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Recent Examples of microenterprise
High collateral requirements that exclude startups and microenterprises.
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Allbusiness, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
The city recognizes microenterprises as commercial enterprises that have five or fewer employees.
—Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
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
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
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
Allbusiness, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
The city recognizes microenterprises as commercial enterprises that have five or fewer employees.
—Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
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
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for microenterprise
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The video is a critical piece of evidence for the prosecution, which has alleged Combs ran a criminal enterprise over two decades that committed such crimes as bribery and obstruction of justice — which relate to the aftermath of the assault at the Intercontinental.—
Janelle Griffith,
People.com,
3 June 2025
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What roles will humans play in the autonomous enterprise of the future?—
Adam Bujak,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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The firm launched the VanEck AA-BBB CLO ETF (CLOB) last September.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
6 June 2025
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Within days, Wall Street firms softened their forecasts of a downturn.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
6 June 2025
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But some storefronts have shuttered as fear has spread, said Marie Jean-Francois, 45, one business owner there.—
Mark Bonamo,
New York Times,
1 June 2025
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The best businesses are the ones that disrupt themselves before they are disrupted.—
Bryce Hoffman,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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And with good reason: 88% of customers say the experience a company provides is as important as the product itself.—
Jean-Louis Rassineux,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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In the earnings call earlier this month, Zimmerman said the company was going through a corporate restructuring and had eliminated multiple senior executive positions.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
30 May 2025
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At an establishment that cuts its ice, a single hand-cut piece, like the one Mix describes, can cost between $0.50 and $0.75 each, if not more, significantly driving up the overall price of a cocktail.—
Isidoro Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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The business owner next door had called him just after 6 a.m. to say that burglars had broken into their coffee and candy store and also breached Youssef’s establishment, 5 Star Jewelry & Watch Repair.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2025
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The provisions include 100% bonus depreciation for equipment investment, immediate deduction of domestic research and development (R&D) expenses and looser business interest expensing through 2029.—
Shashwat Chauhan,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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This stimulates the training of new artists and technicians and also increases interest in animation schools and international co-productions.—
Kevin Giraud,
Variety,
7 June 2025
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Officials have expressed concerns about applicants' online activities, particularly those perceived as hostile to U.S. interests.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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From the classic and shameful Hello Pervert campaign, attacks against Gmail users that claim their account is, oh the irony, being attacked by a hacker, and even concerns over President Trump’s tariff plans, all are employed in this way.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Cameras with long lenses will be perched in the back of the house while others will be hidden in speakers and TV monitors so viewers can get up close and personal shots of the action.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
6 June 2025
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Hutchens said the house at 303 E. Rogers St. is in a state of disrepair and problems have included the accumulation of trash and rubbish, nonpayment of water bills and numerous cleanup notices.—
Lynn Kutter,
Arkansas Online,
6 June 2025
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“Microenterprise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/microenterprise. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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