DATA ANALYSIS & INTERPRETATION We provide regional leaders with accurate and timely information to address the socio-economic challenges and opportunities facing a region. Through our analysis, we empower organizations to make effective and informed decisions to best serve the needs of their clients, constituents, and communities. STRATEGIC PLANNING CREATION & DEPLOYMENT We have over 30 years experience creating economic development strategies to help organizations achieve their goals. We help you through a systematic process of goal identification, assessing available resources, the creation of achievable action plans, identification of Key Performance Indicators (leading and lagging), and maintaining team momentum. LEVERAGING HIGHER EDUCATION Each region has a unique set of strengths. It is vital that each college or university identify key opportunities to align their higher education resources with regional needs, and securing sustained funding to support staff, faculty and student engagement efforts. We can help facilitate regional discussions to best align their campus strengths to the regional needs. SUPPORTING SBDC NETWORKS We work with your team to help them creating economic strategies to leverage your competitive advantages. Through an analysis of your current assets and an in-depth analysis of regional needs, we work with you to identify opportunities for program improvements. We can help you build a personalized KPI and Balanced Scorecards to drive your SBDCs performance. FUNDRAISING Economic Development organizations often struggle to maintain funding necessary to meet the needs of their community. We will work with organizations to create innovative, sustainable funding strategies to achieve your organizational objectives. Sources include Federal, state, local and private funding. PUBLIC SPEAKING Economic development is a marathon, not a sprint. Demystifying the process of successful economic development for your constituents is vital to maintaining sustained support for your efforts. We excel at painting a picture of your path of economic success, and simplifying complex economic trends and conditions to garner community support.