Figure 1
The line graph is titled “Search hits at the Scopus database in 10 slash 2023”. The horizontal axis shows years from 2000 to 2023 in increments of 1 year. The vertical axis ranges from 0 to 140 in increments of 20 units. The graph compares annual search counts for eight terms as indicated in the legend: “S M M Es”, “M S Es”, “micro enterprise slash micro enterprise slash micro-enterprise”, “micro-firm slash micro firm”, “micro-company”, “micro business”, “micro-sized plus venture slash enterprise slash firm slash business slash company”, and “micro entrepreneur slash micro-entrepreneur”. Most lines remain low and relatively stable under the value 40. The lines for “M S Es” and “micro enterprise slash micro enterprise slash micro-enterprise” peak strongly between 2019 and 2022 at approximately 140, with a slight decline in 2023. Note: All numerical values are approximate.Search hits with various search terms. Search engine: Scopus. Source: Authors’ own work