Estrus is the stage of the reproductive cycle in which the dog can become pregnant; sometimes a dog that is in estrus is said to be in heat or in season. On average, puberty or sexual maturity is reached at about 6 months of age, but this can vary by breed.
A small scale enterprise is a privately owned and operated business, characterized by a small number of employees and low turnover. A small enterprise usually only shares a tiny segment of the market it operates in.
Example sentences with large-scale enterprise, translation memory. In Botswana, large-scale enterprises do not regret having small-scale enterprises as competitors but look to them as potential clients, and large-scale enterprises are, therefore, willing to help SSEs develop.