Emerging Small Business

A small business concern whose size is no greater than 50 percent of the numerical size standard applicable to the Standard Industrial Classification code assigned to a contracting opportunity.

Updated on
September 9, 2022
Published on
June 20, 2018
The 7(a) Loan Program, SBA’s most common loan program, includes assistance for each business with unique needs.
SBA 504 loans are very popular for long-term, fixed rate financing of up to $5 million for major fixed assets.
The average Microloan is about $13,000. The Microloans program provides loans up to $50,000 to small businesses.
SBA Glossary

Common SBA Terms

Everything you need to know about common terms used to discuss SBA Loans.
Small Business
A business smaller than...
Cash-basis Accounting
records revenue when cash is...
DBA
ex. Blocker & Sons LLC, doing business as Bob's Burgers
Certified 8(a) Firm
A firm owned and operated by socially and...
GPM%
The measure of every sales dollar left...
Days Receivable
A measure of the average time a...
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code
A code representing a category within...
Coastal Barrier Resource Area (COBRA)
A flood prone area in which...
Full and Open Competition
With respect to a contract action...
Projection
An estimate of future economic or...
Injury Period
The time period during...
Cash Available to Service Additional Debt (CASAD)
The cash flow determined that...
Mentor
A business, usually large, or...
Capital Leases
are for the purchase of fixed assets such as...
B/E (Business EIDL) Loan
A business loan that...

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