Sanford Holshouser Economic Development Consulting is an innovative and growing economic development consulting firm that provides executive search services, action planning, site selection services, and unique, sustainable strategies to communities, organizations, and companies. Sanford Holshouser Economic Development Consulting was an outgrowth of the law firm of Sanford Holshouser, which was formed in 1994 by former NC Governor and US Senator Terry Sanford and former NC Governor Jim Holshouser, and is now affiliated with Nexsen Pruet Law Firm, a leading in economic development law and public policy in the Carolinas. The premier site selection team of Bob Leak and Bob Goforth recently affiliated with SHEDC adding additional depth, expertise and recognition to our site selection and consulting capabilities. (Leak and Goforth LLC recognized as one of the nation’s leading site selection firm positioning many domestic and international companies in finding optimum sites).What Makes SHEDC Different?• All partners have been practicing economic developers at the state, regional, or local levels for a combined 200 years• We do not use junior associates or interns – our clients receive partner-level work • An “Expertise Team” is assigned based on unique nature of each project to provide:Product developmentAdaptive reuse of buildingsCertified sitesStrategic developmentStrategic planningRegionalMarkets and Prospect TargetingSite selection servicesMarketing and business development for sites, buildings and regionsIncentivesProject Funding and Finance

Provide practical sales and marketing solutions to domestic and international small to mid-sized companies. I bring over 27 years of experience to my clients' projects with expertise in diverse components of a comprehensive and effective sales and marketing organization.Denny is Founder and Managing Member of David W. Denny, LLC; an international business development and economic development consulting firm. He has worked with a variety of companies in identifying new international markets, gaining skills necessary to be successful internationally and capturing new opportunities internationally. David has been involved with numerous local, regional and international economic development organizations. He served as founding Board member and President of BRITN (Blue Ridge International Trade Network), Director of the International Trade Center at Radford University in Virginia and Board member for the International Trade Association in Virginia. He has developed a series of web based training modules on the basics of international trade for the Small Business Development Center in SWVA at Radford University. Working with the New River Valley Economic Development Alliance, Canterbury Enterprise Hub at Kent University and LEDCOM in Northern Ireland; David has organized and conducted trade missions between the UK and SW Virginia over the past two years.David has a 28 year track record of success business management, sales and marketing management, and direct/indirect sales, project funding/finance and economic development with private and public sector clients selling producing products and services.

The Alliance is a regional economic development organization marketing the New River Valley of Virginia as the best place to work and live!

A re-organized US based partnership formerly working as a representative of PassagMaker, a western owned and managed; China located company that identifies, secures and manages supply chains in Asia. The company has a unique approach for protection of IP and focusing on preferred pricing and quality. All services are provided in a transparent way with trust as a core attribute.The GSCM Partners work with emerging companies that have commercialized a product but are now ready to "ramp up" their business for long-term sustainability. We offer a comprehensive set of services including: sourcing of product or components, supply-chain management, production management/assistance, eCommerce development (through eShop Manager), management consulting, marketing/sales support and warehousing/fulfillment.

A global network of university affiliated incubators, enterprise and economic development organizations. The network exists to assist small companies and entrepreneurs with high growth potential products and services obtain personal and soft landings assistance "in-country" where hubs exist. Each hub is a consortia of regional public and private sector organizations working with small companies and entrepreneurs and in the realm of economic development. The i3 Network: Founder's Hub is headquartered at the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center in Blacksburg, VA and serves a geographic region that encompasses southcentral and western Virginia and parts of four adjacent states. The official launch for the Founder's Hub and for the i3 Network in the US is June 1, 2009.

Managed economic and industrial development and utilities infrastructure projects for large regional architectural and engineering firm. Responsible for marketing, business development, proposal development assistance, client liason and budget and schedule development and management. Prior to being a senior project manager, I held the position of Director of Marketing for four years.