ResearchComing soon
Mapping the access gap: where economic participation is interrupted
An applied study of the barriers that most often prevent capable enterprises from reaching finance, markets and institutions.
Insights
Evidence that makes barriers visible
The EISA Research and Insights Unit produces applied research, opportunity mapping, inclusion diagnostics, programme evidence, case studies and policy briefs.
Editorial programme
Publications in preparation
The titles below indicate the research agenda EISA is building. Nothing has been published yet — each item will appear here once written, reviewed and approved.
- Policy briefComing soon
Procurement readiness as an inclusion instrument
What compliance and capability requirements mean in practice for township and rural enterprises entering public and corporate supply chains.
- ArticleComing soon
Investment readiness is a process, not a document
Why funder expectations remain opaque to many founders, and what preparation actually changes in an engagement.
- Case studyComing soon
Trade readiness in practice: from licensing to first consignment
Programme learning on the steps between import and export education and an enterprise's first cross-border transaction.
- Programme learningComing soon
Designing masterclasses for applicable knowledge
What EISA learns from practitioner-led delivery about the difference between motivation and capability.
- ResearchComing soon
Inclusion diagnostics for women, youth and disability participation
A framework for measuring inclusion quality rather than attendance across enterprise and skills programmes.
EISA publishes evidence rather than promotion. Research products, briefs and stakeholder recommendations are released once they can be substantiated.