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
New data on business tax incentive use and results
Study finds evidence of direct employment gains from firm-specific incentives but weak evidence that they increase broader economic growth.
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Incentives housekeeping tips for 2020
Start the new year off right with these 3 steps to improve incentive use
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Top 5 Smart Incentives stories of 2019
Our most popular articles of the year.
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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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