(a) The business of a licensee shall be the business of providing financing assistance and management assistance to business firms.
(b) A licensee may determine the structure and the terms and conditions for financing assistance provided by that licensee to a business firm including, but not limited to, structures such as straight loans, purchase of debt instruments, straight equity investments (e.g., purchase of common stock or preferred stock), debt with equity features (e.g., warrants to purchase stock, convertible debentures or receipt of a percentage of gross or net income or sales), royalty-based financing, guaranteeing of debt or leasing of property.
(c) Management assistance provided by a licensee to a business firm may encompass management and technical advice and services.
(d) A licensee may exercise the incidental powers that are necessary or convenient to carry on the business of, or that are reasonably related to the business of, providing financing assistance and management assistance to business firms.
(e) In connection with an extension of credit by a licensee to a business firm, the licensee and such business firms may, notwithstanding any other provisions of the laws of the State, agree to any rate of interest and any schedule of fees.