerly OAED)
• Information Society
• Piraeus Bank / Eurobank EFG

ISO Certifications

Investment Center [Blackbird Business Consultants Group] applies a quality management system ISO 9001:2015, 45001:2018 & 14001:2015. Our company trusted the technical competence of BQC and was certified according to the following management system standards:

ISO 9001:2015, International Quality Management Standard

ISO 45001:2018, International Standard for Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems

ISO 14001:2015, International Environmental Management Systems Standard

The scope of the system is activity in the fields of Business Consulting, Business Development, and IT / Digital Signature Services. The services for which the Investment Center has been certified under the above ISO systems cover the following areas:

• Techno-economic and operational studies.
• Business inclusion in Development Programs.
• Business support & consulting services.
• Business development & technological application solutions.

See more about the Investment Center’s ISO Certifications

Indicative Client Portfolio:

Our company’s long-standing presence in the business consulting field has established us in the business community as a principled office of investment consultants and company development. Our company has significant experience across all business market sectors [Trade, Manufacturing, Tourism, Services].

Indicatively, we refer to clients who chose to collaborate with us in recent years and who successfully entered funded programs and/or successfully implemented their projects (full absorption of funding – disbursement of funds).

See more about the Investment Center’s client portfolio (indicative).

We continuously support, with the means available to us, the improvement of our country.