Ark. Code Ann. § 15-4-405

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Companies qualified for loan application and sale - Apportioning available funds

Official statutory text

(a) Any small business investment company which qualifies and is licensed by the United States Small Business Administration as a small business investment company authorized to do business in this state and to make loans and provide investment funds for capital improvements to persons whose participation in the free enterprise system is hampered because of social or economic disadvantage shall be entitled to apply with the Division of Minority Business Enterprise of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission for loans under the provisions of this subchapter and may sell to the division loans made to small business concerns eligible to receive the loans under the provisions of this subchapter. (b) If applications for loans or applications to sell investment loans filed with the division exceed the funds available for such purposes, the Arkansas Economic Development Council shall promulgate appropriate rules to apportion to each such small business investment company its pro rata share of available loan funds in accordance with guidelines and standards promulgated by the council. Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1056, eff. 7/24/2019. Acts 1985, No. 869, § 10; A.S.A. 1947, § 9-578.

(a) Any small business investment company which qualifies and is licensed by the United States Small Business Administration as a small business investment company authorized to do business in this state and to make loans and provide investment funds for capital improvements to persons whose participation in the free enterprise system is hampered because of social or economic disadvantage shall be entitled to apply with the Division of Minority Business Enterprise of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission for loans under the provisions of this subchapter and may sell to the division loans made to small business concerns eligible to receive the loans under the provisions of this subchapter.

(b) If applications for loans or applications to sell investment loans filed with the division exceed the funds available for such purposes, the Arkansas Economic Development Council shall promulgate appropriate rules to apportion to each such small business investment company its pro rata share of available loan funds in accordance with guidelines and standards promulgated by the council.

Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 1056, eff. 7/24/2019.

Acts 1985, No. 869, § 10; A.S.A. 1947, § 9-578.

Status: in_force

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