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

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State incentive program trends: remote work

Uncertainty about remote work’s impact limits incentive policy actions

Principles for an equitable recovery for the 2020s

Leveraging the American Rescue Plan and other ways to incorporate equitable economic development into community economic recovery strategies.

New perspectives on transparency, engagement & incentive management practices

Community engagement throughout the incentive project life cycle plus active management, monitoring and evaluation are becoming incentive best practices.

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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.

Inclusive Economic Development and Recovery

SPRING 2022

This conference is being sponsored by the Federal Reserve Banks of Boston, Cleveland, New York, and Philadelphia, the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, and the W.E. Upjohn Institute/Economic Development Quarterly.

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