Contracting
- Getting Started
- Am I a Small Business?
- SBA's Role in Government Contracting
- NAICS Codes
- Small Business Size Standards
- What's New with Size Standards
- Small Business Size Regulations
- Size Standards Methodology
- Table of Small Business Size Standards
- Summary of Size Standards by Industry
- What are the Small Business Size Standards?
- Size Protests, Size Determinations & Appeals
- Guide to Size Standards
- Affiliation
- Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration
- D-U-N-S Numbers
- Register for Government Contracting
- Contracting Support for Small Businesses
- Determining Business Size
- 8(a) Business Development Program
- HUBZone Program
- Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses
- Women-Owned Small Businesses
- Certificates of Competency
- Size Protests
- Natural Resources Assistance Program
- Commercial Market Representatives
- Report Fraud
- Understanding the Federal Marketplace
- Contracting Resources for Small Businesses
- Contracting Regulations for Small Businesses
- Sub-Contracting
- Subcontracting Opportunities Directory
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- Colorado-Delaware
- District of Columbia-Georgia
- Guam-Idaho
- Illinois-Iowa
- Kansas-Louisiana
- Maine-Massachussets
- Michigan-Mississippi
- Missouri-Nebraska
- North Dakota-Oklahoma
- New Mexico-North Carolina
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- Oregon-Puerto Rico
- South Carolina-Tennessee
- Texas-Vermont
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- West Virginia-Wyoming
- SUB-Net
- Subcontracting Opportunities Directory
- Small Business Utilization Scorecard
- For Contracting Officials
- HUBZone
- Non-Manufacturer Rule
- Report Fraud, Waste & Abuse
- Protests
- OSDBU Directors Council
- Goaling
- Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR)
- Certificates of Competency
- Procurement Center Representatives
- Government Contracting Field Staff Directory
- Service Contract Inventory
- SBA & Agencies Partnership Agreements
Small Business Size Standards
The Small Business Act defines a business concern as one that is organized for profit; has a place of business in the U.S.; operates primarily within the U.S. or makes a significant contribution to the U.S. economy through payment of taxes or use of American products, materials or labor; is independently owned and operated; and is not dominant in its field on a national basis. The business may be a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or any other legal form.
SBA has established numerical definitions of small businesses, or "size standards," for all for-profit industries. Size standards represent the largest size that a business (including its subsidiaries and affiliates) may be to remain classified as a small business concern. In determining what constitutes a small business, the definition will vary to reflect industry differences. These size standards are used to determine eligibility for SBA’s financial assistance and to its other programs, as well as to Federal government procurement programs designed to help small businesses. Also, the Small Business Act states that unless specifically authorized by statute, no other Federal department or agency may prescribe a size standard for categorizing a business concern as a small business concern, unless such proposed size standard meets certain criteria and is approved by the Administrator of SBA.
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What's New with Size Standards
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Small Business Size Regulations
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Size Standards Methodology
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Guide to Size Standards
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Affiliation