For purposes of the Nebraska Small Business Incubator Act:

Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 72-1702

  • Company: shall include any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint-stock company, joint venture, or association. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • State: when applied to different states of the United States shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories organized by Congress. See Nebraska Statutes 49-801

(1) Business incubation center shall mean a facility in which units of space may be leased by a tenant and in which a tenant has access to business development services as described in section 72-1712 ;

(2) Community board shall mean a board created pursuant to section 72-1704 ;

(3) Public agency shall mean a state agency or commission or a political subdivision which retains ownership or control of one or more public buildings; and

(4) Tenant shall mean a sole proprietorship, business partnership, limited liability company, or corporation operating a business for profit and leasing or otherwise occupying space in a business incubation center.