South Carolina § 11-45-20 - Legislative intent.
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§ 11-45-20. Legislative intent.
The General Assembly desires to increase the availability of equity, near-equity, or seed capital for emerging, expanding, relocating, and restructuring enterprises in the State, so as to help strengthen the state's economic base, and to support the economic development goals of this State in accordance with the strategy established by the Department of Commerce. The General Assembly also desires to address the long-term capital needs of small-sized and medium-sized firms, to address the needs of micro enterprises, to expand availability of venture capital, and to increase international trade and export finance opportunities for South Carolina based companies.
HISTORY: 2004 Act No. 187, SECTION 5; 2005 Act No. 125, SECTION 1.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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