Definitions
15 U.S.C. § 7108
in effectFor purposes of this chapter—
(1) the term “Administration” means the Small Business Administration;
(2) the term “Administrator” means the Administrator of the Small Business Administration;
(3) the term “control” means exercising the power to make policy decisions concerning a business;
(4) the term “Council” means the National Women’s Business Council, established under section 7105 of this title;
(5) the term “Interagency Committee” means the Interagency Committee on Women’s Business Enterprise, established under section 7101 of this title;
(6) the term “operate” means being actively involved in the day-to-day management of a business;
(7) the term “women’s business enterprise” means—(A) a business or businesses owned by a woman or a group of women; or (B) the establishment, maintenance, or development of a business or businesses by a woman or a group of women; and
(8) the term “women-owned business” means a small business which a woman or a group of women—(A) control and operate; and (B) own not less than 51 percent of the business.
Source: OLRC USLMURL: https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/95/xml_usc15@119-95.zipFetched: 6/3/2026
