ecodev ... abbreviation for eonomic
development.
economy:
... The structure or condition of the
production, development, distribution and management of
material wealth in a location.
The definition of basic economy is divided into (1) command
economy which is government controlled and (2) free
market economy which is also called capitalism.
Greg Last of Southlake, TX defines basic economy as ...
economic activity within a community with
a predominant market that lies outside the local
economy (source
of quote).
ED ... initials that stand
for Economic Development see
the note above.
EDN ... initials stand for
Economic Development Network (Economic
Development.Net)
EDO ... initials stand for
Economic
Development Organization.
EDS ... initials stand for
Economic Development Services, for
example.
educational institution:
... a place for learning organized
with a faculty and supporting staff; an enterprise of
academia; a facility or campus offering students educational
or training programs of interest to economic
development prospects. Education may show
up as a location
data element, i.e., a category of economic
development information in a community
profile or as a header for a list of educational
institutions supplied in a location
package.
electronicall:
... information accessible by electronic
means. The term was suggested for glossary inclusion a
location
data supplier who indicated that information
published at a website for site
selectors to access is available for electronicall,
i.e. available to be called for electronically.
electronic cottage:
... a place wired and/or serviced
so that a home-based enterprise can use productive electronic
equipment. It's an expression Alvin
Toffler used in his book, The
Third Wave referring to a home centered society
in which the place for living and working are combined
into one due to the existence of electronic tools, such
as computers and telecommunications devices. The expression
comes from the term: cottage
industry. 2001 Tech Knowledge Review article: Whatever
Happened to The Electronic Cottage?, Langdon Winner.
electronic data interchange:
... information transmission between
computers, for example, an online project
specifications form used to exchanged information between economic
developer and prospect.
e-logistics:
... the tracking or management of procurement,
distribution, maintenance, and replacement of people and
things within the operations of an enterprise by electronic
data interchange.
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emerging growth firm:
... generally a young enterprise showing
signs of expansion or giving an indication that it will
soon be engaged in enterprise
developmentsee
the definition of fast-growing
companies.
emerging growth industry:
... a business classification in which
the individual enterprise units
measured as a whole show a statistical mode of expansion/development
that allows for a prediction that the trend will continue. The word
emerging suggests that the growth within the industry group is a
relatively recent occurrencesee industrial
classifications. For more information try copying and pasting
the following italicized text with quotation marks included in the
search box at the top of this page. Search the Web for ... definition
of "business classification"
emerging small business:
... an enterprise showing
signs of growth and development so that its size is likely
to be afftected
to the extent that it will either move into or out of
the "small" classificationsee
the definition of small
business. Also try the suggested search of the Web
in the definition of emerging growth
industry, inserting
the word small before business inside the quotation marks.
eminent domain:
... the authority of a government to
act to take property control from one owner and transfer
it to anotherthe
the definition of eminent
domain in the glossary of Nolo.com.
employer base:
... employment infrastructure: all entities
in a location providing
the means for workers to have jobs; the individuals and enterprises that
pay wages in a labor
force area..
employment at will:
... a legal doctrine recognizing a right
to terminate employment without notice within the bounds
of laws/rules of a government having
authority in the specific workplace.
energy
... power;
the standard
location data category under which local energy
suppliers may be listed in a community
profilesee
the discussion
of energy in Wikipedia. Power suppliers or energy
suppliers are expressions often used as categories of
economic
development data.
enterprise and economic development:
... an expression used in the introduction
to The Network and its mission
statement as well as throughout
its websites to emphasize dedication as a specialized
online
information service. The specialization is best be
understood by knowing the makeup of the .network target
user group. A premise that
enterprise
development leads
to economic
development in locations
thoughout the world is the basis for using the expression.
entrepreneur:
... The primary risk-taker who organizes,
starts up or manages a business or other enterprise. Enterprise
development is an entrepreneurial effortsee
the answer to
the question of what an enterprise developer does. To find
online resources for the entrepreneur
copy and paste the two italicized words in this sentence
in the search box at the top of
this page. The
entrepreneur in an enterprise developer mode has the online
resource paper, An
Introduction to the Enterprise Development Process,
available for reference.
entrepreneurial:
... having and displaying the attitudes,
mind set, dedication and skills of an entrepreneur.
Successful entrepreneurs understand how to manage risk.
The adage indicating that we learn from our failures applies
to entrepreneurial
training. Nothing seems to beat experience but entrepreneurial
education can be important and worthwhile. For more
information, try copying and pasting the italicized
text from
the previous two sentences in the search
box at the top of this page;
also, try searching for phrase ... what
does it takes to be an entrepreneur but put no quotation
marks around it.
environmental:
... of or pertaining to the aggregate
of things, conditions, and influences in a
balanced state surrounding a location at
a given point in time; a word sometimes
used as a heading for a category of economic
development data, for example, provided in a location
package.
environmental impact statement
... a report or follow-up to an analysis
which projects or speculates on what changes may occur
in an environment as a
result of adding to or taking away from its balanced state.
environmental protection:
... the act or acts of addressing issues
and problems that change the balanced state of a defined environment.
The US EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) which began
addressing issues and
problems of pollution affects on environments in 1970 offers a glossary
and reference to abbreviations at its website. Just
a few of the terms defined are air pollution, solid waste
management, noise, wastewater,
radiation,
pesticide, brownfield,
construction ban and smoke emissions. An environmental
impact statement process is a part of the protection that
comes ahead of permitting or enforcing EPA regulations.
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where to find definitions of environmental
terms / environmental protection definitions
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EPS ... Earnings
Per Share; net income per
share.
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meaning of eps as it relates to
the jargon of investors
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equity:
... the part of value that is paid for
or owned outright; an accounting term used to describe
the net investment of owners or stockholders
in a business. Under the accounting equation, equity also represents
the result of assets less liabilities. Equity
financing may be used
to purchase property, for example. A business can offer shares of
future profits as a consideration, but would bear the first risk
of any loss. Equity financing is distinguished from debt capital,
which is funds, including the total of the interest to be paid, provided
as a loan..
EURADA:
... acronym for an association of 150
regional development agencies in 25 countries, mainly from
the European
Union. The initials stand for EURopean
Association of Development Agencies. Enter Area Development in
Site Location Assistance.com to
see the 25 countries listed. Select the link for the a country file
for access to
information on how to contact a regional development agency. For
your information, local and regional development agencies in countries
throughout the world positioned as location
data suppliers have the
opportunity to list
in Site Location Assistance.com for free and,
likewise,
in Economic Development.net. In fact anyone can anonymously
request a free location listing in The Network
EVA
... Economic Value Added which is a means
of measuring profitability by determining after-tax operating
profits
with the total
cost of capital subtracted.
excellence:
... an operative word that makes it easier
to understand how improve fits in with others
used to describe what enterprise
development is. Enterprise excellence
is the quality, capacity, or condition that causes someone,
such as a customer, to choose a product or service as
superior to other selections available. Excellence as defined
here can be traced back to the introduction of
the Deming
Method (W.
Edwards Deming). Total Quality Management (TQM), continuous
improvement and Six
Sigma are examples of terms related to achieving
excellence; however, the one explanatory term that says
it all is voice
of the customer. The Network acknowledges
the input of a professional group of coaches, Pinnacle
Partners, in helping us understand excellence as it
is used in implementing successful change initiatives and
improvement strategies in corporate, business unit, and
operations functions of enterprises. Excellence
is also an element of economic
development that
everyone in the workforce of a community must understand and strive
to achieve individually (see the definition of elements
of change). Excellence should be incorporated into a best
practices approach taken by any place seriously wanting
economic development.
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excise tax:
... a tax imposed on goods moved into
a domestic market. It is also a tax on a license to perform
an act, engage in an occupation or
enjoy a privilege.
exemption:
... removal from an obligation or privilege
that others have. For example, certain employees in a business
may be exempt from receiving
overtime pay, whereas others may be classified as non-exempt, in
which case the employer would be obligated to pay overtime to nonexempt
workers. Another example would be an offer of exemption from paying
certain taxes that is accepted after being made as a business expansion
or location incentive..
expansion:
... development of an enterprise through
an increase in the size of its operations and facilities and/or
by growth in its market, distribution area, etc. Expansion
of operations and or facilities may occur at an
existing location or some other place. In the latter case,
site selection is likely to take place ahead of expansion.
In either case, the savvy enterprise developer will evaluate
a site under consideration using a set of selection criteria.
Expansion of an enterprise in a location peaks the interest
of economic development leaders when jobs are created.
exposure value:
... The worth of displaying a name or
message in a medium or at at place where it can be seen.
For example, it's common for chambers
of commerce or other associations to organize
sponsored business
networking events. A sponsor receives exposure that
is considered to have some level of value.
Another example, is associated with questions about the exposure The
Network enjoys on the Web. The Network deals
with virtual
networking and provides exposure for contacts.
It offers sponsorships
of webpages. The question potential sponsors ask is what
kind of exposure does .network have on
the Web?.
ezine:
... formed from the E of electronic
and the ZINE of magazine, and pronounced ee-zeen,
it's a website with layout and contents following those
of a print magazine.
definition of ezine defined definition of an
online magazine defined
What is an online magazine called?.
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