Strategic advisory team · Prishtina

Growth you can measure. Across private, public, and donor ecosystems.

We help companies enter markets and raise capital, donors deliver programs that hold up to scrutiny, and institutions reform in ways that last. Outcomes over decks. Practitioners over consultants.

Trusted by companies, donors, and institutions
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About Empower Partners

Outcomes over decks.

Empower Partners is a strategic advisory team based in Prishtina. Between them, the partners and advisory board have run USAID programs, served as ministers and central bankers, and built companies. That is the experience behind every engagement, on three tracks: private sector, donor programs, public sector.

We work in ICT, energy, wood and modular housing, metal processing, plastics and recycling, agribusiness, finance, and retail, and we stay until the outcome is delivered.

Meet the partners
Expertise

Three tracks. One outcome: growth.

Private companies, donor programs, and public institutions face different constraints. The discipline we bring is the same: evidence first, delivery to the end.

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Private Sector

Scale with clear market intelligence, investor-ready numbers, and a delivery team that stays through execution.

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  • Market intelligence & go-to-market
  • Capital raising & investor relations
  • Digital transformation
02

Donor Programs

Multi-country programs run with PMO discipline, results frameworks that stand up to audit, and capacity that outlasts the grant.

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  • Program implementation
  • Monitoring & evaluation
  • Capacity building
03

Public Sector

Policy design, institutional strengthening, and reform delivery with ministries and agencies that need results, not reports.

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  • Policy design & roadmaps
  • Operational excellence
  • Change management
Services

Built for momentum.

Six service lines that cut across the three tracks. Pick one, or combine them.

01

Market Expansion

Entry strategies and diaspora capital programs that widen your reach.

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02

Governance & Operations

Operating models that hold under pressure and boards aligned on strategy.

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03

Digital Transformation

Data-driven products, automated processes, and technology teams that perform.

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04

Investment Readiness

Financial models, investor narratives, and capital plans that close.

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05

Program Delivery

Delivery frameworks with risk controls and governance that donors trust.

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06

Policy & Reform

Investment climates and sector strategies built on evidence.

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Sectors

Industry knowledge that moves.

Eight sectors where we know the operators, the regulators, and the buyers. Not a list of everything we could do, a list of what we have done.

01

ICT & Digital

Nearshoring, product strategy, and talent for a fast-growing tech sector.

02

Energy & Renewables

Solar, storage, and efficiency projects through a market in transition.

03

Metal Processing

Subcontracting, CNC upgrades, and export readiness for heavy industry.

04

Plastics & Recycling

Circular production and export-grade manufacturing.

05

Wood & Modular

Prefab housing, furniture exports, and supply chain resilience.

06

Agribusiness

Processing upgrades, certification, and market access.

07

Finance & Insurance

Inclusive products, fintech, and non-bank finance.

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Consumer Retail

Franchising, e-commerce, and modern formats at scale.

Diaspora

Global talent. Local impact.

We connect diaspora capital and expertise with ventures at home, and stay involved until the investment performs.

Diaspora programs
  1. 01

    Investment

    Structured vehicles that channel diaspora capital into ventures with real operators behind them.

  2. 02

    Market entry

    Go-to-market playbooks and on-the-ground partners for diaspora-founded ventures.

  3. 03

    Knowledge

    Roundtables and accelerators that pair diaspora experts with emerging leaders in Kosovo.

Leadership

Practitioners, not consultants.

Four managing partners who have run programs, built companies, and closed deals in this market.

Portrait of Skender Rama

Skender Rama

CEO · Strategy & Diaspora Capital

Portrait of Artan Loxha

Artan Loxha

Partner · Public Sector & Policy

Portrait of Dior Halili

Dior Halili

Partner · ICT & Digital

Portrait of Rexhep Ilazi

Rexhep Ilazi

Partner · Industrial & Manufacturing

Advisory board

Global experience on call.

Portrait of David King

David King

Alternative Finance & Regulatory

Portrait of Ilan Cooper

Ilan Cooper

Development & Innovation

Portrait of Janez Šušteršič

Janez Šušteršič

Former Finance Minister · Economic Reform

News

What we're working on.

All news

Rexhep Ilazi to moderate workforce session at Wood Industry Convention 2025

Rexhep Ilazi moderates Session 2, Workforce Development and Public–Private Partnerships, at the Wood Industry Convention 2025.

Rexhep Ilazi moderates panel on innovation in construction at Balkonnect 2025

Sustainable building methods, material synergies, and 3D printing, moderated by Rexhep Ilazi at Balkonnect Festival 2025.

Empower Partners co-sponsors the Diaspora Economic Conference 2025

CEO Skender Rama outlined pathways for diaspora capital to accelerate national development through structured ventures.

Contact

Let's talk.

Tell us about the project. We reply within 24 hours, and the first conversation is with a partner, not a sales team.

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