Economic Development Finance Programs

The core objective of this analytical course is to explain the financial tools used to stimulate private sector investment that results in the creation of permanent private-sector jobs, increased productivity, and improvement in the local tax base. Course participants will learn how to calculate debt/service ratios, cash on-cash rate of return, capitalization rates, underwriting ratios, debt coverage ratios, and similar financial tools used to identify project feasibility. Course instructors will also spend time teaching how potential investors measure return on investment (ROI) and how lenders evaluate risk. Participants will have an opportunity to work through multiple case studies in order to solidify their knowledge of the finance programs.