microenterprise

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Recent Examples of microenterprise 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 From 1973 to 2022, these institutions have made a significant impact on 850,000 businesses and microenterprises while creating or preserving three million jobs nationwide. Lenwood V. Long, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for microenterprise
Noun
  • That narrative has been hard to shake, despite there being little empirical evidence for the thesis so far and the fact that plenty of economists, enterprise tech analysts, and tech CEOs—including AI boosters such as Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang—think the narrative is wrong.
    Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Services is 1/3 of TT's total enterprise revenue and has grown at a low-teens CAGR since 2020.
    Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The pledges are widely expected to boost European firms’ bottom lines, with regionally headquartered companies already reporting record order backlogs and huge upswings in income over the past year.
    Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The report builds on previous work at the Pentagon, where Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has pushed legacy contractors to produce weapons faster, introduced accountability for delays and sought to foster competition among firms competing for Defense Department (DOD) contracts.
    Filip Timotija, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Emma Grede, the co-founder and chief executive officer of Good American jeans, said her businesses are being changed by artificial intelligence, though there are some areas that are off limits.
    Francine Lacqua, Bloomberg, 27 Apr. 2026
  • No one will ever do business with DeCosta or the Ravens again?
    Michael Silver, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The defenders to consider Plenty of managers have parted company with the best-performing defender in the game in recent weeks.
    Holly Shand, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Among the goals of Schools Beyond Screens is to enforce closer scrutiny of the lucrative contracts that urban districts enter into with tech companies.
    Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Massie rode the tail end of the Tea Party wave, dominating a seven-way primary and a special election to replace a retiring Republican who was more closely aligned with the party establishment.
    Russell Berman, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The bills come on the heels of legislation passed last year that sought to limit immigration enforcement at health care facilities, including by prohibiting medical establishments from allowing federal agents without a valid search warrant or court order into private areas.
    Claudia Boyd Barrett, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • India wants to diversify its sourcing away from China in these sectors, Malik said, adding that shipbuilding and automotive steel are further areas of interest to India.
    Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Prior to her father's death in 1952, Princess Elizabeth lived a relatively quiet life, spending her teen years under the tutelage of her parents and fostering some of the interests that would become lifelong passions.
    Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Those who have adopted its use for shopping are driven primarily by convenience and efficiency, but many are constrained by concerns around trust and authenticity.
    Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Scott’s fellow Democrats ousted him from his post as ranking minority member on the Agriculture Committee in 2024 amid concerns about his age and health.
    Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • As Mercury joins Mars in Aries in your 9th house, curiosity turns into action and ideas want movement from you.
    Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
  • For One Person After her husband died, Betty Constable lived alone in her house on Orchard Circle in Princeton.
    John McPhee, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026

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“Microenterprise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/microenterprise. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.

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