Business Analysis for Africa is a specialised agency which organises development projects in Africa involving private business. It was created in early 1968 by specialists from the academic world and technical professions who sought to involve themselves directly in the business of economic development. The founding group included an African specialist, a tropical agriculturist, an economist, and a business lawyer. Their basic desire was to combine effectively their various talents for consulting work on development projects in Africa, for which practical research on business conditions in the United States was lacking. The agency now offers a range of co-ordinated services to firms, international agencies, African governments, and businessmen who need assistance with technical studies, financing, market research, and the promotion or negotiation of contracts.