NIACS ... (acronym)
North
American Industry Classification System
nanocorp:
... an enterprise with few employees
and ruthlessly
small by design; a solo worker using cutting-edge
technology or nanotechnology;
a micro-enterprise.
navigation bar:
... a graphic
element such as the one shown below which is linked to
demonstrate .network navigation.
To navigate means controlling your course with
a sense of where you are and where you are headed.
The navigation
bar typically has file
folder graphics to help you move between websites
of The Network. You will often see additional attachments,
for example, a
button linked to details about a unique search promise.
More navigation graphics are defined in Appendix
H of this Enterprise
and Economic Development Glossary.
  
NCFEDO ... (acronym) National
Council For Economic Development Organizations.
negative cash flow ... less money coming in than going out.
negative return:
... a loss, as a negative ROI; i.e.,
negative Return On an Investment.
negative value:
... the lost power of goods or services
to command something in exchange on the basis of what is
mutually accepted as fair (value)
beyond their value at the time of last transaction. If an investor
holds something of negative value, it is worth less than what he
or she paid for it.
net: (financial term)
... the remainder from
an amount after all deductions have been made. Also, to
net or to have netted or netting means to earn profits.
net: (domain name extension)
... dot net (.net) as a domain
name extension. Domain names are exclusive.
For example, the .network website
http://www.economicdevelopment.net stands for economic
development network. The dot net extension for the website
indicates that The
Network has the only legitimate claim
to Economic
Development Network online.
net after taxes:
... operating income remaining after
all charges, including all government obligations, are
paid.
net income:
... the sum arrived at after deducting
all expenses, including taxes and bad debts, from gross
income; a sum generally arrived at before
accounting for depreciation.
net migration:
... migration is the difference between
the number of people moving into and area and the number
of people moving out; a labor supply
indicator used by HR professionals.
net operating income:
NOI is
the remaining balance after deduction against the gross
receipts for all fixed and operating expenses but
before deduction for any debt service more
information.
network:
... a group
that engages in networking; an
environment for building, renewing, and maintaining relationships
which facilitates business
development or social
networking, or a combination of both. Various
types of networks serve enterprise
and economic development.
The Network ... see
comments about the .network logo. CLICK
HERE to learn more.
networker:
... one who engages in networking
activities, i.e.,
in networking as defined below
networking:
... the event (next definition) of a
purposeful information exchange intended to bring
about a working relationship. CLICK
HERE to see where networking
fits into using The Network.
networking event:
... the occurrence of networking at
a given time and place. An event happens when
when two people get together and make an attempt to
find mutual areas of interest which might lead
to the development of working relationships. On the other
hand, an event of business
networking may
be described as a group gathering organized to bring resource
and
service providers together with those who are likely to
need what they have to offer. An
example of an organized event are the after-hours gatherings
of members of chambers
of commerce which are as much recognized for their
networking opportunities as they are for socializing. Most
associations regularly organize networking events around
their business meetings as a basic effort to
keep members interested which leads to them being
better able to sustain themselves.
New Economy:
... the emerging economy anticipated at the outset of
the 21st century as a transition of power
and influence from the Industrial Age. The emergence
of electronics, computers, communications technologies,
and the World Wide
Web were indications that changes were underway. The
New Economy is volatile. The term was eclipsed by events
of September 11, 2001.
new venture startup:
... an enterprise as
it gets underway; result of an entrepreneurs efforts;
that which comes about after a new
venture plan is followed an operational
enterprise exists; a venture at
its outset.
net worth ... the
value remaining after deducting liabilities from
assets.
NGO:
... acronym
for Non-Governmental Organization. For example, there is a
an organization identified as the Palestinian NGO Development
Center or NDC (www.ndc.ps). The initials NDC stand
for NGO Development Center. There's a NGO reference at www.devdir.org
which a user suggested we (who
we are) list in the resource
archive of The Network.
NLRB:
... National
Labor Relations Board (US); federal agency
that oversees and reports on union election activities
as well as other relational activities between management
and labor.
non-exempt employee:
... a worker receiving an hourly wage subject
to US Department
of Labor wage and hour laws that dictate
he be
paid overtime when on the job for an expended period.
nonpartisan:
... without bias or an affiliation that suggests
or establishes representation. This definition sets
forth the unbiased position of The
Network as it serves members
of its user group. The
position is made clear by a
unique search promise and the
fact that all resource
and service providers throughout
the
world engaged
in enterprise and economic development are
offered the opportunity to list in Find Me Here.com for
free. Using
the word nonpartisan interchangeably with unbiased addresses
the fact that economic
development is universally influenced or controlled by
politics. The term partisan
is most
often associated with politics, e.g., partisan
politics. See our (who
we are) answer to a question
often asked about who
controls or influences the policies and operations of The
Network.
nonprofit versus not for profit:
... interchangeable terms, both meaning that
there is no net
profit, at least not to the extent of making a
distribution of capital to
investors or stockholders. Arguably, a non profit enterprise
is one that doesn't make money whether its intended to
or not. Not-for-profit may be used to clearly indicate
that an organization doesn't distribute profits to
individuals or for-profits.
not monitored: (unencumbered access)
... in regard to working online, an expression
that means you are not being watched when visiting a website.
That
includes not asking you to register. The
Network has a
firm policy about monitoring its websites. Visitors are
not asked to provide information about themselves before
becoming
users.
Users are not monitored in any way that reveals who
they are. Our (who
we are) no monitoring policy is framed
around a unique
search promise. It is part of The Network privacy
policy. Instructions for sending
an email make it clear
that we
do not want your personal information unless you choose
to to provide it.
null and void:
... cancelled as having no worth, legal force, or effect;
therefore, non-binding, unenforceable.
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