Business Case Development
Keston Economics leverages over 17 years of experience in business case development ranging from large-scale regional economic development initiatives to small-scale community event, asset and/or infrastructure developments. Keston Economics employs a range of methods to deliver high quality documents and robust arguments for funding, including extensive research, consultations and application of economic and cost benefit analysis tools.
Keston Economics has been involved with a wide range of government, not for profit and private sector client business case and funding proposal developments targeting a great range of funding agencies, such as Lotterywest, Royalties for Regions, RED Grants, Community Sport and Recreation Facilities Fund (CSRFF), Building Better Regions Fund (BBRF), Regional Growth Fund (RGS), SportAus, etc.). With a 77% success rate in attracting funding across all projects, Keston has secured more than $195 million in grant funding for clients.
Over recent years, Keston and associates have undertaken a host of business case developments for a range of community and commercial projects, based on:
- Thorough and robust needs assessments and feasibility studies, informing well-argued business cases.
- An in-depth knowledge of regional development priorities and needs.
- A robust understanding of economic factors, including the development of cost-benefit analyses for projects.
- Extensive experience and expertise researching and applying project social, political and environmental impacts.
- Detailed qualitative and quantitative options analysis and modelling.
- An understanding of funding schemes and requirements.
- Robust and targeted stakeholder analysis and consultation tools founded on robust social research principles.
- Detailed project implementation planning, including work package structures, sustainability and viability analysis, asset management and operation planning.
