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Welcome to Delta Economics

Delta Economics is a research and development hub for the entrepreneurial and small business sector:

We are a research-led economics consultancy whose goal is to promote sustainable economic development through entrepreneurship and corporate responsibility.  We conduct pure and applied research to the highest academic standards and contribute to the evidence base that informs policy and commercial thinking across the world. 

Our activities include publications, pure and applied qualitative and quantitative research, thought leadership and consultancy in policy and business arenas.  We run an annual survey looking at the Challenges and Opportunities for Growth and Sustainability (COGS) amongst 2000 entrepreneurs in the UK.  Our annual conference, the World Entrepreneur Summit, has become a regular feature of the sustainable enterprise calendar with around 350 attendees from all over the world.  We have a particular expertise in the following: entrepreneurship and enterprise, social enterprise, corporate responsibility, innovation and technology transfer, access to finance and general macroeconomic conditions and their impact on company behaviours and strategies.

We are experienced in all research methodologies.  We have run surveys and managed large scale datasets for the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, HSBC, Grant Thornton and Barclays bank and conducted focus and conflict groups, action research, in-depth interviews, qualitative surveys and literature and documentary reviews for academic, policy and business clients.  All our research is focused on the end user and we specialise in “translating” complex economic and econometric concepts into language and outputs that are useful in an applied setting.

Our background and our links with some of the world’s leading research and delivery organisations, place us in the middle of the international debate on mechanisms to address the global challenges of sustainable economic development through the people that make change happen on the ground.