| The Enterprise and Economic Development Glossary |
| a resource of the .network library |
economic development ... the process within an economy that sustains vitality and fosters growth for a location; activities directed towards economic growth as they are monitored, serviced or controlled on behalf of a place by area and local development representatives (see the definition of economic developer below) working in conjunction with an ally network; the growth experience within a development economy brought about by the events of startup, expansion or productivity improvement by business enterprises, thus making the term enterprise and economic development applicable to the .network mission. Economic development has a plethora of definitions. The one
above is presented within the context of the operations of The
Network. To come up with a meaning that is applicable to a different
use for the term, take a look at the
collection of economic development definitions we (who
we are) maintain in About
Economic Development. The goal in putting the collection together
was to have together in one place online all operative words and phrases
for making one comprehensive and commonly recognizable definition Organization
of the collection began with our attempt to answer .network users questions
about where to find an official definition of economic development. (our
answer) |
| economic developer ... an economic development practitioner recognized as such. For example, area and local development representatives identified as such by job description or by recognized credentials of certification are economic developers. Economic developers are mission contacts. In a broad sense, anyone actively engaged in a process that fits a definition published in About Economic Development and is seen as having contributed to growth and change for improvement of an economy qualifies as an economic developer. related: About Economic Development
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