2002.1.1
associations:
Association is
defined in the .network glossary where it is stated ...
any organization that
is formed with a purpose to foster networking among
its members. Organization is combined below with other keywords in order to demonstrate a search of the Web having a relationship to
the mission of The Network.
Search the Web: membership
organization enterprise economic development
The glossary definition of association also makes the statement
... Seeing that an association publishes its membership
directory online and makes it freely accessible is an indication
of its orientation towards business
networking. The point is made to bring recognition to the fact
that many associations of resource
and service providers engaged in enterprise
and economic development have contact
directories freely available online
for the convenience of enterprise
developers, site
selectors and other
economic
development prospects. Here is the applicable key word combination:
Search the Web: membership enterprise economic development directory
links for association members interested in the mission
of The Network:
access to a definition
of an association in its relationship to enterprise and economic
development keywords membership organization economic
development directory
definition
of association: IRS / Internal Revenue Service / US Treasury Department
example of searchable economic development directory listings in The
Network
about
participating in The Network (as a contact)
about the Global
Registry of Contacts (a contact
directory)
FAQ: Is The Network an association or its it owned or controlled
by one?
The answer is no on all three counts. For more information see the
answer to
questions about who pays for the operations of The Network.
Likewise, see the answer to
the a question sometimes asked about whether or not The Network is
owned or controlled by a special
interest group.
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2002.1.2
the membership directory and the association:
Perhaps the most important networking is that which is done on
a person-to-person basis between individuals with special skills and
experience ...In order to build a global skill inventory, we present
this list of leaders drawn from participants in ... quoted from
a webpage of an association of site
selectors, their suppliers and service
providers, and
economic
developers. The quote emphasizes the relationship
between networking and the basic concept of the association.
CLICK
HERE for comments and more about today's status of the above quote.
CLICK
HERE for access to Web search demonstrations regarding networking.
... meetings
are getting too big and difficult for effective networking ... a
quote from a online reprint of an article explaining that a group
of members
from the International
Development Research Council formed a new association
in order to have meetings that are ... far smaller and more
intimate than the large, often unwieldy conferences that now typify
many industry
associations. The source is an online article, IAMC:
Focus on Industrial Firms, Corporate Members Carves Out Distinct Niche,
by Jack Lynne or Site Selection Magazine.
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2002.1.3
locations seeking economic development
The most effective local organization with responsibilities for economic
development enjoy the participation of both public and private sector
leaders. There should be a best
practices approach in organizing and carrying out the work program.
It has
been said that economic development representatives for locations are
engaged in a specialized form of marketing.
Winning is important. The competition can be stiff or the challenge daunting
in the pursuit of prospects.
It is a best practice to
focus on achieving success for the long-term for both location and economic
development prospect. The one thing a place cannot
afford to be without is location
data.
A study outside The Network by an advisor on economic development marketing
produced a report and subsequent updates about various ways site
selectors and other leaders of enterprise
development like to learn about what locations have
to offer. Given that economic development is a networkers' game we incorporated the
essence of the report into Essentials
for Success.
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2002.1.4
small business development:
Here we add guidance for small business to go along with organizing
a search of Web for Canadian economic development contacts (see demonstrations
below).
Search the Web for ...
Canada small business development association contacts
Atlantic Canada small business development contacts
Toronto, CA small business development contacts
Nova Scotia small business association economic development contacts
Western Canada small business development directory contacts
Canada
economic development "directory for small business"
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2002.1.5
ENTERWeb (Canada)
...sources of information on small business, finance, international
trade, entrepreneurship, enterprise development and the economy ... The
Enterprise Development Website. ENTERWeb is privately owned and single-handedly
operated by Jean-Claude Lorin of
Hull, PQ, Canada. ENTERWeb discusses enterprise development in ... developed
and developing countries.
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2002.1.6
AARP Small Business (USA)
AARP (American Association
of Retired Persons) has a large membership made up of many experienced
business leaders.
Even in retirement, a lot of the association's members are active as
entrepreneurs and independent workers.
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2002.1.7
IBISWorld.com
The website has a search tool that you can freely use if interested
in industry risks and market research as well as specific companies
and business
environment ... (IBISWorld.com brings) together
all the facts and figures that describe the external operating environment
of any company its
industry. CLICK
HERE for a webpage that lists US industry reports available and
provides a search tool. The
Network tested this research resource by searching for real estate
development under industry risk ratings. The search returned one research
report available: Land
Subdivision and Land Development in the US - 23311. It then provide
for a search within the report. (See the .network glossary
definition of risk
management.)
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2002.1.8
BizMiner.com
Jon Brandow (the
Brandow Company, Camp Hill, PA) offers Biz Miner,
which comes under the heading of small business services. Brandow
has experience as an economic development project manager. Among
the products
and services
offered are are economic profiles; therefore, we list this resource
among data
brokers in Find Me Here.com, where you will also find a link
to ...
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2002.1.9
Business Know-how: http://www.businessknowhow.com
... marketing services and products for entrepreneurs and small
business owners.
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2002.1.10
SBIRWorld.com
... has ties to the US Small Business Administration,
primarily seeking to create opportunities for small businesses
and US nonprofit research institutions to work together.
SBIR stands
for Small Business
Innovation Research, which includes technology transfer.
The SBIRWorld
website is sponsored by the National Science Foundation.
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2002.1.11
A reader of The Resource Report asked about associations of economic
developers in Canada that publish their membership directories online
and make them freely available for finding contacts. The question apparently
came from searching and finding US
/ Economic Development Directories.
Also, it came as The
Network began rebuilding its websites
to accommodate a
version Google to be deployed for searching either
selected websites or the Web.
Search the Web for ...
Canada "economic development directory" association
Atlantic
Canada "economic development directory" association
Toronto
Canada "economic development directory" association
Nova
Scotia Canada "economic development directory" association
Western
Canada "economic development directory" associations
Canada "economic
development directory"
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