by Ellen D. Harpel | May 29, 2014 | Uncategorized
What makes incentives effective? A recent article explains that “mediation,” or active, relationship-based, strategic, sector-specific recruitment and retention activity, makes a critical difference. In other words, good economic development practices can enhance the...
by Ellen D. Harpel | May 22, 2014 | Uncategorized
Heading into the long weekend, here is a quick and easy read: a word cloud summarizing the past year of Smart Incentives blog posts. I am delighted to see “community” as one of the top words – after economic, development and incentives, of course....
by Ellen D. Harpel | May 15, 2014 | Uncategorized
Last week I had the opportunity to speak about financing and incentives for sustainability priorities. Here are a few takeaways from our program: The lines are blurring between traditional incentives – intended to support individual businesses – and...
by Ellen D. Harpel | May 5, 2014 | Uncategorized
We write and speak frequently on using incentives to achieve community goals. We’ve suggested a few resources for conducting cost-benefit analyses and estimating ROI. We’ve also addressed the ways incentives can support sustainability objectives. Our past blog posts...
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