microenterprise
noun
mi·cro·en·ter·prise
ˌmī-krō-ˈen-tər-ˌprīz 
-ˈen-tə-ˌprīz
: a very small business
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Notably, about 93,000 microenterprises registered on the portal have grown to become small enterprises, and about 10,000 small enterprises have become medium enterprises over the last two years.
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V. Anantha Nageswaran, Foreign Affairs, 17 Feb. 2023
To be eligible for the program, microenterprises must operate within Milpitas city limits, not exceed five employees (including W2 employees and sole proprietors) and operate as a for-profit enterprise.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2024
The city has allocated $50,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for MEAP in order to provide up to 25 Milpitas microenterprises each with $2,000 in grant funding.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2024
This program is designed to provide economic assistance to microenterprises within Milpitas.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2024
In explaining more than one council vote, Andrea Cardenas referenced her personal challenges before casting her vote on topics such as affordable housing, microenterprise home kitchen operations and the city’s first bridge shelter.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2023
The microenterprise structure, and the new payment model reflecting market impact, reinforce the fostering an entrepreneurial behavior.
—Bill Fischer, Forbes, 29 June 2022
The first phase, called the microenterprise phase, included everything mentioned before, so the company accomplished a major cultural (including both social and technical systems) transformation in only four years.
—Bill Fischer, Forbes, 29 June 2022
The nonprofit serves the city’s refugee community and was awarded more than $183,000 for its microenterprise program, which provides refugees and immigrants with technical assistance to start or expand small businesses.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2021
V. Anantha Nageswaran, Foreign Affairs, 17 Feb. 2023
To be eligible for the program, microenterprises must operate within Milpitas city limits, not exceed five employees (including W2 employees and sole proprietors) and operate as a for-profit enterprise.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2024
The city has allocated $50,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for MEAP in order to provide up to 25 Milpitas microenterprises each with $2,000 in grant funding.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2024
This program is designed to provide economic assistance to microenterprises within Milpitas.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2024
In explaining more than one council vote, Andrea Cardenas referenced her personal challenges before casting her vote on topics such as affordable housing, microenterprise home kitchen operations and the city’s first bridge shelter.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2023
The microenterprise structure, and the new payment model reflecting market impact, reinforce the fostering an entrepreneurial behavior.
—Bill Fischer, Forbes, 29 June 2022
The first phase, called the microenterprise phase, included everything mentioned before, so the company accomplished a major cultural (including both social and technical systems) transformation in only four years.
—Bill Fischer, Forbes, 29 June 2022
The nonprofit serves the city’s refugee community and was awarded more than $183,000 for its microenterprise program, which provides refugees and immigrants with technical assistance to start or expand small businesses.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2021
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“Microenterprise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/microenterprise. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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