How can I get listed as a contact in your site selection resources guide?
How can I get listed as a contact in an economic
development directory How can
I list my name and address in the .network economic development
directory for
Site
selection is a process of enterprise
development. Making an application
for a free record in the Global
Registry of Contacts is the first step if your reason for wanting
to be listed in it is because you are interested our
mission.
CLICK HERE to
find out if your are qualified to have a record maintained for you in the
GRC. Use the following search tool to to find out if
you are already listed online in a directory available to help site
selectors find contacts.
CLICK HERE if ready to apply.
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What does it cost to advertise in The Network?
The Network doesn't have advertisers, per se. It has participants and
a program for leasing them webpages which can be used for placing advertising.
Sponsoring a webpage is a way of advertising. CLICK
HERE if interested. The Network is
geared to business networking see
the details on participating and what it costs
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What is the best way to find site selection resources using
the Web?
According to a 2005 survey by Development Counsellors International,
reported in The
Corporate View: Winning Strategies in Economic Development Marketing,
65% of senior-level corporate executives would likely use
location
data from websites when engaged in site
selection. DCI also reported that ... dialogue with
industry peers is the leading source of information influencing the
executivesthis
quote translates into an affirmation that business
networking is crucial for the gathering of data
by enterprise
developers to use in decision-making and that having economic
development and site
selection networks available is essential.
Expand the information in the above paragraph by selecting links, keeping
in mind that The
Network provides resources for site
selectors and other
enterprise developers. The mission is clear. It's about networking
to build and maintain business relationshipssee
the above answer to the question about advertising.
If you are a site
selector asking the question, take a look at An
Introduction to the Enterprise Development Process in Economic
Development.net and the portal to the Location/Site
Selection Network, Site Location Assistance.com
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Should I work discreetly while looking for site selection resources?
Whether searching for site
selection and other enterprise
development resources on the Web (see the question
above) or elsewhere it's advisable
to be discreet. The Network is on the Web with site selection
resources and tools. It offers its unique Site
Selection Directory to make it possible
to cost-effectively be online looking for resource
providers, service
providers, and location
data without having a concern for how to protect confidential plans
and activities.
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How can I be discreet and test the search promise of The
Network?
It's easy. Take a look at the instructions
for sending us an email.
You will see that we ask you to identify
a location in general, not
specifically with address information or anything else that you
do not want to provide. Putting yourself in the shoes of a site
selector looking for location
data, simply email
us the identity (location
ID string) of a place
of interest rather than that of your own.
We suggest reading about searching for a location under the
details
of the .network search promise.
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Are economic development and area
development services the same?
Economic development seems to have as many different meanings as there
are organizations dedicated to the process. That's why we answer questions
about where to find its official meaning the way we dosee
the .network whodunnit
file. The
Network focuses on
economic development where the rubber meets the road, so
to speak, by bringing
the community into the process. Where there are
communities joined together in a regional
economic development effort,
we like to use the term area
development. As a rule, the services available
from an economic
development organization and to some extent their practical
applicability are a reflection of the
way it sees the term defined. The
rule extends to area
development agencies as well. The glossary
definition of area development stems from
the online
information service offered through the Area Development
section of Economic
Development.net.
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Where can I find an economic development directory?
If you are a site
selector asking, it's likely that you want a directory
of contacts in position to provide location
data. If that's the case, enter the Area Development
section of Economic Development.net to the
global
list of countries. Select a county that interests you. We
regret having to add that you'll find a lot of gaps and broken links
along the way but don't let that be discouraging. A
promise of free, personal, search assistance is available.
Take a look at the answer to the question above
about testing the search promise to move quickly
to get results if you don't immediately find the location you want listed
with a usable link in Area Development.
Places throughout the world
seeking economic development are offered free
listings in EDN/Area Development.
Free listings include links to sources of location
data. To make up for the gaps and broken links
caused by so many places not taking advantage of the free
offer, The Network maintains the Global
Registry of Contacts.
Another way to answer the question and further emphasize the dedication
of The Network as an economic
development directory is to give the example
of a file in Site Location Assistance.com. The file provides a link
to a economic development directory source for each state of the US.
You can also search for (state name) plus economic development as a key word
combination to find the file.
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Who are members of the target audience of The Network?
Anyone interested in the
mission or are otherwise engaged in starting
up or expanding the
operations of an enterprise so
that it brings about
economic development in
a community.
Included are enterprise
developers working to increase
the excellence of
their operations and even those who are involved in relocations, that
is when the economic development impact
can be accepted as positive. (We don't actually identify
members individually
or qualify them, except in cases where our declaimer is
applicable.) Included in .network membership are
resource
providers and service
providers within the enterprise
and economic development processadd
to this answer with information from Site Location Assistance.com.
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What's the difference between a user of The Network and
a participant?
Users are
visitors to .network websites who avail themselves of
the guides, tools and informational resources offeredThe
Network is an online
information service. Participants are
users who choose to be a part of a
mission by offering themselves, usually
as resource
providers and service
providers within the enterprise
and economic development process, for virtual
business networking.
In other words, participants position themselves to serve members of
the target
audience of The Networksee
the answer to the question above. If you are interested and want to consider
becoming a .network participant, CLICK
HERE.
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Why do you collect information about the location of commercial
airports?
Our online
information service exists to help members of
a target
audience find locations as well as resources and contacts. Read
about how
to search for a location in the file that details the .network search
promise. Take a look, also, at the answer
to the question above about how to discreetly test
the promise. If you are familiar with relationship of site
selection to enterprise
development or economic
development, you know the importance
of location
search. You may also know that the experienced site
selector often begins collecting location
data for a project by a region which
is generally identified by the name of it transportation centersee
city-region.
Cities that are the focal points of regions are probably where the
commercial airports are located; therefore, our interest in having
users identify
them to us is a way of building the resources
of The Network. We qualify a city-region for listing
in The Network by knowing there's an airport as
a part of its transportation
infrastructure.
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How can I get my contact data published ...? (continued
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Send an email to the following addresssubject
line beginning with from: After the colon type
your name the way you introduce yourself when networking.
The rest of your email should be an all-text memo that provides information
(contact
data) from your business card. Place the prefix title Mr or
Ms before your name typed as part of the memo. End with a 50-75 word
statement about your services and service area as they relate to our mission.
Do not send an attachment. Mail your business card and
any other information you care
to send to ...
 EDS.network
10822
Big Canoe
Big
Canoe, GA 30143-5136 (USA)
How much is it going to cost?
CLICK HERE to
read about basic
.network participation costs. We will publish
your information online without cost or obligation
after we receive your email . We will ask you to review it and consider
up grading to a personal
webpage
(disclaimer).
You accept participation that is either basic or having your own webpage,
or you decline to participate at that point. If you accept, you will
then be asked to pay. If you decline to participate your information
will be placed in the Global
Registry of Contacts.
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