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KITTITAS COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GROUP <br />Economic Development Strategic Plan -Release 1.0 <br />business recruitment by allowing staff to respond to requests in a timely, coordinated <br />fashion. The following worksteps address this task: <br />1.15.a Process. The first step is formalizing the process by which prospects can <br />indicate interest, receive information packets, visit the community, and apply <br />for relocation assistance. This documentation should cover the prospect <br />lifecycle -from lead generation through evaluation to receiving of relocation <br />assistance. <br />1.15.b Intake qUestionna ire. Post an electronic form on the website that prospects <br />can use to request an information packet, set up a visit and tour, and indicate <br />interest in locating in the community. This questionnaire can also collect <br />information on the prospect that the organization can use to tailor its <br />response. <br />1.15.c Response. Create a standard information packet that is provided to <br />prospects. Adapt pieces such as suitable sites and maps as well as <br />workforce availability to respond specifically to the needs of the prospect. <br />Arrange a visit for the prospect to tour the community and view the area's <br />primary assets. <br />1 16 Provide relocation assistance. For prospects who are interested in locating in the <br />community and who have been evaluated to significantly benefit the community, the <br />organization should provide assistance in navigating the local development process, <br />negotiating incentives, and structuring training programs for new employees, as <br />necessary. Due diligence and an incentives policy are important elements of this <br />strategy. <br />., ,. <br />@ TIP STRATEGIES Theory Into Practice <br />1: BASELINE ACTIVITIES <br />Page 13