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contacts for location data:

... are location data suppliers. See the first page in the site location assistance series of this website for an introduction to the gathering of location data. Links at the bottom of the page are to information about free listing opportunities for all the places around the world that want economic development and their data suppliers; however, you can act now to see that your location is listed in The Network without cost or obligationemail us discreetly if you like.

location dataCLICK HERE to link to information suggested in the above paragraph.

Savvy enterprise developers and site selectors know the importance of acting discreetly during the process of gathering location data and requesting introductions from new contacts when there are confidential plans and activities to protect. There's an old wartime warning that stated, loose lips sink ships. It applies when enterprise development is underway in the waters of a free market economysee economy defined in the .network. It's prudent to protect confidential plans and activities in any competitive situation.

When comments about confidentiality, as addressed in the above paragraph, were first published on this page they included ... most companies seek to protect confidential development plans, trade secrets, pricing, market moves, financial data, customer records, research, and other sensitive matters that could, at worst, bring about their downfall in the wrong hands. The quote framed an explanation of the confidentiality protection services of the Site Selection Directory. The SSD serves the process of searching for a location by providing site selection resources, especially for small businesses and fast-growing companies without deep pockets to pay for expensive consultations on how to get the job of expanding, relocating or otherwise starting up new operations.

What should a contact for location data be told when confidentiality is of concern?

That depends type of location data supplier. The rule of thumb should be to explain why you are requesting the information without divulging any confidential plans or activities. If there is a project profile and/or set of selection criteria, provided it. If you need to discreetly collect information, contact us (who we are) about the service that we can provide through the Site Selection Directory. See the definition of blind address in the .network glossary.

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What does it mean to say that a site location project didn't get off the ground?

The idiom get off the ground means that something flies in metaphorical terms. Take the reverse of the idiom for example, saying that a tentative site selection project didn't get off the ground, meaning that it was intended to be worked to its end point as originally planned but, like an airplane too heavy to take off from the runway, it didn't fly; i.e., the top decision maker, likely the enterprise developer, chose to end it before it went any further.

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US Bureau of Labor Statistics

... BLS is the principal agency for the United States Government (US Department of Labor) for finding and maintaining labor statistics and other information relative to the social and economic conditions in the country.

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resources for organizations that operate as nonprofits (not-for-profit organizations)

A membership organization named BoardSource offers workshops, training, and a database of information for leaders of not-for-profits. Not-for-profit and nonprofit are generally considered to be interchangeable terms. This service provider is classified as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization under rules of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), US Department of the Treasury.

A summary of typical responsibilities for a board of directors of a nonprofit organization.

The ability to work with a board of directors as as administrator of the organization with which it is concerned or with individual members in matters of politics, understanding, and agenda in order to stay on task, carry out the mission and work a strategic plan is referred to as boardsmanshipCLICK HERE for a resource with another definition of boardsmanship.

A best practice summary for carrying out economic development in a location.

Use this search tool to Google for ... manufacturers information network (copy and paste the italicized words into the search box). We were asked to include Australia when we searched for the phrase the first time. We came up with Smart Link.net.AU (National Institute for manufacturing management). Without searching for Australia we found the website of the Tooling and Manufacturing Association (TMA) which we would classify as a manufacturers' information network because among industry related links it listed associations and societies. See the definition of network in the .network glossary.

Summary of Typical Responsibilities of a Nonprofit Board

define the purpose of the organization and set forth its mission.

title, define duties, select, assess, and guide the organization's top administrator.

develop and oversee a long-term plan within the context of the established purpose.

see to it that adequate resources are available in a timely manner to carry out the mission

support the controls and strengthening of the organization's strategic plan

be aware of and project the desired image of the organization as a group and individually

oversee the legal and ethical integrity of the organization

maintain a position to assess and act on questions of accountability

take responsibility for and control the conduct of the board within its established purview

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