Innovative Economic Analysis

Economic Intelligence and Data Research Consultancy

Smart Growth Analytics

“Innovative economics and analysis to support sustainable growth, planning and economic development.”

We are experts in analysing and interpreting economic and labour market data to provide compelling, evidence-based conclusions, implications and recommendations.

A Bit About Us And What We Do…

Quite simply…we enable our clients to make informed and evidence-based decisions by translating data and information into cutting-edge and high-value intelligence.

From wherever the economic data / information is sourced (e.g. proprietary knowledge, UK government statistics, primary research surveys, other sources), and no matter how big or complex it is, we are the country’s leading experts in translating this information into intelligence of the highest quality.

Our understanding of the sources of economic data and information is second to none. We also create, and maintain, our own datasets and economic models. We pore over and analyse the most recently released government statistics relating to industry, employment and occupations to ensure our datasets / information / models / intelligence are absolutely contemporary. We excel in filling in information gaps. We can often ‘drill down’ from UK national level to individual local street level.

Our work covers the following inter-related areas of local economic development and planning and their implications at the local, regional and national level:

• Sustainable local economic growth
• The Future of Work
• Homeworking (see our unique Homeworking Monitor)
• Coworking
• The ‘professionalisation’ of the UK workforce
• Business sector and occupational studies
• The Creative & Knowledge-Based Industries
• Implications for housing, high streets and workspace
• Informing strategies, action plans, business and planning cases
• Project ‘Need & Impact’ Studies (Why needed? What impact?)

SGA are always ready to rapidly respond to client requests, no matter how challenging these might seem.

Our 'USP'

Our USPs are creativity, foresight and innovation. For example, we believe our main USPs are our ability to identify the relationships between contemporary trends in the UK economy and labour market, to explore these complex relationships, and to understand the relevance and implications of these trends and relationships for society.

To illustrate this, we believe ourselves to be the first local economic development practitioners to understand such inter-related trends as, and implications of: the ongoing ‘professionalisation’ of the UK workforce and industry; the rapid growth in professionals working from home; growth in local and virtual coworking, and; ‘tribrid working’ (where workers divide their time between the traditional office, the home office and local coworking centres / hubs.)

Our USPs keep us, and our clients, at the cutting-edge of local economic development and planning.

Economics & Analytics

Smart Growth Analytics is a professional economic research consultancy specialising in the provision of intelligence to inform evidence-based sustainable economic development, planning and associated decision-making.

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Future of Work

We have developed our own methodologies to analyse, quantify and forecast trends in remote and homeworking in the UK nationally and locally down to street level.

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Homeworking

We combine our economic expertise with our specialism in homeworking and coworking to define current and predict future levels and location of UK industry, occupations and employment.

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Coworking

The third element of ‘tribrid’ working, we can predict the local demand for coworking space in urban and rural areas and quantify the resulting economic impact and benefit.

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Hybrid & Tribrid Working

We understand how the flexible application of tribrid working can provide productivity and collaborative benefits for both employers and employees while contributing to sustainable living and local development.

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Programme Evaluation

We undertake business support programme evaluation in order to explore the efficiency, effectiveness and impact of delivery.

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Insights and implications founded on proven experience

When we carry out any sort of need and impact analysis, we provide not just the evidence and conclusions but go further to consider the implications of the results, particularly with respect to the three elements of sustainable growth and development; economic, social and environmental.

During an extended project, we issue briefing notes at key stages of the work to keep you and any wider collaborative team members fully informed of our current thinking and progress.

In preparing to carry out new work, whilst maintaining an innovative approach to designing the most appropriate sequence of tasks and methods to use, we are able to draw on over 10 years of wide-ranging and successful previous contract delivery experience.

“Renowned for unique trend spotting, keeping you one step ahead”

Our Clients

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