“When I joined Beacon Economics, I joined a firm that has been using IMPLAN to conduct high profile economic, fiscal, and social impact analyses for nearly a decade. The software has been critical to producing insightful impact analyses that have been prized by clients ranging from the University of California to Delta Airlines to State Tourism Boards. At Beacon, we’re able to leverage IMPLAN’s vast data, modeling, and analytical applications to meet the wide-ranging needs of policymakers, industry leaders, local and state government officials, and decisionmakers from across the public and private sector. For example, Beacon was hired by three California Chambers of Commerce, each representing a racial/ethnic minority group, to analyze the importance of minority owned small businesses in the state. Using IMPLAN, I was able to pair public data on establishments and qualitative focus group data with an economic contribution model to produce a first of its kind report on how minority small businesses contribute to California’s economy. While being able to understand and analyze descriptive data on minority owned businesses was important, using IMPLAN’s data and model was critical to providing much more valuable insights. ”
 

Senior Research Associate, Beacon Economics

Johnathan Cahill