New Venture Research Services

NVR’s research services have numerous applications – some of which are described below.  But our capabilities can be distilled around two basic research techniques:  

Primary Research: NVR conducts personal interviews with individuals (Presidents/CEOs, practitioners, workers, experts) to gain an understanding of their opinions, preferences, knowledge and business trends.

Secondary Research:  NVR excels at locating and synthesizing public information contained in published documents that offer business intelligence, performance statistics, R&D trends and competitive evaluations.

The ability to acquire and refine difficult and sophisticated kinds of information is what sets NVR apart.  We leverage our more than 20 years each of professional experience to summarize practical, relevant and timely business information.  Some of the kinds of research assignments requested by our clients are provided below:

Merger and Acquisition Services

View a presentation about our Merger and Aquisition services (pdf) .

• Quantifying Market Size, Segments and Growth Rate
• Business Valuations/ Transaction Assistance
• Competitor Market Share and Strengths/Weaknesses
• Gross / Profit Margins, Costs and Performance Metrics
• Customer Satisfaction Determination and Supply Choices
• Competing Technology Developments and Other Trends
• Long-Term Threats and Opportunities
• Buyer or Seller Representation, Negotiation Assistance
• Due Diligence / 3rd Party Reality Check

Market Sizing and Quantification

• Market Volume, Revenue, Average Selling Price
• Market/Application Segmentation and Forecasting
• Market Share, Competitive Advantages
• Market Trends, Strengths and Weaknesses
• Market Entry Planning Analysis
• New Product Introduction Service

Competitor/End User Studies

• Buyer Preferences
• Feature or Service Ranking
• Customer Satisfaction Studies
• Price Elasticity / Demand Forecasting
• Competitor Profiles/Opportunity Analysis

Business or Product Development

• Market Strategy Development/Business Plans
• Partnership/Alliances/ Acquisition Analysis
• Industry Mapping / Business Unit Assessment
• Technology Transfer
• Benchmarking Studies
• Opportunity Lead Identification

Product Assessment

• Feature Analysis / Performance Benchmarking
• Strengths/Weaknesses / Performance Assessment
• Competitive Evaluation/Positioning

Other Specialized Studies

• Feasibility Studies
• White Papers
• Business Plans