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(Southeast US), national and North America type operations including pharmaceuticals and biotechnology) to.guide activities and expenditures. 3. Operate and maintain a comprehensive web site showcasing available County properties. Develop new strategy to drive potential prospects to EDC Web site through search engines, existing collateral and affiliate Web sites and to serve Web site visitors with targeted content for target businesses interested in CabaITus County. 4. Capture prospect data such as contact information, reason(s) for relocating, special interests, and company statistics through a Web-based form that rewards visitors with additional information on CabaITus County. 5. Promote small business development by providing direct assistance to existing enterprise, advice on business plans for aspiring business owners and by referrals to the staffs of impacted municipalities responsible for small business assistance. 6. Develop new businesses by using targeted industry list and making regular economic development business contacts. These contacts will be generated by no fewer than 12 business development sales trips. 7. Assist new and developing businesses by facilitating financing through packaging and administration of SBA 504 loans and other loan programs. Make businesses, large and small aware of all applicable incentive programs available from the municipalities and other entities. 8. Develop a special strategy for marketing existing industrial/office buildings located within older business districts and center city areas and use any applicable individualized plans developed by the municipalities as guidelines for redevelopment. 9. Compile and maintain a separate list of available properties in Cabarrus County suitable for Class A office and Research & Development space. 10. Compile and maintain list of Charlotte area office space and business park developers and use list for contacts to actively promote Cabarrus County as a location for such activity. C. Oversight of the CORE SERVICES. and MARKETING and REQUIREMENT SERVICES 1. The EDC Board shall' approve all promotional and marketing materials before publication. 2. The annual business plan, including a marketing plan, is subject to review and approval by the EDC Board. 3. When deemed necessary to take advantage of marketing opportunities and/or other opportunities to advance the Cabarrus County as a location site for a specific project, the EDC may request an alteration in the business plan subject to approval by the EDC Board. . D. The EDC agrees to follow the funding guidelines listed below 1. City funds shall be used by the EDC solely for the above stated purposes and will be accounted for so. that use can be reported and audited per Government Accounting Board Standards. 4_ I 6-