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general information:

A catchall as an item of location data, such as that which shows as a link at the websites of places seeking economic development, i.e. it's an economic development data element. General information is typically a header for a set of links at a website (for example). It may be a header for a profile which groups informational items not covered under other location data elements.

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B2B / B2C:

B2 stands for Business To as in Business To Business (B2B) and Business To Consumer (B2C). Two additional acronyms are described at www.CheshireHenbury.com

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B2B market research:

We found MarketResearch.com for a .network user who asked us to deliver on our search promise regarding market research. At the time we used IxQuick, a meta search engine which can be accessed through page 3 of The Network introduction. This resource serves as an example of B2B and offers information for sale; nevertheless, its advanced search tool is available for use without having to register at the website. A marketing file in Find Me Here.com has additional information unrelated to www.marketresearch.com. The file is primarily dedicated to economic development marketing but offers worthwhile information and links about the subject in general. A definition of economic development market research is available elsewhere in this resource archive along with a definition of economic development marketing research.

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enterprise zones:

... enterprise development zones. The zones are designated areas within locations where incentives are provided for business and industry development. Such zones most often receive the patronage of government programs and are designed for job creation or community development or redevelopment. Sometimes zone cover entire locations and are called enterprise communities. The expression empowerment zone is a related term.

Enterprise zone or similar expressions may appear in community profiles or at the websites of economic development organizations as location data elements. See page 2 of About Site Selection for a collection of location data elements that include zones for enterprise and economic development (review the .network mission statement.if you are curious about this definition).
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The Northeast-Midwest Institute published Lessons from the Field by Edith M. Pepper in 1997. It defined empowerment zones and enterprise communities as ... HUD and the Department of Agriculture. Empowerment Zones (EZs) and Enterprise Communities (ECs) are geographic areas targeted to receive special federal treatment and incentives in order to attract private investment and other economic activity. See the Z-page of the Enterprise and Economic Development Glossary for a list of various zone designations that existed at the time Edith Pepper wrote her resource paper. Pepper's writings have addressed sustainable communities, brownfield redevelopment and other environmental concerns surrounding enterprise and economic development ... use the search engine at the top of this page to query the Web for more about what she has published.

Suggestion: Copy and paste the following italicized text, keeping quotation marks intact.

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spacerSearch the Web for ... Edith Pepper "Northeast-Midwest Institute"

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Alibaba.com / China resources:

The online overview of Alibaba Group of companies states that it is a B2B/e-commerce enterprise. It indicates that www.alibaba.com.cn (China Marketplace) is focused on suppliers and buyers trading domestically in China. Alibaba Group is based in Hangzhou, eastern China.

To search for other resources for enterprise and economic development in China, Google the Web from the top of this page. Suggestion: Copy and search with the following italicized text. The first suggestion is ... Hangzhou enterprise economic development China contacts. Try substituting the name of another place of interest other than Hangzhou. More suggestions:

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spacerSearch the Web for ... high-tech industry development zones China contact
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spacerSearch the Web for ... Hangzhou China economic development contacts

CLICK HERE for a definition of high-tech industry development zone.

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Yahoo! China::

Update of the original information published here: Yahoo! China, acquired in 2005 by Alibaba.com Corporation. The e-commerce company ... (operates) the world's largest online marketplaces for both international and domestic China trade, as well as China's most popular online payment system, AliPay. Alibaba.com also owns and operates. This resource was first submitted to The Network as a B2B example of Chinese enterprise development and global outreach. International headquarters are in Hong Kong. US contact is in San Jose, CA.

Google Searches for a Home in China, Business Week Online, 06/06, by Bruce Einhorn. Article indicates Baidu is Google's main china competition, not Alibaba's Yahoo! China. This is an update in this issue of the report about a partnership that integrated Google's Chinese Language Search and WebSearch into NetEase/Content Channel Network (2000 news release).

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China industries:

Search for an industrial directory by copying and pasting the following italicized text at the top of this page. The search engine provided is powered by Google:

spacerSearch the Web for ... industrial directory China enterprises.

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China economic development:

Google the Web for Chinese development contacts at the top of this page by copying the following italicized text:. China economic development contacts or Chinese embassy economic development contacts. Try substituting the name of any country that interest you for the word China or Chinese. Also, the Area Development section of Economic Development .net opens to a global list of countries. In the event that a name of a country listed is not linked, you can send an anonymous email to The Network. We (who we are) will respond by providing the free personal service of opening the country file with links to contacts. This offer of free assistance also applies to your search for economic development contacts for regions and other locales within a country. Taking advantage of this opportunity saves you time and effort. Its certainly cost-effective. It also helps build a specialized online information service.

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new venture planning:

There is plenty of emphasis on organizing a business plandashsee Business in the .network library. Look in the section for small business resource links, for example. Business plan is defined in the .network glossary with a link to Elements of a Business Plan, an online resource article (source). You can take you business plan to the bank but expect it to be challenged by anyone there with experience in making loans for new venture startups.
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Two potential areas for failing with venture planning are market analysis and spreading the word in the market in that the enterprise is in business. Market analysis contributes to site selection with an aim towards success. Market analysis can contribute to development of a marketing plan but the researcher needs skills, especially gathering reliable information in support of a small business startups. New ventures started up by inexperienced entrepreneurs are often When they ask us to help them craft a marketing plan, they are often surprised that additional research is needed. Why? Because the research scope did not include what the marketer needs. It includes what the author and/or researcher decided was important or as often as not, what information was available. Here is our advice: plan first. The information needed for the marketing plan should be very clearly defined in the research scope. This will save time and money

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resource library of Marketing Power.com:

Browse a dictionary available at www.marketingpower.com/layouts/Dictionary.aspx. Note that the M_page of the dictionary has definitions of both market research and marketing research. The .network glossary has definitions of market analysis, market appraisal, marketing plan, marketing, and market. The Network also offers an economic development marketing resource with links to useful guides and other information.

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Bureau of Economic Analysis / U. S. Department of Commerce:

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The glossary, for example, defines enterprise as ... a business, service, or membership organization consisting of one or more establishments under common, direct or indirect, ownership or control. It is the highest level of establishment aggregation. An enterprise may vary in composition, ranging from a single- establishment company to a complex family of parent and subsidiary companies (firms under common ownership or control)dashlinks in the quote are to to other BEA glossary definitions. The definition of enterprise in the .network glossary is tied to economic development (enterprise and economic development). It was placed there as a precursor to creating the term enterprise development in order to expand industrial development and economic development into a larger arena than that of accommodating site selection or facilities location.

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Hoovers:

Hoover's, Inc., provides enterprise, industry, and market information, services and tools. The company is online at http://www.hoovers.com/free where you will find, for example, an offer of a free download of the Fortune 500 list. There is a search tool available at the website; also additional third-party library keyword searches are available. For direct access to Hoover's webpage for small business, CLICK HERE. The specific Hoovers.com webpage mentioned under the B2B definition above is headed by Looking For B2B Opportunities? The page offers a free pass access to ... over 16 million companies and their executives, news from 3,000 newspaper, press release, and industry sources ... and more.

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