1. Proper roles & responsibilities of board members & elected officials and what their roles are not.
2. Why confidentiality is of utmost importance.
3. Why economic development matters.
4. Why economic development is so hard.
5. The difference between economic development and economic activity.

Elected Officials Economic Development Training

1. How elected officials can position themselves as a "problem solver" for economic development.
2. Why elected officials should understand that confidentiality is of utmost importance.
3. How healthy businesses directly lead to growing government tax revenues.
4. Why infrastructure is so vital to the success of industry in your town.
5. Explanation of the importance/role incentives play in making a deal.
6. What elected officials’ role may be in economic development, and why it might not be the quarterback.
7. Description of the project process and why economic development is so hard.