![]() ![]() Some small businesses, such as a home accounting business, may only require a business license. Small businesses vary a great deal in terms of size, revenues, and regulatory authorization, both within a country and from country to country. Some professionals operate as small businesses, such as lawyers, accountants, dentists, and medical doctors (although these professionals can also work for large organizations or companies). ![]() Small businesses in many countries include service or retail operations such as convenience stores, small grocery stores, bakeries or delicatessens, hairdressers or tradespeople (e.g., carpenters, electricians), restaurants, motels, photographers, very small-scale manufacturing, and Internet-related businesses such as web design and computer programming. While small businesses can also be classified according to other methods, such as annual revenues, shipments, sales, assets, or by annual gross or net revenue or net profits, the number of employees is one of the most widely used measures. Small businesses range from fifteen employees under the Australian Fair Work Act 2009, fifty employees according to the definition used by the European Union, and fewer than five hundred employees to qualify for many U.S. The qualifications vary depending on the country and industry. Businesses are defined as "small" in terms of being able to apply for government support and qualify for preferential tax policy. ![]() ![]() Small businesses are types of corporations, partnerships, or sole proprietorships which have fewer employees and/or less annual revenue than a regular-sized business or corporation. Small businesses on Dalrymple Street in Girvan, Scotland. ![]()
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