What Schneider Strategy Consulting does

Drawing on more than 35 years of experience, we deliver solutions in the fields of location, site selection, and economic development strategy.

Location Strategy & Site Selection

We are uniquely qualified to assist companies with their site selection projects by leveraging our deep global project experience across the corporate functional spectrum--manufacturing, distribution, data centers, shared services, headquarters, and R&D. We design and manage the process, from location and site screening through due diligence and incentive negotiation. Working side by side with our clients, we develop a thorough, logical and defensible location decision process. .

Economic Development Strategy

We have proven success in helping transform EDOs into highly focused business expansion, retention, and attraction agencies, focused on the issues that are driving corporate expansion and location decisions, such as talent, infrastructure, ready sites, and quality of place. Our analysis and recommendations are actionable and defensible, designed to aid in your economic development process for years to come.

SERVICES in detail

Location/Site Selection Strategy Services

Optimizing a corporation’s facilities and location footprint is an important strategy for improving competitiveness. Getting it right means striking a balance between lowering operating costs, generating new revenue streams, improving business conditions, and gaining an edge in the attraction and retention of talent. It also means finding the optimal mix of existing and new locations that best meet these requirements, while providing for business continuity, risk management, and implementation speed.

There are four main steps to the Strategic Location Process:

Discovery--is where we build the Business Case and Decision Framework Models.
Assess and validate-- can include conducting stay/go analysis, a methodical location and site screening process, operating cost/conditions modeling, and field due diligence and validation.
Negotiate--is where we align economic incentive and real estate negotiation strategies with corporate goals and objectives.
Execute--is where location implementation is aligned with corporate governance.

LOCATION STRATEGY SERVICES

Geographic search area research and analysis
Location and site evaluation
Cost-benefit analysis
Incentives Negotiation
Risk Assessment

Site Selection Clients

Economic Development Strategy Services

Schneider Strategy Consulting is uniquely qualified to develop the optimal solution to your economic development strategy issues. Our deep understanding of the corporate location selection process is leveraged into real world strategies and programs that help economic development organization's retain and attract jobs and investment.

We deliver timely, insightful, and comprehensive professional services that align with organizational requirements and objectives, and best position economic development organizations to compete domestically and globally.

Schneider Strategy Consulting can help prepare and position your EDO or IPA to:

Align your economic development resources with appropriate functions, industries, and targets best suited for what your area has to offer
Understand your local, regional, national, and global competition and their critical strengths and weaknesses for attracting new jobs and investment
Fully evaluate and document your sites so that they are ready to market to companies and consultants
Improve business retention and attraction success
Align you organization and community for emerging place-based Economic Development

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SERVICES

Location Assessment and Competitive Benchmarking
Workforce Assessment and Talent Strategy
Document Ready Sites
Targeted Industry Matching
Industry and Company Profiling
Marketing Strategy and Positioning
Place-based Economic Development Strategy
EDO Strategic Planning

Economic Development Clients

Presentations & Bylined Articles

Phil provides keynote and subject matter expert presentations at a variety of conferences and meetings around the world. Recent presentation titles include:

The Role of Electric and Gas Utilities in the Site Selection Process - UEDA Annual Conference
The Importance of Site Readiness in a Demanding and Competitive Real Estate Market - ReFresh Real Estate Expo
Global Opportunities: How Emerging Markets are Transcending Geographic Boundaries - Columbia Business School
The Coming US Foreign Direct Investment Resurgence - The World Trade 100 Logistics Development Forum
The Data Center Site Selection Process and Decision Drivers - Landsvirkjun Iceland Data Center Summit
Business Location Selection Strategy: Drivers and Trends - MCFE Annual Conference
Site Readiness - Fueling Our Future Conference
Transformation Impacting Site Selection - M7 Spring Conference
Growing Global: Location Factors for Thriving in a World-Wide Market - CFO Rising
The Coming Resurgence in Foreign Direct Investment to the US - The Foreign Direct Investment Forum
Renewable Energy Global Trends: Positioning Australia for the Future - Melbourne Australia Economic Development Forum
The Emerging Role of Placemaking in Economic Development - Arizona Association for Economic Development
The Role of Placemaking in Business Location – Texas Economic Development Council Conference
Site Selection: Process and Trends - Seven Rivers Alliance
The Pillars of Successful Economic Development - APEX
The Village as the New Corporate Location Platform - IEDC Toronto
Location Incentives: Issues and Trends - IEDC
Can the US rediscover her manufacturing mojo? or, 'How Sammy Got Her Groove Back" - Area Development Annual Consultant’s Forum
Corporate Location Strategy: Effectively using Information, Insights and Tools - Area Development Annual Consultant’s Forum
Solar Power – The Future Looks Bright - Area Development Annual Consultant’s Forum
New Approaches to Financing: Government Incentives and Other Financing Assistance for CleanTech Manufacturing - CleanTech Forum
What Drives Local Economic Development? - Hoosier Energy Indiana Annual LEDO Economic Development Training Seminar
Driving Economic Development Success - The High Ground of Texas
Emerging Workforce Challenges - Team Texas
Current Issues and Trends in Corporate Site Selection - East Tennessee Economic Development Conference
Attracting Jobs: The Corporate Location Selection Process - NAIOP Commercial Real Estate Development Association
Trends in Corporate Site Selection - Priority One Technology Corridor

Phil regularly authors articles in business and trade journals on corporate location strategy, site selection, economic development incentives, and economic development. Past articles include:

The Evolution of Site Readiness Programs - Expansion Solutions
Trends Impacting Manufacturing Site Selection Strategy - Trade and Industry Development
The Site Selection Checklist: Prepare Your Approach - Site Selection Magazine
Incentives across borders: Incentives and their impact on foreign investors in the U.S. - Location USA
The CEO’s 10-Minute Guide to Site Selection - Chief Executive Magazine
The Business Life Cycle Effect on Location Strategy - Site Selection Magazine
Conducting Site Location in the US - USA and Europe in Business
The China Challenge - Area Development
An Automotive Facility Site Selection Check List - Area Development

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