SERVICES

• CivicEdge™
  
• CivicEdge™ Regional Planning
  
• CivicEdge™ Broadband
  
• CivicEdge™ Workforce
  
• CivicEdge™ Strategic Planning
  
• CivicEdge™ Communications
  
• CivicEdge™ Event Planning
  
• Public Policy Consulting and Planning
  
• Policy and Program Implementation and Management
  
• Communications Management and Execution
  
• Government Relations
  
• Direct Program and Service Delivery
  
• Performance Contract Administration
  
• Business Consortium Management
  
• Organization Management - Coalitions & Strategic Alliances

CivicEdge™

What are the strengths and benefits that give your state, county or city a competitive edge? An edge in attracting companies, residents and cultural and recreational developments that comprise a quality of life.

Enterprise MidAmerica brings a series of assessment, planning and implementation tools to states and municipalities called CivicEdge™. This package of proven "community competitiveness" components provides innovative, research-driven strategies and implementation assistance in areas such as:

• Workforce development and marketing

• Advanced telecommunications services

• Tourism development

• Business attraction and retention

• Branding, marketing and communications

• Strategic alliance and resource options

• Private/public partnering innovations

The professionals at Enterprise MidAmerica have a rich career history and achievement record in private and public sector economic development, marketing, public policy and management. These disciplines converge to form a singular, unique resource for organizations to use in building their communities to compete throughout the 21st century.

Public Policy Consulting and Planning

Enterprise MidAmerica provides planning services for government, non-profit organizations, and businesses. These services include preliminary needs assessments, issue reviews, visioning and mission statement development, gathering and documenting input from internal and external customers, preparing preliminary goals and objectives, identifying implementation options, setting priorities, developing and implementing action plans, and providing a framework for measuring progress. Enterprise MidAmerica emphasizes the operating quality of a plan, and believes that meaningful planning results in tangible action.

Various forms of our planning services include:

Strategic Planning 

Long term planning to establish primary strategies for defining and addressing "big picture" objectives.

Operational Planning 

Near- and mid-term planning focused on changing the way things get done. Operational planning addresses not only processes within organizations, but also the relationship of those processes with the activities of other internal and external organizations with similar goals and objectives. While an operational plan typically addresses discrete issues and is usually more limited in scope, an operational plan is also often a significant component of a strategic plan.

 

 

Group Facilitation and Mediation 

Meeting facilitation for small groups and organizations that require assistance in solving near-term problems and conflicts.

 

Multi-institutional and Inter-jurisdictional Planning 

Issue or project planning involving multiple jurisdictions such as local governments, non-profit and private organizations - or combinations of these institutions. Examples include regional economic development plans, land use plans, or planning for joint projects.

Technical Writing 

Authoring, editing, or synthesizing reports, for public and private organizations. Technical writing required to complete strategic or operational plans, project reports, or documentation of input from internal or external customers when not directly involved in managing or coordinating a planning process. Examples: Place Competitiveness Outline, Summary of Workforce Reports.

Research 

Gathering, summarizing and reporting on specialized research topics on behalf of public and private organizations. Example: Focus group research for strategic planning of the Iowa Targeted Small Business Council.

State industry Cluster Strategies 

Research, plan facilitation, plan development and implementation  management for industry cluster approach to business retention and attraction within states, districts or regions. 

State Advanced Telecommunications Services Initiatives

Assessment and planning for state and community high-speed telecommunications infrastructure development. High-speed usage surveying among business and residential customers; inventory and service/capabilities reporting among current and potential service providers; consumer education and demonstration tactics to spur user interest and demand.

Targeted Small Business Marketing and Technical Assistance

Research, planning and counsel for implementation of Targeted Small Business contracting programs for public enterprises.  

Enterprise MidAmerica, Inc. does not engage in public or private sector employment bargaining, mediation, fact finding or other employment related dispute resolution.

Policy and Program Implementation and Management

Enterprise MidAmerica provides project management services for government, non-profit organizations, and businesses. Project management services involve the development of a work plan, delegation of responsibilities to both paid staff and volunteers, monitoring progress toward the completion of tasks, facilitating communication among project participants, documenting the processes involved in the project, and providing the defined deliverables expected in the project.

Communications Management and Execution

An integral part of any significant public policy adoption and implementation is strategic communication. This ensures that stakeholders, policy makers and other audiences impacted by policy or program developments can achieve a shared understanding-and ultimately acceptance and endorsement-of such developments.

Communication services provided and managed by Enterprise MidAmerica include:

• Communications strategy and planning

• News media relations, news conferencing, media tours and publicity services

• Media interview preparation and training

• Web and publication content development

• Market research

• Direct mail

• Special event planning

• Crisis communications/issues management

• Institutional advertising

Government Relations

Enterprise MidAmerica provides government relations services for private for-profit organizations, and non-profit organizations including business consortiums and associations, and businesses. Government relations services involves:

• Researching and developing a public policy idea

• Communications strategy for selling the idea

• Creating a legislative or administrative strategy for securing approval of the idea, direct lobbying, and implementing a work plan for accomplishing these objectives.

Direct Program and Service Delivery

Enterprise MidAmerica provides program administration and support services for government organizations including state agencies, and intergovernmental organizations that are established through Chapter 28E, other enabling legislation, or through other forms of binding interagency agreements.

Through Enterprise MidAmerica's affiliate Public Resource Services Corporation we come through with specialized knowledge and experience in government program administration. Because officials in government agencies are constantly challenged with the administration of program applications and the direct delivery of services to the citizens they serve, less time is available for them to deal with detailed administrative issues such as performance measurement, compliance monitoring, and oversight of external services providers.

Back Office Program Management services include:

• Managing a portfolio of state financial assistance programs. Portfolio management services includes contract review, compliance monitoring, audits and closeout, long-term monitoring.

• Managing program performance measurement and evaluation systems.

• Tracking and reporting data on government programs.

• Administering application and eligibility review procedures for state programs. 

• Managing events including conferences, seminars, briefings, and training.

• Managing the dissemination of information about state programs through printed materials, face-to-face meetings, and electronic formats including the Internet. Services include copywriting, project management and production coordination.

Performance Contract Administration

Performance contract administration services performed by Enterprise MidAmerica include:

• Facilitating contract negotiations with external vendors and service providers.

• Providing technical assistance and management guidance including direct participation in the development of strategic plans and operational plans.

• Assisting with program evaluation and performance measurement procedures.

• Assisting with the preparation of progress reports and other information as required by sponsoring organizations including government agencies and policy makers.

Business Consortium Management

Enterprise MidAmerica provides management services for private for-profit organizations, business consortiums and non-profit associations. Services include:

Membership Development 

Enterprise MidAmerica is strongly focused on delivering tangible benefits to the members of the organizations it serves. Consortium and association needs assessments are conducted to determine common member needs, and marketing plans are developed to increase membership in the organization. A marketing plan for membership development typically includes face to face recruitment, direct mail and e-mail solicitation, and a commitment to consistently demonstrating benefits of membership through tangible results.

 

Communication