Importance of Small Businesses in Economic Development
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What is one of the key factors that can help a small business provide the most benefit?

  • Discipline and daily learning (correct)
  • Avoiding revision and note-making
  • Having more than 50 employees
  • Ignoring chapter memorization
  • Under the Industries Development and Regulation Act, how are small businesses defined?

  • Having at least 100 employees and moderate capital assets
  • Having more than 50 employees and extensive capital assets
  • Having less than 50 employees and limited capital assets (correct)
  • Having no restrictions on employees or capital assets
  • What determines if the use of power, technology, or machinery is within limits for a small-scale industry?

  • Type of products manufactured
  • Number of employees and capital assets (correct)
  • Geographical location
  • Advertising budget
  • How is the definition of micro, small, and medium enterprises primarily based on?

    <p>Investment in plant and machinery and turnover</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one way small businesses contribute to reducing income inequalities?

    <p>Offering opportunities for entrepreneurship</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which sector does small businesses rank as the second-largest employment provider in India after?

    <p><strong>Agriculture</strong></p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    • A small business can provide the most benefit when approached with discipline, daily learning, revision, note-making, and chapter memorization.
    • Small businesses, defined under the Industries Development and Regulation Act, have less than 50 employees and limited capital assets.
    • Use of power, technology, or machinery should be within certain limits based on the number of employees and capital assets to qualify as a small-scale industry.
    • The definition of micro, small, and medium enterprises is based on investment in plant and machinery and turnover.
    • Small businesses play an important role in providing a wide variety of products, balanced regional development, employment generation, poverty reduction, and reducing income inequalities.
    • Operating at a small level, small businesses utilize local talent and technology, resulting in lower production costs and minimal losses in case of failure.
    • Small businesses are the second-largest employment provider in India after agriculture, offering opportunities for entrepreneurship and contributing to industrial units.
    • Small businesses help in poverty reduction, employment creation, and reducing income inequalities in society.
    • The text emphasizes the significant role of small businesses in providing employment, reducing unemployment, and balancing regional development by supporting industrial units.

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    Explore the significant role that small businesses play in providing employment, reducing poverty, and contributing to economic development. Learn about the definitions, benefits, and impact of small businesses in society.

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