LED Toolkit

Volume 1.  GETTING STARTED: PREPARE AND PLAN

INTRODUCTION TO LED

PREPARATION

• ESTABLISH A MUNICIPAL OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTED TO PRIVATE-SECTOR JOB CREATION
  • CASE STUDIES
• CREATING A FAVORABLE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
  • CASE STUDIES
• REGISTER OF COMMUNITY-OWNED PROPERTY
  • CASE STUDIES
• ORGANIZING A LOCAL INFORMATION CAMPAIGN
• COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BUILDING BLOCKS TOOL 

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND STRATEGIC PLANNING

• WHAT IS STRATEGIC PLANNING?
• THE STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS
  • ORGANIZATION
  • THE ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN — ANALYZING THE LOCAL ECONOMY
    • CASE STUDIES
  • CRITICAL ISSUES AND STRATEGIC VISION
    • CASE STUDIES
  • EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL ANALYSES
    • CASE STUDIES
  • GOALS, OBJECTIVES, AND STRATEGIES — THE ACTION PLANS
    • CASE STUDIES
  • THE STRATEGIC PLAN
  • IMPLEMENTATION
  • MONITORING AND UPDATING THE PLAN
    • CASE STUDIES

ANNEXES

• ANNEX 1. ANSWERS FROM BUSINESS ATTITUDE SURVEY OF THE HUNDREDS OF COMPANIES IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC
• ANNEX 2. MIOVENI SWOT ANALYSIS
• ANNEX 3. MARIÁNSKÉ LÁZNĚ STRATEGIC PLAN. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTION PLAN
• ANNEX 4. SMALL AND MEDIUM BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR THE CITY OF LVIV

Volume 2.  IMPLEMENTING YOUR LED STRATEGY: TOOLS FOR SUCCESS

ENSURING GOOD PUBLIC/PRIVATE DIALOGUE FOR LED

• HOW TO ORGANIZE A SUCCESSFUL CONFERENCE/ROUNDTABLE/FORUM
• FORMAL BUSINESS RETENTION & EXPANSION (BR&E) SURVEY

SUPPORTING BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND A GOOD BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT

• BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
• BUSINESS INCUBATOR
• BUSINESS CALLING PROGRAM

IMPROVING LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH

• MUNICIPAL BOND ISSUANCE

CREATING SITES AND PREMISES FOR BUSINESS

• PREPARING PROPERTY FOR BUSINESS

ATTRACTING FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC INWARD INVESTMENT

• RESOURCES SUPPORT FOR FOREIGN INVESTORS ENTERING UKRAINE: FOREIGN INVESTOR’S ROAD MAP
• THE MUNICIPAL INVESTMENT PROMOTION WEBSITE

MARKET YOUR CITY’S COMPETITIVE EDGE

• FDI MARKETING

ATTRACTING VISITORS TO YOUR CITY

• CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU

DEVELOPING HUMAN RESOURCES AND WORKFORCE TRAINING