Market research for start-ups

Validate your project before investing.
Starting a new project?

Starting a business raises plenty of questions: who is your target audience, what price will they accept, and how much market potential is there?
Market research helps you refine your idea, test its appeal and strengthen your business plan before you look for funding.
Incidence has developed two dedicated solutions – QUALIStart and QUANTIStart – depending on where you are in your project.

Starting a new project?

Our solutions for start-ups

QUALIStart – Refine and test your concept

QUALIStart is designed for entrepreneurs whose idea is still in development.

Through qualitative research, you can:

  • Test the originality of your concept
  • Identify areas for improvement
  • Refine your selling points
  • Understand spontaneous reactions from your target audience

Methodology:

  • Online focus groups or discussion groups for B2C projects
  • Qualitative in-depth interviews for B2B projects

The aim is simple: to structure and improve your project before it reaches the market.

QUANTIStart – Measure your project’s potential

If your concept is already clearly defined, QUANTIStart helps you validate its potential with solid data.

Through quantitative research, you measure:

  • The Potential Success Score
  • Strengths and weaknesses
  • The profile of your target audience
  • The psychological price (Van Westendorp method)
  • Purchase intent among your target audience

For B2C projects, we usually use an online survey.
For B2B projects, a targeted telephone survey may be appropriate.

The result is a robust, data-driven foundation for your business plan, investor pitch or funding application.

Why conduct market research as a start-up?

Market research helps start-ups to:

  • Limit strategic risk
  • Avoid costly mistakes
  • Strengthen their business plan
  • Support applications to banks, investors or grant providers
  • Make decisions based on data rather than gut feeling

A good idea is a strong starting point. But once time and money are involved, you need more than passion and conviction.

A concrete case

An entrepreneur wanted to test the international potential of an innovative project. The concept was evaluated in Belgium, France and the United States through quantitative research.

The research revealed:

  • How attractive the concept was in each market
  • Which segments offered the greatest potential
  • What price customers were willing to accept
  • Whether there was genuine market potential

These results significantly strengthened the project’s credibility with the financial partners.
→ Read the article on our blog.

Be sure to check whether you are eligible for support:

Kmo-portefeuille in Flanders

  • Chèques-entreprises in Wallonia
  • Local consultancy support (e.g. City of Brussels)

See our page on public support.

Test before you invest.

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