WV First Small Business Growth Program
Backs licensed growth investors in West Virginia to structure capital support for local small businesses.
The West Virginia First Small Business Growth Program was established by Senate Bill 1 in the 2026 West Virginia legislative session to incentivise licensed investment funds to deploy capital into West Virginia small businesses. The applicant in this programme is not the small business itself but rather a licensed Rural Business Investment Company (RBIC, under 7 U.S.C. §2009cc) or Small Business I…
Tax credits for licensed RBICs and SBICs committing capital to West Virginia small businesses with fewer than 250 employees.
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