1. Different natures

1. Small and micro enterprises: It is the collective name for small enterprises, micro enterprises and family-owned enterprises.

2. Individual industrial and commercial households: refers to families or households that citizens engage in industrial and commercial operations within the scope permitted by law and have been approved and registered in accordance with the law.

2. Different characteristics

1. Small and micro enterprises: Small and medium-sized enterprises are divided into three types: medium, small and micro. The specific standards are based on the number of employees, operating income, total assets, etc. Indicators are formulated based on industry characteristics.

2. Individual industrial and commercial households: The registration authority for individual industrial and commercial households is the industrial and commercial administration authority at or above the county level. Individual industrial and commercial households can start operating only after they have been approved and registered and obtained a business license. Individual industrial and commercial households must also go through registration procedures when they change businesses, merge, change registration items or go out of business. Individual industrial and commercial households can only operate in industries that are permitted by laws and policies.

Extended information:

Legal status of individual industrial and commercial households:

Within the scope of registration approved in accordance with the law, individual industrial and commercial households enjoy the civil rights and ability to engage in individual industrial and commercial operations. and civil capacity. The legitimate business activities of individual industrial and commercial households are protected by law, and individual industrial and commercial households enjoy ownership of the assets and legitimate profits they operate.

Individual industrial and commercial households can open bank accounts, apply for loans from banks, have the right to apply for exclusive rights to trademarks, sign labor contracts and hire helpers and apprentices, and also have the right to name their own names and engrave seals.

Individual industrial and commercial households must abide by the laws of the country when engaging in production and business activities, pay taxes in accordance with regulations, and submit to industrial and commercial administration. Individual industrial and commercial households who engage in illegal operations must bear civil liability and other legal liabilities.

Baidu Encyclopedia - Individual Business Owners

Baidu Encyclopedia - Small and Micro Enterprises