13 CFR §120.352
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Loan proceeds may be used for:
- (a)Qualified employee trust. A qualified employee trust may use loan proceeds for two purposes:
- (1)Qualified employer securities. A qualified employee trust may relend loan proceeds to the employer by purchasing qualified employer securities. The small business concern may use these funds for any general 7(a) purpose.
- (2)Control of employer. A qualified employee trust may use loan proceeds to purchase a controlling interest (51 percent) in the employer. Ownership and control must vest in the trust by the time the loan is repaid.
- (b)Small business concern. A small business concern may only use loan proceeds to make a loan to a qualified employee trust that results in the qualified employee trust owning at least 51 percent of the small business concern.