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For
Executives |
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Alternate home page |
for corporate executives |
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For
Professionals |
Home for FDI advisors |
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Alternate home page |
for service providers |
| For Area Representatives |
Welcome area reps! |
Services for areas |
Alternate starting points |
for area representatives |
| Shortcut tables |
To find service providers |
and area representatives |
found at bottom of pages |
for convenience |
| Display |
Suggested display and browser settings |
Known design issues |
Advice for browsing this site |
Technical website issues |
| Available files to download
See also : News section for press releases |
For area representatives |
GUIDE Network Survey |
Free. Very basic info to help
us maintain contacts |
Links to sections which
have Adobe Acrobat Reader .pdf files available to download directly for
common needs |
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GUIDE Area Profile application
process |
Basic service as shown in the
participant examples |
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Template for GUIDE Area
Profile presentations |
what to include in a draft |
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SICR application |
Available on request - contact us
directly |
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For professional service providers |
GUIDE Service Profile application
process |
Not yet available; refer to the
participant examples |
Similar to above, but
for service providers |
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SICR application |
Not yet available - contact us
directly for a proposal |
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For corporate executives |
GUIDE Network Survey for corporate executives |
Not yet available. Differs
from the area survey above. |
For future use |
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| Introduction
Graphic Executive Summary |
Introduction to GDI Solutions |
Explaining the vision |
What we do, how, and why |
General background explanations about Global
Direct Investment Solutions |
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Graphic - the Global Direct
Investment Funnel |
SICR graphic summary |
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GUIDE graphic summary |
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What is GDI
Solutions? |
How is the work performed? |
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Who does GDI Solutions
serve? |
Professional
independence and ethics |
Who we serve, and how |
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How
is it funded? |
What is
free, or not? Why? |
How can we do this? |
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Please help us to help you |
Benefits of participation |
Why and how to support our work as
a participant (client) |
| Services |
Service Highlights |
For Corporate Executives |
Free.
Really. Limitations. |
Details about what we do for corporate
executives, why, and how we work with them |
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Capital markets analogy |
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"Hot line", "One Stop Shop" |
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Performance goals, metrics |
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Why is this service valuable? |
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For Area
Representatives |
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What we do for the people who support our
services |
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For
Professional Service Providers |
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GUIDE Services
Graphic Summary of GUIDE
GUIDE = Globally Uniform Investment Data & Experience |
What is the
GUIDE service? |
Free GUIDE Network Survey -
for Corporate Executives |
A process to share more consistent and
reliable local knowledge, and do research into the experience of prior
investors, to support major capital investment decisions anywhere in the
world |
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The GUIDE Network |
Free GUIDE Network Survey -
for Area Representatives
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GUIDE
Area Profile |
GUIDE Area Profile example |
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GUIDE Area
Report |
GUIDE Service Profile |
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GUIDE Experience Report |
GUIDE Service Experience |
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GUIDE participant feedback |
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SICR Services
SICR = Shared Investor Communications & Relationships
Graphic Summary of SICR |
What is
SICR? |
Why SICR was created |
An independent relationship development
process to better serve major investors |
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The knowledge behind SICR |
The need for a better process |
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Not
"pushing" one area or service provider |
SICR business development
activities |
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Custom or shared research |
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Special research services |
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Participants
and selective contacts from our research work which may have no
relationship with GDI Solutions at this time. |
Professional services |
Area Representatives |
Tables of active participants |
Table of participants and other selective
contacts among the three networks we serve - corporate executives,
professional service providers, and area representatives or related sources
of information and investment project support.
Discloses whether
there is any contractual relationship, such as for GUIDE or SICR services by
GDI Solutions.
Additional details may be linked for active participants, such as
GUIDE Profiles or Reports, to provide more consistent information for
comparison purposes and ease of reference, including more specific contact
details. |
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Location consultants |
Incentive consultants |
project planning support
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Associations
and publishers |
Project tracking and research |
general market information |
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Construction & project mgmt. |
Architecture, engineering |
getting facility built, changed |
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Utilities |
Ports, Railways, Airports |
investor support services |
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Corporate real estate |
Developers, owners, REIT's |
transactions and services |
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Corporate tax planning |
Legal and administrative |
specialized project issues |
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Corporate strategy, structure |
Human resources |
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Government and related |
Services for economic dev. |
for area representatives |
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US
Northeast |
US
Mid-Atlantic |
Selective lists of economic development /
investment promotion agencies. This may include utilities, chambers
of commerce, government offices, and other information resources which can
be helpful to investors, generally with links to their own websites for
additional details.
Discloses whether there is any contractual relationship, as explained
in the sections on how to participate.
These are not intended to be comprehensive lists, nor are they all of
our contacts. |
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US Great
Lakes |
US
Southeast |
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US North Central |
US South Central |
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US
Mountain |
US
West Coast |
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Canada |
Example:
Tri-Cities WA |
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Mexico |
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Europe |
Example: County Durham |
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Australia, New Zealand |
Southeast Asia, Pacific |
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China, Hong Kong, Taiwan |
South Asia |
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Korea |
Japan |
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South
America |
Central America, Caribbean |
| Middle East |
Africa |
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Corporations |
Executive feedback |
if agreed to disclose here |
| To Participate |
How to participate |
For corporate executives |
executives - just
contact us |
How the three types of contacts can
participate more actively in the services |
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Graphical funnel explaining
the investment decision support process |
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Graphic on building the
knowledge base |
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For professional service
providers (SICR service) |
free networking or SICR or GUIDE work together |
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Welcome Area Representatives! |
How to participate (areas) |
various ways to participate, from free
networking to more valuable SICR, GUIDE work |
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Value proposition (areas) |
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Graphical funnel explaining the
project support process |
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Download GUIDE Network Survey form
to participate |
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Application for GUIDE Area
Profile participation |
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Pricing examples (areas) |
| Referrals |
Referral process highlights |
Project Confidentiality |
The qualification process |
Explains the process of making and receiving
referrals through GDI Solutions |
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Sharing "Lessons Learned"
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Recycling active project work |
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Sharing "Proven Solutions" |
The "Rumor Mill"
Solution |
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From Corporate Executives |
To Corporate
Executives |
Provides examples and explains how and why to
make referrals through GDI Solutions |
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To Area
Representatives |
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To
Professional Services |
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From Area Representatives |
To Corporate
Executives |
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To Area
Representatives |
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To
Professional Services |
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From Professional Service Providers |
To
Corporate Executives |
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To Area
Representatives |
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To
Professional Services |
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From GDI Solutions |
To
Corporate Executives |
Explains how GDI Solutions makes referrals to
active participants or other contacts |
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To Area
Representatives |
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To
Professional Services |
| Projects |
Examples of past projects |
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Selective, authorized,
non-confidential project information |
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Open requests for support |
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| Maps |
Maps of
the world |
Canada |
Additional local maps may be linked to some GUIDE Area Profiles of
participating areas and
the regional tables of participants, such as to highlight locations which
may be unfamiliar to many executives, or to clarify the area which is
served. Greater details can be found on their own local websites.
Simple maps are provided here for ease of use and consistency when
executives or their advisors are trying to identify and compare areas of
interest. |
Maps for
convenient reference and graphical links to the relevant tables of
Participants, contacts, and information |
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US regional maps |
Mexico |
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US Hawaii Alaska Pacific |
US Northeast - NY CT VT NH MA RI ME |
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US California Nevada |
US Mid-Atlantic - PA NJ MD DE DC VA
WV NC |
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US Oregon Washington |
US Southeast - FL GA SC |
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US Mountain - AZ CO NM UT WY ID MT |
US Southeast - GA TN MS AL |
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US North Central - IA KS NE ND SD
MO |
US Great Lakes East - OH IN KY MI
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US South Central - TX OK AR LA |
US Great Lakes Midwest - IL MN WI |
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Europe |
UK and Ireland |
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China and Taiwan |
Korea |
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Southeast Asia |
Japan |
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Australia & New Zealand |
Africa |
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Brazil |
Central America & Caribbean |
| Southern South America |
Northern South America |
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South Asia
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Middle East
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News |
News about GDI
Solutions |
Press Release 09/21/02
(Adobe Acrobat Reader) |
Business, website launch at IEDC event |
Recent press releases about GDI Solutions |
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Press Release 11/12/02
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GUIDE Network Survey launch at
CoreNet event |
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Press Release 11/12/02 |
GUIDE Area Profile and SICR launch
at CoreNet |
| Special |
Special
Interest |
Virus precautions |
Highlighting information of special interest
to participants |
| Biography |
GDI Solutions |
Bruce Donnelly |
Professional experience |
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Essay : Personal philosophy behind this
business |
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"Venture Philanthropy" : Favorite charities |
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Biography |
Business Location International |
Marcel De Meirleir |
Selective contacts |
| under development |
will add Participants in future |
| The Market |
The Market |
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Selective information about the direct
investment market |
| Future Services |
GDI Forum™ |
GDI Alerts™ |
Services under
development. Suggestions welcome. |
| Events |
Events |
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Where to find us. Event suggestions are
welcome. |
| Careers |
Careers |
Academic Programs |
Career opportunities and resources in this
market |
| Disclaimer |
Legal disclaimer of liability |
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Legalese. Don't shoot the messenger.
We just try to make good referrals. We don't control the outcomes. |
| Feedback |
Feedback about GDI Solutions, or suggestions |
Please call or e-mail with comments or
suggestions |
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