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elements of change:
... planned changes have three essential
elements: (1) Preparation which is the gathering information
by decision makers. For example, see Enterprise
development: 10 Steps for Site Selectors or the
elements of change related to site location work listed
below. Both references are provided to point
out where gathering information for making decisions about
places of interest fit into the site selection process.
(2) Risk
Analysis
is an element planning to make change. It involves
playing the what-if game and being alert to unexpected
things that happen to block progress. For example,
see the meaning of the acronym ROI to
get an idea of what a downturn in the economy might mean
to a planned
development project. (3) Staying the course is
the way to bring change about as planned. A risk
taker is a the center of things throughout.
Also, elements of change are discussed by futurists
(examples)
as they predict paradigm shifts see
the Stanford
Encyclopedia of Philosophy for information about Thomas
Kuhn (popularized paradigm shift).
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elements of economic development:
... ten
essential items necessary for the
process to be a viable change initiate.
elements of enterprise development: (example
of 12 items)
... (1) a business
plan; (2) access to
capital;
(3) access to resource
and service providers;
(4) networking and
information gathering; (5) market
analysis;
(6) location
analysis; (7) site
selection based on an analysis of existing location(s)
which may lead to comparative
analysis at some point; (8) negotiating; (9) benchmarking;
(10) risk/ management and decision
making; (11) due
diligence; (12) startup.
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12 elements of enterprise development
/ steps in the enterprise development process
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elements of site selection: (example
of 10 items)
... (1) a plan/project
profile; (2) selection
criteria and/or other specifications; (3) confidentiality;
(4) management and decision
making; (5) forming and maintaining working
relationships; (6) networking and
information gathering; (7) information/input
analysis; (8) fieldwork;
(9) making the deal(s); (10) location, location,
location.
enterprise and economic development participation:
... those enterprises that are accounted
for in an economy or
location.
existing businesses:
... those enterprises that
are accounted for in an economy or
location. Existing
businesses, existing industry or industries and existing
enterprises are all elements of economic
development data. They are listed in a
collection of the various categories of information that
location
data suppliers use when organizing, for example, community
profiles for prospects.
existing industries:
... those enterprises engaged
in manufacturing that are accounted for in an economy or location or
that are tied to the production and importation or exportation
of goods in it; the various business
classifications and
or list of employers in a place
of interest to members of the .network target
audience, specifically, enterprise
developers and site
selectors. Existing industries may appear at the
website of an economic development organization as a link
to a list of employers in an areafor
more about this, see comments about employers and existing
industry as
input analysis:
... the breakdown and examination of
information gathered and put into a matrix, spreadsheet
or the like. In this context,
the input analysis is for enterprise
development. For example, say, a site
selector gathers information from various places
of interest to analyze. The input would be from location
data suppliers. Another example would be the distribution
of a project
profile and selection
criteria to area
and local development representatives by a site
selector, say, by use of the Site
Selection Directory. Alert contacts would
analyze the input, determine their interest level in the site selector
as a prospect,
and respond with location
data and proposals. FYI: an online search
for ... site
selection input analysis places location. Input-output
analysis identifies where additional value is created through
the breakdown and examination of information about the materials
and goods flow between industries.
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