by Smart Incentives | Feb 22, 2021 | Incentive programs
Oklahoma created two incentives over a decade ago to help address a skills gap that made it difficult for employers to fill aerospace engineering positions in the state. One incentive is a tax credit for aerospace employers based on compensation paid to qualified...
by Smart Incentives | Jan 4, 2021 | equitable economic development
We are pleased to share our latest report, Reflecting Community Priorities in Economic Development Practices.* This report builds on our past work addressing how incentives can be used to support equitable economic development and steps economic development...
by Smart Incentives | Dec 13, 2020 | Program Evaluation
Last month the Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness (CREC) hosted the Designing and Managing Business Incentive Compliance Efforts workshop. Ellen Harpel, Smart Incentives, and Jane Vancil, IncentiLock, served as course advisors and lead instructors. In this...
by Smart Incentives | Oct 6, 2020 | Incentive programs
It depends on what outcome you hope they achieve. A research paper released this summer found that, yes, angel investor tax credits do increase angel investment. But, no, they do not have a significant effect on entrepreneurial activity or the local economy. ...
by Smart Incentives | Jun 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) pivoted remarkably well to offer a virtual conference earlier this month for over 250 economic and workforce development researchers. Smart Incentives was pleased to participate in the State Researchers...
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