HR 4876 · 113th Congress · Commerce
Emerging Business Encouragement Act of 2014
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EnactedLatest: Referred to the House Committee on Small Business.(2014-06-17)
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Emerging Business Encouragement Act of 2014 - Amends the Small Business Act to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA), for each industry category for which the Administrator established a size standard, to establish procedures, by rule, for designating a small business in that industry category as an emerging business enterprise (EBE). Requires the procedures to include specified criteria and a process for appealing the Administrator's decisions on designations. Requires the designation to expire when the small business is no longer in compliance with the criteria, except that: in the case of an EBE which existed as a business entity before its EBE designation, the designation shall not expire until five years after it was made; and if the EBE exceeds the required size limitation its designation shall expire only if the size is 50% or more of the maximum size of a small business within that industry category. Directs the Administrator to establish criteria for designation of an EBE, including: a maximum number of employees determined according to a certain formula, an age of not more than five years, and a specified salary limitation for any individual …
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