Have you registered your business with CCR? As you complete the registration process you should find the answer to your question. You may also want to register your business with your state purchasing agency so you can bid on state contracting opportunities.

what exactly defines a small business? is it based on number of employees or annual turnover?

Yes it's not that easy to define a small business but I believe that a small number of people and resources would be enough for defining the small businesses. Moreover, these businesses are very important to our economy and in these tough times the government have to support them, at least the more established and reliable businesses.

You can quickly determine if you qualify as a 'small' business by using theSBAs North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) or Standard Industry Classification (SIC)Code Lookup Table. Simply enter your business description or NAICS/SIC code. Then use the resultingtable to locate your products/services and see the size standards for your business type.