microenterprise
noun
mi·cro·en·ter·prise
ˌmī-krō-ˈen-tər-ˌprīz 
-ˈen-tə-ˌprīz
: a very small business
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Milpitas has allocated $200,000 in federal funds to provide up to 40 local microenterprises each with $5,000.
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Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
From 1973 to 2022, these institutions have made a significant impact on 850,000 businesses and microenterprises while creating or preserving three million jobs nationwide.
—Lenwood V. Long, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
With that in mind, microenterprises have an extra year—for a total of 3.5 years—to comply with any compulsory obligations following the establishment of EPR schemes.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Sao Paulo, where Barros is based, has the highest population of these tiny businesses in the country, with 3.6 million microenterprises.
—Elaine Pofeldt, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
The department said at least five grants of up to $5,000 each were issued through a microenterprise grant program.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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.
—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
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Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
From 1973 to 2022, these institutions have made a significant impact on 850,000 businesses and microenterprises while creating or preserving three million jobs nationwide.
—Lenwood V. Long, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
With that in mind, microenterprises have an extra year—for a total of 3.5 years—to comply with any compulsory obligations following the establishment of EPR schemes.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Sao Paulo, where Barros is based, has the highest population of these tiny businesses in the country, with 3.6 million microenterprises.
—Elaine Pofeldt, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
The department said at least five grants of up to $5,000 each were issued through a microenterprise grant program.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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.
—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
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“Microenterprise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/microenterprise. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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