GLOBAL COMMERCIAL RESEARCH & INTELLIGENCE
Commercial intelligence for businesses making their next move.
Before you invest, launch, expand or pursue a commercial opportunity, Arceon helps investigate the evidence.
We answer specific business questions through focused evidence gathering, cross-checking, analysis and commercial reasoning—then turn the findings into clear recommendations.
Tell us the decision you are facing. We confirm scope, fixed fee and timing in writing before any work begins.
Start with the decision you’re facing
Three productised entry offers for businesses with an active commercial decision. Fixed scope, fixed fee, fast delivery.
from US$750
Competitor & Pricing Benchmark
What do competitors charge, and where do we sit? Up to five competitors, with published pricing and packaging compared in depth.
from US$750
Opportunity Validation Screen
Is this opportunity worth pursuing before we commit? Desk-based validation of a product, service or business concept.
from US$650
Supplier Discovery & Risk Screen
Who should we buy from, and what is the risk? Suppliers identified, compared and screened from public and commercial evidence.
Also available: the SEO Spend Check (US$350 founding price) and the Commercial Opportunity Research Brief (US$500 founding price). See all research services.
When the decision is bigger
Broader, scoped engagements for decisions that need more than a single productised answer.
founding US$750
Standard price from US$1,250
Competitor & Market Decision Brief
What should we do about it? One competitive or market decision, analysed through to a recommendation with confidence levels.
Market Entry Research
Desk-based screening and intelligence for businesses assessing a new country, region, segment or market.
Business Research on Demand
Focused investigation of commercial questions that do not fit a productised service.
Research Retainers
Ongoing intelligence for suitable clients after an initial project establishes the need and working fit.
Who Arceon works with
Arceon supports businesses, entrepreneurs, ecommerce sellers and teams that need clearer evidence before committing money, time or momentum. Projects may be local, regional or international, subject to scope and reliable data availability.
We are developing capability across African markets while remaining global. This can support international businesses investigating African opportunities and African businesses assessing opportunities elsewhere.
What you receive
- Clear findings tied to the question you asked.
- Traceable evidence and an explanation of its quality and limitations.
- Commercial analysis that separates facts, interpretation and assumptions.
- Risks, gaps and counter-evidence that could change the decision.
- Practical recommendations and a defined next step.
A disciplined research process
Arceon does not sell copied search results, generic contact lists or unverified AI-generated reports. We define the decision, identify relevant evidence, compare and cross-check sources, analyse what the evidence means commercially, challenge the emerging conclusion and communicate uncertainty honestly.
Research reduces uncertainty; it cannot guarantee commercial success. When reliable evidence is limited, we say so.
Start with the question
Tell us what you need to know, why the decision matters and when you need the answer. We will review the fit, clarify scope and provide a quote based on the work required.
Every project starts the same way: you describe the decision, we reply within 1 business day, and we confirm the scope, the fixed fee and the delivery date in writing before any work begins.