Services

Corporate Acumen

Structured research programmes for corporates and investors building continuous Africa market intelligence — beyond the single consultation.

Audience

Who It Is For

Corporates operating across multiple African markets
Teams that need a standing view of regulation, competition and operating conditions rather than an answer to a single question.
Investors with an established African portfolio
Funds monitoring sectors and markets continuously, across diligence, holding period and exit preparation.
Development finance and policy institutions
Programme teams tracking regulatory reform and sector conditions across a defined set of countries.
Consultancies with recurring Africa mandates
Practices that draw on primary expert input repeatedly and want continuity of coverage and context.

Inclusions

A programme is a standing coverage arrangement rather than a bundle of consultations bought in advance.

Recurring consultations
An agreed volume of expert consultations across the programme period, drawn down as questions arise.
Sector monitoring
Standing coverage of the sectors and markets in scope, with expert input scheduled against developments you ask us to track.
Curated knowledge library
Every transcript and summary retained, indexed and searchable, so the programme compounds rather than resetting each quarter.
Quarterly coverage reviews
A structured review of what has been covered, what the expert input has established and where coverage should move next.
Dedicated research associate
A named associate who holds the context of your programme and scopes each request without a fresh briefing.

Comparison

Comparison of a single brief and a Corporate Acumen programme
Dimension	Single brief	Corporate Acumen programme
Unit of work	One research question, scoped and answered	A standing coverage remit across defined sectors and markets
Context	Scoped from scratch for each brief	Held by a dedicated research associate across the programme
Output	Transcript and summary for the consultation	A cumulative, indexed library across all consultations
Cadence	On demand, when a question arises	Scheduled coverage plus on-demand consultations
Review	Per-consultation quality feedback	Quarterly coverage review against the agreed remit

Engagement Model

Scoping conversation to define sectors, markets and the coverage remit
A written programme specification, including consultation volume and review cadence
Programme commencement with a named research associate
Quarterly review, with the remit adjusted for the following quarter

From $45,000 / year

Get Started

Tell us the sectors and markets you need to hold a continuous view on, and we will propose a coverage remit.