Maine Revised Statutes Title 10. Commerce and Trade § 382. Definitions

1. Board. “Board” means the Small Enterprise Growth Board.

2. Fund. “Fund” means the Small Enterprise Growth Fund.

3. Program. “Program” means the Small Enterprise Growth Program, which encompasses the Small Enterprise Growth Fund and any side fund created by the board.

3-A. Program funds. “Program funds” means the Small Enterprise Growth Fund and any side funds created by the board.

4. Qualifying small business. “Qualifying small business” means, for the purpose of an initial disbursement by the board under section 388, a business employing 50 or fewer employees or having gross sales not exceeding $5,000,000 within the most recent 12 months for which financial statements are available. For the purpose of a subsequent disbursement, “qualifying small business” means a business to which the board has previously made a disbursement and that, in the judgment of the board, evidences continued potential for high growth.

4-A. Qualifying venture fund. “Qualifying venture fund” means a venture capital fund that is managed by an entity other than the board and that the board finds demonstrates the potential to contribute venture capital funding in a manner that promotes economic growth in the State.

5. Side fund. “Side fund” means a fund other than the Small Enterprise Growth Fund administered by the board that is invested as determined by the board.