About us
Our mission is to empower cities with actionable insights that drive sustainable economic growth and enhance quality of life.
By combining cutting-edge AI technology with decades of real-world expertise, we transform complex information into clear economic insights, helping communities uncover their potential, seize opportunities, and shape a brighter future for all.
Street Economics
A responsible and respectful approach to Municipal Data
We believe that the real value lies in understanding what is occurring in a community through meaningful insights, beyond just the data.
AI-Powered Economic Development
Street Economics® is BusinessFlare’s new AI-powered economic development model. It leverages our 30+ years of hands-dirty experience and application of the BusinessFlare Approach to Economic Development in more than 100 communities.
This is not status quo, ivory tower economic development; Street Economics® is attainable place-based economic development insights to guide realistic, on-the-ground implementation. Think of it as BusinessFlare® in a Box.
We didn’t invent local economic development, but we did find a new and different way of seeing economic development and design feasibility and telling the story of a place’s potential based on real-world experience.
We may not know all the details of every place or be up to date on every project or initiative you are undertaking in your community. But our models know enough about your place to give you objective insights and identify or validate key opportunities for economic growth.
What makes us different? As trusted advisors to our client communities, we have been humbled and honored to work with so many wonderful people who have entrusted us with their community’s economic health and quality of life. They are tired of expensive consultants and preachy planners and just want to know, “What actions can we take now that can have a meaningful impact?” We have built our approach around this desire, and we built our Street Economics® model to deliver it to communities efficiently.
The secret of economic development is that it doesn’t have to be that hard. There are no other secrets; we aren’t hiding any secret economic development formulas. Many communities might just need common sense, good insights, a desire to improve your community, and the will to see it through.
Street Economics® is not a panacea; AI can make mistakes and may not have all the necessary information for a full-blown implementation plan. But before you dive headfirst into a cumbersome planning endeavor, use our experience and insights to get a high-level understanding of your economic landscape, see how you measure up, and explore your best opportunities.
We will constantly update our models, adding new professional economic development AI modules and educational content.
Contact
[email protected] or 305.281.2279 for more information.