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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Making sure COVID-19 small business loan programs work

State and local governments are rolling out new loan programs to help small businesses during the COVID-19 crisis. What features make them effective?

Economic developers are helping businesses affected by COVID-19

Economic development groups do much more than offer incentives. Right now they are the first point of contact for small businesses trying to survive.

Emerging Incentive Strategies

New approaches to meet workforce/talent needs and support rural development top the list.

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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 Annual Conference – Columbus, OH

June 2-5, 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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