Introduction to Business covers the scope and sequence of most introductory business courses. The book provides detailed explanations in the context of core themes such as customer satisfaction, ethics, entrepreneurship, global business, and managing change. Introduction to Business includes hundreds of current business examples from a range of industries and geographic locations, which feature a variety of individuals. The outcome is a balanced approach to the theory and application of business concepts, with attention to the knowledge and skills necessary for student success in this course and beyond.

Under the Small Business Investment Companies (SBIC) program, the Small Business Administration (SBA) licenses privately owned and managed investment funds that provide capital to small businesses. SBICs use their own capital plus funds (known as leverage) that are borrowed at favorable rates because SBA guarantees the loan obligation, which is known as a debenture. Holders of SBIC licenses can manage a single SBIC ("single licensee") or two or more SBICs ("multiple licensee"). This report examines (1) the characteristics of single- and multiple-license SBICs; (2) the investment performance of single versus multiple licensees and the attributes of the small businesses in which they invest; and (3) the SBIC program's overall financial performance and the extent to which SBS manages program risk. Tables and figures. This is a print on demand report.

The Law Library presents the complete text of the Small Business Investment Companies - Early Stage SBICs (US Small Business Administration Regulation) (SBA) (2018 Edition). Updated as of May 29, 2018 In this final rule, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is defining a new sub-category of small business investment companies (SBICs) which will focus on making equity investments in early stage small businesses. By licensing and providing SBA leverage to these "Early Stage SBICs," SBA seeks to expand entrepreneurs' access to capital and encourage innovation as part of President Obama's Start-Up America Initiative launched on January 31, 2011. This final rule also sets forth regulations applicable to Early Stage SBICs with respect to licensing, capital requirements, non-SBA borrowing, examination fees, leverage eligibility, distributions, and capital impairment. In addition, the final rule makes certain technical changes to the SBIC regulations. This ebook contains: - The complete text of the Small Business Investment Companies - Early Stage SBICs (US Small Business Administration Regulation) (SBA) (2018 Edition) - A dynamic table of content linking to each section - A table of contents in introduction presenting a general overview of the structure