Opportunities For SMEs In The Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia (KSA)
The client wanted to gain a better understanding of the environment for setting up small businesses in the KSA related to downstream oil and gas and petrochemicals industries. In particular, the client wanted to know the following information for SMEs – Types of small and medium size businesses that fit into the industrial business clusters of plastics, packaging and construction Assessment of the current SME support business in the industrial sector in the KSA Opportunities for franchising, scaling up of small business and business restart To identify one specific business opportunity and its implementation
Research findings were delivered to the client as a custom report covering – Market size and growth for plastics, packaging and construction industries Market competitors Market trends Opportunities for SMEs in the market Regulatory and financing details
We conducted research through: Primary research: 15+ interviews with SME business owners or managers in the oil and gas industry, trade bodies, investment authorities and SME financing representatives Secondary research: We referred to resources such as industry associations, news sources and blogs, company filings, annual reports, and other publicly available information
The client was very satisfied with the findings of our study. The client could gain insights on setting up of SMEs in the KSA.