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


### Answer
The term **minority business enterprise** is defined in *15 U.S.C. § 9007* as follows -

> a for-profit business enterprise—


(A) not less than 51 percent of which is owned by 1 or more socially disadvantaged individuals, as determined by the Agency

#### Citation:
  - *15 U.S.C. § 9007*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 116-CORONAVIRUS ECONOMIC STABILIZATION (CARES ACT) > SUBCHAPTER I-KEEPING AMERICAN WORKERS PAID AND EMPLOYED**

