ADMS 1000 Chapter Course Kit: #2 - Entrepreneurship & Small Businesses
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Course kit reading 2: entrepreneur & small business p a g e | 1. Govt of canada"s definition for small, medium, and large business. Entrepreneurship seen as a good career for which opportunities exist within the capacities the definition of a large segment of the population. Entrepreneurial activity has a benefit all of society since it can be a source of innovation, productivity, job creation and economic growth. No boundaries relating to gender, ethnic background or age. While the number of self-employed men is more than a triple the number of self- employed women, women are increasingly joining the ranks of small business operators. Small businesses employed over 8. 2 million individuals in canada (70. 5% of the total private labour force) s=1-99. Medium sized businesses accounted for 19. 8 % ( 2. 3 million individuals) m=100-499. Large businesses accounted 9. 7 % ( 1. 1 million individuals) of the private sector workforce l=500+