Small businesses offer many jobs to the Ecuadorian population, although theirproduction and income are lower than those of large companies. The craft activity isconcentrated in the areas of textiles and clothing, food, footwear, wooden furniture,metal products, goldsmithing and carving.Small enterprises or microenterprises are part of family businesses, with a highparticipation of women, and complement the family income that comes from othersectors, such as industry. Small family enterprises are located, above all, incommerce and services. They are the result of the effort of people who areunderemployed and looking for a job. The formal economic activity every time offersfewer jobs due to the use of labor-saving technologies.