<P> For Me 1, 50, 00,000 - 2, 00, 00,000 </P> <P> With effect from 1 April 2011, the definition of SMEs is businesses with annual sales turnover of not more than $100 million or employing no more than 200 staff . </P> <P> The criteria for defining the size of a business differ from country to country, with many countries having programs of business rate reduction and financial subsidy for SMEs . According to the European Commission, the SME are the enterprises that meet the following definition of staff headcount and either the turnover or balance sheet total definitions: </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Company category </Th> <Th> Staff headcount </Th> <Th> Turnover </Th> <Th> Balance sheet total </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Medium - sized </Td> <Td> <250 </Td> <Td> ≤ € 50 million </Td> <Td> ≤ € 43 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Small </Td> <Td> <50 </Td> <Td> ≤ € 10 million </Td> <Td> ≤ € 10 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Micro </Td> <Td> <10 </Td> <Td> ≤ € 2 million </Td> <Td> ≤ € 2 million </Td> </Tr> </Table>

The typical maximum number of employees in an sme is