Equity Growth Research raises the profiles of client companies within the investment community by focusing on the strength of each client's business, market position and competitive advantages and highlighting the investment opportunity. It is typically the smaller, daily transactions that establish a company's share price, and companies need to pay greater attention to those intermediaries and investors who conduct these trades. Smaller institutions, specialist funds and private client brokers are extremely active in the smaller companies market and, although often lacking sufficient time to carry out the necessary research themselves, are keen to identify stocks which offer long term capital growth and will therefore add value to clients' portfolios.

It is in these circumstances that companies can call on EGR to assist in closing the information gap. Once we have helped a company to build its presence with investors and other advisors, we can arrange more targeted investor marketing programmes by organising meetings and roadshows, and provide ongoing support to clients by keeping relevant investors informed of announcements and other significant news flow.

'Equity Growth Research is an excellent way for Gaskell and other smaller quoted companies to reach a broader audience of investors.' Richard Hopkin, Financial Director of Gaskell.

'Equity Growth's research gives us a view on companies we would not otherwise see.' Jan Luthman, Head of Research at Walker Crips.

'We raised funding on the back of Equity Growth's research report; it was the number one factor in getting us moved on to AIM.' Chris Johnson, Propan Homes (now Honeygrove Group)