"Small business enterprise" shall mean a business which has its principal place of business in this State, is independently owned and operated and meets all other qualifications as may be established in accordance with P.L. 1987, c.55 (C.52:27H-21.7 et seq.).
"Special assistance small business enterprise" means
"Economically disadvantaged individual" means a person who (1) resides in a municipality in this State in which an urban enterprise zone has been established, or (2) has been unemployed or the recipient of public assistance benefits for a period of at least one year immediately prior to accepting employment with a special assistance small business enterprise.
N.J.S. § 34:1B-7.19