Small Business Investment Company Program

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U.S. federal government program small business financing program

The Small Business Investment Company Program is a U.S. government initiative that licenses and supports privately managed investment funds to provide long-term capital to small businesses.

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Surface form	Occurrences
SBIC Program	1
SBIC program of the U.S. Small Business Administration	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	U.S. federal government program ⓘ small business financing program ⓘ
abbreviation	Small Business Investment Company Program self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: SBIC Program
administeredBy	U.S. Small Business Administration ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Small Business Investment Company Program ⓘ surface form: SBIC program of the U.S. Small Business Administration
beneficiaryType	for-profit small businesses ⓘ
benefits	access to SBA-guaranteed leverage for SBICs ⓘ expanded capital availability for qualifying small businesses ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
establishedBy	Small Business Act of 1958 ⓘ surface form: Small Business Investment Act of 1958 United States Congress ⓘ surface form: U.S. Congress
excludes	most real estate investment businesses ⓘ passive investment vehicles ⓘ
fundingMechanism	federally guaranteed leverage to private investment capital ⓘ
geographicScope	nationwide within the United States ⓘ
goal	to fill gaps in the private capital market for small businesses ⓘ to mobilize private capital for small business investment ⓘ
investmentFocus	small businesses that meet SBA size standards ⓘ
investmentInstruments	equity ⓘ mezzanine financing ⓘ subordinated debt ⓘ
legalAuthority	Small Business Act of 1958 ⓘ surface form: Small Business Investment Act of 1958
licenses	Small Business Investment Companies ⓘ
overseenBy	Administrator of the Small Business Administration ⓘ surface form: SBA Administrator
policyArea	economic development ⓘ small business development ⓘ
provides	leverage in the form of SBA-guaranteed debentures to licensed SBICs ⓘ regulatory oversight of licensed SBICs ⓘ
purpose	to increase the availability of long-term capital to small businesses ⓘ to stimulate growth and expansion of small businesses ⓘ
regulator	U.S. Small Business Administration ⓘ surface form: U.S. Small Business Administration Office of Investment and Innovation
relatedProgram	CDC/504 Loan Program ⓘ surface form: Small Business Administration 504 Loan Program Small Business Administration 7(a) Loan Program ⓘ
requires	compliance with SBA regulations and reporting requirements ⓘ licensing of SBIC fund managers by SBA ⓘ
sector	business finance ⓘ private equity ⓘ venture capital ⓘ
startDate	1958 ⓘ
structure	public-private partnership ⓘ
supports	privately managed investment funds ⓘ
targetBeneficiaries	small businesses ⓘ
typeOfLeverage	debenture SBIC leverage ⓘ participating securities SBIC leverage ⓘ
website	https://www.sba.gov/sbic ⓘ

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Small Business Investment Company Program → abbreviation → Small Business Investment Company Program self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: SBIC Program

Small Business Investment Company Program → alsoKnownAs → Small Business Investment Company Program ⓘ

this entity surface form: SBIC program of the U.S. Small Business Administration

U.S. Small Business Administration → operatesProgram → Small Business Investment Company Program ⓘ