Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-102

§7108 Definitions

Title 15 › CHAPTER 97 — WOMEN’S BUSINESS ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT › § 7108

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines key words used in this chapter. Administration means the Small Business Administration; Administrator means its head; control means the power to set a business’s policies; Council means the National Women’s Business Council; Interagency Committee means the Interagency Committee on Women’s Business Enterprise; operate means running the day-to-day business; women’s business enterprise means a business owned by women or the act of women starting, keeping, or growing a business; women-owned business means a small business women run and control and that they own at least 51 percent.

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Title 15, §7108

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For 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.

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Citation

15 U.S.C. § 7108

Title 15, Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102