Federal · Title 40 — Public Buildings, Property, and Works

40 U.S.C. § 14505: Entrepreneurship initiative

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a legal service, including aid in preparing a corporate charter, partnership agreement, or basic contract; a service in support of the protection of intellectual property through a patent, a trademark, or any other means; a service in support of the acquisition and use of advanced technology, including the use of Internet services and Web-based services; and consultation on strategic planning, marketing, or advertising. to support the advancement of, and provide, entrepreneurial training and education for youths, students, and businesspersons; to improve access to debt and equity capital by such means as facilitating the establishment of development venture capital funds; to aid communities in identifying, developing, and implementing development strategies for various sectors of the economy; to develop a working network of business incubators; and to support entities that provide business incubator services. 50 percent may be provided from amounts appropriated to carry out this section; in the case of a project to be carried out in a county for which a distressed county designation is in effect under section 14526, 80 percent may be provided from amounts appropriated to carry out this section; or in the case of a project to be carried out in a county for which an at-risk county designation is in effect under section 14526, 70 percent may be provided from amounts appropriated to carry out this section. Assistance under this section may be provided entirely from amounts made available to carry out this section, in combination with amounts made available under other federal programs, or from any other source. Notwithstanding any provision of law limiting the federal share under any other federal program, amounts made available to carry out this section may be used to increase that federal share, as the Commission decides is appropriate.

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