Building an Operational Intelligence Layer
for SME Ecosystems

As assessment data accumulates across portfolios and sectors, FSG evolves from diagnostic provider into ecosystem intelligence infrastructure.

From Individual Assessments to Ecosystem Intelligence

Every EMI assessment contributes to a growing body of structured operational data across SME sectors, provinces, and portfolio types.

As this data accumulates, it becomes possible to identify patterns that no individual assessment can reveal: sector fragility trends, regional resilience patterns, and portfolio risk clustering.

This is the intelligence layer that institutions, development agencies, and policy makers currently lack access to.

What Ecosystem Intelligence Enables

SME Operational Fragility Index (SOFI)

SOFI is FSG's emerging ecosystem-level indicator — aggregating anonymised EMI assessment data to produce sector and regional operational fragility signals for institutions, development agencies, and policy makers.

SOFI will provide:

• Sector-level fragility benchmarks

• Regional operational resilience comparisons

• Portfolio risk distribution intelligence

• Time-series capability trend analysis

SOFI benchmark data becomes available as the EMI assessment portfolio expands. Current status: Early development phase — benchmark data accumulating.

Early Ecosystem Intelligence Partners

FSG is working with select institutions on pilot programmes to validate and build the operational intelligence layer.

• Priority access to sector benchmark data

• Portfolio intelligence as data accumulates

• Input into the SOFI framework development

• Recognition as founding ecosystem partners