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MABEVO

MABEVO · Business services firm

Bujumbura, Burundi

From the idea to the business that runs.

MABEVO supports Burundian entrepreneurs and foreign investors across the whole journey: project study, company formation, brand protection, business plan, financial projections and access to funding.

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§ 01

The reality

Most ventures don’t fail on the idea.

They fail on what comes next: the articles of incorporation, the filings, the trademark registered too late, the business plan the bank turns down, the numbers that don’t hold up.

  • The bank file gets rejected

    Inconsistent projections, undocumented collateral, a business plan that doesn’t answer the lender’s criteria.

  • The trademark is filed too late

    The name is already taken, or a third party registers it while you are busy trading. Rebranding costs far more than filing.

  • Contracts are improvised

    No shareholders’ agreement, no terms and conditions, commitments made verbally. Disputes always arrive later, never at a convenient time.

§ 02

Our method

A ten-stage journey

Every MABEVO engagement follows the same structure. You always know where you stand, what comes next, and what we need from you.

Overhead view of an open card folder: printed documents fanned out, a wooden-handled stamp, a navy fountain pen and a paperclip, on a wooden desk in raking light.
A file in progress, anonymised
  1. 01

    Idea

    We clarify what you want to build, for whom, and what sets you apart.

  2. 02

    Project study

    Market, competition, feasibility. We check the project holds up before you spend.

  3. 03

    Name and brand

    Prior-art search and a name that is available, protectable and usable.

  4. 04

    Company formation

    Structure, articles, incorporation and support through registration.

  5. 05

    Business law

    Contracts, shareholders’ agreement, terms and governance framework.

  6. 06

    Intellectual property

    Trademark filing, protection of your creations and rights monitoring.

  7. 07

    Business plan

    A bankable document, structured for the lender’s or investor’s decision.

  8. 08

    Financial projections

    Three scenarios, break-even, cash flow, working capital and repayment capacity.

  9. 09

    Funding

    File preparation, lender targeting and support through to the decision.

  10. 10

    Launch

    Operational start-up and support through the first months of trading.

§ 03

Our practice areas

Every discipline, one point of contact

You shouldn’t have to coordinate an accountant, a lawyer, a designer and a financial advisor. We do that.

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§ 04

How we operate

We work inside the systems that matter

Trademark filings, corporate formalities and contractual structures each follow precise frameworks. These are the ones we work within.

  • OHADA
  • ARIPO
  • OMPI / WIPO
  • East Africa Law Society
  • Barreau du Burundi

The logos above identify the systems and regulatory frameworks in which MABEVO files and operates. They do not constitute a claim of affiliation or accreditation.

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