About BusinessFlare
BusinessFlare is a 30-year economic development practice that does things differently. We work with cities and communities who are tired of consultants delivering the same plans that sit on the same shelves. Our work is built on street-level insight, implementation focus, and one core belief: economic development happens in cities, not because of them.
Our Street Economics approach cuts through academic jargon and irrelevant data to focus on reality and potential. What's actually happening on your streets. What you're missing. What you can do about it Monday morning.
What We Do
- Local Economic Development
- Community Redevelopment
- Downtown Revitalization
- Market and Feasibility Analysis
- Economic and Fiscal Impact
- Niche Revitalization Drivers: Live Music, Craft Beer, Markets
- Speaking Engagements and Training
Philosophy
The old way of doing economic development was safe. It was also unremarkable.
Communities hire consultants. Consultants run the same SWOT exercises. Deliver the same strategic plans. Use the same jargon. The plan sits on a shelf. Nothing changes.
We don't do that.
Our approach connects communities to the truth about where they are and what's possible. Not the aspirational bullshit in a branding exercise. The actual truth about who lives there, what's working, what's not, and what it would take to change it.
At the end of the day, having the will to succeed matters more than anything else. We help you find that will through truth, respect, knowledge, and the understanding that good enough isn't good enough anymore.
Investment, talent, and momentum move fast. They find places with promise and potential. The question is whether your city is one of them.
Kevin S. Crowder, Founder
Executive Team
Kevin S. Crowder, Founder
Alicia Alleyne, Chief Operating Officer
Camilo Lopez, Strategic Economic Designer
Alliances
Washington Economics Group
Ken Stapleton and Associates
Plusurbia
DDEC
It's About Place
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