Please note the California STEP program requires that you have been in business for not less than the 1-year period ending on the date on which assistance is provided under a STEP grant. If you do not meet this requirement, please do not proceed as you will be ineligible per SBA guidelines.

Please note the California STEP program requires that you meet the SBA definition of a small business (please reference the SBA size standards found at 13 C.F.R. Part 121). If you are not a small business, please do not proceed as you will be ineligible per SBA guidelines.

Your six digit NAICS code (North American Industrial Classification Code) can be found on the NAICS website, by selecting the two digit code closest to your industry: NAICS Codes

“Woman Owned” means the person who owns or controls the business is a woman.

“Minority Owned” means the person who owns or controls the business is: (a) Of Black or African American descent; (b) Of Latino, Mexican or Hispanic American descent; (c) Of Native American (American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut or Native Hawaiian) descent; (d) Of Asian Pacific American [An individual with origins from Burma, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Brunei, Japan, China, Taiwan, Laos, Cambodia (Kampuchea), Vietnam, Korea, the Philippines, U. S. Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (Republic of Palau). Republic of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Samoa, Macao, Hong Kong, Fiji, Tonga, Kiribati, Tuvalu, or Nauru] descent; or (e) Of Subcontinent Asian American (An Individual with origins from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, the Maldives Islands or Nepal) descent.

“Veteran Owned” means the person who owns or controls the business is: Either a Veteran (someone who has served 180 days of active duty in the military, National Guard, or Active Duty Reservist), or a Service Disabled Veteran (in which case you must have a service-connected disability that has been determined by the Department of Veterans Affairs or Department of Defense).

Please identify the most recent year.

Please use your most recent year.

Please download the ICEP Questionnaire, be sure to write your company name and complete all sections, then upload it below.

In order to be eligible for additional ICEP funding, you must complete and submit the Export Verification Form.

Please list all that apply.

The US Small Business Administration (SBA) would like to give eligible small business concerns the opportunity to expand your knowledge and resources of other programs that are offered by the agency. Please check the appropriate box if you would like for your company’s name and contact information to be shared with other programs offered by SBA. Your choice to participate or not, will not change the status of your participation with STEP. SBA’s aim is strictly to share information about other opportunities with you.

Please be certain to sign this form in blue ink. A "wet" signature is required to complete registration; this is required by SBA. Uploading the SBA Eligible Small Business Concern Document without a signature will result in your registration being discarded. Thank you for your understanding and working with us to ensure compliance.