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The Network has a mission whose
success depends upon participants
finding and getting in touch with one another. Participants have
two types of resources available. This addendum to the glossary
covers both. CLICK
HERE to see a list
of the types of networks defined below or CLICK
HERE for the types of contact
directories, or you can scroll
down the page.
ally network:
... a group of contacts who are supportive of, for example, an economic
development effort and with whom there is an
ongoing exchange, either formally or informally, of
mutually beneficial information; alliances formed
within a group that are maintained by networking;
a business
network that is formed and/or maintained for
the purpose of exchanging information about opportunities
as well as problem alerts and problem solving.
buyers guide:
... a directory of contacts offering
resources, services or products, typically published
by a trade
association; a supplement to a publication listing advertisers
and contact
data, for example, an economic
development directory published by a magazine dedicated
site selection and real estate (examples);
a contact
directory for an industry
trade group.
development partners:
... a quasi-category
of location
data which shows up as a header for information
in economic
development publications
and websites acknowledging cooperation
from members of an ally network. Partners
contribute resources. They
may be listed as sponsors in which
case it is likely that they are acknowledged
for their support.
directory:
... a publication useful as a reference for finding contact
data in addition to providing information;
a contact
directory (more
about contact directories and The
Network which is itself a directory of resources for enterprise
and economic development). Directories are
sources for guidance, instructions and directions,
for example,
the pull-down
menu that is a directory
to sections of the Enterprise
and Economic Development Library. The italicized link
in the previous sentence is a directory to information
about using pull-down menus.
economic development directory ... see About
Economic Development [page
1]
economic development network:
... any group actively engaged
in exchanging information about economic
development opportunities and prospects; an ally
network made up of economic
development practitioners and
other resource
and service providers. The glossary you are using
is published in an economic development network referred
to as The
Network.
enterprise and economic development directory:
... the various
types of directories of The
Network; any directory that
is useful to participants in the the mission of
The Network or one operating with a similar purpose.
enterprise development directory:
... a publication that serves to direct its users
to resources and/or
resource
and service providers to those who are enterprise
developers and site
selectors. The glossary you are using
is published in an enterprise development
network referred
to as The
Network.
enterprise development network ... definition available
through the .network library.
resource and service provider network:
... a network as a group
made up of both resource suppliers and service
providers.
resource supplier network:
... resource
suppliers identified
together because
they have a common interest.
service provider network:
... service
providers identified together because they have a common interest.
site selection directory:
... a site
selection resource directory; generic adaptation
of Site Selection Directory,
an open
access resource of The
Network. For
more information about the SSD, see
page 4 of About Site Selection. It's
in the aptly named website, Site
Location Assistance.com.
site selection resource directory:
... same
as above with
the word resource inserted
for emphasis. The
Network, although
identified in its mission
statement as
dedicated to enterprise
and economic development is
a resource for site
selection. It's Global
Registry of Contacts, for
example, is a site
selection resource directory. Site
Selection is a process of enterprise
development.
site selection resources network ... see site
selection network, Appendix K
where the rubber meets the road:
... the place and/or time where something happens;
where the action is;
a point of serious reality, often meaning that there is no choice
other than
taking
a stand
or making
a
decision;
the
point where procrastination needs to be replaced by action; the event
of things beginning to move. The image is that of a tire spinning but
nothing happening until it touches a surface.
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