Basic Eligibility for HUBZone

To qualify for the HUBZone program, your business must:

• Be a small business organized for profit
• Be at least 51% owned and controlled by U.S. citizens
• Have its principal office located in a HUBZone
• Have at least 35% of its employees live in a HUBZone

The full requirements for eligibility are in Title 13 Part 126 Subpart B of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). (There are different requirements for some entities and entity-owned firms.)

Note that SBA and federal regulations often refer to businesses or companies as “firms.”

Search the HUBZone map to see if an address is in a HUBZone.

Learn more about the HUBZone program.