St. Petersburg Foundation for SME Development

The work plan is formed according to the following stages:

• Stage 1 - Negotiations and agreement on the Terms of Reference for the research 
  Result of the stage: Approved text of TOR, price specification and signing of the contract for the research 
  
  
• Stage 2 - Collection of the secondary information on the specified market by means of Internet, periodicals and other information sources 
  Result of the stage: Market information for further analysis 
  
  
• Stage 3 - Collection of the initial information by means of field research 
  Result of the stage: Market information for further analysis 
  
  
• Stage 4 - Processing and analysis of the information collected 
  Result of the stage: Conclusions on the research results (recommendations on target segments selection, forming the strategy, marketing plan, etc.)
   
• Stage 5 - Report preparation 
  Result of the stage: Report on the research conducted both printed and in electronical version 
  
  
• Stage 6 - Presentation of the report to the Customer, corrections 
  Result of the stage: Signed act of work execution, final settlement of accounts with the Customer