Get The Small Business Advocate- May 2011 - SBA - Sba

General requirements Be a for-profit business of any legal structure. Be independently owned and operated. Not be nationally dominant in its field. Be physically located and operate in the U.S. or its territories.

What is a Small Business Concern? ing to the SBA, a small business concern is a business that is independently owned and operated and which is not dominant in its field of operation and in conformity with specific industry criteria.

SBA is the only cabinet-level federal agency fully dedicated to small business and provides counseling, capital, and contracting expertise as the nation's only go-to resource and voice for small businesses.

Under Executive Order 11935, only United States citizens and nationals (residents of American Samoa and Swains Island) may compete for, and be appointed to, competitive service jobs. With Office of Personnel Management approval, agencies are permitted to hire non-citizens when there are no qualified citizens available.

SBA was created in 1953 as an independent agency of the federal government to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small business concerns; preserve free competitive enterprise; and maintain and strengthen the overall economy of our nation.