define NIACS
... (acronym) North
American Industry Classification System
define nanocorp
define natural
buffer ... real estate parcel, strip or site left
or restored as green space
define navigation bar
define NCFEDO ... National
Council For Economic Development Organizations
define negative
cash flow ... less money coming in than going out.
define negative
return ... a loss from an investment see
ROI
define negative value:
... .
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 servicemore
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.
define 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. The
Network advocates
taking an amicable approach to building and maintaining
relationships, except when observing the traditions or
prevailing
event-guidelines
of a specific
group, or when its clear that mood is strictly
business ... formalities
required. The
Network publishes a guide: Eight
Essentials for Successful Networking
networking event:
... the occurrence of networking at
a given time and place. An event happens when
when two or more people get together and make an attempt
to find mutual areas of interest which might lead
to the development of working relationships; a business
networking event, for example, an after-hours gatherings
of members of a chamber
of commerce. Most
associations thrive
on organizing networking events around their business meetings.
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, communication
technology, and
the World Wide Web were indications that changes were underway.
Using the search engine at the top of this page, copy and
paste the following italicized text line keeping quotation
marks intact: "new economy" industrial age.
Before the above paragraph was up-dated it indicated that
information was
difficult
to
capture
and
hold as it
flowed
through
such channels as the Internet. It stated that the
New Economy was volatile. Part of explanation
of why the statement was included in the definition
are in
answer to a question about running into dead
ends while
searching online.
new venture startup:
... the outset of a venture or
that of an enterprise as
a result of new
venture planning.
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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