SEDC Silent Auction
Even though our team cannot attend the upcoming SEDC annual conference in Memphis, we donated a Site Selector Review to the silent auction. It is for a good cause so bid often! 2014 Annual Conference Memphis, TN August 3 – 4
Even though our team cannot attend the upcoming SEDC annual conference in Memphis, we donated a Site Selector Review to the silent auction. It is for a good cause so bid often! 2014 Annual Conference Memphis, TN August 3 – 4
If you don’t have a social media strategy, it will fail as a marketing tool. “Social media isn’t a toolbox of silver bullets given to us by aliens, it’s just a new set of technologies and concepts that we need to integrate into our existing marketing strategy” (Lon Safko). As with any marketing initiative you …
Study: Larger technology talent pool needed for Knowledge Park Rock Hill will need to attract talent from Charlotte to make Knowledge Park viable, according to a new city-commissioned study. The existing local pool of technology workers is not big enough to support the Knowledge Park effort initially, Creative Economic Development Consulting of Elkin, N.C., concluded …
Abbeville County, SC (pop. 25,000) is a small, rural county without an interstate. What Abbeville County does have is a creative and innovative local economic developer. After being in economic development almost 20 years, I’ll take that over an interstate any day. Abbeville County developer Steve Bowles’ philosophy is that “small ideas can grow into …
Wingate University & Henderson County Economic development, even though highly competitive, embraces partnership. We form partnerships with ally organizations. We facilitate new partnerships between business and government. We leverage regional and state partners. In spite of its occasional frustrations, partnering can lead to creative solutions that can be more impactful than solo projects. Henderson County is …
The Creation of an Economic Development Alliance for the Towns of Indian Trail, Matthews, Mint Hill and Stallings The four towns propose to develop a partnership between Indian Trail, Matthews, Mint Hill, and Stallings to create an Alliance for economic development. The Creative Give Back project will evaluate various economic development partnership opportunities for …
Creative EDC has received certification from the North Carolina Department of Administration, Office for Historically Underutilized Businesses. We are a 100% woman-owned business. As former local economic developers, we have worked with businesses to receive HUB certification in order to aid with federal contracting. The HUB status is very useful to defense contractors and others that …
The Creative Solution for Social Media and E-Marketing. Spend your time on Economic Development and let the Creative Team keep Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and your blog updated. Creative EDC staff has expertise in blogging, newsletters, eblasts, and social media outreach. We offer a wide range of services to fit the needs of every EDO: Social Media …
Look for Crystal at the South Carolina Rural Summit on March 3. Ask her about Creative Site Assessment, our new online site assessment tool. Take the guesswork out of product development. Use creativesiteassessment.com to determine your priority sites. Creative Site Assessment is an online site assessment tool, the first online site assessment tool in the …
Creative Give Back Applications Due February 28th The application for the Creative Give Back, Creative EDC’s plan to give away one consulting project a year, is on our website. Applications are due by 5:00 on February 28th, 2014. Organizations can send applications for the Creative Give Back by email in PDF format to Crystal Morphis at …
Creative Give Back Questions Are Now Posted on our Website. Questions and answers for the Creative Give Back, Creative EDC’s plan to give away one consulting project a year, are on our website, creativeedc.com. The Creative Give Back question period is formally closed. Thus, if you are a procrastinator and begin working on your proposal at the …
Santee Cooper is leading the way in innovative product development strategies. In 2012, Santee Cooper launched a low-to-no interest loan program for product development. The loan program was one initiative out of a strategic planning process for the utility’s economic development program. To date, twelve loans of more than $24 million have been made …
Reminder-Creative Give Back Questions Due January 27th The application for the Creative Give Back, Creative EDC’s plan to give away one consulting project a year, is on our website. Organizations can send questions about the Creative Give Back by email to Crystal Morphis at [email protected]. Questions are due by January 27th at 5:00 pm. Answers …
Sharing Prosperity In The New Year: Creative EDC to Give Away One Consulting Project A Year The Creative Give Back is Creative Economic Development Consulting’s way to give back to the field of economic development. Our team has enjoyed a combined 55+ years as practicing economic developers and consultants. This profession has given us meaningful work and …
Creative EDC Announces: We Will Give Away One Consulting Project A Year The Creative Give Back is Creative Economic Development Consulting’s way to give back to the field of economic development. Our team has enjoyed a combined 55+ years as practicing economic developers and consultants. This profession has given us meaningful work and lifelong friends. We have enjoyed …