Services

The consulting services of our Economicc Develpment Practice are designed to assist our clients in developing and delivering solutions for sustainable economic and social development. They cover a large range of interventions and propose to clients services adapted to their specific needs. Our strength is built on our team’s capacity to identify key issues and propose solutions which are both innovative and realistic in accordance with the specific context of each mandate.  

Policy and strategy development

Whether  regional or local in scope, our consulting mandates facilitate the development of strategies and policies based on a rigorous approach for the identification of issues, causes and the development of solutions to implement, namely to support growth and the long-term development of our client’s from key industries in a given territory.

Feasibility and development of projects
with structuring impact

Our team has developed a very specific expertise in developing trend defining projects and we are particularly strong in the pre-launch analysis for a new initiative. For these types of projects we offer our clients to support them from the feasibility study until the definition of the future action plan. If necessary, we also act as interim project managers (sometimes for very specific tasks) or we train the client resources that are hired in the process. Our engagement is to assure that the project successfully meets its objectives and that one of its outcomes be long term viability.   

Strategic planning for organizations

iFact has developed a proven methodology for supporting organizations in their planning and strategic development process.  At each successive development stage such as market studies, identification of issues and definition of measurable objectives, we accompany our clients throughout their strategic reflection resulting in the writing of a reorganization or development plan. Our commitment to support our clients lasts during the entire process and we propose solutions for the validation of the proposed model, in some instances with their members, or we assist them actively in their search for financing.

Socio-economic studies

iFact performs in-depth studies in order to inform stakeholders with a complete picture of socio-economic developments in a given region or territory.  We are also regularly engaged to realize comparative benchmarking surveys for various key industrial sectors.

Strategic evaluation

Our expertise in project evaluation is mainly focused on strategic aspects such as identifying leading practices and key elements having an impact on the original objectives. We intervene particularly in pilot projects where strategic evaluation is a critical success factor of the project.

Sectors

Our expertise in specific areas of economic and social development:

  • Fostering a culture of entrepreneurship and the support of initiatives in the context of regional development
  • Innovation and the mechanism of corporate development (phases: start-up, R&D, commercialization, growth)
  • The economic impact of creative industries (design, culture and arts, multimedia and digital games, etc.)
  • The economic context of social entrepreneurship initiatives
  • Mechanisms of local development support
  • Governance, the management and the financing of non-profit organizations
  • Public consultation mechanisms (territorial, sector-related, etc.)
  • Reinforcement of the community and non-profit sector