Breaking New Ground in Procurement with Anility

By Dexter Cousins on 04/08/2023

Dexter chats to Patrick Connolly, the founder and CEO of  Anility, an innovative SaaS business helping procurement and contract managers to evaluate the financial health and corporate structure of third-party service providers.

About Anility

Anility is a software-as-a-service company that is innovating in the financial viability space. We produce reports that are used by procurement and contract managers to assess the financial health and corporate structure of third-party service providers that tender on public and private works.

Financial viability assessments are a mandatory part of most procurement processes. Our value proposition is to levearge technology to offer a faster, affordable and more user friendly solution than our competitors.

Find out more - https://www.anility.io/

About Patrick Connolly

With 10 years of experience in the financial viability space and 5 years as CEO of Anility, Patrick Connolly is a seasoned professional in the industry and a thought leader within the space. In his free time, Patrick challenges himself with ultra endurance events that test his mental toughness and help strengthen his entrepreneurial mindset.

Patrick sees a parallel between the sacrifice, resilience, and determination needed to succeed in these events and the qualities required to succeed as an entrepreneur. He combines his financial expertise with his well-rounded perspective to bring a unique approach to financial viability.

Article written by Dexter Cousins
Founder of Tier One People and host of the Fintech Chatter Podcast.

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