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What is Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs)

Chapter 673
Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Third Edition
The businesses characterized by informal planning, strong owner’s influence, lack of specialists, small management teams, heavy reliance on a few customers, limited knowledge, and often employ less than 250 workers.
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Inhibitors to Internet Use by Sub-Saharan African SMEs
Princely Ifinedo (Shannon School of Business, Cape Breton University, Canada)
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 10
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-5888-2.ch673
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Chapter 89
Managing E-Commerce Adoption Challenges for SMEs in Developing Countries
SMEs are the formal enterprises that employ less than 250 employees with annual turnover, in U.S. dollar terms, of between 10 and 1000 times the mean per capita gross national income, at purchasing power parity, of the country in which it operates.
Published in Chapter: Managing E-Commerce Adoption Challenges for SMEs in Developing Countries; From: Encyclopedia of E-Commerce Development, Implementation, and Management
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Chapter 25
Internationalisation Strategies of Latvia Entrepreneurs: Cases of STENDERS, Munio Candela, Trousers London, and Primekss
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Chapter 155
Decision Support Systems in Small Businesses
The definition of SMEs varies in different countries. It is normally defined as having between 10 and 249 employees in the UK and Europe.
Published in Chapter: Decision Support Systems in Small Businesses; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Second Edition
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Chapter 344
The Internet and SMEs in Sub-Saharan African Countries: An Analysis in Nigeria
These are businesses characterized by informal planning, strong owner’s influence, lack of specialists, small management teams, heavy reliance on a few customers, limited knowledge, and often employ less than 250 workers.
Published in Chapter: The Internet and SMEs in Sub-Saharan African Countries: An Analysis in Nigeria; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Second Edition
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