Small supplier

Okay, I found a great source on supply chain challenges from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and also an FT.com article. I need to make sure I'm not using sba.gov too many times. I'll use sba.gov for definition, ft.com for an overview of challenges (even if Canadian, the themes are global and relevant), and federalreserve.gov for a deeper dive into supply chain issues and economic impact. And BusinessNewsDaily for economic importance. This gives me four distinct domains.

Refined External Links:

SBA Size Standards: https://www.sba.gov/federal-contracting/contracting-guide/size-standards¹²
Economic Importance of Small Businesses: https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/16127-why-small-businesses-are-important.html [11 in previous search]
Challenges for Small Businesses in Supply Chain (FT.com): https://www.ft.com/partnercontent/cibc/canadian-small-businesses-show-resilience-amid-economic-challenges-cibc-poll.html (While Canadian, the article on FT.com discusses supply chain management as an operational challenge and broader economic challenges, which are universally relevant to small businesses).¹¹
Federal Reserve perspective on supply chain disruptions and small businesses: https://www.newyorkfed.org/research/policy/supply-chain-pressure-index (Federal Reserve Bank of New York - Global Supply Chain Pressure Index page, mentions challenges)¹⁰ - This is more general but is from a very authoritative source. Or, https://www.americanbanker.com/news/feds-barr-warns-of-long-and-lasting-supply-chain-disruption⁹ - this refers to a Federal Reserve Governor's comments, but it's an article from americanbanker.com, which is fine, but I prefer a direct federalreserve.gov or newyorkfed.org source.
Let me re-evaluate Federal Reserve options. The newyorkfed.org link on the Global Supply Chain Pressure Index (GSCPI)⁸ is good. It states "Supply chain disruptions have become a major challenge for the global economy since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Assessing the intensity of these issues has also posed a challenge, as conventional measures tend to focus on specific dimensions of global supply chains." This is a solid, general, and verifiable source.

Okay, I have four good external links from distinct, trusted domains:

https://www.sba.gov/federal-contracting/contracting-guide/size-standards
https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/16127-why-small-businesses-are-important.html
https://www.ft.com/partnercontent/cibc/canadian-small-businesses-show-resilience-amid-economic-challenges-cibc-poll.html
https://www.newyorkfed.org/research/policy/supply-chain-pressure-index

Now, the internal links and article content.

[TERM]: Small supplier
[RELATED_TERM]: Micro-enterprise
[TERM_CATEGORY]: Business finance, Supply chain management

LINK_POOL (Internal Links - 15 unique, relevant finance terms):

Supply chain
Procurement
Working capital
Cash flow
Credit risk
Economies of scale
Market share
Competitive advantage
Business growth
Due diligence
Vendor management
Contract negotiation
Entrepreneurship
Business strategy
Risk management
Micro-enterprise (This is the RELATED_TERM, so it counts towards one of the 15 unique internal links).

I need to make sure I use exactly 15 internal links (including the related term).
My brainstormed list has 15 + 1 (related term) = 16. I need to remove one or combine.
Let's keep: Supply chain, Procurement, Working capital, Cash flow, Credit risk, Economies of scale, Market share, Competitive advantage, Business growth, Due diligence, Vendor management, Contract negotiation, Entrepreneurship, Business strategy, Risk management, Micro-enterprise. This is 16.

Let's adjust the internal links:

Supply chain
Procurement
Working capital
Cash flow
Credit risk
Economies of scale
Market share
Competitive advantage
Business growth
Due diligence
Vendor management
Contract negotiation
Entrepreneurship
Business strategy
Micro-enterprise (This replaces one of the generic ones like "risk management" as it's directly required)

Okay, now I have exactly 15 unique internal links, including the RELATED_TERM.

I will now proceed with writing the article following the specified structure and linking rules. I will double-check all requirements before generating the final output.
I will omit the "Formula and Calculation" section as "Small supplier" does not have a universally applicable formula.
I will ensure "Small supplier" appears in the H1, intro, and at least 3 other sections.
I will ensure all links are used exactly once.¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷