EDUCATION RESEARCH AND CONSULTING LTD

What EDUCATION RESEARCH AND CONSULTING LTD does

Education Research and Consulting Ltd is a privately held boutique consulting firm registered in 2024 and operating under the trade names Education and Research Consulting and CGJC Enterprises and Associates. The firm is principal-operated by Dr. John C. Nemeth (Science & Technology) and Dr. Grace Toney Edwards (Culture & Humanities), whose combined 90+ years of experience span university-based research administration, science and technology consulting, and academic leadership at institutions including Sigma Xi, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Georgia Tech, and Radford University. There is a notable geographic inconsistency in the data: the firmographic record lists Edinburgh, United Kingdom as the registered city, while the website, office address, phone numbers, and entire client roster point to a Christiansburg, Virginia-based operating headquarters in the US.

The firm delivers six interrelated professional services: business turnaround consulting (with specialty in 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations), networking and partnering between universities, industry, and government, project management, workshop and symposium facilitation, business development and marketing for grants and contracts, and strategic planning with executive counseling. Underlying capability rests on the CGJC Associates Network, which provides access to thousands of contacts and domain experts across energy, environment, infrastructure, STEM education, national security, and emergency management. No proprietary technology platform, software product, or AI/ML capability is disclosed; the offering is delivered as principal-led human advisory work.

The business model is direct, sales-led consulting engagement: the principals leverage their professional networks and reputational track record to secure project-based contracts with federal agencies (US Departments of Defense, Energy, Homeland Security, Agriculture, Labor, EPA, NASA, NIH, NSF), state governments across the Southeast US, universities and academic associations (AAAS, APLU, AAU, Council of Graduate Schools), and private enterprises in energy, environment, and manufacturing (Shell Oil, Southern Company, Texas Instruments, Reynolds Metals, Waste Management, among others). Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is negotiated per engagement. Marketing is entirely referral- and reputation-based, with no digital or self-serve channels. Revenue scale is undisclosed, but the two-principal operating structure implies a very small entity, likely sub-$1M in annual revenue at the current registered entity level.

Name

EDUCATION RESEARCH AND CONSULTING LTD

Legal name

Education and Research Consulting

Website

https://educationandresearchconsulting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Education Research and Consulting Ltd is a two-principal boutique consulting firm delivering business turnaround, partnership facilitation, project management, and strategic planning services to federal agencies, universities, state governments, and private industry, leveraging 90+ years of combined principal experience.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHACAA

Strategy & Corporate Development Consulting

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Management Consulting

SECONDARYBPAHACAN

Public Sector & Policy Consulting

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Management Consulting

SECONDARYBPAHACAM

Innovation, Product & R&D Consulting

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Management Consulting

SECONDARYBPAHAGAE

Learning, Training & Corporate Education Consulting

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Human Capital & Organizational Consulting

Keywords

• Education consulting
• Research consulting
• Strategic planning
• Partnership facilitation
• Project management consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Edinburgh

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: Project-based consulting engagements for government agencies, universities, and private industry. Services include business turnaround consulting, strategic planning, project management, and facilitation of workshops and symposia. Revenue appears to be earned through consulting fees on contracts ranging from hundreds of grants and contracts to multi-million dollar engagements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Education and Research Consulting provides professional consulting services focused on forming university-based partnerships between industry and government. The firm delivers business turnaround consulting (with specialty in 501(c)(3) organizations), networking and partnering facilitation, project management, workshop and symposium facilitation, business development and marketing, and strategic planning and executive counseling to federal agencies, universities, state governments, and private industry.

Product overview

Education and Research Consulting operates as a consulting firm providing professional services rather than a technology product company. The company offers a portfolio of six interconnected consulting services focused on business development, strategic planning, project management, and partnership facilitation between universities, industry, and government. These services are delivered by two principals with over 90 combined years of experience in university-based education, research, and private-sector consulting.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Business Turn-around Consulting
• Networking & Partnering Services
• Project Management
• Workshop & Symposium Facilitation
• Business Development & Marketing
• Strategic Planning & Executive Counseling

Quantifiable outcome

• Hundreds of projects delivered across social, cultural, energy, environment, STEM education, and international security domains
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers32 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Leidos: Large federal services and consulting firm serving DoD, DoE, and other agencies on technical, engineering, and program management work. Comparable client overlap with Education Research and Consulting's federal defense, energy, and environment portfolio.
• Abt Associates: Research and consulting firm serving federal agencies in health, environment, and social policy. Comparable in federal consulting methodology and client mix, particularly around NSF/NIH-style research evaluation work, though at significantly larger organizational scale.
• Battelle Memorial Institute: Large nonprofit R&D and consulting organization managing national laboratories and federal research programs. Comparable because of shared work in STEM education, energy, environment, and national security research administration — areas where Nemeth has prior consulting experience — though Battelle operates at far greater scale.
• Booz Allen Hamilton: Major federal consulting and engineering services firm serving DoD, DHS, and civilian agencies with strategy, technology, and program management. Directly comparable because it competes for many of the same federal consulting engagements (DoD, DoE, EPA) that Education Research and Consulting targets, but at vastly larger scale and broader service scope.
• ICF International: Public-sector consulting firm with deep federal client relationships across energy, environment, and education domains. Comparable because both firms serve federal civilian agencies (EPA, DoE) and universities on research and program consulting work; ICF operates at much larger scale but competes for overlapping RFPs.
• SRI International: Independent nonprofit research institute delivering R&D, consulting, and technology solutions to government and industry. Comparable in combining applied research, STEM consulting, and federal agency work — particularly DoD/NIH/NSF programs that both organizations support.
• RTI International: Nonprofit research institute delivering scientific, engineering, and policy consulting to federal clients. Comparable across research administration, social science, energy, and education program work that both organizations support for NSF, NIH, and federal civilian agencies.
• RAND Corporation: Research institution providing policy analysis, strategic planning, and program evaluation to government and nonprofit clients. Comparable in policy and program consulting work — particularly national security and education research — that overlaps with the firm's listed capabilities.

Direct peers

• Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU): University consortium that connects academia, government, and industry for science, health, and workforce programs. Direct peer because Nemeth spent 11 years in ORAU's university consortium management; both organizations facilitate university-government partnerships across STEM and research administration.

Others

• Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society: Scientific research honor society of which Nemeth was formerly CEO. Listed as a former employer/peer institution rather than direct competitor; both engage the same STEM research community and have relationships with NSF, NIH, and university research administration offices.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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