A Minority Business Enterprise is a business that is at least 51% owned by one or more minority individuals**who are United States citizens or legal resident aliens, or in the case of a corporation, partnership, or limited liability company or other entity, at least 51% of the equity ownership interest in the corporation, partnership or limited liability company or other entity is owned by one or more minority individuals.
-Department of Minority Business Enterprise
Code of the Commonwealth of Virginia — 2007
** African American, Asian American,
Hispanic American, Native American