▁micro - bus iness es ▁in ▁the ▁different ▁se ctors , ▁varying ▁from ▁the ▁manufact uring ▁to ▁the ▁ret ail ▁se ctors , ▁are ▁defined ▁as ▁business es ▁with ▁five ▁or ▁fewer ▁employees ▁and ▁a ▁turn over ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁R 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁Z AR . ▁Very ▁small ▁business es ▁employ ▁between ▁ 6 ▁and ▁ 2 0 ▁employees , ▁while ▁small ▁business es ▁employ ▁between ▁ 2 1 ▁and ▁ 5 0 ▁employees . ▁The ▁upper ▁limit ▁for ▁turn over ▁in ▁a ▁small ▁business ▁var ies ▁from ▁R 1 ▁million ▁in ▁the ▁Agricult ural ▁sector ▁to ▁R 1 3 ▁million ▁in ▁the ▁C ater ing , ▁Ac com mod ations ▁and ▁other ▁Trade ▁se ctors ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁Man ufact uring ▁sector , ▁with ▁a ▁maximum ▁of ▁R 3 2 ▁million ▁in ▁the ▁Wh oles ale ▁Trade ▁sector . ▁ ▁Med ium - s ized ▁business es ▁usually ▁employ ▁up ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 ▁people ▁( 1 0 0 ▁in ▁the ▁Agricult ural ▁sector ), ▁and ▁the ▁maximum ▁turn over ▁var ies ▁from ▁R 5 ▁million ▁in ▁the ▁Agricult ural ▁sector ▁to ▁R 5 1 ▁million ▁in ▁the ▁Man ufact uring ▁sector ▁and ▁R 6 4 ▁million ▁in ▁the ▁Wh oles ale ▁Trade , ▁Com mer cial ▁Ag ents ▁and ▁Al lied ▁Services ▁sector . ▁ ▁A ▁compreh ensive ▁definition ▁of ▁an ▁S ME ▁in ▁South ▁Africa ▁is , ▁therefore , ▁an ▁enter prise ▁with ▁one ▁or ▁more ▁of ▁the ▁following ▁characteristics : ▁▁