Small Business

Small enterprises have some or all of the following characteristics:

• Personal experience of business owner
• No segregation between ownership and management
• Small businesses activities are not technology based
• Low number of workers whether seasonal or permanent
• Simple management module, business cycle, and finished products
• Local market coverage

Small enterprises cover all economic activities:

Commercial

•  All business activities such as iron and cement trade, tools and equipment for health, architectural, electricity purposes, food commodities, imports, export, etc.

Industrial

• Non-traditional industries such as furniture workshops, leather manufacturing workshops, food manufacturing, plastic industries, household appliances

Services

• Hospitals, radiology centers and medical laboratories, as well as car service and maintenance centers, travel and tourism offices, schools, restaurants, etc.

Agricultural

• Agricultural fertilizers, pesticides, seeds, and breeding and fattening cattle

Contracting and supplies 

•  Financing construction and infrastructure projects as well as various supply contracts