Jasmine Directory

In the eyes of the public the small business can sometimes seem like an underdog. A web directory has pages and pages of small business listings for almost every industry, and it can seem like a small business is always behind the eight-ball competing with the larger players in the industry. The truth is that a small business can sometimes be in a better competitive position than a larger company, and with the growing dependence on small businesses in our society it can only get better for the companies that are out there fighting to survive.

A large corporation needs vast amounts of revenue to stay in business, and that is why a large corporation only goes after big business. There are many medium-sized companies offering billions of dollars in available business, but they get pushed to the side by large corporations because they are not offering their business in large pieces. The business dropped by large corporations is more than enough to keep a hungry small business going, and a small business can earn quite a reputation as a potential industry leader by working with the companies that large corporations leave behind.

Every large corporation that you see now started at first with a small business but a profitable one. If a small business is successful among customers, then it will continuously grow and expand overseas, becoming a corporation little by little. People enjoy working for a small business instead of working for a large one because they feel more useful and they get promoted easily when working for a small business, while when working for a corporation it is harder to achieve your goals due to competition.

A small business is that particular business with a low number of employees, usually less than fifty. More than that, small businesses cannot release mass products due to the fact that being a small business the work ammount is relatively little and they do not have the necessary equipment for mass production. As a following, a small business has a low volume of sales. When categorizing a business as being a small business, the criteria often includes the balance sheet, besides the number of employees and the volume of sales.

A small business is also called "micro business" and it refers to a privately owned business. This web directory is ideal if you have a small business and you would like to get it listed. A web directory can be a great opportunity for small businesses to become more accessible and attract clients because in the end, the only way of developing your small business is to have a constant revenue that allows you to extend it.

Large corporations take a very long time to change their business plan, and they also take a very long time to embrace and integrate new technology. Many large corporations have built their reputations on being first to market with new technology, but it is the small businesses that are usually able to adapt much faster to changes in that new technology and capitalize on the markets that are being opened.

Small business may seem like an underdog, but remember that more people work for small businesses than for large corporations. With those kinds of numbers it is inevitable that small business will continue to grow and become more successful.