Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
miniempresita
English translation:
micro business
- The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2016-11-16 21:54:07 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)
Nov 13, 2016 18:15
7 yrs ago
Spanish term
miniempresita
Spanish to English
Bus/Financial
Marketing
Fashion
Is there an official terminology for this terminology please?
Would it be a mini company/mini enterprise/mini business or is there another term that anyone knows please?
I can't find anything related to such an expression online.
Thank ou for any help.
Would it be a mini company/mini enterprise/mini business or is there another term that anyone knows please?
I can't find anything related to such an expression online.
Thank ou for any help.
Proposed translations
(English)
3 +2 | micro business | Helena Chavarria |
4 +1 | mini-company/start-up | Margarida Martins Costelha |
4 +1 | micro business | Jo Hance |
4 | micro (and small) enterprise | Ellen Kraus |
4 | offshoot | neilmac |
Proposed translations
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31 mins
Selected
micro business
Micro businesses can and often do play a vital role in maintaining the economic viability and social cohesion of many regions in the UK, particularly rural and deprived urban communities. The lack of support for these groups of businesses specifically stems from the inability to find a consistent definition of what a micro business is. The definition devised by the European Union states it is any business employing less than 10 members of staff and has a turnover or balance sheet of less than €2 million (£1.7 million). The problem with this definition is it encompasses 96 per cent of all UK businesses, representing approximately 19.5 per cent of economic activity. The size of this group is too large and too diverse to be able to make effective policies targeted at the very smallest enterprises. The UK could follow in the footsteps of countries such as Australia, Japan and South Korea who have already acknowledged this issue and reduced the size of businesses within their definition of micro businesses making support a lot easier.
http://www.experian.co.uk/blogs/latest-thinking/micro-busine...
na micro empresa o microempresa es una empresa de tamaño pequeño. Su definición varía de acuerdo a cada país, aunque, en general, puede decirse que una microempresa cuenta con un máximo de diez empleados y una facturación acotada. Por otra parte, el dueño de la microempresa suele trabajar en la misma.
Lee todo en: Definición de micro empresa - Qué es, Significado y Concepto http://definicion.de/micro-empresa/#ixzz4Pur0twSH
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La micro empresa: Sus dueños laboran en las misma, el número de trabajadores no excede de 10 (trabajadores y empleados) el valor total de las ventas no excede de las 12 UIT.
Leer más: http://www.monografias.com/trabajos11/pymes/pymes.shtml#ixzz...
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I'm not 100% sure it's right.
I googled "sizes of business" and obtained the following information:
1-9 (Micro)
10-49 (Small)
50-249 (Medium)
250+ (Large)
I had previously found 'Very Small Business (VSB)', but I thought 'micro business' was a better translation.
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I admit that I've never heard of a 'miniempresita'. It might be South American Spanish.
http://www.experian.co.uk/blogs/latest-thinking/micro-busine...
na micro empresa o microempresa es una empresa de tamaño pequeño. Su definición varía de acuerdo a cada país, aunque, en general, puede decirse que una microempresa cuenta con un máximo de diez empleados y una facturación acotada. Por otra parte, el dueño de la microempresa suele trabajar en la misma.
Lee todo en: Definición de micro empresa - Qué es, Significado y Concepto http://definicion.de/micro-empresa/#ixzz4Pur0twSH
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Note added at 35 mins (2016-11-13 18:50:21 GMT)
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La micro empresa: Sus dueños laboran en las misma, el número de trabajadores no excede de 10 (trabajadores y empleados) el valor total de las ventas no excede de las 12 UIT.
Leer más: http://www.monografias.com/trabajos11/pymes/pymes.shtml#ixzz...
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Note added at 42 mins (2016-11-13 18:57:28 GMT)
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I'm not 100% sure it's right.
I googled "sizes of business" and obtained the following information:
1-9 (Micro)
10-49 (Small)
50-249 (Medium)
250+ (Large)
I had previously found 'Very Small Business (VSB)', but I thought 'micro business' was a better translation.
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Note added at 50 mins (2016-11-13 19:05:29 GMT)
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I admit that I've never heard of a 'miniempresita'. It might be South American Spanish.
Note from asker:
Thank you very much Helena, I obviously did not use the right method for searching. |
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Charles Davis
: As I've said, I'm not sure this is the right term here, but what we can't have is an agree for a later identical answer with no useful explanation and no agree for this one with an excellent explanation.
13 hrs
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Thank you, Charles :-)
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agree |
writeaway
: your answer seems to have inspired others to post the same or nearly the same thing
15 hrs
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Thank you, writeaway :-)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "This what I have most found when searching again, thank you for your help and information."
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19 mins
mini-company/start-up
http://www.linguee.com/english-spanish/search?query=miniempr...
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More context would be helpful. though
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You're welcome :)
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Note added at 20 mins (2016-11-13 18:35:33 GMT)
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More context would be helpful. though
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Note added at 1 hr (2016-11-13 19:31:49 GMT)
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You're welcome :)
Note from asker:
All I can tell you Margarida is that it is a big multinational Spanish fashion company, due to confidentiality I can't give any more information and it is simply a subtitle about how the company works with personnel. Thank you very much for your answer. |
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Charles Davis
: I think "mini-company" would actually be the best option here. But not start-up; we've not reason to think it means that.
14 hrs
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+1
1 hr
micro business
Undoubtedly LatAm Spanish, the diminutive ending -ita is used widely, I've heard it alot in Mexico.
1 hr
micro (and small) enterprise
By investing in infrastructure, housing, tourist, health and education services, credit granting to micro and small enterprises, where employment is generated.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micro-enterpris
A micro-enterprise (or microenterprise) is generally defined as a small business employing nine people or fewer, and having a balance sheet or turnover less ...
History of the concept · Global definitions · Contributions to the larger ... · Financing
EUR-Lex - n26026 - EN - EUR-Lex
eur-lex.europa.eu › ... › EU law and publications › EUR-Lex
11.01.2016 - micro enterprise: fewer than 10 employees and an annual turnover (the amount of money taken in a particular period) or balance sheet (a ...
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micro-enterpris
A micro-enterprise (or microenterprise) is generally defined as a small business employing nine people or fewer, and having a balance sheet or turnover less ...
History of the concept · Global definitions · Contributions to the larger ... · Financing
EUR-Lex - n26026 - EN - EUR-Lex
eur-lex.europa.eu › ... › EU law and publications › EUR-Lex
11.01.2016 - micro enterprise: fewer than 10 employees and an annual turnover (the amount of money taken in a particular period) or balance sheet (a ...
Note from asker:
Thank you very much Ellen, I need to learn more about searching for these terms on the Internet :-0(( |
15 hrs
offshoot
In other words, "an offshoot of the parent compan"
"Enfield India Ltd is set up as an offshoot of the parent company, making complete bikes under licence."
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NB: Use of the prefix "mini-" is causing some controversy in Spain, and the affix -ita effectively renders it "a wee tiny microbusiness" (which is patently nonsense).
So, one option to consider could be "offshoot", if it's a subsidiary or branch.
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A Google search for "an offshoot of the parent company" gets 43.900hits....
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"Inditex has plans to expand the outlet offshoot. With prices averaging at around a third cheaper than Zara, ...
http://www.harpersbazaar.co.uk/fashion/fashion-news/news/a26...
"Enfield India Ltd is set up as an offshoot of the parent company, making complete bikes under licence."
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Note added at 15 hrs (2016-11-14 09:26:15 GMT)
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NB: Use of the prefix "mini-" is causing some controversy in Spain, and the affix -ita effectively renders it "a wee tiny microbusiness" (which is patently nonsense).
So, one option to consider could be "offshoot", if it's a subsidiary or branch.
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Note added at 15 hrs (2016-11-14 09:27:13 GMT)
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A Google search for "an offshoot of the parent company" gets 43.900hits....
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Note added at 15 hrs (2016-11-14 09:28:39 GMT)
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"Inditex has plans to expand the outlet offshoot. With prices averaging at around a third cheaper than Zara, ...
http://www.harpersbazaar.co.uk/fashion/fashion-news/news/a26...
Note from asker:
Yessss, thank you nielmac, a very good alternative. |
Discussion
Here's an interesting blog on a Spanish PYME referring to itself as a "miniempresita" ("nuevo término que nunca había escuchado", says the consultant) and advising it not to, because it fails to convey power and confidence.
http://jordysgonzalez.com/la-importancia-de-prestar-atencion...
All I'm saying, really, is that from the information given doesn't really sound like a microbusiness to me. It sounds a bit bigger than that. Maybe it would be better to call it a "mini-company", which is not a technical term.
Years ago I knew a carpenter who had the opportunity to supply furniture to Spain's well-known department store. He had to make an initial investment in tools and machinery but because he had no way of knowing how long he would work for the store, he decided not to accept the offer.
If it's a Spanish company, as your note to Margarida indicates, the following definition of "microempresa" from the Ley 14/2013, de 27 de septiembre, de apoyo a los emprendedores y su internacionalización might conceivably be relevant:
"Disposición adicional novena. Miniempresa o empresa de estudiantes.
1. La miniempresa o empresa de estudiantes se reconoce como herramienta pedagógica. [...]"
https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2013-10074