Helpful Information for Small Businesses

Useful Small Business Sites

  1. SBA — U.S. Small Business Administration
  2. Table of Small Business Size Standards
  3. SAM — System for Award Management
  4. NAICS — North American Industrial Classification System
  5. DCMA — DoD Defense Contractor Management Agency Small Business site
  6. OSBP — DoD Office of Small Business Programs
  7. MassMEP — Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership
  8. MSBDC — Massachusetts Small Business Development Center Network
  9. PTAC — Massachusetts Procurement Technical Assistance Center
  10. NERC — DoD Northeast Regional Council for Small Business Education and Advocacy

 

Frequently Used Acronyms

  • SB – Small Business Concern 
  • LB – Large Business
  • SBO – Small Business Office
  • SDB – Small Disadvantaged Business
  • WOSB – Women-Owned Small Business
  • HBCU/MI – Historically Black College and Universities and Other Minority Institutions
  • HUBZone SB – Historically Underutilized Business Zone SB
  • VOSB – Veteran-Owned Small Business
  • SDVOSB – Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business
  • CCR – Central Contractor Registration
  • DoD – Department of Defense
  • DCMA – Defense Contract Management Agency
  • FAR – Federal Acquisition Regulations
  • FFRDC – Federally Funded Research and Development Center
  • NAICS – North American Industry Classification System
  • PTAC – Procurement Technical Assistance Center
  • SBA – Small Business Administration
  • SBSP – Small Business Subcontracting Plan