microenterprise

Definition of microenterprisenext

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Recent Examples of microenterprise Her microenterprise home kitchen operation is certified by the San Diego health department. — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2026 Among its wide variety of services and resources, Opening Doors offers pro bono immigration legal services, mental health counseling services, housing assistance and microenterprise business loans. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026 The city recognizes microenterprises as commercial enterprises that have five or fewer employees. — Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 13 July 2025 While true microenterprises may be exempt, most small companies are expected to comply, and accessibility audits, remediation and staff training all demand serious investment. — Ran Ronen, Forbes.com, 13 June 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 Microfinance, microenterprise, and microenergy are no substitute for industry, infrastructure, and grid electricity. — Ted Nordhaus, Foreign Affairs, 30 Aug. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for microenterprise
Noun
  • Many districts, including Miami-Dade, have leased their buildings out to private schools or other education or childcare enterprises.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Allegedly, Lui used his company—a provider of server hardware, including from Nvidia partner Supermicro—to sell enterprise GPUs to buyers in China, even as the US has been blocking such sales to the country.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • French design firm Gilles & Boissier helped design the 21 guestrooms, inserting green spaces filled with palm trees and other tropical flora to make each living space feel ultra-private.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Several Japanese nationals, including executives at top Japanese firms, were reportedly detained in August over alleged violations of dual-use goods export restrictions.
    — Anniek Bao,Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Vanderbilt is building a graduate campus in West Palm Beach focused on business, AI, and data science, with $50 million from developer Stephen Ross leading the fundraising.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Much of those losses were uninsured, leaving the losses to be absorbed by governments, businesses, or households.
    — Justin Worland, Time, 3 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • That’s the call to action that patients will find on the site for digital health company Everlywell, which has offered at-home lab tests directly to consumers for a decade.
    — Katie Palmer, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
  • By merging the two failing car companies, Marchionne created the seventh-largest vehicle manufacturer in the world, increasing Fiat’s value more than tenfold.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The area might feel a bit buttoned-up and corporate for vacationers, but those in Abu Dhabi for work will be within a stone's throw of some of the city's best power-lunch and expense-account-dinner establishments.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The disappearance of those letters—which would last for half a century—aided in the literary establishment’s attempts to paint Robin as the madwoman in the attic of Plath studies.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Ultimately, after he was found out to be a con artist, according to his critics, Minnesota media appears to be more so upset that Jamal was not acting in the Somali community’s best interests.
    — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026
  • There will always be smart people, tech people, who don't have the world's best interests in mind.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Bird has concerns, particularly around the build-up of power around technological advancements, which push the film into surprising and exciting dystopian directions.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
  • By that point, family members of those on board had raised concerns about dwindling food supplies and low morale.
    — Mosheh Gains, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • He was arrested in Baltimore in March 2025 after picking up his then-5-year-old son, who has autism and other disabilities, from his grandmother's house, according to court papers.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The hotel’s most unusual feature is its feng shui Japanese Zen garden, complete with an azumaya (open tea house) and cascading waterfall.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026

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“Microenterprise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/microenterprise. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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