Small business is a concept relative to large enterprises. Small enterprises generally refer to enterprises that are small in scale or in the stage of entrepreneurial growth, including legal person enterprises and natural person enterprises whose scale is below the prescribed standards. Small enterprises in China have some common characteristics: first, they are small in scale, with little investment, relatively short investment and effective cycle, and the same investment needs more labor; Second, it is sensitive to the market, has the internal motivation to win with new success and the ability to maintain market vitality; Third, small enterprises have strong environmental adaptability and low requirements for resource acquisition, which can be widely distributed in various environmental conditions; Fourth, it is at a disadvantage in obtaining funds, information, technology and other services, with low management level and high mortality.

In the past, the criteria for dividing enterprises in China were mainly based on sales and total assets, combined with industry characteristics. In February 2003, the newly determined standards for small enterprises increased the number of employees in enterprises. The number of small enterprises in the retail industry is less than 65,438+000, and the number of small enterprises in the highest construction industry is less than 600. Table 1 is a new standard for small enterprises in China, and one of the conditions is small enterprises.