La definición de PYME en América: una revisión del estado del arte

This article presents the results of the review of the concept and classification of SMEs, by analyzing the state of the art of the past 6 years, the definitions applied in the countries of Central and South America and other international organizations. It was a powerful analytical documentary research, whose purpose was to reflect on the definition of this business category. The results suggest using the criteria: number of employees and turnover. These criteria, future research could be applied to uniform ranges all the American countries, minimizing the potential barriers to promotion policies and existing funding, regardless of sector or country to which they belong.