This pages introduces
the enterprise development process as
it relates to the mission
of The Network. Most definitions below
are also published in the Enterprise
and Economic Development Glossary, Appendix
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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 relocating the
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.
enterprise and economic development:
... the combination of two processes
as acknowledgement of how closely related they are in terms
of the growth and development of counties throughout the
world as well as regions, states, provinces, and communities
within them.
enterprise classification:
... the act of a 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.
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). For
more information see Lessons
from the Field provided on the web by the Northeast-Midwest
Institute (USA)..
enterprise developer:
... a business
decision maker who takes
the risks for the entire process that brings about the
start
up of a venture or
expansion, enlargement, 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.
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.
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. Enterprise
development is the type of business development that includes
all activities to expand, enlarge, improve, locate, or
start
up
an enterprise but is
exclusive of marketing,
sales and other efforts aimed at building its customer
base.
It is what an enterprise
developer does. Resource
paper: An
Introduction to the Enterprise Development Process.
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.
enterprise development data standards:
... an expression coined to expand the
understanding of site
selection data standards.
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.
enterprise development project:
... a managed effort that follows a plan for
expanding, enlarging, improving, relocating or locating
(through a site
selection project) an organization that
is intended to return a profit or provide a service or
product; likewise, a entrepreneurial effort
at starting up a new
venture. Enterprise developers plan and direct
strategic
projects requiring skillful risk
management. Site selection is a process
of enterprise development.
Enterprise developers, therefore, plan and direct all of
the various types of site selection
projects (examples).
enterprise development tool:
... any resource available
for members of
the target
audience of The Network that enables
them to become effective enterprise
developers. The website you are using is an enterprise
development tool. Although named Site Location Assistance.com
it goes beyond providing resources for site
selection. For more about this definition, CLICK
HERE.
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