Service mark symbol. The service mark symbol (â ), the letters SM in superscript style) is a symbol used in the United States to provide notice that the preceding mark is a service mark.
Size matters: The micro and mini USB connectors are of similar width. But the micro connector is much thinner (smaller vertical dimension). Some product designs were not able to accommodate the height of the mini receptacle and the new thinner receptacle will encourage and allow thinner products.
Micro lenders operate in the same way banks do. They get people to invest with them and pay them interest, while lending out that money to people who ask for loans and charging interest on those loans. The difference between micro lenders and banks is that banks have a ceiling on the amount of interest they can charge, which is stipulated in the Usury Act.