Download or read book The Canadian Small and Medium-sized Enterprise written by Gérald d'. Amboise and published by IRPP. This book was released on 1991 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Small and medium sized businesses increase the chances of success for all kinds of individual and collective initiatives and ensure the development and maintenance of an economic and social fabric. This paper defines small and medium sized businesses, and offers a quantity of statistical data concerning the importance of their role in the economy. It discusses the necessary distinctions to be made between the terms entrepreneur and manager, and provides a detailed analysis of the major advantages and problems peculiar to small- and medium-sized businesses in Canada. The purpose of the final portion of the paper is to sensitize the reader concerning what is being done about getting to know these businesses better.