ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
INCENTIVES
THAT WORK

Delivering

Sound Decisions

We work with communities to deploy economic development incentives as a means to achieve targeted development goals. Smart Incentives helps economic development organizations make sound decisions by instituting 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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South Carolina expands incentive programs

The state is extending its Job Development Credits to include professional services jobs and certain retail businesses.

Gig and independent work is growing – not taking over

More people are doing gig and independent work. What does this mean for regional economies?

3 Steps to Effective Incentive Cost-Benefit Analysis

Establishing a clear, consistent process with solid analysis to guide decision-making makes it easier to communicate with stakeholders and build support for promising projects — and to steer away from bad ones.

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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 next event, we would love to see you.

Intro Incentives Course – Dallas, TX

November 7, 2018

Join us at the Council of Development Finance Agencies National Development Finance Summit for the Intro Incentives Course. This course will address the characteristics of well-designed incentive programs and processes to ensure meaningful impact, value, and accountability.

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