▁ 4 9 ▁people . ▁ ▁Ken ya ▁ ▁In ▁Ken ya , ▁the ▁term ▁changed ▁to ▁MS ME , ▁which ▁stands ▁for ▁" m icro , ▁small , ▁and ▁medium - s ized ▁enter pr ises ". ▁ ▁For ▁micro - enter pr ises , ▁the ▁maximum ▁number ▁of ▁employees ▁is ▁up ▁to ▁ 1 0 ▁employees . ▁For ▁small ▁enter pr ises , ▁it ▁is ▁from ▁ 1 0 ▁to ▁ 5 0 . ▁For ▁medium ▁enter pr ises , ▁it ▁is ▁from ▁ 5 0 ▁to ▁ 1 0 0 . ▁ ▁Niger ia ▁ ▁The ▁Central ▁Bank ▁of ▁Niger ia ▁defines ▁small ▁and ▁medium ▁enter pr ises ▁in ▁Niger ia ▁according ▁to ▁asset ▁base ▁and ▁number ▁of ▁staff ▁employed . ▁The ▁criteria ▁are ▁an ▁asset ▁base ▁that ▁is ▁between ▁N 5   mill ion ▁to ▁N 5 0 0 ▁million , ▁and ▁a ▁staff ▁strength ▁that ▁is ▁between ▁ 1 1 ▁and ▁ 1 0 0 ▁employees . ▁ ▁Som alia ▁ ▁In ▁Som alia , ▁the ▁term ▁is ▁S ME ▁( for ▁" small , ▁medium , ▁and ▁micro ▁enter pr ises "); ▁elsewhere ▁in ▁Africa , ▁MS ME ▁stands ▁for ▁" m icro , ▁small , ▁and ▁medium ▁enter pr ises ". ▁An ▁S ME ▁is ▁defined ▁as ▁a ▁small ▁business ▁that ▁has ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 0 ▁employees ▁but ▁less ▁than ▁ 2 5 0 ▁employees . ▁ ▁South ▁Africa ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁National ▁Small ▁Business ▁Am end ment ▁Act ▁ 2 0 0 4 ,