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spacerglossary directoryspacerthe enterprise and economic development glossary
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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 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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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 them.
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what is enterprise development that leads to economic development
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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 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.

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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 is what an enterprise developer does. Resource paper: An Introduction to the Enterprise Development Process.
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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 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 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).
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what is an enterprise development project
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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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You are at the first page in a series that introduces enterprise development as a process that takes place in locations. It brings about economic development throughout the world. Site selection is part of the process. The page has definitions of various expressions that begin with the word enterprise. Select the right-pointing page-in-series button to move on to page 2 which is is an enterprise development resources directory. Your use of this series and other pages of resources for enterprise and economic development are covered by a unique search promise.

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Risk plays a significant role in enterprise development. Savvy enterprise developers take risk management seriously. Google at the top of this page to learn moredashcopy and paste from the following italicized list of keyword combinations. Keep quotation marks intact. CLICK HERE to learn more about keyword searches suggested by The Network.
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