define ecodev ... abbreviation for economic
development
define economic
define economic development
define economic development
agency
define economic development basics
define economic development contact
define economic development directory
define economic development information
define economic development network
define economic development profile
define economic development project
define economic development prospect
define economic development region
define economic enterprise
define economic profit
define economic value added
define economy
define ED
... Economic
Development initials—definitions
of terms that begin with economic
define EDN ... Economic Development.Net initials
(economic development network)
define EDO ... Economic Development Organization
initials
define EDS ... Economic Development Services
initials
define education / educational institutions:
... a location
data element and, as such, may be a
header for a section of information, for example
in a community
profile, about public
and private schools as well as institutions
of higher education—more
about education in the .network resource
archive. An educational institution is defined as
a place for learning organized with a faculty and
supporting staff; an enterprise of
academia; a facility or campus for students and/or trainees.
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
development—see
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 occurrence—see 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 affected
to the extent that it will either move into or out of
the "small" classification—see
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 another—the
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
profile—see
the discussion
of energy in Wikipedia. Power suppliers or energy
suppliers are expressions often used as categories of
economic
development data.
enterprise and enterprise development definitions—see
Appendix D
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define enterprise and economic development
define enterprise
and economic development project
define entrepreneur
define entrepreneurial
define environment
define entrepreneurial
impact
define EPS ... Earnings
Per Share; net income per
share
define 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:
... a quality, capacity, or condition
achieved and maintained within an enterprise that
focuses the individual on a work
ethic and productivity level
which keeps customers. In other words, excellence in this
regard is that which causes someone, such as a
customer, to choose
a product
or service
as
superior to other selections available. It blends individual
motivation strategies and peak
performance techniques with
production improvement methods such as those introduced
by W.
Edwards Deming in the mid-20th century. A professional
group of coaches known as Pinnacle
Partners is credited with bringing excellence into
perspective here as a results-oriented element of enterprise
and economic development.
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.
define expansion
define exposure value ... the
worth of displaying a name or message where it can be seen
define ezine ... (electronic+magazine);
a newsletters
... delivered via
email (source)
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