The Center for Applied Research is a client focused organization where maintenance of reponsive, durable relationships with clients is of paramount importance. The Center's products and consultant services are tailored to the specific needs of clients and always reflect an understanding of the legal, financial, and political environment in which each client operates. Work at the Center reflects a special interest in reconciling the pursuit of private interests with public policy goals and objectives.

The Center has chosen to remain a small organization throughout its over two decades of operation. At any given time it is involved with only a handful of clients and is highly dedicated to each. By remaining relatively small, the Center has been able to nuture close relationships with its clients and withstand the ups and downs of the business world.