Service 07 — Research & Business Writing

You know the answer. Writing it down is the slow part.

Research dossiers, market reports, policies, SOPs and plain-English rewrites: raw information in, executive-ready documents out.

What the job looks like

You send

The question, the audience, and whatever raw material exists. Links, transcripts, data, or nothing at all.

We do

We research, verify and write. Sources cited, claims checked, jargon removed.

You get back

A document ready for the reader it was written for, with the source trail attached.

What changes

The catalogue

20 jobs in Research & Business Writing.

Every one is a real job we do. Find the one that sounds like your week.

01

Research Dossiers

Compiles a thorough, sourced dossier on any topic, company, person or market: everything relevant, organised, with every claim traceable to its source.

“I need to know everything about this before Thursday and I have no time to dig.”

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02

Market Research Reports

Researches a market (size, segments, players, pricing, trends and demand signals) and writes it up as a clear, decision-ready report.

“We are about to bet real money on a market we only half understand.”

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03

Company & Public-Record Research

Investigates companies through public records (filings, directorships, ownership, county court judgments, press coverage) as due-diligence support before you sign, invest or partner.

“We got burned by a customer we should have looked into first.”

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04

Lead-List Building & Prospect Research

Builds targeted, verified lists of prospective customers matching your ideal profile, with the context notes that make outreach personal rather than generic.

“Our sales pipeline is empty because nobody has time to find who to call.”

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05

Competitor Research

Profiles your competitors (offers, pricing signals, positioning, strengths and gaps) and turns it into a comparison you can act on.

“I honestly could not tell you what our competitors charge or promise.”

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06

Industry & Trend Briefings

Researches what is genuinely new in your field (regulation, technology, competitors, customer behaviour) and delivers it as a concise periodic briefing.

“I keep finding out about industry changes from my customers, which is embarrassing.”

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07

Qualitative Interview Analysis

Analyses interview recordings or transcripts (customer interviews, staff consultations, exit interviews) and draws out themes, patterns and quotable evidence.

“We did all these interviews and the recordings are just sitting there.”

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08

Survey Analysis & Write-Up

Takes raw survey exports and produces a proper analysis and written report: results, cross-tabs, open-text themes and what it all means.

“We ran the survey months ago and still have not told anyone the results.”

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09

Contract Review Summaries

Reads a contract and produces a plain-English summary of what it says: obligations, key dates, renewal traps and clauses worth questioning. Not legal advice.

“I sign contracts I have not properly read because I cannot face the legalese.”

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10

Meeting Summaries & Minutes

Turns meeting recordings or rough notes into professional minutes or action-focused summaries, in your organisation’s format.

“Writing up minutes takes me longer than the meeting itself.”

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11

Ghostwriting & Thought Leadership

Ghostwrites articles, opinion pieces and thought-leadership content in your voice, built from your genuine expertise and views.

“I have twenty years of expertise and not one published article to show for it.”

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12

Policies & Procedures Drafting

Drafts workplace policies and procedures (HR, health and safety, data handling, remote working) tailored to your organisation rather than copied from a template.

“Our policies are a mix of downloads from the internet and things nobody follows.”

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13

SOP Writing

Documents how your business does things today: step-by-step standard operating procedures that let work survive holidays, hand-overs and hiring.

“Half this business only exists in one employee’s head.”

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14

Complaint Letters & Dispute Correspondence

Writes firm, well-evidenced complaint letters and dispute correspondence (to suppliers, service providers, insurers or landlords) that set out your case properly.

“I know I am in the right but my angry emails are getting me nowhere.”

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15

Professional CVs & LinkedIn Profiles

Rewrites CVs and LinkedIn profiles to present real experience at its true value: achievement-led, keyword-aware and honest.

“My CV reads like a job description, not a track record.”

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16

Plain-English Document Translation

Rewrites technical, legal or bureaucratic documents into plain English that customers, staff or trustees can understand, without losing the meaning.

“Our own staff cannot explain our documents to customers.”

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17

Technical Writing & User Guides

Writes user guides, manuals, help articles and onboarding documentation that let people use your product or system without phoning for help.

“We answer the same ten questions every single week.”

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18

White Paper Writing

Researches and writes authoritative white papers that establish expertise and generate leads: properly sourced, genuinely useful, professionally presented.

“Our competitors publish serious research and we publish nothing.”

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19

Researched Newsletters

Produces recurring newsletters built on genuine field research (what changed in your industry this month and why your readers should care) not recycled filler.

“We started a newsletter with great intentions and it quietly died.”

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20

Report Writing from Raw Data

Takes raw material (spreadsheets, system exports, field notes, survey dumps) and produces a structured, readable report with findings and recommendations.

“The data is all there but nobody can face turning it into a report.”

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