Glossary term
Affiliation
An SBA concept where the size of related businesses is combined, potentially disqualifying a firm from small-business status.
SBA affiliation rules aggregate the receipts and employees of businesses that control one another or are under common control — through ownership, management, contractual relationships, or economic dependence. Affiliation is the most common reason a firm believed to be small is found other than small during a size protest. Structure teaming and JV relationships with affiliation in mind from the start.
Categories
- business
- set-asides
- compliance
Related terms
- Joint Venture (JV)A separate legal entity formed by two or more firms to pursue and perform contracts together.
- SBA Mentor-Protégé ProgramAn SBA program allowing a large mentor to assist a small protégé, including through a joint venture that retains small-business status.
- SBA Size StandardThe revenue or employee ceiling, set per NAICS code, below which a business qualifies as small.