Small and Medium-sized Enterprise
GPTKB entity
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:public_company
|
| gptkbp:abbreviation |
gptkb:SME
|
| gptkbp:category |
gptkb:business
company size classification |
| gptkbp:challenge |
gptkb:legislation
digital transformation market access access to finance |
| gptkbp:commonIn |
developing countries
developed countries |
| gptkbp:contrastsWith |
large enterprise
|
| gptkbp:criteria |
number of employees
annual turnover balance sheet total |
| gptkbp:defines |
gptkb:European_Union
gptkb:OECD gptkb:World_Bank businesses whose personnel numbers or financial position fall below certain limits |
| gptkbp:EU_balance_sheet_threshold |
not exceeding €43 million
|
| gptkbp:EU_employee_threshold |
fewer than 250 employees
|
| gptkbp:EU_turnover_threshold |
not exceeding €50 million
|
| gptkbp:example |
IT consulting startup
family-owned manufacturing firm local bakery |
| gptkbp:hasRole |
innovation
job creation local development |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Small and Medium-sized Enterprise
|
| gptkbp:importantFor |
major contributor to economic growth
major contributor to employment |
| gptkbp:regulates |
international organizations
national governments |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
entrepreneurship
startup accelerator startups venture capital family-owned business business support services business loan |
| gptkbp:statistic |
SMEs account for more than 50% of employment worldwide
SMEs contribute up to 40% of GDP in emerging economies over 90% of businesses worldwide are SMEs |
| gptkbp:subclassOf |
medium-sized enterprise
micro enterprise small enterprise |
| gptkbp:supportedBy |
financial institutions
government policies development agencies |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:SME
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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