Economic Development
Investor Readiness for Cities and Economic Development Organizations
What a location needs to make an investor decision easier: sites, data, utilities, workforce, incentives, response governance and execution capacity.
Organize around investor decisions
Investor-facing information should answer the questions required to compare, diligence and establish a project—not simply describe the city.
Maintain decision-grade site data
Publish or maintain current property information with ownership/contact, use, size, infrastructure, utilities, access and relevant development constraints.
Connect workforce data to the project
Labor availability is more useful when tied to occupations, skills, wages, commuting, training capacity and realistic hiring competition.
Create a response operating model
Define who coordinates sites, utilities, permits, incentives, workforce, local government, professional services and investor follow-up.
Do not overclaim
Separate verified current conditions from planned infrastructure, proposed incentives, estimates and promotional statements. Credibility compounds across an investment process.
Turn the framework into an investment mandate.
FDI Desk can structure the market, site, data, partner and establishment workstreams around the actual investment requirement.