Friday, November 08, 2002
EDPros need to coordinate their regional marketing. One of the best web sites we've seen promotes the "Right Corner of Texas". The home page is clean and concise. You're also one click away from building searches and useful community data. Finally, the site balances the Right Corner brand with the different brand identities of the partner ED organizations.
The Northeast Texas Economic Developer's Roundtable, a group of economic development representatives from 23 counties in the region, manages the site. The Roundtable includes 43 partners. Take a look. Go
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Some Background on EDPro Weblog
The purpose of this weblog is to help economic development professionals -- EDPros -- keep up with the changes sweeping our profession. Strap on your goggles. It's a whole new game. There are no experts any more. The only place to learn about economic development is from other EDPros who are doing it.
One other point: the prevaling approach (paradigm, if you like) in economic development is shifting from competition to collaboration. There are a lot of reaasons underlying this shift, but here's the important insight: You, your community, and your region will do better by collaborating and sharing information.
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Speaking and workshops on Open Source Economic Development
As the idea of Open Source Economic Development starts spreading, more people are asking about it. Visit the I-Open web site to learn more. My colleagues and I are happy to explain the basic concepts in a talk or a workshop. E-mail Susan Alshuler if you'd like to learn more about workshops and speaking.
Background on Ed Morrison
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Here's a good regional web site
