Small business in the US is really ambiguous, but mom and pop is used very differently than small business. IMO, this bill doesn’t really line up well with the classic small / mid sized distinctions, but that’s political. Everyone wants to say they helped small businesses, and this is aimed in that general direction.
“In the United States, the Small Business Administration establishes small business size standards on an industry-by-industry basis, but generally specifies a small business as having fewer than 500 employees for manufacturing businesses and less than $7.5 million in annual receipts for most non-manufacturing businesses.[4][5] The definition can vary by circumstance—for example, a small business having fewer than 25 full-time equivalent employees with average annual wages below $50,000 qualifies for a tax credit under the health care reform bill Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.[6]” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_business#Size_definition...
A sub 500 person factory could easily be too large for this bill, on the other hand an ACA small business would be tiny by comparison.
“In the United States, the Small Business Administration establishes small business size standards on an industry-by-industry basis, but generally specifies a small business as having fewer than 500 employees for manufacturing businesses and less than $7.5 million in annual receipts for most non-manufacturing businesses.[4][5] The definition can vary by circumstance—for example, a small business having fewer than 25 full-time equivalent employees with average annual wages below $50,000 qualifies for a tax credit under the health care reform bill Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.[6]” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_business#Size_definition...
A sub 500 person factory could easily be too large for this bill, on the other hand an ACA small business would be tiny by comparison.