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Urban-Econ is a development economics consultancy firm with over 23 years of experience within the Southern African market offering consulting services in all fields related to economic development. Urban-Econ’s excellent reputation relies on providing first class, objective market related research solutions in according to each client’s unique requirements.
Unique Market Focus
- Urban-Econ is a market leader in providing economic development consulting services in Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Urban-Econ applies expert academic knowledge and practical experience in economic development issues to render market related and implementable solutions to assist the client in critical economic decision making
- Urban-Econ believes the integration of the various components of development economics, namely economic market focus, spatial aspects, sustainable planning and strategic development facilitation ensures a holistic approach is taken in addressing market failures.
Urban-Econ's Network of firms has developed a network of satellite companies to service Southern African communities as well as international clients in a cost-effective and efficient manner with offices in the following major centres: Pretoria, Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth, Nelspruit, George & Bloemfontein as indicated on the map.
Range of services
Urban-Econ provides consulting services based on world-class research and development planning solutions in all its dimensions as manifested in the economy and development community to provide innovative and sustainable answers.
These services include:
- Economic Development Potential and Sectoral Analysis
- Local Economic Development (LED) strategies and capacity building
- Development Agency business plans and facilitation of establishment procedures
- Property Market Analysis and urban economic feasibility Studies
- Impact assessments and economic modeling research
- SMME Research & Development
- Project feasibility and Business Plan Formulation
- Development Funding applications and facilitation
- Job Creation and poverty alleviation Strategies
- Policy and strategy formulation
- Socio-economic surveys and information management
- Tourism market feasibility research and strategy formulation
- Investment strategies and incentive policies
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