Week 4:3

According to the list – the bar chart in Scott Shane’s article on micro businesses (that is a business with 1 to 9 employees) – in 2007 the UK had just over 20% of people employed in micro enterprises.  What then is small, and how do I classify medium?

(S)

ṁ

(L)

What about M businesses in the North East.  Are they family owned?  Are there any biobusinesses which fit into the ṁ category and are they listed on the first for pharma website.  Would a categorisation of businesses be useful or a hindrance?  Do we know what they look like?  If they are not “in the fold” then how does one bring them in?

Why do I want to know.  I suppose that an entrepreneur would start a micro business and then, sometimes, grow it.  Then they become small, and then medium.  Do I search the mediums to find the successful entrepreneurs?