Evidence-based Research for Insights and Navigating Business Opportunities

Applied Research

Gain a competitive edge with our applied research services, designed to provide you with the insights and analysis needed to navigate complex business environments. From custom surveys that uncover valuable customer and stakeholder perspectives to market assessments that identify growth opportunities and competitive advantages, our research empowers your strategic decisions. We also analyze demographic trends and labor market dynamics to help you address emerging challenges, and we conduct in-depth economic research to interpret key trends that influence your industry. We can provide business plans, meticulously crafted with comprehensive research, ensuring your strategies are backed by solid data and credible financial projections. Explore how our applied research can inform your decisions and drive your business forward.

How our applied research services can help you

  • Assessing business entry or expansion

  • Developing business plans

  • Market sizing and venture feasibility

  • Economic development plans

  • Advocacy initiatives

  • Navigating economic uncertainty

  • Industry monitoring and target group insight

  • Assessing and reporting on industry challenges


    and more.

Our Services

Surveys and Reporting


Get insight from your target group.

We design custom surveys to extract deep insights into the perspectives, behaviours, and preferences of your customers, industry, or stakeholders. From start to finish, we manage the entire survey research process, empowering you with actionable data and insights. Whether utilized as a standalone initiative or integrated into a larger strategy, our surveys serve as invaluable tools for informed decision-making.

Business Plans


Turn your ideas into a reality.

Our business plans are meaningfully crafted to include comprehensive research and analysis and credible financial projections. We conduct thorough market research, develop or assess pricing and sales strategies, building on your strategic priorities to serve the needs of your lenders, investors, shareholders, and customers.

Market Assessments


Get clarity on your opportunities.

We assess market dynamics and factors that can impact your business or project. We can provide our analysis and assessment of growth opportunities such as penetrating into new geographical markets or expanding existing ones. We can also evaluate the feasibility of your proposed venture and identify key competitors, validate expectations and financial projections, analyze your strategic advantages, and provide insights into the potential impacts of policy and regulations on your operations.

Labour Market Studies


Examine your workforce challenges.

We can evaluate demographic shifts, employment patterns, and labour market skill gaps, offering insights into current and emerging industry-specific challenges and opportunities. Our expertise extends to supporting initiatives in economic development, private business growth, education and training programs, policy formulation and advocacy, industry monitoring and analysis, and talent acquisition.

Economic Research


Navigate economic uncertainty.

We can conduct economic research to analyze and interpret key trends in business cycles, monetary and fiscal policies, international trade and finance, economic growth, country-risk analysis, and geo-politics. Our expertise can be leveraged to undertake tailored research assignments to focus on a particular geography or industry.

Ready to get started?
Our team of experienced applied economists and consultants will collaborate with you to develop a custom project tailored to your specific requirements.

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