Who We Are

Development Solutions Associates (DSA) is a business development agency providing research and consulting to businesses and donors implementing projects of economic growth in Albania. DSA's main areas of expertise are business development services for SMEs and economic research. In business services we are specialized in marketing research, marketing plans and strategies, and sales strategies. DSA team has proven experience in the market place and have introduced new marketing and sales practices to our clients. We have helped our clients to link to their final consumers and to produce and sell on the basis of consumer preferences. Our goal is to support the efforts of Albania enterprises to substitute imports and increase their domestic market share.

We have long experience also in business planning, loan application procedures, cost accounting, and supporting women leadership in business. We are practitioners with different professional backgrounds and with experience in each of the above-mentioned business areas.

We are a network of local and international consultants, who work in a team to implement various projects for different clients at the same time. Team work and our diverse and complementary skills enable us to produce innovative solutions and ideas for our clients operating in a growing competitive environment. We have produced change and achieved measurable impact inside the businesses and in the market place.

All the founding members of DSA are either former staff members or subcontractors of USAID's Small Business Credit and Assistance (SBCA) Project. DSA is widely considered as the 'natural successor' of SBCA. Other new associates have substantial experience working for enterprises in the private sector and for research institutions as well.