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M/W/DV BE

Means a minority, women-owned or service disabled veteran business enterprise. Any M/W/DV BE who owns such an enterprise is required to be a United States citizen.

Minority Business Enterprise (MBE)

A minority-owned business is a for-profit enterprise, regardless of size, physically located in the United States or its trust territories, which is owned, operated and controlled by minority group members. "Minority group members" are United States citizens who are Asian, Black, Hispanic and Native American. Ownership by minority individuals means the business is at least 51% owned by such individuals or, in the case of a publicly-owned business, at least 51% of the stock is owned by one or more such individuals; further, the management and daily operations are controlled by those minority group members.

Asian-Indian

A U.S. citizen whose origins are from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.

Asian-Pacific

A U.S. citizen whose origins are from Japan, China, Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, the Philippines, Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Trust Territories of the Pacific or the Northern Marianas.

Black and/or African American

A U.S. citizen having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa.

Hispanic

A U.S. citizen of true-born Hispanic heritage, from any of the Spanish-speaking areas of Latin America or the following regions: Mexico, Central America, South America and the Caribbean Basin only.

Native American

A person who is an American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut or Native Hawaiian, and regarded as such by the community of which the person claims to be a part. Native Americans must be documented members of a North American tribe, band or otherwise organized group of native people who are indigenous to the continental United States and proof can be provided through a Native American Blood Degree Certificate (i.e., tribal registry letter, tribal roll register number).

Source: www.nmsdcus.org

Women Business Enterprise

1. Fifty-one percent ownership by a woman or women.
2. Proof of effective management of the business (operating position, by-laws, hire-fire and other decision-making role.)
3. Control of the business as evidenced by signature role on loans, leases and contracts.
4. US Citizenship or US Resident Alien Status

Source: www.wbenc.org

Small Business

A business concern eligible for assistance from SBA as a small business is one that is organized for profit, with a place of business located in the United States. It must operate primarily within the United States or make a significant contribution to the U.S. economy through payment of taxes or use of American products, materials or labor. Together with its affiliates, it must meet the numerical size standards as defined in the Small Business Size Regulations, 13 CFR 121. See our Size Standards home page or go to our Quick Lookup based on your business type or North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code. 8(a)SDB): The applicant firm must be a small business, must be unconditionally owned and controlled by one or more socially and economically disadvantaged individuals who are of good character and citizens of the United States, and must demonstrate potential for success. See 8(a) FAQs or visit our 8(a) Business Development home page.

HubZone

A concern must be determined to be a "qualified HUBZone small business concern". A firm can be found to be a qualified HUBZone concern, if:

1. It is small,
2. It is located in an "historically underutilized business zone" (HUBZone)
3. It is owned and controlled by one or more U.S. Citizens, and
4. At least 35% of its employees reside in a HUBZone

Source: www.sba.gov

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE)

1. Must be at least 51% owned by one or more disabled veterans;
2. Your daily business operations must be managed and controlled by one or more disabled veterans (the disabled veteran(s) who manages and controls the business is not required to be the disabled veteran business owner(s));
3. and, Your home office must be located in the U.S. (the home office cannot be a branch or subsidiary of a foreign corporation, foreign firm, or other foreign based business).

For certification purposes, a "disabled veteran" is:

1. A veteran of the U.S. military, naval, or air service;
2. Has a service-connected disability of at least 10% or more; and
3. Must be a California resident.

Source: www.pd.dgs.ca.gov/smbus/default.htm

Acronym		Description
M/W/DV BE		Minority/Women/ Service Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises
MBE		Minority Business Enterprises
WBE		Women Business Enterprises
SDV		Service Disabled Veteran
SDB		Small Disadvantaged Business
HUB		Historically Under-utilized Business
SBA		Small Business Administration
NAICS		North American Industry Classification System code www.naics.com/search.htm
SIC Code		Standard Industry Code www.siccode.com
RFQ		Request for Quote
RFP		Request for Proposal
RFI		Request for Information
RFX		RFQ/RFP/RFI
COGS		Cost of Goods Sold
VAR		Value Added Resaler

All suppliers will be classified as "Non-minority - Other" unless proof of certification reflects one of the above ethnic categories.