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TABLE OF SIZE STANDARDS

SBA's table of small business size standards helps small businesses assess their
business size.


ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT AND DOWNLOAD

THE TABLE OF SIZE STANDARDS CAN ALSO BE FOUND ONLINE IN THE SMALL BUSINESS SIZE
REGULATIONS SET FORTH IN THE ELECTRONIC CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS(LINK IS
EXTERNAL).

Certain government programs, such as SBA loan programs and contracting
opportunities, are reserved for small businesses. In order to qualify,
businesses must satisfy SBA's definition of a small business concern, along with
the size standards for small business.

What is a small business size standard?

A size standard, which is usually stated in number of employees or average
annual receipts, represents the largest size that a business (including its
subsidiaries and affiliates) may be to remain classified as a small business for
SBA and federal contracting programs. The definition of “small” varies by
industry.

How to calculate your small business size

Size standards are mostly based on the average annual receipts or the average
number of employees.

 * How does SBA calculate annual receipts?(Link is external)
 * How to determine number of employees?(Link is external)

More information

For more information about size standards, contact the size standards
specialist at your nearest SBA Government Contracting Area Office. You also can
contact the Office of Size Standards by email at sizestandards@sba.gov or by
phone at 202-205-6618.

See historical versions of size standards, dating back to 2001.

Important Notice:  

Businesses registered in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov(Link is
external)) must update their SAM registration in order to have their small
business status updated based on the new size standards effective March 17,
2023. Until the SAM registration is updated, the SAM profiles will continue to
display the small business status under the old size standards.

Download .pdf
File size: 971KB
Effective: March 17, 2023
Owned by: Office of Size Standards
Related Programs: Related programs: Contracting, SBA Operations


VARIATIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT

 * Version March 2023 | Effective: March 17, 2023 | File size: 971KB | Download
   .pdf for March 2023 / March 17, 2023
 * Version March 2023 | Effective: March 17, 2023 | File size: 159KB | Download
   .xlsx for March 2023 / March 17, 2023

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