small-scale business
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsmall-scaleandbusiness
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small-scale
adjective
uk/ˈsmɔːl.skeɪl/us/ˈsmɑːl.skeɪl/
small, especially when compared to other things ...
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business
noun
uk/ˈbɪz.nɪs/us/ˈbɪz.nɪs/
the activity of buying and selling goods ...
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(Definition ofsmall-scaleandbusinessfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Shrimp aquaculture in the developing world is asmall-scalebusiness.
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Special efforts have also been made to fostersmall-scalebusinessenterprises.
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This in turn may affect the income of workers and manysmall-scalebusinesspeople, and therefore their activity as consumers.
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In effect, it required modifications to be made of such scope that the economics of hissmall-scalebusinesswent out the window.
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Recognition and rapid growth followed, and the strategy transformed asmall-scalebusinessinto an international success story.
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It trains participants in basic bookkeeping, record keeping and inventory and other skills necessary insmall-scalebusinessmanagement.
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The people are primarily dependent onsmall-scalebusiness.
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Most of its residents are either farmers or engaged insmall-scalebusiness.
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Most of its people are either farmers or engaged insmall-scalebusiness.
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The formal sector employment consists of primary, secondary and tertiary industry subsectors, and the informal sector is principallysmall-scalebusinessoperations.
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It is known to be one of the oldestsmall-scalebusinesstowns in the country with income based on agricultural revenues from tea plantations and wood works.
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Furthermore, the increasing opportunities for married women to invest in their own small-scale businesses, although it was perhaps sometimes a risk-spreading strategy, may have further enhanced commercial developments.
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Twelve per cent of surveyed households sell fuelwood, predominantly to small-scale businesses and food stalls.
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Most of these countries had already liberalized foreign trade and domestic prices, privatized small-scale businesses, and had started to deal with banking reform, enterprise restructuring, and large-scale privatization.
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The growth of small-scale businesses which do not necessarily feel remote from markets and information, bears testimony to advances in science and technology.
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I am concerned about the effects of the whole measure on small communities and, in particular, on small-scale businesses in the smaller ports.
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The economy includes small-scale businesses, including fast-food restaurants.
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