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Enterprise
and economic development network is not defined below. A definition
of enterprise
development network can be found in enterprise development section
of the library. Economic
development network is defined below. Enterprise development and
economic development were combined in order to accommodate
the writing of the following concise mission statement for The
Network: The
mission is to bring people together to make enterprise and
economic development happen more.
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.
economic development network:
... a group interested in
or actively involved in exchanging information about what
goes on as it relates to finding and working with prospects or
others who may control opportunities for economic
development. Individuals within the group work
at building and maintaining relationships in order to help
one another or to find and develop opportunities. The key
to success for any such group is networking!
For example, an alert local
development representative builds and maintains an ally
network. In such a case, the developer creates a network.
Economic development involves marketing.
The best example of indirect marketing is advertising
and promotion that doesn't require followup.
Having an economic development program that is totally
indirect,
such as image
advertising is difficult, if not impossible,
to measure for results. Results is the operative word for
defining economic development as a processby
most accounts the process comes to an end where there are
either results or failure. Followup is either direct
or within a network. The key to following up within a network
is to process information exchanges with an eye on benefiting
from the experiences of others.
The Network has a target
audience that is involved in one way or another with the kind of
enterprise
development that brings about economic
development.
It affords members of its target audience the opportunity
to build and maintain working relationshipssee
its mission
statement. That's why it's called The Network.
It is an online
information service that is a virtual enterprise
and economic development network.
resource links: (1) economic
development marketing / (2) about .network networking
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definition of economic development
network
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site selection network ... definition
in glossary appendix k, Site Location Assistance.com.
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where to to find information about
site selection network
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where the rubber meets the road:
... the point of serious reality, often meaning that
there is no choice other than taking a stand or making a decision; the
point where procrastination
ends and action begins; a time when things start moving. The image is
that of a vehicle wheel with a rubber tire spinning but nothing else
happening until it touches a surface, after which
things move forward. The definition of an economic
development network above emphasizes the importance of
having oriented on results when the rubber meets the road and when they
are achieved.
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