Sunday, 23 September 2012

Glossary Of Small Business Terms part 31


ORDINARY INTEREST Simple interest based on a year of 360 days, contrasting with exact interest having a base year of 365 days.

OSDBU See Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization.

OSHA (OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH ACT) To assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women; by authorizing enforcement of the standards developed under the Act; by assisting and encouraging the States in their efforts to assure safe and healthful working conditions; by providing for research, information, education, and training in the field of occupational safety and health; and for other purposes.

OUTLAYS Net disbursements (cash payments in excess of cash receipts) for administrative expenses and for loans and related costs and expenses (e.g., gross disbursements for loans and expenses minus loan repayments, interest and fee income collected, and reimbursements received for services performed for other agencies).

PARTNERING A mutually beneficial business-to-business relationship based on trust and commitment and that enhances the capabilities of both parties.

PARTNERSHIP A legal relationship existing between two or more persons contractually associated as joint principals in a business.

PATENT A patent secures to an inventor the exclusive right to make, use and sell an invention for 17 years. Inventors should contact the U.S. Department of Commerce Patent Office.

PAY TABLES Government Choose More... for the latest OPM tables.

PAYMENT BOND A type of surety bond wherein the surety company guarantees payment from the contractor to parties who furnish labor, materials, equipment and supplies for a contract.

PCRs Procurement Center Representatives SBA's Procurement Center Representatives (PCRs) (Word 97) or (PDF), located in area offices, review and evaluate the small business programs of federal agencies and assist small businesses in obtaining federal contracts and subcontracts. Choosing More... will take you to a PDF listing. Or you may go to Word 97 listing at http://www.sba.gov/gc/pcr.doc

PDF Portable Document Format Many Government agencies now present information in

PERFORMANCE BOND A type of surety bond where the surety company guarantees the contractor will fulfill the contract in accordance with its terms.


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