Economic Development

FALL 2017 - Global Farmers Market

 
 

ABOUT THE CLIENT

The Global Farmers Market’s (GFM) story dates to 2013, when Jonathan, the Swiss founder, was visiting local villages of the Lago District in Northern Mozambique. After some experimenting, Jonathan concluded that drying the mangoes and selling them as healthy snacks in Europe was the best way to bridge the gap between the local communities and the potential market.

OUR IMPACT

  • Recommending an effective pricing strategy for the new markets

  • Identifying potential partners within the new markets

OUR CONSULTANTS

FALL 2015 - Fundación Moderna

ABOUT THE CLIENT

Fundación Moderna is working on the new Economic Development Model for the Spanish region of Navarra, a strategic plan that promotes change towards a knowledge-based economy, specialized in the areas of health economics, green economics and talent economics.

OUR IMPACT

  • Establishing a solid best and worst practice guide outlining critical aspects for success of establishing industrial clusters

  • Outlining a comprehensive action plan specifically tailored to the region of Navarra

OUR CONSULTANTS

 

SPRING 2015 - Percurso das Memórias

 
 

ABOUT THE CLIENT

Percurso das Memórias or Route of Memories is a community development association whose mission is to contribute to the economic and socio-cultural development of local communities. It does so through community tourism, aiming at preserving and disseminating their social-cultural identity.

OUR IMPACT

  • Defining which should be the target group(s) for the organization’s tours and design a strategy to reach them

  • Developing the Marketing and Communications strategy and respective plan for selling Community Tours

  • Defining the concept for an optimized web presence (Website, Facebook and any other) in order to increase the number of guided tours sold