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IDEA & BUSINESS VALIDATION LAB

FOCUS Group & Research Services – Launching Soon

At Start Up Now, we believe that no business decision should be left to guesswork. That’s why we’re launching our brand-new Focus Group & Research Division, designed to give you evidence-based insights that reduce risk and unlock smarter growth.

Why Research Matters

Too many businesses spend thousands on launches, campaigns, or product builds without ever testing their ideas with real customers. The result? Wasted budgets and missed opportunities.

Our research services help you:

  • Validate ideas before you invest.

  • Test brands, products, and campaigns with your target audience.

  • Understand your customers at a deeper level.

  • Provide investors with credible evidence of market demand.



What We Offer

Our research services are tailored to your needs, combining qualitative depth with quantitative rigour:

  • Focus Groups – live sessions (online or in person) to uncover what customers really think.

  • Surveys – fast, scalable insights from the audiences that matter most.

  • Brand & Product Testing – from logos to packaging to prototypes.

  • Pricing & Market Validation – discover what people will pay, and why.



Our Proven Process

Define your research objectives.

Recruit the right participants.

Run focus groups and/or surveys.

Analyse the findings.

Deliver clear, actionable recommendations.



Who We Work With

  • Start-ups → idea validation before launch.

  • Scale-ups → investor-ready market insights.

  • Corporates → brand testing, customer experience research.

  • Investors → Evidence for Portfolio Due Diligence.

  • Public & Non-Profit → citizen engagement and service testing.

Packages – Starting From

Your data is safe with us. We are:

  • ICO registered and GDPR compliant.

  • Experienced in obtaining participant consent.

  • Protected with professional indemnity & cyber insurance.

  • Following the Market Research Society (MRS) Code of Conduct.


Idea Validation Lab™
  •  from £7,000


  • ‌Brand Testing Workshop™

    from £12,000


    ‌Scale-Up Market Validation Programme™

    from £20,000