The NBM Associates is a problem-solving oriented market research and planning firm. Established in 2003, the firm provides professional consulting services in the areas of market feasibility analysis, program evaluation and deficiency analysis, citizen opinion and public policy survey, economic impact study, community economic development, disparity analysis, transportation planning and web-based marketing. The firm is based in Cordova (a suburb of Memphis), Tennessee.

The NBM Associates is an Asian-American-owned and woman-owned business. It is a small business certified by various federal, state, and local government agencies/business development programs, including the U.S. Small Business Administration's 8(a) program, Tennessee Department of Transportation, Mississippi Department of Transportation, Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department, Mid-South Minority Business Council, Tennessee Governor's Office of Diversity Business Enterprise, Shelby County (TN) Government, and Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County of Tennessee.

The staff members of The NBM Associates are trained with high-order thinking and analytical skills and have over 100 years combined experience in conducting research assignments in economics, planning and science. Our "Think before Think, Plan for the Plan" approach to any research assignment assures critical questions be asked at the front end to optimize data collection and resource allocation. We emphasize data interpretation as well as data presentation. Our experiences are gained from research institutions, universities, and private sectors. Our problem-solving capability allows us to tackle many areas of research assignments.