Investigations/Due-Diligence
SMI’s Investigation & Research Division
Today, even a small business can be a multinational. Yet to operate globally without the associated resources can stretch any company too thin. That is why SMI inaugurated the Investigations and Research Division (IRD). Whether you are a large corporation looking for highly specialized business intelligence, or a medium sized business looking to expand your reach, SMI has the expertise to help magnify your impact. At the IRD we maintain an elite staff of Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), practitioners and academics to meet any need at a moment’s notice.
At SMI we use a variety of professional information services, sophisticated web-based search engines, and proprietary knowledge mining tools to deliver the highest quality intellectual material. We conduct research in a variety of languages, subjects and a range of professional disciplines with a domestic or international scope. Our undertakings span political, military, commercial, financial, technical and scientific fields. We have investigated multinational relationships, organization movements across sovereign boundaries or geographic regions, activities of individuals or organizations, and developments in particular industries or business sectors.
Without data, you’re just another person with an opinion.
Edwards Deming
Intellectual Property Protection/Counterfeiting Investigations
Unlike other virtual CSO programs, which may provide just one sub-contracted individual with a security background, SMI delivers a team of senior subject matter experts – in a range of security disciplines – that are on-call for your business 24/7. Imagine the benefits to your organization by utilizing the knowledge of 500+ years of combined security experience in the following fields:
Cell Phones
Medical Devices
“Dummy” websites and URL addresses
SIM Cards
DVDs/CDs
Pharmaceuticals
Luxury goods (handbags, jewelry, watches, pens, etc.)
Designer clothing and accessories
Unlike corporate espionage, competitive intelligence is the legal and ethical means to keep track of your business competitors. At SMI, our highly-skilled research team is able to utilize public sources to gather data on our clients’ competition, as well as monitor their market environment. This data is then transferred, via analysis, into intelligence to assist our clients’ into making business decisions.
How Our Consulting Process Works
Our consulting process begins with indetifying the problem with a client. Together we then define the scope of work for the project. We then go through a thorough process to provide deliverables for the client. This proprietary SMI consulting process is as follows:
Due-Diligence & Intelligence
Know who you are doing business with
Country Profiles
What to know when traveling or expanding in a new country
Industry Profiles
Know who the key players are before you invest or expand
Country Profiles
What material is available to the public about a company
Social Media Profiles
See how your image is depicted on social sites
Public Figure Profiles
What to know when traveling or expanding in a new country
Fraud Investigations
Know who the key players are before you invest or expand
Financial Investigations
Determine insider theft and embezzlement
