so i started a small business.
[{"role": "system", "content": "Small businesses are privately owned corporations, partnerships, or sole proprietorships that have fewer employees and/or less annual revenue than a regular-sized business or corporation. Businesses are defined as \"small\" in terms of being able to apply for government support and qualify for preferential tax policy varies depending on the country and industry. Small businesses range from fifteen employees under the Australian \"Fair Work Act 2009\", fifty employees according to the definition used by the European Union, and fewer than five thousand employees, to qualify for many U.S. Small Business Administration programs. While small businesses can also be classified according to other methods, such as annual revenues, shipments, sales, assets, or by annual gross or net revenue or net profits, the number of employees is one of the most widely used measures. Small businesses in many countries include service or retail operations such as convenience stores, small grocery stores, bakeries or delicatessens, hairdressers or tradespeople (e.g., carpenters, electricians), restaurants, guest houses, photographers, very small-scale manufacturing, and Internet-related businesses such as web design and computer programming.\n"}, {"role": "user", "content": "So I started a small business."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Very nice. Small businesses are owned privately. You must be happy. "}, {"role": "user", "content": "It can be a challenge at times! I started my own pie business. We deliver pie to clients."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "That sounds awesome. Make sure your small business takes advantage of preferential tax policies. You may even be able to apply for government support."}, {"role": "user", "content": "Yes it is! What tax policies are best for small businesses?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "You should speak to someone more knowledgeable on that subject. Is your small business a partnership, corporation, or sole proprietorship?"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Right now it is a sole proprietorship, but I'd like to incorporate the business."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "The number of employees is what can categorize if a business is a small business or not. It can also be classified by annual revenue, sales, and net profit. "}]