NVTC Launches Unique Web-based Resource: The NVTC Global Resource Map
Map Will Facilitate International Strategic Business Partnerships and Educate Technology Companies in Northern Virginia and Beyond about Global BusinessHerndon, VA, April 23, 2007 - The Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) has launched a unique Web-based resource for the technology business community of Northern Virginia and beyond: the NVTC Global Resource Map (www.NVTCGlobalResourceMap.org). The goals of the map, geared for both technology companies with an established international presence and for those interested in "going global," are to facilitate international strategic business partnerships and educate companies about business in the global economy.
"While obtaining data for the map, NVTC confirmed the fact that a large, diverse number of our member companies have international operations," said Jim LeBlanc, Member of the NVTC Board of Directors, founding Chairman and current Board Liaison to the NVTC International Committee, and Executive Director of the American-Kuwaiti Alliance. "This impressive international presence shows that Northern Virginia companies are an important part of the global technology economy. NVTC member companies of all sizes realize that their market and their competition aren't local-they are global. Companies that ignore this fact are at risk of being at a serious competitive disadvantage."
The site will feature an interactive world map where visitors will be able to locate NVTC member companies doing business in countries all over the world. While listing on the map is a benefit of NVTC membership, anyone can access the map and its resources for free.
From the home page of the map's site, visitors can access an interactive world map, in which one can click on a particular region of the world to learn which NVTC companies are doing business there. Visitors can then further drill down by country and even by industry sector. At any stage one can review the profile of each NVTC company doing business in the targeted area or business sector. In addition and for each region and country, the map also provides a list of resources for companies interested in pursuing business opportunities in that particular part of the world. These resources will be continually enhanced.
"Every company, no matter what size, needs to consider its global market and competition right from the start," said Randy Reade, Chairman of the NVTC International Committee and President of Zipzone Ltd. "The NVTC International Committee has a responsibility to educate NVTC members not only on how to develop an effective global business plan, but also on complex international trade agreements and policy issues that directly affect U.S. businesses in the global marketplace."
The launch represents Phase I in a multi-phase effort to make the map NVTC's global portal. The NVTC Global Resource Map was the "brainchild" of the NVTC International Committee. Visit the NVTC Global Resource Map at www.NVTCGlobalResourceMap.org. To learn more about NVTC and the NVTC International Committee, visit www.nvtc.org.
