ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
INCENTIVES
THAT WORK

Delivering

Sound Decisions

We help communities use economic development incentives to achieve their targeted development goals. Smart Incentives works with economic development organizations and investment promotion agencies to manage incentive programs that are both effective and responsible. Here’s how we do it:

Analyze

incentive offerings and program design

Apply

the Smart Incentives 4×4 framework for program management

Offer

access to high-quality business intelligence, data, and analytical methods to guide decisions

Improve

evaluations and reporting on program results

Learn More About Our Work

Adjusting incentive performance agreements

A new guide helps state economic development leaders frame policies for responding to business relief requests in a fair and consistent manner.

Creative local fiscal responses to move from crisis to recovery

Local governments must start now to lay a foundation for a quicker, more equitable, and resilient recovery.

COVID-19 Economic Recovery is Economic Development’s Long Game

Policymakers should understand that the fiscal policy response may need to stay in place as long as the economy is weak and have a long time horizon.

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Featured event

Smart Incentives events are an excellent way to stay up to date on industry leading knowledge. They are also a great way to network. Check out our featured event. We would love to see you there.

C2ER 60th Annual Conference – Virtual Conference

June 1-5, 2020

Join us at the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) Annual Conference. This year’s theme is The Roaring 2020s: Mobilizing Your Talent and Economy for the New Decade.

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