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Training and capacity building built for your organisation.

Training in whatever the team actually needs — built for the organisation, not taken off a shelf.

Linc Consultancy is a management consulting firm founded in Beirut in 2026, with offices in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Oman. Our capacity-building work is led by Farah Ghanem, who has trained more than 35,000 people with partners including UNDP, UNICEF, ESCWA and the World Bank.

Who it is for

One methodology. Two kinds of client.

Businesses & investors

Market access, management, finance, HR and leadership training for teams, plus technical training in almost any field through our consultant network.

Institutions & programmes

The same subjects for staff and partners, alongside institutional capacity assessments and training of trainers for national teams.

Scope

What the work includes.

  • Market access training
  • Management and leadership training
  • Finance and HR training
  • Technical training through our consultant network
  • Institutional capacity assessments
  • Training of trainers for national teams

Related work

From our track record.

Lebanon Reforestation Initiative – FARM Project

BMZ-funded · Implemented by Lebanon Reforestation Initiative in partnership with GIZ Lebanon and Solidarités International · Lebanon · 2025

Private sector · Institutional

Business Management & Cooperative Development Advisory

Under the FARM project, LINC supported agricultural cooperatives in strengthening their management systems and long-term sustainability. The engagement began with on-site organizational and capacity assessments to identify the specific operational and managerial needs of each cooperative.

Workstreams

  • Gap Assessments
  • Tailored Development Programmes
  • Training Days
  • Business and Strategic Planning
  • Financial Management
  • Leadership and Team Management
  • Marketing and Sales
  • Supply-Chain Management

Website: Lebanon Reforestation Initiative

Fair Trade Lebanon

UNDP-Funded Economic-Growth Project · Lebanon · 2026

Private sector · Institutional

Business Development Strategy Advisor

Under a UNDP-funded project implemented by Fair Trade Lebanon, LINC's leadership provided tailored business-development coaching to 14 SMEs and startups across agriculture, agri-food, creative industries, ICT, services, retail and wholesale.

Workstreams

  • Business Diagnostics
  • Market and Customer Analysis
  • Competitive Positioning
  • Business-Development Strategy
  • KPIs
  • Implementation Roadmaps

Website: Fair Trade Lebanon

Fair Trade Lebanon

Funded by the Spanish Agency for International Development and Cooperation - Lebscale Market-Access Programme · Lebanon · 2026

Private sector · Institutional

Market Access & Deal-Making Advisor

Under the Lebscale programme, LINC's leadership is supporting 24 SMEs and cooperatives in strengthening their market competitiveness and converting their products into commercial opportunities.

Workstreams

  • 24 SMEs and Cooperatives
  • Product and Market-Readiness Assessments
  • Pricing and Positioning
  • Market-Channel Strategy
  • Buyer Mapping & Outreach
  • Negotiations
  • Increasing Revenues

Website: Fair Trade Lebanon

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Portrait of Farah Ghanem

Who leads this work

Farah Ghanem

Director of Capacity Building & Learning

10+ years and 35,000+ individuals trained globally. Partnered with UNDP, UNICEF, ESCWA, World Bank, Erasmus+ and governmental entities.

Meet the team

Get in touch

Talk to us about training & capacity building.

Our head office is in Baabda, Lebanon, with offices in Syria, Iraq and Oman and work across the GCC.

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