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An enterprise is any organized effort intended to return a profit or provide a service or product within an economy. The entrepreneurial effort of starting up or the managerial effort of reaching for a higher level of excellence is enterprise development. The expansion of existing operations enterprise development. Site selection is a process of enterprise development. Throughout the world, all of these activities typically lead to economic development at a location somewhere.

About Enterprise Development is a series of pages. What it presents is basic and start out below with links to definitions of a few terms in the Enterprise and Economic Development Glossary. Also, there is an explanation of the expression enterprise and economic development ... a term used throughout The Network.

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define enterprise ... take a look at the opening statement (with links)
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define 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 themdashsee the definition of a nation as a location. You are reading this definition in an introduction to the enterprise development process. Similar introductions that may also be of interest are: (1) About Economic Development; and, (2) About Site Selection. The latter is an process of enterprise development.
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enterprise capitalization:

... The amount of money invested in a enterprise or its worth as reflected in debt instruments and bonds of ownership or stock; the process of raising capital ;
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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 industrydashsee 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).spacer For more information see Lessons from the Field provided on the web by the Northeast-Midwest Institute (USA)..
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enterprise developer:

... a business decision maker who takes the risks for the entire process that brings about the start up, expansion, improvement, location, relocation or other growth effort of an enterprise; 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, for example, a person leading a fast-growing company; an entrepreneur or small business owner who seizes opportunities; the ultimate head of a site selection effort. See the answer to the the question of what an enterprise developer does.

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what is 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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the Global Registry of Contacts is an enterprise and economic development directory
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enterprise development:

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entrepreneurial and business and industry development is enterprise development
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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 datadashCLICK 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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definition of enterprise development information useful in business decision making
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enterprise development data standards:

... an expression coined to expand the understanding of site selection data standards.
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site selection standards expanded to include information supporting enterprise development
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enterprise development incentive:

... a motivational offer intended to persuade a prospectdashsee location incentives.
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site selection standards expanded to include information supporting enterprise development
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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 networkdashits mission.
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what is an enterprise development network
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enterprise development project:

... a managed effort that follows a plan for an expansion, enlargement, production improvement, relocation or location work. In the latter two cases, the project is about the work of finding a location, i.e., a site selection project. An enterprise development effort is also an entrepreneurial project, i.e., one for starting up a new venture.
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enterprise development prospect:

... an enterprise developer or site selector engaged with or targeted for engagement by resource and service providers during the course of a project; a business decision maker as a suspect upgraded and given attention as necessary to build or sustain a working relationship; an economic development prospect; a site selection prospect. The prospect implied in the mission statement: The mission is to bring people together to make ... enterprise development that leads to economic development happen.

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what is an enterprise development project
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enterprise development publications:

... business publications;
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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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Page 1 in a series about site location work ... an introduction with links for more site selection information and access to resources. The opening paragraph is duplicated below with keywords and phrases linked to expand its content if you like. The last page in the series links you to the main directory of Site Location Assistance.com.

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Site selection is a process of enterprise development. It is the site location work that involves searching for a place to startup or expand the operations of an enterprise. It involves relocaton work. It's important to places seeking economic development.

The Network defines locations for site selection as places of various size ranging from national to local level. Searches for real estate are always a part of the process.

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A 10-step guide for site selection:
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(1) Make a plan ... develop a set of selection criteria and project profile
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(2) Develop a strategy for protecting things confidential
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(3) Organize requests for wants and needs within the context of project status
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(4) Target a site search area ... build a network of contacts in and around it
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(5) Gather location data and proposals from contacts within the network
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(6) Arrange information in location packages for comparative analysis
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(7) Factor in incentive offers from locations and responsiveness of network contacts
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(8) shortlist location choices and reduce the number of contacts to begin fieldwork
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(9) negotiate incentives and proposals ... test to see where things get done
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(10) feasibility analysis is carried on throughout ...helps determine when the project ends

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Site Selection (5 steps)
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(1) Plan and start with selection criteria for the project status and a profile to distribute
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(2) Define target site selection area as a location and organize a network of contacts
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(3) Gather information (location data as well as resource and service provider proposals)
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(4) fieldwork ... negotiate and shortlist ... question project feasibility at every stop
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(5) confirm proposals, promises and incentive offers to the point of final decision

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The point is made in both quick overviews of typical site selection projects that continua feasibility analysis is important. Enterprise developers need to know the status of their projects at all times ... at the readfy to make adjustments or to pull-the-plug if necessary.

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Alert business decision makers work their enterprise development projects by keeping their eyes and ears open for potential breaches in security ... knowing that loose lips sink ships. Have you ever wondered how a competitor knew enough to beat a business to the punch? Site selection projects, for example, necessarily require building networks of contacts, many of whom are strangers at the outset. Nevertheless, they have to be trusted. The Network offers a few tips that you may find useful as a part of it site location assistance.

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This page 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 D. Select the link under the Google search engine above to access the glossary. Use pages-in-series buttons to move back and forth.
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.network glossary terms that begin with the word ...

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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 relocatingdashthe 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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define enterprise as the source of job creation and contributor to economic development
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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 themdashsee the definition of a nation as a location. You are reading this definition in an introduction to the enterprise development process. Similar introductions that may also be of interest are: (1) About Economic Development; and, (2) About Site Selection. The latter is an process of enterprise development.
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enterprise capitalization:

... The amount of money invested in a enterprise or its worth as reflected in debt instruments and bonds of ownership or stock; the process of raising capital ;
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what are industry classifications are the same as enterprise classifications
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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 industrydashsee industry classifications.
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what are industry classifications are the same as enterprise 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).spacer For more information see Lessons from the Field provided on the web by the Northeast-Midwest Institute (USA)..
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enterprise developer:

... a business decision maker who takes the risks for the entire process that brings about the start up, expansion, improvement, location, relocation or other growth effort of an enterprise; 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, for example, a person leading a fast-growing company; an entrepreneur or small business owner who seizes opportunities; the ultimate head of a site selection effort. See the answer to the the question of what an enterprise developer does.

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what is 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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the Global Registry of Contacts is an enterprise and economic development directory
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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. 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's what an enterprise developer does.
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entrepreneurial and business and industry development is enterprise development
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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 datadashCLICK 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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definition of enterprise development information useful in business decision making
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enterprise development data standards:

... an expression coined to expand the understanding of site selection data standards.
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site selection standards expanded to include information supporting enterprise development
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enterprise development incentive:

... a motivational offer intended to persuade a prospectdashsee location incentives.
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site selection standards expanded to include information supporting enterprise development
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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 networkdashits mission.
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what is an enterprise development network
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enterprise development project:

... a managed effort that follows a plan for an expansion, enlargement, production improvement, relocation or location work. In the latter two cases, the project is about the work of finding a location, i.e., a site selection project. An enterprise development effort is also an entrepreneurial project, i.e., one for starting up a new venture.
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enterprise development prospect:

... an enterprise developer or site selector engaged with or targeted for engagement by resource and service providers during the course of a project; a business decision maker as a suspect upgraded and given attention as necessary to build or sustain a working relationship; an economic development prospect; a site selection prospect. The prospect implied in the mission statement: The mission is to bring people together to make ... enterprise development that leads to economic development happen.

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enterprise development publications:

... business publications;
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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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About Enterprise Development:
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page 1: a glossary of terms that begin with the word enterprise.
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page 2: links to resources for learning more about the process.
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page 3: about enterprise and economic development combined
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page 4: examples of publications as enterprise and economic development resources.
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page 5: search resources for enterprise developers and site selectors
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page 6: site selection is a process of enterprise and economic development

Page 6 list links to main directory resource of all three websites of The Network. For example, you can directly access introductions to site selection and economic development.

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available sites is a category of location data. As such it is typically a link to or header for textual information about available real estate.

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site selection consultant ... a site selection advisor (see site location consultant)
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site selection prospect ... a site selector of interest to a mission contact
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site selection search resource:

... any search tool you access through The Network. The following paragraph is what you access through the SEARCH HELP link on a page (access the page) of search tools for Site Location Assistance.com, the website you are using. The information is a good start for learning more more about how find and use site selection search resources.

Access the directory for the pages in series that introduce The Network. Page 9 has the same drop-down menu of search help items that you see below. Pages 4 through 9 are also search help. Page 4 provides access to search tools including a list of search engines. Page 8 is about a search promise ... free personal search assistance available for the asking.

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Enter Site Location Assistance (SLA) through this page. It is one of three websites in a network with resources for site selection and enterprise and economic development. URLs for the three websites are shown, but not linked. Select a navigation button at the top of this page to move directly from one website to the next or choose a file folder below (on the .network navigation bar). Initials overlaying the linked folders each stand for a website name, for example SLA. Select the .network logo for a directory of the pages in series that introduce The Network and Economic Development Services, Inc.
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