Strategic Planning – action planning that provides unique solutions to communities with a focus on sustainability and implementation.
Board Development – assist ED boards in building leadership roles; retreat facilitation.
Executive Search - recruit the qualified professional for your program; negotiating the contract.
Bridge Management - professional management of the economic development program during the executive search.
Private Sector Partnerships - assessing the current organization and program and capitalizing on partnerships with the local private sector.
Fundraising - through association with one of the nation's best professional economic development fundraising groups.
Enhancing Your Economic Development Program:
Local Program Development - assist communities in broadening their ED program by developing strategies in Existing Industry Assistance, Workforce Development, Small Business Assistance, Entrepreneurship and Agribusiness.
Marketing – through association with the nation’s leading lead generation firm, qualifying leads, reaching the decision makers who are managing active projects; target-market analysis to enable the recruitment of companies that are compatible with the community.
Client Handling - ensuring prospects are provided professional treatment.
Product Development:
Product Development – industrial/business/technology park development; shell building programs; consortium financing; site certification/qualification; brokerage; land banking; product development deal structuring; multi-jurisdictional industrial parks.
Incentives and Financing:
Incentives Negotiations - ensuring the deal is right for the community.
Incentive Policies – assisting communities in developing policies that protect investment.
Financing - strategies for financing product development and program operation.
Site Selection:
Selection Criteria – assisting companies in developing location importance factors.
Search – comprehensive search for sites and/or buildings that meet client needs.
Comparisons – developing a standardized cost/benefit comparison of communities.
Incentive Negotiating – negotiating the best deal for the company's long term goals.
