1. ‘EXISTENCE BEFORE ESSENCE’
economic and social research

2. WHO ARE WE?
Recently the United Nations reworked its Millennium Goals into the
new Sustainable Development Goals which now has 17 targets and
topics with the ambition of eliminating absolute poverty by 2030.
As one of those who will play a part in striving for this ambition, this is
a group of highly qualified and seasoned professional researchers
supported by the very best young graduates that want to focus on
researching ways to eradicate extreme poverty, in the UK, Europe and
Globally.

3. THE RESEARCH WILL DELIVER
• An analytical framework and methodology appropriate to the
project's objectives, with a coherent approach
• A credible strategy for undertaking all elements of the proposed
work
• An explorative, disruptive approach to the subject
• Understanding of the brief and knowledge of the relevant sources of
evidence
• The capacity to deliver high-quality research within the proposed
timescale
• Expertise, experience and credentials in relation to the area of work
• Credible and realistic identification of the key risks and ethical
issues, and effective strategies to address these
• And of course, be cost effective

4. STRATEGY – TARGET MARKET
• Initially Local Government
• NGOs
• Charities
• Commencing into the EU via TED
• European Network Enterprise
• Horizon2020
• Then onto international development departments such
as DFID
• Ending up producing unique research from us

5. OFFERING CUSTOMERS
• Adventurous research or disruptive innovation, in
relation to the trade patent
• Collaboration and the exchange of ideas across and
within disciplines and institutional boundaries
• Collaboration with international and non-academic
partners

6. STRATEGIC ALLIANCES
• Starting our organisation with the procurement process
will enable us to develop a reputation and get our
brand out into the research arena
• Whilst establishing ourselves we hope we can, through
networks such as the Department for International
Development (DFID), the Economic and Social
Research Council (ESRC) and Chatham House,
collaborate with Universities and University-based
researchers or host Ph.D. students
• Have access to Business and Local Government Data
Research Centres and work alongside some of the
leading Think Tanks that inform policy

7. PARTNERSHIPS FOR SDGS
Partnerships for SDGs is an online platform for
encouraging global engagement around multi-stakeholder
partnerships and voluntary commitments in support of the
implementation of the sustainable development goals and
their targets.
We have signed up with the Partnership for SDGs but will
not fully register our methodologies and mechanisms until
we have our team in place and an agreed poverty
alleviation strategy agreed upon.

8. OUR MOST EXCITING COLLABORATION BEING THE ESRC-DFID JOINT FUND
FOR POVERTY ALLEVIATION RESEARCH - PHASE 2
THIS SCHEME HAS FOUR OBJECTIVES
• To fund new thinking on international development
issues
• To raise the quality and impact of social science
research in development
• Encourage multi-disciplinary research
• Give access to international development research
funding to a broader set of actors

9. WHAT WE NEED TO PROGRESS
• Although the research is highly aspirational, it has very
basic start-up needs to become a fully functioning
organisation
• A first-round investment of £150,000 will help us house
our team of core management and researchers in a
London office
• Supply the equipment they need to start the research
• Enable us to access platforms that will assist in us
securing long-term contracts
• We are looking for short-term partnerships, investors or
a business loan. Return on investment can be
discussed further if we find an interested partner

10. EXIT STRATEGY
• We will not be thinking about becoming a public
company within the next five years
• We would like the Investor/Partner to retire within five
years which we feel will be more than long enough to
receive a satisfactory return
• Most appropriate exit would be to buy back their shares
• Considering the nature of our research we would want
to continue developing as a business and not want to
sell and depending on our successes, we can continue
establishing ourselves as a Poverty Alleviating Think
Tank

11. VISION STATEMENT
This is a social purpose business delivering a social
impact that wants to eradicate the continuing poverty that
occurs in the Sahel.
The issue of drought, poverty and starvation have haunted
our lifetimes; we want to be an independent unaligned
body of researchers and reporters that concentrate solely
on finding a long-lasting solution through means of access
to trade markets for rural farmers and rural people.
Within the next five years, we want to become a world
leading Think Tank in Poverty Alleviation.
No one should die of starvation or malnutrition in the 21st
Century.

12. Thank you for taking the time to consider this
investment and I look forward to hearing from
you in the future