The Enterprise and Economic Development Glossary a resource of the .network library

small business:

... an enterprise as an operating entity with a limited number of employees; a business of limited size. The US Small Business Administration has a size-standards reference and other resources—select the link and look at the top of the SBA webpage for small business planner and tools tabs. Wikipedia has a definition of small business with additional information.

Independent workers operate the smallest of small businesses. Nanocorps are small businesses. Small businesses typically have owners as hands-on managers.

The acronym, SME (Small and Medium Enterprises) is applicable to this definition. (It) ... occurs commonly in the European Union and in international organizations, such as the World Bank, the United Nations and the WTO. The term small and medium businesses or SMBs is predominantly used in the USA—Wikipedia is the source of this quote.

Google for more small and medium enterprise information, using the following search engine. Copy and paste keyword combination suggestions (in italics) keeping quotation marks intact. Also, type in the location identity of a place of interest where you see the word location.

The Google/.network search engine:

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SEARCH Site Location Assistance.com SEARCH Find Me Here.com SEARCH Economic Development Network website Quick Reference Guide for using this version of the Google search engine Search Suggestions: what is "small business"   what is SME small medium enterprise   definition of "small business"   "small business" finance   "small business" risk management   small business development risk   small business development resources location   small business development services location   small business "enterprise development" location   "small business" enterprise development guide   "small business" contact services location   "small business" contacts location   "small business" "site selection" services location   "small business" contact "economic development" location   "small business" "enterprise and economic development"   "small business" resource search "economic development services"   "small business" "20 to 200 employees"   "micro-business" "fewer than"

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Select the following WTO PDF file. Page search for What is an SME? after accessing it.

http://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/gproc_e/wkshop_tanz_jan03/itcdemo3_e.pdf

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