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OMNI 503 Program <br /> The State of Minnesota OMNI Board provides loans for small <br /> business expansion to create jobs and stimulate private sector <br /> investment using funds through the Small Business <br /> Administration . The recipient small business must create at <br /> least one job for every $15 , 000 of OMNI funds provided up to <br /> $500 , 000 or 40 percent of fixed asset costs , whichever is less . <br /> Loan funds may be used for acquisition of land , building , <br /> machinery and equipment; building construction and renovation ; <br /> development costs such as engineering , legal and financial fees . <br /> Average life of the assets must be at least 10 years . At least <br /> 10 percent of the cost of expansion must be provided by the owner <br /> or other local equity and 50 percent from a bank . <br /> Interest on the loan is fixed at a rate equal to U. S . Treasury <br /> debt of equal maturity , plus a percentage point . Term of the <br /> loan is .15 to 20 years , matched to the life of the assets . <br /> • • <br /> 4111 <br />