Leisure feasibility study

Looking for substantiation for your business plans? Applying for financing from a bank? Confirmation that you are on the right track with the development of your idea? Or a second opinion? Based on success and failure factors, the chances of success of your business case can be mapped out. Based on years of experience in the leisure sector, Markteffect to help you design the right feasibility study.

Feasibility studies occur at virtually every stage of an idea or concept. An important first step is to clearly define exactly what information you are looking for. Possible components of a feasibility study include:


  • desk research Markteffect uses desk research to map out Markteffect competitive landscape (including USPs), market size, potential customers, etc. Depending on the information you are looking for, this is often tailored on an hourly basis.


  • Entrepreneur Assessment As an entrepreneur or company, do you have the right skills? Do you already have a track record or past sales figures that could help with, for example, refinancing with the bank? The approach here varies from stakeholder interviews to financial calculations for banks and investors. Markteffect is happy Markteffect this data and then compile it into an attractive report.


  • market research Insights from market research can strengthen your business case. This can be done, for example, through a feasibility study. Markteffect a consumer database of 230,000 Dutch people, among other things.

Types of market research and what are the benefits?

The results of market research provide substantiation for your business case in the form of concrete advice on the feasibility of your idea or project. A concept or idea can go through many phases. At Markteffect , we Markteffect five phases:

1. Pre-concept phase

You suspect that there are opportunities in the market and would like to respond to them, but you are still uncertain about the exact wishes, needs, and expectations of the market. A needs assessment would be appropriate in this case.

2. Concept phase

You have an idea, but you don't know how to develop it further or which direction to take. Examples include testing a concept or conducting a stakeholder analysis.

3. Market potential phase

You have a concept and are unsure which market to focus on and what the potential reach is. This phase often involves Market exploration, segmentation research, and positioning research.

4. Product test

You have already developed a concept and defined your target group, but you still have no idea how many people will buy your product or visit your attraction (park). A product test could provide useful insights at this stage.

5. Financial feasibility phase

You have a clear idea of what your concept should entail, but you are still unsure about its economic feasibility. A spin-off and impact assessment could be a useful study in this regard.

Your insights after a feasibility study

Depending on what you are looking for, Markteffect support can help Markteffect gain insight into:

  • What the opportunities in the market look like;
  • How you can shape your concept and whether there is support for it;
  • What are the factors for success and failure?
  • What the expected return on your investment is;
  • How to realize your concept.

Similar cases

To give you a good idea of how market research works in practice and what it can do for you, we've put together a few cool case studies. You might recognize some of the issues, because you've probably come across them in your own organization.

Visitor survey:
Eindhoven Airport

Market exploration forVeerse Meer Water Park

Public survey: Brabant-C

Concept research:
ZODIAC the musical

<p>Hans <span>de Jong</span></p>

Hans de Jong

Client Consultant