A Systems View Across Time and Space
Table 1 Definition of MSMEs in Ethiopia
Level of enterprise | Sector | Employment | Total asset(in Birr) |
|---|---|---|---|
Microenterprise | Industry sector: (includes manufacturing, construction, and mining sub-sectors) | A business enterprise which uses not over five labor force, including business owner | The monetary value of the enterprise’s total asset is not over 100,000 Ethiopian Br |
Service sector: (includes retail trade, transport, hotel, and tourism information technology and repairs) | A business enterprise which uses not over five labor force, including business owner | The total asset is not over 100,000 Ethiopian Br | |
Small enterprise | Industrial sector: (includes manufacturing, construction, and mining sub-sectors) | A business enterprise that uses 6–30 labor force, including business owners and family labor | The financial value of the enterprise’s total asset ranging from 100,001 to 1500,000 Br |
Service sector: (includes retail trade, transport, hotel, and tourism information technology and repairs) | A business enterprise that uses 6–30 labor force, including business owners and family labor | The monetary value of the enterprise’s total asset ranging from 50,001 to 500,000 Br | |
Medium-sized Enterprises | Industrial sector: (includes manufacturing, construction) | Above 30 labor | Birr 1,500,000 up to Birr 2 million |
Service sector: (includes retail trade, transport, hotel, and tourism information technology and repairs) | Above 30 labor | Birr 500,000 up to Birr 1 million |