Market and Financial Feasibility Analysis

ECONorthwest has conducted market and financial feasibility analyses for a wide range of businesses and residential, commercial, and industrial development projects. ECONorthwest has worked for investors, lenders, attorneys, developers, and public agencies on development projects such as hotels, fairgrounds, convention centers, apartments, communities, industrial and research parks, shopping centers, golf courses, and casinos. ECONorthwest's experience with the rigorous analysis of markets required in antitrust litigation brings to each of its projects an analytical sophistication rarely found in typical market analyses.

ECONorthwest helps clients find solutions by conducting the critical research to answer questions such as:

  • Given the results of a market and financial feasibility analysis, what will the return on investment for our project be?
  • What is the optimal size of our project given the financing choices and market conditions it faces?
  • Do the financial return and risk structure of our project satisfy the concerns of potential lenders?
  • Are there other, more profitable market opportunities that we should be considering?
  • Will the community benefits of our project exceed its cost?
  • What is the net impact on the state due to our industry?
  • Is the market for our project large enough to make it financially feasible?
  • What impact will higher gasoline prices have on our business' sales?
  • What size hotel should we build given the forecasted market conditions and construction costs?
  • What effect are we having on the tax collections and expenses of the local government?
  • What are the long-term economic consequences if an industry is forced to curtail operations?
  • How many visitors and how much traffic will our proposed project generate?
  • What are the up- and down-side vulnerabilities to our nonprofit and how can we change our business plan to address these risks?