Georgia Tech Basic Economic Development Course

  • Overview
  • Course Content
  • Requirements & Materials
Overview

Georgia Tech Basic Economic Development Course

Course Description

The Annual Basic Economic Development Course (BEDC) has been the first professional step for over 3,000 economic developers. This four-day conference encourages you to network with industry peers and experts, explore the fundamentals and emerging concepts of comprehensive economic development, and transform into an influential local leader as you immediately implement tools and skills you gain. 

Based on your feedback, we are pleased to provide you the opportunity to network with your peers and speakers by offering our annual conference in an in-person setting on the Georgia Tech campus. We have enhanced safety protocols that help maintain social distancing, along with other additional measures for your safety.

For more information, please visit the Georgia Tech Basic Economic Development Course website.

Course Content

THE IMPORTANCE OF BECOMING INVOLVED IN YOUR STATE ED ASSOCIATION

DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES

COMMUNITY IMPACTS OF INNOVATION DISTRICTS

REAL ESTATE AND REUSE

  • How to effectively work with site selectors

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

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  • 12 for Life

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

  • Economic development marketing and attraction
  • How to measure the impact of development
  • A practitioner's perspective
  • Strategic planning
  • Economic development on the ground
  • Disruptive technologies on future economic development
  • Ethics in economic development
  • Innovations in economic development research
  • How to manage economic development organizations

BUSINESS RETENTION AND EXPANSION

ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

  • An entrepreneur's perspective
  • Small Business Development Centers (SBDC)

HOW TO HANDLE THE MEDIA

CERTIFICATION PROCESS

  • International Economic Development Council (EDC)
  • Certified Economic Developer (CEcD)
Requirements & Materials
Important Information
Materials

Recommended

  • The Introduction to Economic Development manual is an optional purchase for this course. The cost of the manual is $30 when purchased in advance with online registration, and $60 (IEDC member) or $85 (IEDC non-member) if purchased directly from IEDC.  A limited number of manuals will be available on a first-come first-served basis only for those participants registering on the first day of the course.

Session Details

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for economic developers who want to gain insight on trends impacting the profession and practice of economic development.

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What You Will Learn

  • Innovative community development
  • Regional economics
  • Basic factors in development
  • Techniques of economic development
  • Trends in economic development
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How You Will Benefit

  • Develop a valuable network of fellow economic developers.
  • Learn from some of the most dynamic economic development leaders in the nation.
  • Be exposed to cutting-edge economic development trends to help your community build for the future.
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    Taught by Experts in the Field
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    Grow Your Professional Network

Georgia Tech provides a great learning environment, and also facilitates a great networking environment.

- Niki Jones
Community Development Administrator

TRAIN AT YOUR LOCATION

We enable employers to provide specialized, on-location training on their own timetables. Our world-renowned experts can create unique content that meets your employees' specific needs. We also have the ability to deliver courses via web conferencing or on-demand online videos. For 15 or more students, it is more cost-effective for us to come to you.

  • Save Money
  • Flexible Schedule
  • Group Training
  • Customize Content
  • On-Site Training
  • Earn a Certificate
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