The authority, when making a decision on an application, may, in addition to other factors necessary to make a sound loan decision, consider the following:
(1) Program impact factors:(a) Population of the community where the project is to be located;(b) Amount of agricultural products used;(c) Number of jobs created for low-income persons and displaced farm families;(d) Amount of loan requested;(e) Net economic effect of increasing or stabilizing the economy on the community, area, and state;(f) Competitive effect on existing businesses;(g) Support of the public entities of the community and area;(h) The amount of the owner's equity contributed to the project;(i) The effect of the project on the environment, health, and safety of the people in the community and state;(j) Compatibility with economic development plans of the area and state;(k) Potential for creating quality jobs and growth of those jobs;(l) Payroll pay structure; and(m) Employee benefit package;(2) Business feasibility factors:(a) The potential success of the business;(b) The character, experience, management record, and background of the applicant;(c) The capacity of the applicant to repay the loan. In determining the capacity of the applicant, the authority shall consider the following:(i) The amount of the loan;(ii)The economic feasibility of the project and product;(iii) The ability of the applicant to service the debt from cash flow of operations, capital, or collateral;(iv) The review of financial status of the project, business plan, and applicant;(v) The satisfaction of engineering standards, legal requirements, and environmental regulations; and(vi) The availability of necessary public utilities;(d) The total capitalization of the project, which includes all capitalization subordinated to APEX;(e) The terms and conditions of the loan and their compatibility with the needs of the business and APEX; and(f) The availability of sufficient unencumbered collateral to secure the interests of APEX.S.D. Admin. R. 68:01:02:08
16 SDR 158, effective 3/25/1990; 21 SDR 14, effective 8/3/1994.General Authority: SDCL 1-16B-14(4).
Law Implemented: SDCL 1-16B-37, 1-16B-44.