Business/ Project Research and Reporting Services in Australia

J-ABC can provide business/ project research and reporting.

Key points:

1) Using a J-ABC board network, conduct local research in Australia in collaboration with local Australian companies for Japanese companies.

2) Produce reports in Japanese and English.

3) J-ABC has a track record of report submission in Japanese and local research in Australia to the major Japanese company already.

Main Services:

1. Business/ Project Research and feasibility study in Australia
- Industry Research (resource, infrastructure, food, tourism, construction and etc.）
- Company Research (includes private company information which is sometimes difficult to find)
- Project Research
- System Research（e.g. tax and employment)
- Policy Research（Federal, state and local government)
- Trend Research, such as future prospects and outlook

2. Reporting Service
- Create special reports (in Japanese and English)
- Incorporate the opinions from experts if necessary
- Advise the next steps
- Implement the questionnaire

How J-ABC has helped:

1. A leading Japanese housing company that is doing the design, manufacture, sales and construction of housing:

​1) Initial Consultation:
- Understood the purpose of expanding business in Australia.
- The main objective was to select Australian companies as potential business partners.
- Confirmed the basic selection criteria.

2) Action Taken:
- Researched public information and literature and conducted interviews with Australian companies
- Set up the selection criteria and commenced the first round of selection of Australian housing developers and builders to reduce the number of companies from 100 to 20 (first round of selection).
- Sourced for advice from the specialists and received special advice from several housing experts and professionals about the selection process which was taken.
- Organised information about the first round of selected companies and based on the first round of selection criteria, prepared information about the selected companies (e.g. activities, unique services)
- Set up the second selection criteria and commenced the second round of selection of Australian housing developers and builders to half the number of companies to around 10.

3) Prepared special research report:
-  Prepared a special research report written about all companies selected including brief information about the company, projects, energy reduction strategy, functionality and other sales points.​

2. A leading Japanese engineering company which is expanding their business in overseas:

1) Initial Consultation:　
- Understood the purpose of business research in Australia.
- Confirmed the scope of the research
- The main objective was obtaining information in relation to their business overseas, particularly in Australia.  

2) Action Taken:
- Sourced for information and researched public information and literature and conducted interviews with Australian companies
- Sourced for advice from the specialists
- Sourced for special information from several gas experts and professionals  

3) Prepared special research report:
- Current market research analysis in Australia, US, Europe, Middle East, China and India
- Future prospects
- Necessity to develop the business in Australia
- Australian resource and infrastructure map with information
- Historical relationship between Australian companies and Japanese companies in Australia

3. The Government of Japan wanted to research on PPP (Public Private Partnership) and disaster prevention management in Australia

1) Initial Consultation:　
- Understood the purpose of meetings
- The main objective was having meetings with QLD government, local government in Brisbane and Gold Coast as well as local companies in QLD

2) Action taken:
- Planned and designed a questionnaire to collect all information which the government of Japan wanted
- Prepared a questionnaire in English outlining the purpose of the meeting and questionnaire
- Researched public information in relation to the activities of  PPP and disaster management in Australia and Japan
- Briefly informed about the researched information to the government of Japan before the meetings in Australia
- Attended meetings. Within a limited time, conducted meetings and site visits. Had meetings with government officials
- Conducted interviews at the sites
- From the questionnaire, J-ABC was able to collect all the necessary information
- Same day follow up on meetings held. Sent emails to follow-up with requests and information as discussed during the meetings

3) Completed the meetings: 　
- Collected all the required information from the meetings
- All the information received after the meetings was sent to the government of Japan by email or mail