Women’s business enterprise

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-030525",
  "term": "Women’s business enterprise",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Women’s Business Enterprise",
  "definition": "Business concern which is at least 51% owned or controlled by women for purposes of EPA’s 8% statute or a business concern which is at least 51% owned and controlled by women for purposes for EPA’s 10% statute. Determination of ownership by a married woman in a community property jurisdiction will not be affected by her husband’s 50 percent interest in her share. Similarly, a business concern which is more than 50 percent owned by a married man will not become a qualified WBE by virtue of his wife’s 50 percent interest in his share.",
  "abbreviation": "WBE",
  "subject": "Regulatory activities",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 33.103 (CFR 2018)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/womens-business-enterprise/"
}