Economic Outlook Acumen was contracted for the economic research, analysis and development of an economic outlook chapter on Egypt for 2015 and 2016 Case study →
Blue-print for Ministry Unit Acumen was engaged by the UK's national standards body to support in the development of a blueprint. Case study →
Export Support Landscape Mapping Acumen worked with a Geneva Trade Mission in order to assess the current status of the Egyptian authority tasked with export development. Case study →
Country Strategy Review Acumen delivered an updated context analysis reviewing an international development agency strategy in Egypt with regard to the economic outlook, political situation, and gender issues. Case study →
Fact Finding Mission Acumen consulting management worked closely with a team from Germany for the undertaking of a detailed sector study of the Egyptian economy with a viewpoint of bolstering employment across promising sectors. Case study →
Food Sector Development Strategy Acumen was tasked to work on a second strategy involving the development of the Egyptian processed foods sector. Case study →
Food Export Development Strategy Acumen developed a strategy aimed at improving the processed food sector to enhance export volumes. Case study →
Real Estate Market Study Acumen worked on developing a better understanding of the “young professionals” demographic for a real estate company looking to launch a new concept. Case study →
CRM Process Mapping Acumen worked closely with a team of international consultants in order to hold a series of workshops to introduce the notion of CRM and process mapping to Egypt's main entity tasked with supporting MSMEs Case study →
Digitalization Strategies Acumen worked with a leading innovator's platform to produce research on the impact of technological advancements on different sectors. Case study →
HR Service Providers Scan Acumen conducted a market study on private and public HR service providers which serve the blue collars Case study →
Performance Management System Reform Acumen worked with a peanut processing company on designing and implementing a performance enhancement system. Case study →
Impact assessment of Micro Loans in Egypt Acumen assessed the economic and social impact of loans provided by a Gulf fund to MSMEs throughout different Egyptian governorates. Case study →
Baseline Study of employment services Acumen conducted a study in order to improve the employment services available to blue collar youth. Case study →
Business Incubation program Acumen developed and delivered 6 different business modules to design startups in the Leather Goods Industry. Case study →
Brand Sustainability Strategy Sustainability strategy development through the creation of a business plan that includes financial analysis and plan, manpower plan, and a marketing strategy in order to boost sales, and ensure the brand is self-sustainable. Case study →
An accelerator for ICT-centric Startups Acumen designed and delivered different business related modules for an Incubation program for ICT-centric SMEs . Case study →
Market Study and Export Strategy Acumen conducted a market study and an export strategy for an Egyptian classical furniture company looking to enter the foreign market Case study →
Intensive Incubation Program Acumen designed and delivered different business modules to startups working in a variety of industries. Case study →
Market Intelligence Assessment and Training The project involved evaluating the Market Intelligence Department of a government-affiliated agency then developing and delivering training to the department staff based on the findings and analysis of the evaluation. Case study →
Fintech Trends & Strategy Acumen developed an off the shelf report summarizing the main fintech trends and recommendations for a financial institution. Case study →
A German-Egyptian initiative providing blue collar youths with fair employment solutions Acumen worked closely with a prominent international development agency in order to evaluate the historical performance of a German-Egyptian initiative aimed at improving the quality of blue-collar placements in Egypt. The team worked to determine they key strengths, competitive advantages, niches sectors and recommended portfolio of services for the initiative. The second phase of the engagement related to strategy setting and business model definition in order to institutionalize the initiative into a private sector company that can carry this mission forward. Case study →
Market Assessment Acumen worked with a food company based in Austria, looking to add a syrup production line to their factory in Egypt. Case study →