Québec businesses with fewer than 5 employees – Access to geographic markets in 2017

This bulletin aims to validate the existence of constraints related to the size of these businesses in terms of access to geographic markets, particularly in comparison with businesses with 100 to 499 employees.

One of the findings is that, compared to businesses with 100 to 499 employees, businesses with 1 to 4 employees benefit less from markets in the rest of Canada and internationally.

In addition, fewer of these businesses wish to develop these markets, they benefit less from government procurement, and are less likely to engage in international business activities other than exporting and importing.