Glossary · Reading the business
In short
Common management exists when two or more businesses share the same executive leadership or decision-makers. For a buyer, this is critical for understanding potential affiliation and its impact on SBA size standards.
The SBA considers businesses with common management to be affiliated, which can combine their revenues and employees for size standard purposes. If the target business shares management with other entities, it might exceed the SBA's size limits, making it ineligible. Thoroughly investigate management structures during due diligence to identify any potential affiliation issues.
13 CFR Part 120 — Business Loans
Office of the Federal Register · Federal regulation
SOP 50 10 — Lender and Development Company Loan Programs
U.S. Small Business Administration · SBA Standard Operating Procedure
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