Non-profit organizations

Non-profit organizations

Abbreviated as NGO, and also known as not-for-profit organisation; an organisation that does not distribute its surplus capital to shareholders or owners, but instead uses them to pursue its original goals.They are usually exempt from income and property tax and most often include charitable organisations, trade unions and public arts organisations.

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Roseau

Geography; Capitals

capital of Dominica

small business investment companies (SBIC)

Financial services; Venture capital

SBICs (Small Business Investment Companies) are lending and investment firms that are licensed by the federal government. The licensing enables them to borrow from the federal ...

audit trail

Retail; Others

A method of tracking transactions through the entire sequence of their history so that all financial information can be traced. Certain reports should be printed or stored ...

forfeited game

Sports; Baseball

When one team does not show up to play. The game is declared ended by the umpire in favor of the team that did show up, by the score of 9 to 0, for violation of the rules. Never ...

backers

Sports; Shooting

These are plain white cards that are put a certain distance behind each target and they assist in determining the origin of a shot, also if two bullets went through the same hole ...