01 · Research, evidence & evaluation
Outsourced research and an analyst desk on call
Send us a business research question and receive an answer to an agreed evidence standard.
Tell us what you needSend us a business research question and receive an answer to an agreed evidence standard: sources named, uncertainty stated, and a short memo your team can act on. Recurring questions can run on a bounded monthly volume.
- Led by
- Michael Gagakuma and Prof. Wisdom Gagakuma
- Delivery
- Remote, and on site from Accra
- Fees
- Fixed fee, quoted to your scope
- Free tool
- Source & evidence register builder
- Contracting
- GKM Legacy Holdings, Maryland
Who commissions this, and when.
Buyers and moments where this work pays for itself, and where it does not.
Who it is for
- SMEs in Europe and the US without an in-house analyst
- Ghanaian corporates and trade associations
- Small funds screening sectors and companies
- Consultancies that need overflow research
When to call us
- A question needs a proper answer, not a quick search
- Your team keeps asking for the same kind of research
- You need a sourced view before a meeting or a pitch
When it is not the answer
Where a question needs paid proprietary data we do not hold, we tell you what it costs to obtain before starting.
What you receive.
Documents you can use, each with its method and sources attached.
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See a demonstration of the output: Specimen · Outsourced research & analyst desk
Research memo
The answer, the reasoning and the confidence level.
Source table
Every source with its date and how it was used.
Data file
Any figures in a reusable spreadsheet.
Follow-up questions
What would change the answer, and how to find out.
How the work runs.
Each stage ends in something you review before the next begins.
Stage 1 of 5
Research question
Agree the question, the decision it serves and the evidence standard.
Review pointThe question and the decision it serves, agreed in writing.
Stage 2 of 5
Method
Plan sources and search strategy.
Review pointMethod note signed off before any collection.
Stage 3 of 5
Sources
Gather and log the evidence.
Review pointSource list and access confirmed.
Stage 4 of 5
Findings
Analyse and write the answer with its limits.
Review pointDraft findings, each traced to its sources.
Stage 5 of 5
Decision
Deliver the memo and agree what comes next.
Review pointDecision memo and data handed over.
Scope and fees.
Fees are agreed in writing before work begins. Estimates are shown as estimates.
Fees
Fixed fee, quoted to your scope
Send a brief or book a short call. We reply with a written scope, dates and a fixed fee before any work begins.
What we need from you
- The question in your own words
- Deadline and intended use
- Any sources you already trust or distrust
Not included unless agreed
- Paid databases unless agreed
- Primary fieldwork unless scoped
- Legal or regulatory opinions
Led byMichael Gagakuma and Prof. Wisdom Gagakuma
- Contracting
- GKM Legacy Holdings, Maryland
- Consultation
- from USD 90
Questions buyers ask.
Anything else: ask in a brief.
How fast is it?
The turnaround is agreed with each question, based on its depth.
Can we buy a monthly allowance?
Yes. A bounded number of questions per month, each to the same evidence standard.
Do you use AI?
For search support and drafting. Every source is checked and every answer is reviewed by a principal.
Related work
What needs to move forward?
Tell us the decision, the challenge or the opportunity. We reply with a scoped approach, a named principal and a fee before any work begins.
No charge to submit an enquiry.