[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 13, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 13CFR121.101]

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                TITLE 13--BUSINESS CREDIT AND ASSISTANCE
 
                CHAPTER I--SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 121_SMALL BUSINESS SIZE REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
           Subpart A_Size Eligibility Provisions and Standards
 
Sec. 121.101  What are SBA size standards?

                   Provisions of General Applicability


    (a) SBA's size standards define whether a business entity is small 
and, thus, eligible for Government programs and preferences reserved for 
``small business'' concerns. Size standards have been established for 
types of economic activity, or industry, generally under the North 
American Industry Classification System (NAICS).

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    (b) NAICS is described in the North American Industry Classification 
Manual--United States, which is available from the National Technical 
Information Service, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161; by 
calling 1(800) 553-6847 or 1(703) 605-6000; or via the Internet at 
http://www.ntis.gov/yellowbk/1nty205.htm. The manual includes 
definitions for each industry, tables showing relationships between 1997 
NAICS and 1987 SICs, and a comprehensive index. NAICS assigns codes to 
all economic activity within twenty broad sectors. Section 121.201 
provides a full table of small business size standards matched to the 
U.S. NAICS industry codes. A full table matching a size standard with 
each NAICS Industry or U.S. Industry code is also published annually by 
SBA in the Federal Register.

[65 FR 30840, May 15, 2000, as amended at 67 FR 52602, Aug. 13, 2002]