Borneo coastal business district

Our Engagements

Three engagements, each designed for a specific need

We do not offer a broad menu of consulting services. Each of the three engagements below has been designed around a specific kind of decision that Sabah-based businesses commonly face.

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Our Methodology

How we structure every engagement

Each Tuah Advisory engagement follows the same general sequence, adapted to the specific nature of the work. We begin with a structured information-gathering phase — reviewing documents, conducting interviews with the principal and relevant team members, and (where relevant) visiting the operation. We then move into an analysis phase, during which we work through the material and develop a considered view. The engagement concludes with a written document and a closing conversation.

The written document is the central deliverable. It is written to be clear to a reader who was not part of the engagement process, and it explicitly distinguishes between our factual findings, our analysis, and the areas where judgement calls belong to the client.

1

Information Gathering

Documents, interviews, site visit where applicable

2

Analysis Phase

Scenario modelling, framework development, written drafting

3

Written Output & Closing

Final document delivered; closing conversation with principal

Tourism operator strategy, Sabah
Engagement One · Four Weeks · RM 720

Tourism Operator Strategy Review

A four-week engagement for tour operators, dive resorts and hospitality businesses based in Sabah and the wider Borneo region. The review takes a careful look at the current customer mix, seasonal exposure, cost structure and operational dependencies, and returns a written summary identifying two or three areas where considered effort over the next year is most likely to be worthwhile.

The aim is to be useful to operators who already know their business well — a thoughtful outside reading rather than a prescription. Includes a site visit and a closing conversation with the principal.

  • Customer mix and seasonal exposure assessment
  • Cost structure and operational dependency review
  • On-site visit included within fee
  • Written summary of priority areas for the year ahead
  • Closing conversation with principal
Cross-sector diversification, East Malaysia
Engagement Two · Ten Weeks · RM 1,750

Cross-Sector Diversification Advisory

A measured advisory for established Sabah-based businesses considering whether and how to extend their operations into adjacent sectors — a tourism business looking at agribusiness, for example, or a trading house looking at logistics.

Over ten weeks we work alongside the leadership team to test the underlying logic of the proposed move, model the financial implications under several plausible scenarios, and prepare a written recommendation that addresses both the commercial opportunity and the practical demands the new activity will place on the firm.

  • Logical and strategic assessment of proposed move
  • Multi-scenario financial modelling
  • Operational demand assessment on existing firm
  • Written recommendation with supporting analysis
  • Leadership team working sessions throughout
Holding structure review, Sabah groups
Engagement Three · Four Months · RM 3,400

Regional Holding Structure Review

A senior engagement for groups whose interests now span several sectors and several states, and whose current holding structure has accumulated rather than been designed. Over four months we work with the principal, the chief financial officer and the firm's external advisors to document the current shape, set out the considerations that should inform a redesigned structure, and prepare a written framework that the board can use as the basis for further work with tax counsel and corporate lawyers.

We do not provide tax or legal opinion; we frame the questions that those professionals will need to answer.

  • Full documentation of current holding structure
  • Identification of structural complications and risks
  • Written framework for redesigned structure
  • Coordination with external tax and legal counsel
  • Board-ready output document
Choosing the Right Engagement

Which engagement fits your situation

Strategy Review
RM 720 · 4 weeks
Diversification Advisory
RM 1,750 · 10 weeks
Holding Structure Review
RM 3,400 · 4 months
Best for Tour operators & hospitality businesses Established businesses considering expansion Multi-sector holding groups
Site visit included
Financial scenario modelling
CFO/legal advisor coordination
Written deliverable
Closing conversation

Not sure which engagement fits? Get in touch and we will talk it through with you — no charge for the initial conversation.

Standards & Protocols

What applies across all our work

Confidentiality

All client information is treated as strictly confidential. Confidentiality clauses are included in every engagement agreement as standard.

Written Agreements

Scope, deliverables, timeline and fee are documented in writing before work begins. No ambiguity about what is and is not within the engagement.

Independent Analysis

We carry no affiliated financial products and have no institutional relationships that create a conflict of interest. Our conclusions are formed independently.

Data Protection

Client data is handled with care and in compliance with Malaysia's Personal Data Protection Act 2010. Data is not retained beyond the engagement period without explicit agreement.

Senior-Led Work

The principal advisor on your engagement does the analysis, writes the document, and leads the closing conversation. Work is not delegated to junior staff after the briefing.

Peer Review

All written outputs are reviewed by a second advisor before delivery. This is a standing internal standard, not something we offer selectively.

Pricing

Engagement fees

All fees are fixed and stated in the engagement letter before work begins. Prices in Malaysian Ringgit.

Four Weeks

Strategy Review

RM 720

Per engagement · Fixed fee

  • Site visit to operation included
  • Written strategy summary
  • Closing conversation with principal
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Four Months

Holding Structure Review

RM 3,400

Per engagement · Fixed fee

  • Current structure documentation
  • Redesign framework for board
  • External advisor coordination
  • CFO working sessions
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Not certain which engagement is right?

We are happy to talk it through. An initial conversation at no charge helps both parties determine whether the engagement makes sense before anything is committed.

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