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Gender and size profile of ICT producing SMEs
It is interesting to examine some of the other characteristics of those SMEs that are involved with ICT production compared to the SME population in general to see how they differ.
The Sensis ® Business Index asks SME proprietors whether or not they are the sole decision maker in that business, and records gender for the key decision maker. If there is more than one decision maker, gender is recorded on the majority gender of the key decision makers, or whether or not it is equally split, for example in the case of two decision makers, one being male and the other female. The May 2005 Sensis ® Business Index found that ICT producing SMEs were more likely to be male-operated than SMEs in general (75 per cent compared to 67 per cent).
When looking at business size, using the definition of a small business as one with less than 20 employees and a medium business as one with from 20 to 199 employees, the May 2005 Sensis ® Business Index found that ICT producing SMEs were more likely to be larger than the general SME population, with 11 per cent of ICT producing SMEs being medium-sized, compared to five per cent of SMEs on average.
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