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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Adjusting incentives to support small business recovery

What issues should state economic development organizations consider as they determine whether to extend their incentive programs to small, locally serving businesses?

Audit Describes Incentive Outcomes and Flags Process Weaknesses

South Carolina’s main incentives appear to be meeting job and investment goals, but serious shortcomings in reporting, review and compliance cause concern.

PPE and COVID-era economic development

States are continuing their efforts to address the PPE bottleneck and help their local manufacturers.

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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.

Entrepreneurial Recovery after COVID-19: Knowledge Base and Moving Forward in the United States

June 25, 2020

Join us at the Kauffman Foundation forum addressing the impact of the pandemic on entrepreneurship in the US and to discuss priorities, opportunities, and responses to move forward nationally.

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