- Strategic Planning
- The core service of Scruggs & Associates is strategic planning. Our strategic planning process starts with sound data and information including an economic profile and an industry and occupational analysis. We use this information as a basis for dialogue with business, education and community leaders to identify opportunities and develop shared economic goals and objectives. Finally, we use best practices and benchmarking to help regions develop targeted action plans and metrics. Scruggs & Associates LLC prides itself in plans that have strong support by partners, and practical, yet progressive, strategies with a clear pathway to implementation.
- Innovation & Technology-Based Economic Development
- Scruggs & Associates has been involved in state and local programs that accelerate the commercialization of research, build entrepreneurial capacity, foster early stage capital formation, and identify innovation opportunities for traditional industries. We work with organizations to identify their science and technology assets and capacity, and to develop targeted programs and policies to hasten innovation-based job and business growth. In addition, we offer services to develop performance metrics or an “Innovation Index” and to help evaluate your existing innovation-based programs.
- Economic Profiles & Industry Cluster Analysis
- Scruggs & Associates LLC conducts in-depth economic research and industry cluster analysis as part of our strategic planning projects or as a stand-alone service. We develop economic profiles that help clients understand major trends affecting their economy and develop corresponding strategies that build on their strengths. We also conduct analysis to identify regional industry and occupational clusters, including clusters with existing comparative advantages as well as emerging clusters with rapid growth patterns.
- Workforce-Economic Development Integration
- Scruggs & Associates provides services that connect workforce and education initiatives to economic development efforts. These services include helping university programs connect to targeted industries, aligning plans and policies of regional workforce and economic development organizations, and identifying workforce needs for innovation-driven industries.
