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Myles Grant-SmithMG

Myles Grant-Smith

African Market Entry Expert - Nigeria

£500/day
Manchester, GB
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Myles

African Market Entry Expert | Cross-Border Business Consultant | UK-Nigeria Specialist

I help UK and European businesses enter and operate in Nigerian and West African markets — with actual infrastructure on the ground, not just advisory theory.

As a UK-based Managing Director with registered companies in both the UK and Nigeria, I have active operations in Lagos including a warehouse and manufacturing facility — giving clients immediate access to real logistics capability, verified local contacts, and market intelligence that simply cannot be replicated remotely.

I've navigated the full complexity of cross-border business firsthand — company formation, regulatory compliance (CAC, FIRS, SCUML), commercial structuring, and deal execution across both jurisdictions.

What I can help with:

  • Nigeria and West Africa market entry strategy
  • Cross-border business structuring (UK-Nigeria)
  • Regulatory compliance and entity setup
  • New revenue streams and sales channel development
  • Commercial contract negotiation
  • Import/export trade operations

I also bring hands-on experience in sports business, sponsorship, and athlete commercialisation across African markets.
  • English

    Native or bilingual

Can work on-site
Manchester (up to 50km)

Experience

  • MGS Sports Limited
    Managing Director
    March 2026 - Today (3 months)
    › Founded UK sports management agency focused on professional boxing, athlete representation and commercial sponsorship across African and international circuits.
  • All In One Nigeria Ltd
    Managing Director
    January 2025 - Today (1 year and 5 months)
    Lagos, Nigeria
    › Lead a significant manufacturing and warehousing operation in Lagos, providing clients with immediate physical infrastructure on market entry — a capability no consultants can offer.

    › Taken multiple UK companies from zero Africa export history to fully operational, revenue-generating Nigerian businesses — registration, compliance, logistics and commercial execution handled end-to-end.
  • Elite Innovations Group Ltd / Elite Innovations Nigeria
    Director
    December 2020 - December 2024 (4 years)
    › Directed dual UK–Nigeria commercial entity for four years, building supplier networks, local teams and Lagos distribution infrastructure from the ground up.

    › I was the first person in the used phone industry to establish an office as a multi-national business in Nigeria.

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