---
kind: "section"
citation: "13 C.F.R. § 121.601"
title: "13"
number: "121.601"
heading: "What is a small business for purposes of admission to SBA's 8(a) Business Development program?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/13/121.601"
---

# §121.601. What is a small business for purposes of admission to SBA's 8(a) Business Development program?


An applicant must not exceed the size standard corresponding to its primary industry classification in order to qualify for admission to SBA's 8(a) Business Development Program.


## Notes

### Amendments

[69 FR 29205, May 21, 2004]

### Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 632, 634(b)(6), 636(a)(36), 662, and 694a(9).

### Source

Source: 61 FR 3286, Jan. 31, 1996, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[69 FR 29205, May 21, 2004]