### Question
How is the "small business enterprise" defined?


### Answer
The term **small business enterprise** is defined in *APPENDIX U.S.C. § 1941s* as follows -

> an enterprise independently owned and operated which is not dominant in its field of operation, due regard being given to the number of its employees and dollar volume of business

#### Citation:
  - *APPENDIX U.S.C. § 1941s*
  - Heading: **DISPOSAL OF GOVERNMENT-OWNED RUBBER-PRODUCING FACILITIES > ACT AUG. 7, 1953, CH. 338, 67 STAT. 408**

