Check SBA size standards

What this is

The U.S. Small Business Administration sets, by industry, the maximum revenue or headcount at which a business still counts as “small”. Commercial Finance Partnership screens eligibility against these standards.

Before you start

• Your primary NAICS industry code
• Average annual receipts for the last 5 completed fiscal years
• Average number of employees for the last 24 months

How to get it — step by step

1. 1

   Find your primary NAICS code (the size-standards tool has a lookup).

2. 2

   Gather 5 years of receipts and 24 months of headcount figures, including affiliates.

3. 3

   Enter them into the SBA Size Standards Tool.

4. 4

   Read the result — it tells you whether you are within the standard for that industry.

5. 5

   Keep a screenshot or printout with your application file.