Site Location Assistance.com is so named because it has resources for enterprise developers and entrepreneurs looking for locations in order to expand operations, startup new ventures as well as for business relocationmore explanation. The website has enterprise development resources as well as those for doing the work of searching for a location. Access its introduction to enterprise development or learn more about the process and its jargon by looking over the terms defined below.

enterprisal:

... having and displaying the attributes of a business or entrepreneurial venture; displaying characteristics and functionality such that an activity or operation may be deemed to be an enterprise. The word may be used in academia to create expressions, such as enterprisal culture (enterprise culture). It is not a substitute for enterprising. It seems redundant to refer to a business as a enterprisal venture when making the point that it involves risk in expectation of gain. The word venture is sufficient in that regard. On the other hand, the use of enterprisal may be applicable and easily understood when describing changes from institutionalized control of enterprises, such a government run businesses, to private ownership whereby inventive people, not afraid to take risks, in a free market economy make decisions. For example: ... an enterprisal system of adjusting industrial development for a global economy in former communist-run nations trapped by failed political institutions and a need for subsidization ... (source of quote unknown).

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enterprise:

... any organized effort intended to return a profit or provide a service or product within an economy; a business enterprise; a business or business-like operation having the characteristic of being at-risk for carrying on as is as well as when expanding, improving or relocatingthe latter three characteristics are applicable to enterprise development as well as enterprise and economic development. A start up venture that taps into an economy or a market is an enterprise. Enterprises have owners and employees or volunteer workers all of which have to be in a place somewhere; therefore, location is an enterprise development consideration. Site Location Assistance.com/Main Directory has links and provides a quick overview of the relationship between the enterprise and location.

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enterprise and economic development:

... a expression indicating that The Network has resources for enterprise developers and site selectors, especially those involved with plans and projects that lead to economic development in locations throughout the world. The process of finding resources is mainly one of searching for mission contacts and networking. Quickly glance at the process. Locations and site selection are mentioned so glace too at the purpose of The Network regarding them. An Enterprise and Economic Development Library is open to the online public.

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enterprise classification:

... the act of organizing a list of the types enterprise operations; a type of enterprise operation distinguished from all others, for example, industrial operations distinguished from all other types of enterprises based on the definition of industrysee industry classifications.

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enterprise communities:

... places targeted in North America to receive special treatment and incentives in order to attract private investment and other economic activity. Incentives offered in an enterprise community (EC) are less than those offered in an empowerment zone (EZ). CLICK HERE for more information under enterprise zones in the .network resource archive.

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enterprise developers:

... business decision makers as they take risks that lead to new venture startups or expansions, improvement, location or relocation of an ongoing effort aimed at returning a profit or providing a service or product within an economy; a change agent who manages efforts to accommodate the growth and development of an organization intended to return a profit or provide a service or product to an outside group; a person leading a fast-growing company; an entrepreneur; a small business owner who seizes opportunities for operational growth; the ultimate head of a site selection effort. See the answer to the the question of what a leader does to qualify as an enterprise developer.

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enterprise developer contacts directory:

... a reference used by an enterprise developer to find resource suppliers and service providers. The Network makes its Global Registry of Contacts available.

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enterprise development:

... the investment of time and capital in creating, expanding, or improving (for excellence) the operations of a business or other endeavor that contributes to the vitality of a local economy. It is the the work of an enterprise developer. The site selection process is a part of enterprise development which, as defined here, is the type of business development that includes all activities to expand, enlarge, improve, locate, or start up an enterprise exclusive of marketing, sales and other efforts aimed at building a customer base.

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enterprise development data:

... recognizing that enterprise development takes place in a location, the savvy enterprise developer networks and gathers information before making decisions. If a place of interest encourages enterprise development, there is likely to be a local contact in position to supply, so called, economic development data. The Network refers to the categories of such economic development data as elements of location dataCLICK HERE for a list of 30 data elements. Enterprise development data elements are the same as location data categories in this regard. On the other hand, enterprise development data may also be the specifications or directions set forth by an enterprise developer in a project.

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enterprise development data standards:

... an expression coined to expand the understanding of site selection data standards.

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enterprise development network:

... a group of contacts with which an enterprise developer maintains working relationships; an association of enterprise developers organized for business networking purposes. The glossary you are using is provided through an enterprise development networkits mission.

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enterprise development project:

... a managed effort that follows a plan for starting up a new venture or expanding, enlarging, improving, relocating or locating the operations of an enterprise. Site selection is a process of enterprise and economic development; therefore, a project to search for a location is also an enterprise development project. The latter, however, can also be an effort to raise the bar of excellence within a organization which isn't considered location work.

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enterprise development tools:

... resources regarded as necessary for members of the target audience of The Network to be able to move forward within the enterprise and economic development process. For example, an enterprise developer may use an economic development directory as a resource for finding contacts in position to supply information about locations. For an example of one place online where enterprise developers can find economic development directories, CLICK HERE. The Global Registry of Contacts is an economic development directory that is also an enterprise development tool. Site Location Assistance.com is an enterprise development tool ... site selection is a process of enterprise development.

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hands on approach:

... actively dealing with an enterprise or working at an endeavor; the method used in dealing with or accomplishing through active participation. A hands on approach, for example in education, deals with the practical rather than the theoretical and is often associated with training and gaining experience. Hands-on-management is a method for controlling the operations of an enterprise. A hands on approach to economic development implies working within the process and contributing to its happening in a location, thus building on experience.

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raise the bar:

... as in raise the bar of excellence or raise the bar of quality or peak performance. The expression here is narrow in its meaning, which is to set an objective to a higher standard. The analogy comes from the field events, high jump and pole vault, in which the athlete aims to clear a crossbar as it is raised higher and higher between two uprights. Consultants, coaches, trainers and development leaders use the expression for all types of efforts to change individuals and team attitudes and inhibitions that restrain performance and discourage self-motivation. Long-time supporters of The Network, Pinnacle Partners (PPI), is mentioned under two of the definitions that you link to in the first sentence because of their expertise at raising the bar of excellence or raising the bar to create quality systems.

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