The small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector includes enterprises which employ fewer than 250 persons and which have an annual turnover not exceeding EUR 50 million, and/or an annual balance sheet total not exceeding EUR 43 million.
10. September 2021
Small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) sector
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