most of which were microsized
businesses, had very little interest in environmental protection.
In Europe, SMEs include businesses with less than 250
employees and an annual turnover of a maximum of € 40 million,
whereas micro-sized businesses are those with less than 10
employees and an annual turnover of less than € 2 million
(Anonym, 2003). Given this definition and the studies referred to
here, it is understandable that the micro-sized businesses in
Gumushane have few or no environmental concerns.