Economic Development Is Not for Amateurs!: A must-read for community leaders on how to achieve economic development success - Couverture souple

Garner, Jay; Patten, Ross

Couverture souple

ISBN 13 : 9798666846582

Editeur : Independently published, 2020

Synopsis

Economic Development Is [STILL] Not for Amateurs! (2nd edition) shows forward-thinking leaders how to transform local, regional, or state economies and supercharge a community's revitalization effort to attract jobs, investment, and residents.

Offering practical real-world solutions, economic development experts Jay Garner and Ross Patten identify the steps that communities of all sizes can implement to create a roadmap for long-term economic success.

This step-by-step guide to transform locations explains how to:

• Provide the certainty, simplicity, and speed necessary to build a strong business climate
• Sell voters on the investments necessary to attract and retain employers and jobs
• Create, identify, and reinforce your community's brand
• Build a resilient economy prepared for business closings, natural catastrophes, and stiff competition
• Help create irrefutable proof of a skilled workforce that is ready to work as well as a talent pipeline that is ready to fill the jobs of tomorrow
• Find the inevitable bottlenecks of investment in order to keep your momentum building
• NEW — Understand the site selection process and how to prepare for visits
• NEW — Create a community-focused approach to diversity, equity and inclusion

This second edition follows a very well-received first edition that has sold over 8,000 copies. Revised and updated for a post-COVID reality, two new chapters are now included to demystify today's site-selection process and turn equity, diversity, and inclusion into community pillars that will both attract investment and spark sustainable wealth-building.

Whether you are a newly elected or appointed leader wondering where to start or a long-term policymaker looking to model today's best practices, Economic Development Is [STILL] Not for Amateurs! will show you the way.

Chapter Titles:
Chapter 1: Effective Leadership = Community Prosperity
Chapter 2: No Product, No Project®
Chapter 3: Market Regionally, Sell Locally — and Protect the Brand
Chapter 4: Is Your Labor Force Work Ready?
Chapter 5: Demystifying the Site-Selection Process (New)
Chapter 6: Grow Your Garden
Chapter 7: Time Kills Deals
Chapter 8: The Charm Factor
Chapter 9: Y'all Means Y'all (New)
Chapter 10: Control Your Own Destiny or Someone Else Will
Each chapter has a bulleted summary of the key takeaways for quick reference and recall.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Independently published
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798666846582
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 102
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