by Ellen D. Harpel | May 28, 2013 | Uncategorized
Download our latest presentations on smart incentives use: The Seven Ms Model: An Approach to Economic Development Due Diligence — A framework for evaluating expansion and relocation projects. Build A Smart Incentives Package: Community Impact Models —...
by Ellen D. Harpel | May 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
Here at Smart Incentives, we look at economic development incentives as a process – not a transaction. Incentives are a means of achieving your community’s economic development objectives, not just winning a deal. This is the framework we use to...
by Ellen D. Harpel | May 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
The report on the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) released by the State’s Legislative Audit Bureau (LAB) earlier this month has been called scathing and a “punch in the face.” Here is an excerpt: WEDC did not have sufficient policies, including...
by Ellen D. Harpel | May 6, 2013 | Uncategorized
Promoting transparency is one of the core principles of Smart Incentives, so I spent a day last weekend at Transparency Camp, sponsored by the Sunlight Foundation. As the web site says, Transparency Camp helps share knowledge about how to use new technologies and...
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