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Growth: Growing the Economy, Growing Businesses. Scott Hutcheson, Ph.D. Purdue Center for Regional Development. The predominant e conomic d evelopment s ales p itch has been. c heap taxes c heap land c heap labor c heap utilities.
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Growth: Growing the Economy, Growing Businesses Scott Hutcheson, Ph.D. Purdue Center for Regional Development
The predominant economic development sales pitch has been • cheap taxes • cheap land • cheap labor • cheap utilities
Average number of Indiana industrial recruitment “projects” annually with a promise of at least 100 jobs from 2007-2011 IEDC Economic Incentives and Compliance Report for July 1, 2007 – June 30, 2011
Average number of Indiana industrial recruitment “projects” annually with a promise of at least 100 jobs from 2007-2011 5 IEDC Economic Incentives and Compliance Report for July 1, 2007 – June 30, 2011
Average number of Indiana industrial recruitment “projects” annually with a promise of at least 100 jobs from 2007-2011 5 …and Indiana’s one of the “best” in the U.S. IEDC Economic Incentives and Compliance Report for July 1, 2007 – June 30, 2011
Stage Four: 500+ Employees Stage Three: 100-499 Employees Stage Two: 10-99 Employees Stage One: 1-9 employees
Stage Four: 500+ Employees Stage Three: 100-499 Employees Stage Two: 10-99 Employees Stage One: 1-9 employees
Second Stage Companies • 10-99 employees • Revenue of $750,000 to $10 million • Local owned/controlled • Privately-held businesses • Dealing with growth issues instead of survival issues • Intent to grow
What Do Second Stage Companies Need? • Information • Infrastructure • Connections Gibbons, C. (2010). Economic gardening. Economic Development Journal9.3:5.
Indiana Business Growth Network • Help in articulating and realigning with their core business strategy • Market intelligence & GIS to answer important questions • Guidance on search engine optimizationand effective use of social media • Leadership & management team • development to make sure people are • slotted right
Our Certified IBGN Team Purdue Center for Regional Development Hoosier Heartland Small Business Development Center Parrish Library of Management & Economics Erik Deckers, co-author of No Bull-&%$# Social Media
$250K with of databases & analytic tools
The IBGN Process • Companies access IBGN through their LEDO, REDO, Chamber, etc. • Fill out a Company Profile, sign mutual NDA • Schedule call with IBGN Team Leader (1 hour) • Schedule Call with IBGN Team (1hour) • Identify 4-5 growth-related questions that need answered • Team does 30 hours worth of work • Information and communication occurs on a secure website • Company is contacted 6 months and 12 months afterward
Examples • Manufacturer needed list of potential customers that meet certain criteria including a commitment to sustainability • Analytical Test Laboratory needed information about global competitors and ideas to attract more potential customers to their website
For More Information or to Connect Scott Hutcheson, Ph.D. Purdue Center for Regional Development Purdue Extension Purdue University 203 Martin Jischke Drive 765-479-7704 (mobile) hutcheson@purdue.edu www.linkedin.com/in/scotthutcheson/ www.twitter.com/jshutch64 www.facebook.com/scott.hutcheson