Portuguese Business Awards 2026 shared, “A deep transformation takes time, and everything achieved must be preserved.” Across the market, SBA has observed growing demand for transformation that goes beyond advice into real execution. In today’s landscape, companies want partners who take ownership, deliver measurable results quickly, and remain close throughout. At the same time, there is increasing pressure to professionalise support and management functions, strengthen the finance function, and develop internal leaders, rather than relying on one-off external interventions. Furthermore, technology and digitalisation are reshaping how businesses operate, making an integrated approach across strategic, financial, operational, and technological areas more important than ever. “Looking ahead, we expect this shift to continue,” said Luís. “Clients will increasingly value sector-specific expertise, accountability, and transformations that are visible and verifiable in short cycles rather than long, opaque programmes.” For SBA, the future is centred on continuing to do what it does best: making transformation happen for companies across multiple sectors, in full alignment with management and shareholders. The team intends to further deepen its industry expertise in order to offer even more specialised, high-quality solutions, and to keep strengthening the vibrant service its clients value. “For 2026 and beyond, we see strong opportunities in helping companies professionalise their support and management functions, robust their finance function, and develop their people into leaders – building transformations that are visible quickly and lasting in impact,” Luís concluded. “Our goal remains consistent: to be the partner that takes ownership, delivers measurable results, and preserves everything the client achieves.” Contact: Luís Barbosa Company: SBA – Business Transformation Advisory® Web Address: www.sba.pt AIS-Jun26045 Conventional consulting can be genuinely transformative for businesses, but it is typically limited in its approach. A specialist advisor will diagnose a narrow problem and recommend a course of action, but the execution risk remains entirely with the client. Enter SBA – Business Transformation Advisory® (SBA), an innovative firm that has set out to flip the script on business transformation consulting: taking ownership in the first person and accepting accountability for the outcomes, with permanent pressure to make things happen. Managing Partner Luís Barbosa told us more, as SBA is named in the Portuguese Business Awards 2026. Business Transformation Consultancy of the Year 2026 – Lisbon & Leadership Partnership Excellence Award 2026 – Lisbon Since its inception in 1976, SBA has specialised in the transformation of companies and businesses. At its core, the company aims to make transformation happen, empowering companies to move forward in alignment with management and shareholders. It works in close collaboration with its client’s companies, helping organisations take a real step forward when even they don’t know where to start. SBA serves clients spanning multiple sectors and situations, from companies entering a growth phase to those facing difficulties and stagnation. Each client benefits from accumulated, real-world knowhow rather than a generic playbook, provided with meaningful solutions that genuinely fit the demands of their industry. Unlike a single-domain consultant, SBA works across strategic, financial, operational, and technological areas at once, complementing the client’s internal competencies whenever needed. Rather than handing out a single report and stepping away, its team embeds itself into the client’s business and works shoulder-to-shoulder with those who run it. With this work, SBA frees up managers’ time to focus on growth, professionalise support and management functions, strengthen the finance function, and develop people into leaders. Its team builds in check-in points, ensuring that the transformation is visible and verifiable within a short period of time. “Our breadth across strategic, financial, operational, and technological areas means we can act on the whole problem at once, rather than handing off the parts that fall outside a single discipline,” Luís told us. “The control points we build in keep that work transparent: the client sees the transformation taking shape within a short space of time and can scrutinise progress at every stage. For a management team, the practical benefit is simple – their own time is freed to focus on growing the business while we strengthen the engine underneath it.” Preservation is also an essential element of this process, ensuring that the organisation can continue to evolve successfully overtime, even in the face of challenges. For this reason, SBA is deliberate in its approach to projects, leaving behind stronger teams, clearer processes, and management capabilities that the client company can carry forward on its own. As Luís SBA – Business Transformation Advisory®
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