How many sme companies are there in Europe?

nThere are 20 million SME's in the EU

nThey represent 99% of businesses in the EU

nThey provide two out of three of the private sector jobs

nThey contribute to more than half of the total value-added created by businesses in the EU.

nNine out of ten SMEs are actually micro enterprises with less than 10 employees

Source: Eurostat