Glossary · The loan itself
In short
These are maximum revenue or employee thresholds set by the SBA for a business to qualify as "small" within its industry. Your target business must meet these to be eligible for an SBA loan.
Before you get too deep into a deal, verify the target business's NAICS code and confirm it meets the SBA's size standards based on its average annual revenue or number of employees over prior years. Affiliation rules can complicate this for related businesses.
13 CFR Part 120 — Business Loans
Office of the Federal Register · Federal regulation
7(a) Loan Program — Terms, Conditions, and Eligibility
U.S. Small Business Administration · Official SBA source
Last checked 2026-06-15. Official sources control — verify before relying on any rule for a live deal.
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