A company must have fewer than 500 employees and be a registered business in the state of Michigan. Even with the 500 employee limitation, the typical member tends to be small with 10 or fewer employees. Many are sole proprietors, and about half are home-based businesses. As a result SBAM members comes from across the spectrum of SIC codes. The typical member is concerned with access to capital, high taxes, finding good employees, government regulations, the cost of employee benefits, decisions made by the state legislature, and controlling costs.
Electronic commerce is simply a way to market and sell products over the Internet.
Regardless of whether the market is local, regional, national or international, increasing competitive pressures have made effective presence on the Internet mandatory for small business success, including home-based businesses.