Resources for serious business networkers:
 Want
to know where networking fits in to using The Network? OK,
tell me!
participation in
the mission as a contact means you are interested in networking.
Serious
mission contacts persistently seek networking advantages.
Want
to know how users of The Network find contacts? OK, tell me!
Strictly
business vs amicable networking some
thoughts
Where
does virtual networking fit in? See the definition of virtual networking
Two
essentials for
building/maintaining relationships are directories and networks
What's
available online from the Global
Registry of Contacts? (answer)
The
Global Registry of Contacts is maintained by The Network for
its users.
What
are the questions most often asked about the GRC? (Q&A
list)
Networks
for business networking of interest to users of The
Network.
Do
independent surveys and studies confirm networking importance? (yes)
social
networking
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Types of contact
directories of interest to .network users:
 buyers
guides
economic
development directories
enterprise
and economic development directories
site
selection directories
Types of networks of
interest to .network users:
ally
networks
business
network
development
partners
economic
development network
enterprise
development network
resource
and service provider network
site
selection network
Its mission makes The
Network a marketing
platform. Members
of its target
audience who join in on the mission can search
in all three
of its websites as they seek to find resource
and service providers. This opens the door to business
development opportunities for the
latter. To see how the mission is organized to that end, CLICK
HERE.
Making use of The Network as a marketing
platform is facilitated
by ...
offering
resource and
service providers the Global
Registry of Contacts;
offering
free access to additional contact directories for users (example);
offering
a
marketing nook in its Enterprise
and Economic Development Library;
offering resources
for economic development marketing;
offering
resources for serious
business networkers participating in its mission.
Here
steps to successful marketing and implementation from the answer
to the above question are paraphrased in order to make them applicable
to business
development:
Steps to successful business development include analyzing ...
customers and the business environment in order to identify key
opportunities to (build and maintain working relationships),
figuring out (where there are networking opportunities),
and then implementing your plan.
Search the Web for ... networking "business development"
Search the Web for ... networking techniques "business development" success
Copy text in italics, click on the link, paste in the search box,
and Google.
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When visitors to the websites
of The Network become users they
have the opportunity to join in on a
mission dedicated to the global enterprise
and economic development process. The
experienced
user starts out with a search for a resource
or service provider offering something needed for a mission endeavor.
Those focused on site
selection typically need to find location
data suppliers for places
of interest. Searches lead to networking. You
have accessed a resource file dedicated to business
networking ... a useful guide for resource
and service providers seeking to let it be known that they are available
as contacts.
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Select a linked file folder with website initials to access
its homepage.
     
The network of websites represented by the three linked file
folder graphics is designed to accommodate users
who are inclined to search rather than browse. As a matter
of policy, Economic
Development Services does not stand between
users
of The Network and
the resource
and service providers with whom they choose to build and maintain
relationships. The policy is reinforced by letting you
choose whether you want to request search assistance.
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