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Startup stages & company states · Core

SME

Also called: small and medium enterprise, SMB

ELI5

A smaller or medium-sized business under local rules.

Used in conversation

“The SME threshold differs across countries and programmes.”

Definition

Small or medium-sized enterprise, defined by jurisdiction-specific thresholds such as employees, revenue or assets.

Here “SME” means: Small or medium-sized enterprise, defined by jurisdiction-specific thresholds such as employees, revenue or assets.

Pitch context

You will see “SME” in fundraising decks, data rooms, term sheets and investor conversations when the discussion reaches startup stages & company states.

Why it matters: It helps a reader interpret startup stages & company states without confusing the measure, decision, role or evidence being discussed.

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Sources & evidence · 5

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.