12 | Acquisition International, March 2025 igadvantage is currently an essential reference in the management consultancy and training sector in Portugal. With over 15 years of experience, the company stands out for its multidisciplinary approach and its ability to develop personalized solutions that respond to the specific needs of each client. Defending the concept that ‘any problem should be seen as a specific situation that provides an opportunity for improvement that can strengthen the organization’, Bigadvantage is committed to innovation and service excellence to create value for client organizations. Bigadvantage’s mission is clear: ‘to promote the sustainability of each client, respecting their identity and enhancing the uniqueness that differentiates them in the market.’ To achieve this purpose, the company is guided by ethical and humanist principles, choosing commitment, honesty, competence, confidentiality, and social responsibility as its core values. These principles and values form the foundation of all Bigadvantage’s activities, ensuring that it provides a service that is permanently aligned with the best applicable practices, in the relentless pursuit of exceeding its clients’ expectations. Its focus is on creating sustainable value, respecting the interests of all stakeholders involved. In the view of the company’s founding partner and CEO, Nuno Biga de Almeida, ‘We want bigadvantage® to be a benchmark in the provision of multidisciplinary business consultancy services, inspiring synergies and geared towards meeting the specific needs of each client who legitimately perceives it as a unique opportunity for the strategic development of their business.’ This goal, formulated in 2010, remains current and consistent with the company’s activities. A Multidisciplinary and Personalized Approach One of the pillars of its competitive (big)advantage is its multidisciplinary approach to the projects it develops. The company combines specialized technical knowledge, practical experience, and innovation to develop efficient and sustainable organizational models. This approach is widely recognized by external bodies, as demonstrated by the ‘Multidisciplinary Consultancy of the Year’ distinction awarded by Corporate LiveWire (UK) at the International Prestige Awards 2023, 2024, and 2025. This award recognizes Bigadvantage’s ability to offer integrated solutions, ranging from technical consultancy to personalized training for executives. In two consecutive years, the independent organization Scoring (PT) awarded Bigadvantage the distinction of ‘Top 5% Best Portuguese SMEs’ (2023 and 2024), for its financial performance and recognition in the Portuguese market. In its activity, Bigadvantage seeks to integrate its clients’ teams, actively collaborating in the re-engineering of processes and the optimization of resources. This direct and highly interactive involvement with the various stakeholders leads to the development of practical and effective solutions aimed at maximizing the competitiveness and efficiency of organizations. Since 2010, Bigadvantage has developed high-impact projects in partnership with various companies and public institutions. Its consultancy work has focused on multiple sectors of economic activity, in industry and services, namely in the areas of construction project supervision, engineering project review, development of building maintenance systems, organizational models in catering contexts, management of the medical device trade, veterinary medicine, complementary medicine, retail sales, security services, among many others. The projects developed demonstrate the tangible impact of the solutions offered by Bigadvantage, which translate into concrete results for its clients, as confirmed by AI Acquisition International in the research it carried out as part of the company’s nomination for the 2025 Global Excellence Award ‘Best Technical & Management Consulting Firm 2025 - Portugal.’ Bigadvantage has made an indelible contribution to several organizations, improving their operational management by optimizing resources and increasing the efficiency of their teams. At the same time, in the course of the projects developed, the company has played an important role in training managers, developing training solutions that address specific challenges, such as the management of production chains and the provision of services, focusing on the formulation and implementation of continuous improvement strategies. Innovative Solutions: BIGAMES© Bigadvantage’s innovative products include the BIGAMES© brand, a pedagogical simulation tool designed in 2015 that has since evolved in its application to various sectors and economic activities. These management simulators stimulate and guide strategic decisionmaking in realistic scenarios, confronting participants with complex challenges in a controlled and safe environment. Since 2019, the concept behind the BIGAMES© management simulators has received several honours, particularly at leading international conferences, and has also been awarded the ‘Innovation in Managerial Education B Leadership & Innovation in Consultancy and Training Jan25012 With 15 years of activity in consultancy and advanced training, Bigadvantage implements innovative and disruptive solutions that are proven to be effective.
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