A regulated UAE consultancy.
Operating since 2016.
SGD Consult was founded in 2016 to deliver marketing research that answers the question the client asked, in the timeframe they need it, at a price that respects the size of the decision. The firm has operated continuously since, from a single registered jurisdiction in Ras Al Khaimah.
Operating from Ras Al Khaimah since 2016.
SGD Consulting FZE was incorporated on 23 August 2016 as a Free Zone Establishment under the Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone Authority. Trading as SGD Consult, the firm has operated continuously for nearly a decade as a research-led consultancy practice serving enterprise clients across the Middle East and globally.
The firm was founded on a single belief: that better decisions come from better intelligence, not bigger decks. Most organisations have access to more market information than ever before. Yet executive teams report greater uncertainty, not less. The problem is not information. The problem is intelligence.
The practice was built to deliver the latter: research that gives a CEO a clear, defensible answer to the question on the table, in the time available. Operating from our registered address at FDRK4210, Compass Building, Al Hamra Industrial Zone-FZ, Ras Al Khaimah, with research capability spanning 50+ markets, we serve clients who need answers that hold up in boardrooms, investor presentations, and critical strategy sessions.
Servicing UAE, UK, and international clients since 2016.
A regulated UAE entity,
continuously compliant.
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Four principles that shape
everything we deliver.
Rigour above speed.
We never sacrifice the quality of our analysis to meet an artificial deadline. If the answer is not ready to hold up under scrutiny, it is not ready to deliver.
Human judgment, AI amplified.
We believe AI should make analysts faster and more rigorous, not replace the experienced judgment that transforms data into decisions. Every deliverable is human-verified.
Boardroom-ready or nothing.
We measure our work by whether a client's CFO, CEO, or board chair can present it with confidence. If they cannot, we go back and make it better.
Selectivity as a feature.
We work with a limited number of clients each quarter. This is not a constraint. It is the reason every client gets the full attention of our most experienced team members.
People who have sat
in the boardroom.
Every client engagement is led by a senior practitioner. No delegation to junior teams. No layered reporting structures.
Hemant Agrawal
Founded SGD Consulting FZE in Ras Al Khaimah in August 2016 and has served as sole shareholder and Manager continuously since. Brings over a decade of management consultancy and market intelligence experience across the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and India. Graduate of Hult International Business School, London (2011). Currently also leads a Dubai International Financial Centre-registered consultancy serving premium service businesses across the UAE and India.
- 10 years operating SGD Consulting FZE in RAKEZ
- Active research and consultancy engagements across 10 sectors and 50+ markets
- Direct accountability for every client deliverable
- Hult International Business School, London, 2011
A structured approach
grounded in clarity.
Five disciplined stages from objective setting to continuous review. Every step is designed to reduce noise and increase decision confidence.
Clear Direction
We align with leadership on goals, constraints, and the core decision. Everyone stays focused on what actually matters.
Reliable Information
We review primary and secondary data, market signals, and competitive intelligence. Human expertise, AI-enhanced for scale and precision.
Practical Insights
Findings shaped into clear insights that surface options, risks, and likely outcomes. Nothing theoretical. Everything actionable.
Decision Support
We support leadership by clarifying choices, priorities, and next steps while ensuring alignment across all senior stakeholders.
Continuous Review
As markets shift, we revisit assumptions and update insights to maintain relevance, clarity, and forward-looking direction.
We combine fourteen years of practitioner judgment with the research tools that have actually proven their worth in the last three years.
Modern research methods, applied by a senior practitioner who has spent fourteen years in the work.
Faster turnaround without sacrificing the rigour that executive decisions demand.
Boardroom-ready outputs your leadership and investors will act on, not file away.
Your next strategic decision
starts here.
Active client engagements ongoing across our six practice areas. If your challenge demands rigour, we want to hear it.
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