Maine Revised Statutes, Title 10, § 382: Definitions, 1995

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 1995, c. 699, §3 (NEW).] 1. Board. "Board" means the Small Enterprise Growth Board. [PL 1995, c. 699, §3 (NEW).] 2. Fund. "Fund" means the Small Enterprise Growth Fund. [PL 1995, c. 699, §3 (NEW).] 3. Program. "Program" means the Small Enterprise Growth Program, which encompasses the Small Enterprise Growth Fund and any side fund created by the board. [PL 2009, c. 475, §1 (AMD).] 3-A. Program funds. "Program funds" means the Small Enterprise Growth Fund and any side funds created by the board. [PL 2009, c. 475, §2 (NEW).] 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. [PL 2001, c. 541, §1 (AMD).] 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. [PL 2021, c. 502, §1 (NEW).] 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. [PL 2009, c. 475, §3 (NEW).]