Independent advice on where organisations should be.
We work for the organisation making the decision, not for the landlord, the developer or the agency. That independence is the whole point of the firm.
Built around one observation.
Location decisions are usually made in pieces. A strategy consultant names the market, an agent finds the building, a lawyer closes it, and the incentive application starts after the lease is signed, when most of the leverage has gone.
Economic Strategies was set up to make those decisions as one. We have advised organisations since 2014, across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, with South Africa as our particular focus.
Three commitments.
Independent
We take no commission from vendors, landlords or contractors. Our fee comes from you, so our advice does too.
Accountable
Every engagement has a written outcome and a date. We report against both, including when the answer is to wait.
Local
Incentives, planning rules and property markets are local. We work with people who know the city, not only the country.
What the team does.
Since 2014 one team has covered the whole decision, across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, with a particular focus on South Africa.
Strategy and funding
Market and location assessment, the operating model and cost base, and a business case with a funding route, private and public, that a board can approve.
Property and portfolio
Site and building search, technical and commercial appraisal, negotiation and acquisition, then day to day management and the upgrades that raise the value of what you own.
Incentives and compliance
Mapping the grants, subsidies and tax incentives tied to the jobs you create, preparing the applications, negotiating with the agencies and running the reporting that keeps the money secured.
Work with people who answer the whole question.
Strategy, property, portfolio and incentives, from one table.