Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/114683 
Year of Publication: 
1995
Citation: 
[Journal:] Journal of Small Business Finance [ISSN:] 1057-2287 [Volume:] 4 [Issue:] 1 [Publisher:] JAI Press [Place:] Greenwich, CT [Year:] 1995 [Pages:] 75-86
Publisher: 
JAI Press, Greenwich, CT
Abstract: 
A fundamental understanding of small businesses begins with an adequate definition of what constitutes a small business. Often the definition of a small business incorporates the definitions employed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) which, in part, uses the number of employees as the definitive measure. This paper examines the SBA’s definitions of a small business which use the number of employees as the standard. We find little evidence that supports the use of SBA definitions or any definition that relies on the number of employees.
Subjects: 
Small Firms
Small Business
SME
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JEL: 
L25
Document Type: 
Article

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