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
  • Anthropic has been building towards integrating Claude with enterprise tools for months.
    — Wen Shao, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • However, balancing commercial investment logic with public interests, state enterprise governance, and investment transparency remains a key challenge during his tenure.
    — , CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • And that will inevitably involve moderation and compromise, as well as working with AI firms.
    — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2026
  • In the string of cases, Elias Law Group represented various voting rights groups and nonprofit organizations, rather than the states themselves, though the firm’s intervention strategy has helped the legal opposition.
    — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Together, those businesses span much of a card’s commercial journey — grading, pricing, storage, sales and even financing against collectibles.
    — Matthew Tan, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The commissioner oversees an office with 1,400 employees that regulates more than 1,700 home, auto, workers’ compensation and other insurers, as well as more than 510,000 agents, brokers, adjusters, bail agents and other business entities.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • The company also used non-compete agreements restricting employees from joining rivals for two years, as part of their employment contracts, with senior employees holding valuable technical expertise likely facing closer scrutiny.
    — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Shares of companies that are directly exposed to the physical buildout of data centers tanked Wednesday, including Modine (a maker of data center HVACs, down about 21%) and Sterling Infrastructure (site prep and electrical work, also down 21%).
    — J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 5 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Although the businesses competed in different contests, their recognition highlights the support local establishments can receive from their communities.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • If El-Sayed loses, there will be a fight over blame between Democrats who spent tens of millions of dollars to support him and progressives who’ll argue that the party establishment can’t be trusted when leftist candidates win a nomination.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • The project signals Meta’s growing interest in humanoid hardware, but questions remain about the robots’ ability to perform complex household tasks and operate safely around people.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Meanwhile, Rodríguez is already signaling an interest in working with Washington, despite some of her public rhetoric, tapping former opposition aide Oliver Blanco as foreign minister.
    — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • The swelling majorities, with some races still too early to call, underlined a deep sense of voter anger and concern over the economy and the state of democracy.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The projects drew opposition over concerns about water consumption, electricity costs, and environmental protections.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • These attributes will be increasingly important when robots are deployed to rescue sites and even used in less dangerous settings like hospitality and in multilevel offices, factories and houses.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Ford, 54, is a former social studies teacher and real estate broker who has served in the Illinois state house since 2007.
    — Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026

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“Microenterprise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/microenterprise. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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