SME- small- and medium- sized enterprises
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Check the GEM (Global Entrepreneurship Monitor) study for 2006. \n\nIt is hard to record all small nusinesses though as many are not vat registered as they earn less than £12,000 per year and this is one way many studies record figures.
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Lots of good reading at the Small Business Administration:\nhttp://www.sba.gov/\n\nThere is also SCORE, an organization of retired business professionals offering free help for people getting started:\nhttp://www.score.org/
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Le meilleur moyen est de développer le football en Afrique. Il faut mettre en place de solides infrastructures et permettre aux jeunes de d'abord jouer dans leur pays un petit moment puis éventuellement de venir tenter l'aventure en Europe. Donc rendre plus compétitifs les équipes nationales africaines et dynamiser leur économie.
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See if you can find out about any small business seminars.  Maybe through a local college or chamber of commerce.  That may be a start.  You will be able to ask questions there.
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very little. \n\nboth are highly regarded in the business world. \n\ngood luck.
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Contact your local Small Business Administration office.  They have counselors who can look over your business and make recommendations.  Their services are provided free (govt. agency).  Many of the persons working with and through them are retired executives and business leaders or educators.\n\nBest wishes.
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Resilience and determination.  In a small business you have to have the kind of spirit that can survive ups and downs, have to be able to get back up on your feet when you experience setbacks over and over and over again.  If you have the basic soul of an entrepreneur, everything else you can learn.
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Talking from a small business owner perspective,  Not really...   The reason I say this is that anyone who has a small business will probably do that stuff themself.  It is only once a business becomes larger that they may want to look outside for help you are wanting to provide.  \n\nWhat you are describing is being an accountant or some kind of office assistant.  Good luck with finding something that may fit your needs.  I suspect it will be hard to come by.
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There are several avenues to attract capital. In all cases, investors want to see a project plan or the actual idea in beta version. In your case (small scale business), friends & family are most likely the best option. These are the people that are familiar with your thoughts and ideas and will hopefully respect them enough to provide some starter capital. \n\nIf that fails, then you can look at approaching your local SBA center. They can help you with small federally backed loans from local banks. In addition, there may be some grants or special programs available to you. \n\nThe next step is angel investors or venture capitalists. Angel investors are usually individual and wealthy people that will fund an idea if they believe in it. Venture capitalists will only fund more mature ideas with management and some proof of concept.
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Hi!\n\nThere are thousands of such businesses. It all depends on what you know already. Many of the consultants out there were able to start from zero, becuase their knowledge is their asset. For other smallbusiness ideas it's usefull to visit www.entrepreneur.com. Look here for example: http://www.entrepreneur.com/Your_Business/YB_Node/0,4507,110,00.html\n\nGood luck!
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Your question is difficult in as much as you are looking for data on how many "WANT" to start their own business. \n\nUnfortunately, small business statistics as compiled by the Bureau of Census already is difficult to get. Government Data has a significant time lag - and they collect only data on those who have opened a new business (not those who "WANT" to open a business). Census Bureau only has data on small businesses for 2003 at the latest http://www.census.gov/csd/susb/susb03.htm . The Survey of Business Owners latest data is 2002 and this is data released only this April 2006 http://www.census.gov/csd/sbo/\n\nThere is a new study on who are the American entrepreneurs called "The face of today’s small-business owner" which sheds light on the characteristics of small business entrepreneurs. Alas, the study is not free and costs $250 to purchase. But if you want a copy, you can order it from Experian http://www.experianbizinsight.com/other/bol_study.shtml
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Check with your local Chamber of Commerice or Small Business Administration. If they don't have the information, they will steer you to someone who will.
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(m)\n\nthat varies accoring to the companies
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what kind of goods do you have stock/supply, or are in contact with what kind of manufacturers? you looking at small scale, or medium scale business? and which part of Iran are you based in? or in Italy.
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US Government Small Business Administration\nhttp://www.sba.gov/\nThey can help & questionairs that help you get started.
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Small Business Association.. and try federal grants - since you are minorities.. your odds of getting a grant or loan is higher.. especially since you have a solid business plan
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An entrepreneur is someone who is self-employed. They can choose whatever business venture they please.