How can I find a HUBZone in my area?
Small Business Administration’s (SBA) online HUBZone map allows you to search the system using several designations, including a specific address, a county or a full state. • Question: How does a firm qualify for this program? Answer: To qualify for the program, a business (except tribally-owned concerns) must meet the following criteria: • It must be a small business by SBA standards; • It must owned and controlled at least 51% by U.S. citizens, or a Community Development Corporation, or an agricultural cooperative or an Indian tribe; • Its principal office must be located within a HUBZone, which includes lands considered “Indian Country” and military facilities closed by the Base Realignment and Closure Act; and • At least 35% of its employees must reside in a HUBZone. Existing businesses that choose to move to qualified areas are eligible. To fulfill the requirement that 35% of a HUBZone firm’s employees reside in the HUBZone, employees must live in a primary residence within that a
