microenterprise

noun

mi·​cro·​en·​ter·​prise ˌmī-krō-ˈen-tər-ˌprīz How to pronounce microenterprise (audio)
-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. 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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First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of microenterprise was in 1980

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“Microenterprise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/microenterprise. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.

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