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NJ Rev Stat § 34:1B-74 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:1B-74 - "New Jersey Micro-Business Assistance Fund"

34:1B-74. "New Jersey Micro-Business Assistance Fund"  5. a. To implement the program, the authority shall establish and maintain a special revolving fund to be known as the "New Jersey Micro-Business Assistance Fund," hereinafter, "the assistance fund," which shall be credited with: (1) such moneys from the economic growth account of the "Economic Recovery Fund" established pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1992, c.16 (C.34:1B-7.13), which the authority determines are necessary to effectively implement the program, within the limits of funding available from the Economic Recovery Fund, based upon the response to the program by micro-business development corporations; (2) any moneys that shall be received by the authority from the repayment of the moneys in the assistance fund used to provide micro-business development loans pursuant to this act and interest thereon; (3) moneys as may be available to the authority from business assistance programs administered by the authority or by other State agencies or authorities including, but not limited to, the New Jersey Development Authority for Small Businesses, Minorities' and Women's Enterprises established pursuant to P.L.1985, c.386 (C.34:1B-47 et seq.), the New Jersey Urban Development Corporation established pursuant to P.L.1985, c.227 (C.55:19-1 et seq.), the department or administered by federal agencies or by private sector foundations ; (4) appropriations made by the Legislature to effectuate the purposes of this act; (5) fees collected from applicants pursuant to subsection c. of this section; and (6) other moneys made available including, but not limited to, funds provided by agreement with private investors, small business investment corporations, banks and other lending institutions to effectuate the purposes of this act. b. Moneys in the assistance fund which are determined by the authority not to be needed for current responsibilities of the assistance fund, may be invested by the authority in any direct obligations as to which the principal and interest thereof are guaranteed by the United States of America or any other obligation deemed appropriate by the authority. The authority may appoint a director to manage the activities associated with the assistance fund. The director shall receive compensation as determined by the authority. c. The authority may charge fees in connection with applications for financial assistance from the assistance fund as it deems reasonable. L.1995,c.206,s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:1B-76 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:1B-76 - Certification of micro-business development corporation

34:1B-76. Certification of micro-business development corporation  7. The authority may certify a micro-business development corporation when it determines that the corporation: a. has developed a viable plan for providing training, access to financing, and technical assistance for qualified micro-businesses; b. has broad-based community support in a designated service region of the State, as reflected, for example, by the membership of its board of directors, and has demonstrated support from other regional entities to provide assistance with service delivery and financial aspects; and c. has an adequate source of operating capital. L.1995,c.206,s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:1B-77 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:1B-77 - Additional powers of authority

34:1B-77. Additional powers of authority  8. a. The authority shall have, in addition to the powers enumerated in section 5 of P.L.1974, c.80 (C.34:1B-5), the power to enter into written agreements, including limited partnership agreements, with one or more professional investors or small business investment corporations or with one or more State agencies or authorities for the purposes of establishing a pool of moneys to be deposited in the assistance fund and to provide moneys, to be used exclusively for development loans to micro-business development corporations. The pooled moneys provided by the authority from the assistance fund shall be fixed at an interest rate to be determined by the authority and shall be for a term not exceeding one year. b. The authority may also accept grants, donations, and other private and public income, including payments of interest on loans made by the authority. c. The authority shall deposit all moneys received under this section in the assistance fund established pursuant to section 5 of this act. L.1995,c.206,s.8.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:1B-78 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:1B-78 - Additional duties of authority

34:1B-78. Additional duties of authority  9. In addition to the duties of the authority required under section 7 of P.L.1974, c.80 (C.34:1B-7), the authority shall, in conjunction with certified development corporations and the department, prepare a report within two years following the effective date of this act, and not later than September 15 of each third year thereafter. The report shall include, but not be limited to, a description of the demand for the program from qualified micro-businesses, types of businesses the fund has assisted, the efforts made by the authority and the development corporations to promote the program and to establish a pool of funds from private and public sources, the total amount of loans or lines of credit issued by the authority or the development corporations, as appropriate, from the assistance fund or the revolving lines of credit, as the case may be, and an assessment of the effectiveness of the program in meeting the goals of this act. The authority shall submit its reports to the Governor and the Legislature, along with any recommendations for legislation to improve the effectiveness of the program. L.1995,c.206,s.9.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:1B-79 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:1B-79 - Rules, regulations

34:1B-79. Rules, regulations  10. The authority and the department shall jointly adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act including, but not limited to, the criteria and procedures concerning certification of micro-business development corporations, the criteria and procedures for selecting from competing development loan applications and for awarding development loans to certified micro-business development corporations, criteria and procedures to be followed by certified micro-business development corporations in administering revolving loan funds supported by the program, criteria for determining the terms and conditions of development loans and loan repayments, and criteria for determining nonperformance and declaring default in the administration of development loans. L.1995,c.206,s.10.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:1B-80 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:1B-80 - Short title

34:1B-80. Short title  1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New Jersey Industry Sector Network Development Act." L.1995,c.207,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:1B-81 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:1B-81 - Findings, declarations relative to strategies promoting businesses

34:1B-81. Findings, declarations relative to strategies promoting businesses  2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. The Department of Commerce and Economic Development admirably provides generic services and technical assistance to businesses that request such help; b. The department should now complement its existing, generic types of assistance with appropriate, specific strategies oriented towards promoting businesses in high potential and mid-potential growth industry sectors, and businesses in declining industry sectors that have the potential for revitalization; and c. These new, specific strategies may include assistance in the creation of industry sector networks wherein similar businesses work together and learn from each other thereby enabling such networks to benefit from economies of scale and thus enhance their competitiveness in current markets and also permit their entry into new, larger markets.L.1995,c.207,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:1B-82 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:1B-82 - Definitions

34:1B-82. Definitions  3. As used in this act: "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Commerce and Economic Development; "Department" means the Department of Commerce and Economic Development; "Economic master plan commission" means the New Jersey Economic Master Plan Commission established by Executive Order No. 1 issued by the Governor on January 18, 1994; "Industry sector network" means clusters of two or more businesses within a key industry working jointly to manufacture, sell or market products, develop technologies or create or disseminate information; and "Key industry" means an industry that makes or could make an important contribution to the economy of the State, which may include, but need not be limited to, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, communications, telecommunications, electronics, software, insurance, tourism, transportation, construction, agriculture, and biotechnology.L.1995,c.207,s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:1B-83 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:1B-83 - Assistance to key industries

34:1B-83. Assistance to key industries  4. The commissioner may undertake to act through the Division of Economic Development, or through a nonprofit entity which may include a nonprofit corporation organized to implement the recommendations of the economic master plan commission, to assist key industries with: a. The creation of industry sector networks and the development of a program designed to train persons who would assist in the formation of such networks; b. The development of industry related markets; c. The establishment of industry related training and education programs; d. The improvement of industry products or quality of services; e. The development of solutions to industry problems that hinder the marketing of products or services; f. The adoption of policies to assure that industry proprietary information remains confidential; and g. Such other industry problems or opportunities that may arise or be so identified. L.1995,c.207,s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:1B-84 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:1B-84 - Coordination, cooperation with programs, organizations

34:1B-84. Coordination, cooperation with programs, organizations  5. In implementing the goals of section 4 of this act, the commissioner shall encourage the division or a designated nonprofit entity, as the case may be, to coordinate efforts with existing economic development programs and to cooperate with other public and private organizations, which may include, but need not be limited to, State and local agencies and commissions involved with business network development, utility companies, industry trade and business groups or associations, or private sector nonprofit groups organized to promote economic development in the State. L.1995,c.207,s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:1B-85 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:1B-85 - Private industry membership fees for sector networks

34:1B-85. Private industry membership fees for sector networks  6. To the extent that the commissioner acts pursuant to section 4 of this act, the commissioner shall encourage industry sector networks to support their network activities with private industry membership fees to enable the networks to be self-supporting, and shall encourage members of particular industry sector networks to adopt, by mutual agreement of the members, a schedule of fees to be paid by members of the particular network. L.1995,c.207,s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:1B-86 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:1B-86 - Allocation of matching funds

34:1B-86. Allocation of matching funds  7. The commissioner may allocate matching funds to help an industry sector network with network start-up costs and activities in order to stimulate private sector financing to promote self-sufficient networks. L.1995,c.207,s.7.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:1B-87 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:1B-87 - Rules, regulations

34:1B-87. Rules, regulations  8. The commissioner shall, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), adopt any rule and regulation necessary to effectuate the purposes of this act. L.1995,c.207,s.8.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:1B-88 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:1B-88 - Short title

34:1B-88. Short title  1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New Jersey Business Relocation Mission Private Partnership Act." L.1995,c.208,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:1B-89 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:1B-89 - Findings, declarations relative to business relocations

34:1B-89. Findings, declarations relative to business relocations  2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. A 1993 survey of business relocations reveals that business relocations to New Jersey came from 12 other states and nine foreign locations; b. Intra-regional moves accounted for over three-fourths of the business relocations with 56 businesses moving to this State from New York, and eight from New England and Pennsylvania; c. Businesses which relocated to New Jersey represent a wide variety of industries including manufacturing, transportation, financial services and other service industries; d. Testimony taken during hearings held by the General Assembly Task Force on Business Retention, Expansion and Export Opportunities revealed that other states have been much more aggressive than New Jersey in promoting business relocations through telemarketing, direct mail and "on site" visits to promote business relocations from other states and foreign locations; and e. It is, therefore, in the public interest for New Jersey to participate in the organization of State Relocation Missions and Foreign Relocation Missions in order to compete more effectively with what other states are doing to promote business relocations from other states and foreign locations. L.1995,c.208,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:1B-90 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:1B-90 - Establishment of State Relocation Missions, terms defined

34:1B-90. Establishment of State Relocation Missions, terms defined  3. The Department of Commerce and Economic Development, hereinafter "the department," acting through the Division of Economic Development, or through a nonprofit entity designated by the department which may include a nonprofit corporation organized to implement the recommendations of the economic master plan commission, is authorized to work with private sector businesses to develop public-private partnerships to establish State Relocation Missions in regions of the United States which are competitive with New Jersey. As used in this section, "economic master plan commission" means the New Jersey Economic Master Plan Commission established pursuant to Executive Order No. 1 issued by the Governor on January 18, 1994. The purpose of these missions, which shall utilize the resources of interested public utilities, county economic development departments, industry sector networks, New Jersey firms and private sector nonprofit groups involved in promoting economic development in the State, shall be to recruit companies to New Jersey which have expressed an interest in relocating to other states. As used in this section, "industry sector network" means clusters of two or more businesses that are (1) within an industry that makes or could make an important contribution to the economy of the State, which may include, but need not be limited to, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, communications, telecommunications, electronics, software, insurance, tourism, transportation, construction, agriculture, and biotechnology, and (2) working jointly to manufacture, sell or market products, develop technologies or create or disseminate information. L.1995,c.208,s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:1B-91 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:1B-91 - Establishment of Foreign Relocation Missions

34:1B-91. Establishment of Foreign Relocation Missions  4. The department, acting through the Division of International Trade, or through a nonprofit entity designated by the department which may include a nonprofit corporation organized to implement the recommendations of the economic master plan commission, is authorized to work with private sector businesses to develop public-private partnerships to establish Foreign Relocation Missions in addition to the existing foreign offices established by the department. As used in this section, economic master plan commission means the New Jersey Economic Master Plan Commission established pursuant to Executive Order No. 1 issued by the Governor on January 18, 1994. The department may consult with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the Delaware River Port Authority, as well as other public and private organizations, including private sector nonprofit groups involved in promoting economic development in the State to jointly develop relocation missions to recruit foreign companies to New Jersey which have expressed an interest in relocating from their present countries. The department shall strive, to the extent feasible, to utilize the resources of private sector businesses involved in the public-private partnerships developed pursuant to this section and to arrange for the sharing of office space, personnel and equipment with other public and private organizations which may have established offices in foreign locations in order to reduce the costs of establishing the Foreign Relocation Missions. L.1995,c.208,s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:1B-92 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:1B-92 - Report to Governor, Legislature

34:1B-92. Report to Governor, Legislature  5. The department shall, within 18 months following the effective date of this act, submit a report to the Governor and the Legislature describing the efforts made by the department, or a designated nonprofit entity, to promote public-private partnerships to develop State and foreign relocation missions, the total number of such missions established and any recommendations for legislation to better effectuate the goals of this act. L.1995,c.208,s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:1B-93 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:1B-93 - Short title

34:1B-93. Short title  1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Export Financing Opportunities Act." L.1995,c.209,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:1B-94 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:1B-94 - Findings, declarations relative to export financing.

34:1B-94 Findings, declarations relative to export financing.  2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Currently, despite the existence of banks with active international export departments, small and medium-sized businesses in New Jersey find it difficult to obtain pre-export financing and other export finance services needed to defray the costs of potentially profitable orders. b. Although there is currently a State-sponsored export working capital program for small and medium-sized businesses and an export loan guarantee program offered in conjunction with participating banks, relatively few transactions have been approved under these programs. c. The public interest calls for encouraging the growth of exports and small and medium-sized businesses as well as providing stimulation to the economy and to employment by the creation of an export financing company supported by both public and private funds. d. The public funding of an export financing company shall be accomplished by the purchase of stock or an interest in the company, as the case may be, by the New Jersey Economic Development Authority and other public entities involved in international export markets, such purchases to be specifically limited as to the percentage of participation. e. The capitalization of the export financing company would be so structured that the New Jersey Economic Development Authority and other public entities would incur minimal risk on their investment, with private investors assuming most of the risk and earning more of the profits should the new venture prove successful. L.1995,c.209,s.2; amended 1999, c.38, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 34:1B-95 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 34 - Labor and Workmen's Compensation|Section 34:1B-95 - Definitions.

34:1B-95 Definitions.  3. As used in this act: "Authority" means the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, established pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1974, c.80 (C.34:1B-4). "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Commerce and Economic Development. "Department" means the Department of Commerce and Economic Development. "Export financing company" means a private corporation or limited liability company incorporated or organized for the purpose of financing the export activities of small or medium-sized businesses. "Limited liability company" means a company organized pursuant to the "New Jersey Limited Liability Company Act," P.L.1993, c.210 (C.42:2B-1 et seq.). "Small or medium-sized business" means a business enterprise, which has its principal place of business in this State, is independently owned and operated as a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or limited liability company with a level of gross income from operations defined by the authority as a small or medium-sized business. L.1995,c.209,s.3; amended 1999, c.38, s.2.