Saturday 22 September 2012

Glossary Of Small Business Terms part 28


NATURAL RESOURCES ASSISTANCE PROGRAM The federal government sells large quantities of natural resources and surplus real and personal property authorized for sale in accordance with public law. SBA cooperates with other federal agencies to channel a fair share of this property and resources to small businesses. SBA's Natural Resources Sales Assistance Program is intended to ensure small businesses obtain a fair share of government property sales and leases through small business set-asides. SBA also provides counseling and other assistance to small businesses on government sales and leasing.

NEGATIVE NET WORTH A business condition when total liabilities exceed total assets.

NEGOTIATED GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE The sole and exclusive procedure available to all employees in a bargaining unit and the employer for processing grievances and disputes.

NEGOTIATION Contracting through the use of either competitive or other than competitive proposals and discussions. Any contract awarded without using sealed bidding procedures is a negotiated contract.

NEGOTIATION (CONTRACTING Contracting through the use of either competitive or other-than-competitive proposals and discussions. Any contract awarded without using sealed bidding procedures is a negotiated contract.

NEGOTIATION (EMPLOYEE) The "face to face" process used by local unions and the employer to exchange their views on those matters involving personnel policies and practices, or other matters affecting the working conditions of employees in the unit and reduced to a written binding agreement. Used also by contracting officers to reach agreement with potential contractors.

NEGOTIATION DISPUTE That point in negotiations where labor and management cannot come to an agreement on some or all of the issues on the bargaining table and the services of the FMCS have not been utilized.

NET WORTH Property owned (assets), minus debts and obligations owed (liabilities), is the owner's equity (net worth).

NEW MARKETS VENTURE CAPITAL NMVC The New Markets Venture Capital (NMVC) program is modeled after the Small Business Administration’s extremely successful Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program but has a specific mission of economic development in low-income (LI) areas. Through a combination of equity-type financing and intensive operational assistance to smaller businesses located in LI areas, the program seeks to assist local entrepreneurs, create quality employment opportunities for residents and build wealth within these communities. SBA intends to achieve these public policy objectives through financial assistance to newly formed



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