🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

microimpresa

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /mi.kro.imˈprɛ.za/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Microenterprise/ˈmaɪ.krəʊˌɛn.tə.praɪz/
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"La sua microimpresa produce scarpe fatte a mano."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A very small business, typically having fewer than a specified number of employees (such as ten) and operating with minimal initial capital.

    "The government launched a financial support program specifically designed to help local microenterprises grow."
  2. 2

    A commercial venture initiated by an individual or a small household, often focused on self-employment or community-level commerce.

    "She started a successful microenterprise making artisanal jams in her home kitchen."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combining form 'micro-' (from Greek mikros meaning 'small') combined with 'enterprise' (from Old French entreprise, past participle of entreprendre meaning 'to undertake'). The term emerged in late 20th-century economic discourse to describe very small-scale businesses, particularly those operating with minimal capital and few employees.

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