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SBIC program is an SBA scheme in which licensed private funds invest debt and equity in US small businesses

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About Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program

Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program is run by the Small Business Administration, which licenses and regulates privately managed investment funds. Those funds can add SBA-guaranteed borrowing to their private capital, then invest debt and equity in US small businesses. The programme has run since 1958.

What Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program offers

  • Debt and equity investment: SBICs invest in small businesses as debt, equity or both.
  • Government-guaranteed capital: SBA backing comes as a guaranteed loan to the fund, matched with privately raised capital.
  • Standard Debenture and Accrual SBICs: two licence types aimed at different cash-flow profiles.
  • Varied focus: more than 300 licensed SBICs, each with its own profile by industry, geography and company stage.

Who it serves

US small businesses with at least 51% of employees and assets within the US that meet SBA size standards. Farmland, real estate and financing businesses do not qualify. SBICs typically target mature, profitable businesses.

Key facts

  • Running since: 1958
  • Stage: Growth
  • Licensed funds: more than 300

Profile written by TrustList from the business's own published information, Oct 2026.

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