Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($)		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
INVESTMENT INCOME
Total Investment Income		$ 4,673,427	$ 6,596,780	$ 3,456,193
OPERATING EXPENSES
Compensation expense		9,159,673	9,482,867	7,566,452
Interest expense		4,843,570	4,858,049	4,845,549
Professional fees		2,277,765	2,602,894	3,395,260
Directors’ fees		682,260	645,548	675,716
Income tax expense		88,692	624,049	82,238
Other expenses		1,572,754	1,822,982	1,598,986
Total Operating Expenses		18,624,714	20,036,389	18,164,201
Net Investment Loss		(13,951,287)	(13,439,609)	(14,708,008)
Realized Gain/(Loss) on Investments:
Net Realized Loss on Investments		(5,020,314)	(11,947,504)	(5,905,453)
Realized loss on partial repurchase of 6.00% Notes due December 30, 2026		(183,668)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) of Investments:
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) of Investments		(18,968,978)	30,453,935	(111,563,592)
Net Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations		$ (38,124,247)	$ 5,066,822	$ (132,177,053)
Net Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations per Common Share:
Basic		$ (1.60)	$ 0.19	$ (4.40)
Diluted	[1]	$ (1.60)	$ 0.19	$ (4.40)
Weighted-Average Common Shares Outstanding
Basic		23,901,805	26,222,667	30,023,202
Diluted	[1],[2]	23,901,805	26,222,667	30,023,202
Non Controlled Non Affiliate Investments [Member]
INVESTMENT INCOME
Interest income	[3]	$ 1,296,415	$ 795,847	$ 403,029
Dividend income		1,232,239	211,310	541,239
Realized Gain/(Loss) on Investments:
Net Realized Loss on Investments		8,375,641	(1,185,273)	(5,835,074)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) of Investments:
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) of Investments		(30,184,682)	10,349,592	(109,553,034)
Controlled Investments [Member]
INVESTMENT INCOME
Interest income		955,628	1,331,258	1,685,000
Dividend income			500,000
Interest income from U.S. Treasury bills		1,189,145	3,758,365	826,925
Realized Gain/(Loss) on Investments:
Net Realized Loss on Investments		(6,797,425)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) of Investments:
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) of Investments		6,785,776	(600,692)	(63,005)
Non Controlled Affiliate Investments [Member]
Realized Gain/(Loss) on Investments:
Net Realized Loss on Investments		(6,598,530)	(10,762,231)	(70,379)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) of Investments:
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) of Investments		$ 4,429,928	$ 20,705,035	$ (1,947,553)

[1] For the year ended December 31, 2024, 3,870,969 potentially dilutive common shares were excluded from the weighted-average common shares outstanding for diluted net decrease in net assets resulting from operations per common share because the effect of these shares would have been anti-dilutive. For the year ended December 31, 2024, there were no potentially dilutive securities outstanding. Refer to “Note 6 — Net Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations per Common Share — Basic and Diluted”.

[2] For the year ended December 31, 2024, 3,870,969 potentially dilutive common shares were excluded from the weighted-average common shares outstanding for diluted net decrease in net assets resulting from operations per common shares because the effect of these shares would have been anti-dilutive. For the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, there were no potentially dilutive securities outstanding.

[3] Includes interest income earned on cash.