We offer a wide range of research services and data collection techniques, enabling the users of our data to look for solutions of specific problems. Any particular solution, though, needs to be incorporated in an overall strategy, which puts it into a broader decision making context.

The accumulated data and expertise in Bulgaria and on the Balkans allows us to offer consultancy which is based on research (as a first step), but is not limited to it.

We provide consultancy services in the following areas:

Policy strategies
Decision makers in the area of politics, economy or social welfare often face complexity of issues, the motivation of the “human factor” being among the most difficult to predict.

Knowledge of national cultural background, historical “best” or “worst” practices, as well as competence in studying behavior and attitudes, could help in making the difference between failure or success of a policy. We provide consultancy ranging from generating new policy ideas, suited to local context, through evaluating of their potential, to developing of communication strategy guidelines, aimed at “all parties involved”.

Institutional & corporate image development
The added value of consultancy in this field is mainly in analyzing in-depth existing beliefs and attitudes to international and local institutions in general, and building a mid- or long-term image strategies, suited to national culture and historical background.

Purchasing power & social stratification
Countries in Southeastern Europe have all passed a process of accelerated social stratification. The most obvious effect has been a dramatic change of purchasing power distribution versus a decade ago, and a corresponding shift of life-styles and social and political values and expectations. Understanding social stratification process “underneath the surface” is the key for building successful policies aimed at social and political stability. Main areas of expertise include:

	•	Income & Spending distribution of population and its factors & dynamics
	•	Property distribution
	•	Access to employment and education
	•	Political behavior
	•	Social & political research methodology

Consultancy can be provided on the effectiveness of research methodologies in social and political area, when used in the transitional post-socialist societies in Southeastern Europe.