Current through 2024 Legislative Session Act Chapter 531
Section 2093 - New business certification process(a) To qualify for a business finder's fee credit, a proposed sponsor firm and proposed new business firm shall submit a joint application to the Division, which shall consider whether the application meets the following criteria:(1) The proposed sponsor firm and proposed new business firm each meet the requirements of this subchapter to be a sponsor firm and new business firm, respectively; (2) The new business firm intends to relocate to the State of Delaware as a result of recruitment efforts by the sponsor firm, including, but not limited to, written solicitations, inducements, or other incentives, and intends to establish a Delaware business location, and to obtain a Delaware business license within 8 months of the date of application; (3) The new business firm intends to employ 3 or more full-time Delaware employees within 8 months of the date of application; and (4) The new business firm is not receiving a tax credit pursuant to the New Economy Jobs Program set forth in subchapter IX of Chapter 20 of this title. (b) The Division shall review the joint application, and the Director shall, within the exercise of the Director's discretion, certify those applications that meet the standards of subsection (a) of this section.Amended by Laws 2017, ch. 49,s 19, eff. 7/1/2017. 77 Del. Laws, c. 300, § 1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1.;