(1) "Eligible business" means one of the following businesses as defined in ORS 200.005 that is operated for profit and has been certified by the Certification Office for Business Inclusion and Diversity under ORS 200.055 at the time an application is referred on behalf of the business to the Oregon Business Development Department under ORS 285B.771:
(a) A disadvantaged business enterprise;
(b) A minority-owned business;
(c) A woman-owned business;
(d) A business that a service-disabled veteran owns; or
(e) An emerging small business.
(2) "Prime rate" means the primary credit rate of the discount window program of the United States Federal Reserve System.
(3) "Technical assistance provider" means a small business development center established under ORS 285B.165 to 285B.171 or a culturally specific business association or chamber that provides one-on-one business counseling services. [2021 c.676 §11]
Note: 285B.764 to 285B.775 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 285B or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.