Saturday, February 19, 2005
Louisiana has launched a new web site on business resources in the state. The site took over two years and $500,000. The site includes a database of over 88,000 businesses.
The site needs a better front end, though. The portal is too spartan and does not invite the user to interact. Even more serious questions: How will different people use and update the information?
The site needs more work, despite the money invested so far. For example, if you search for nanotechnology experts in Louisiana, you get a list of 8 people at Louisiana Tech. Click on a name, and you get an error message. Read more about the site. Or, visit the site.
posted by Ed Morrison |
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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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Background on Ed Morrison
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