Small Business Investment Companies Are

question 46

Multiple Choice

Small business investment companies are:

• A) a group of wealthy local businesspeople and other investors who may be external sources of equity funding.
• B) the dominant suppliers of external financing to small firms.
• C) firms that make investments based on projected future income and generally require a substantial return as either equity or profit.
• D) private firms licensed and regulated by the SBA to make "venture" investments in small firms.

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