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That depends! What you do, the
number of employees you have, and your annual revenues affect the “size
standards” of a business for Federal and US Small Business Administration
(SBA) activities. You’ll also
find that certain programs may have their own size standards based on
their unique requirements.
For example, Small Business Environmental Assistance Programs (SBEAPs)
established through the Clean Air Act may be limited to helping businesses
with fewer than 100 employees and emissions less than 50 tons per year per
pollutant or 75 tons per year of combined pollutants. Check with
your state SBEAP contact for more information about the businesses they
serve.
SBA small business definition
Clean Air Act (Section 507)
State SBEAP contacts
Your Go-To Resource for Small
Business Environmental Assistance
The Small Business Environmental Home Page is here for two reasons:
To assist
small business assistance providers in
helping small businesses with environmental
compliance and sustainable business
information
To help small
businesses directly with basic environmental compliance and
sustainable business information, including but not limited to,
industry-specific best practices, regulatory guidance, and funding
opportunities for new environmental technologies.
Your state environmental agency and small business
environmental assistance program can help you with specific requirements for your
business. You can find lists
of state programs and
contacts here.
Getting Around
The Small Business Environmental Home Page is organized into nine major
sections, some of which are geared toward small businesses and others
primarily for assistance providers.
These sections can be found on the left side of this page. You can feel free to browse the entire site, but the most relevant pages
for you are listed below.
Contacts (federal, state, and trade)
State Small Business
Ombudsman/Small Business Environmental Assistance Program (SBO/SBEAP) List
of Contacts
Key Contacts in the Small Business Community
EPA Asbestos and Small Business Ombudsman (ASBO)
State Environmental Agency and
SBEAP Web Sites
Trade Associations
Trade Association Contacts
Industry Sector Web Sites
Environmental Best Management Practices for Small Businesses
New Rule Implementation
Regulatory Updates
Compliance Calendars
Compliance Web Sites and Resources
Air Compliance Web Sites
Compliance Assistance Centers
Multimedia Environmental Assistance Factsheets
Publications and Factsheets
EPA ASBO Publications List
Key Small Business Publications
Videos
State Newsletters
Sustainable Business Information
Environmental Control Technologies
Funding Help
Upcoming Events
Who Are We?
Small Business Environmental Assistance Providers
Small Business Recognition Awards
State Compliance Advisory Panel
(CAP) Members
State CAP Web Sites
Listing of States With and Without a CAP
Mid-Atlantic Web Site
*Many publications on this web site are in "portable document format"
(PDF). In order to view and/or print a
specific document you will need a software viewer capable of viewing PDF
documents (i.e., Adobe Acrobat Reader).
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