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:
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Incentive offerings and program design
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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
How state governments can help distressed places
State block grant programs to fund business and resident services are proposed to raise employment levels.
Finding policy solutions to eliminate barriers to work for people with disabilities
Even with legal protections and government incentives in place, employment disparities by disability status persist. Better incentive design may help.
Film incentives expand across states
How and why film tax incentives are growing again in the US.
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Seeding Inclusive and Equitable Recovery – Webinar
July 11, 2022
This forum will explore the key insights from the report, “COVID-19 and Entrepreneurial Firms: Seeding an Inclusive and Equitable Recovery” by Smart Incentives and the Kauffman Foundation.
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