Business Contributions to Community Service
Patricia A. Frishkoff and Alicja M. Kostecka
1991. 267p. Contract awarded in IFY 1989 to Oregon State
University, Corvallis, OR 97331-2603.
Considering all types of contributions, small businesses give more to their communities per employee than do large businesses, according to this study. The study examined how small and large businesses differ in the types and levels of giving to community service organizations, the motives for their participation, their choice of beneficiaries, and the internal decision-making mechanisms used. Small firms provide about equal amounts of cash and in-kind contributions; large firms give primarily cash.
NTIS order number:
PB86-179751
Price codes:
A08 (Paper)
A01 (Microfiche)
Business Impacts of State Enterprise Zones
Glen E. Weisbrod, Susan A. Jones, and Allen R. Marshall
1985. 163p. Contract awarded in IFY 1985 to Cambridge Systematics,
Inc., 222 Third Street Cambridge, MA 02138.
The study examines eight enterprise zones in different states, and
provides a preliminary analysis of the impact of zones in
Baltimore, Maryland; Dayton, Ohio; Decatur, Illinois; Louisville,
Kentucky; Norwalk, Connecticut; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; St.
Louis, Missouri; and Topeka, Kansas. Six of the eight case study
zones either gained more employment or nearly stabilized their
previously declining employment since the initiation of the
enterprise zone program.
NTIS order number:
PB86-216025
Price codes:
A06 (Paper)
A01 (Microfiche)
Commercial Salmon Fishery Economic Assessment Model
William Jensen and Hans Radtke
1985. 122p. Contract awarded in IFY 1985 to William Jensen
Associates, Inc., Lake Oswego, OR 97034.
In many coastal communities of Northern California, Oregon, and Washington, commercial salmon fishing and processing contribute significantly to local economies. This study develops an economic model that can be used to measure the income and employment effects of changes in management decisions and natural phenomena on salmon harvesters and processors and their communities.
NTIS order number:
PB81-199101
Price codes:
A09 (Paper)
A01 (Microfiche)
A Composite Assessment of the InterNorth-Omaha Project of 1980
David M. Ambrose, Janet M. Rives, and Janet M. West
1981. 179p. Contract awarded in IFY 1980 to Midwestern
Business Associates, 12972 Jones Street, Omaha, NE
68154.
In spring 1980, InterNorth Corporation gave the city of Omaha, Nebraska, $250,000 to subsidize the wages of disadvantaged young people from Douglas and Sarpy Counties. The program enabled more than 300 youths who might otherwise have been unemployed in the summer of 1980 to find gainful employment in the private sector. The program lent itself to small business involvement: most of the youths were employed in small firms, which provided a variety of positions and a broad overview of the many facets of business. The purpose of this study was to assess the InterNorth program.
NTIS order number:
Not available from NTIS;
see note at end of entry.
Firm Size and Political Expenditures: An Analysis of Business
Lobbying in California
Karen McCormick
1982. 108p. Contract awarded in IFY 1980 to Karen McCormick,
Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02167.
Are large firms more actively involved in lobbying efforts than
small firms? Using 1976 data from lobbyists' reports filed with
California's Fair Political Practices Commission, data on firm
characteristics from the Federal Trade Commission's Economic
Information Systems Marketing Information Tape, and firm
profitability data obtained from Compustat, the author of this
report derived a sample of 7,852 manufacturing firms. The results
of her analysis reveal that firm size had a significant effect on
the political expenditures of the firms studied.
This report is a Ph.D. dissertation available in both paper and microform formats from University Microfilms International, 300 North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48106. Order number 83-05817. For information on ordering, call (800) 521-3042.
NTIS order number:
PB85-223659
Price codes:
A12 (Paper)
Not available on microfiche.
The Impact of Local Economic Stimulus Programs on Small Business Startup Rates
Benjamin W. Mokry
1985. 271p. Contract awarded in FY 1984 to Benjamin W. Mokry,
Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13210.
This study describes an innovative or "entrepreneurial" model for economic development policy that requires governments to be innovative, flexible, and risk-oriented in their approach. Using case studies, supplemented with data from the Small Business Data Base, the study examines whether innovative stimulus programs used by county and municipal government actually influence the rate at which new firms start up.
A related Ph.D. dissertation by the same author--entitled "The Birth of Small Business Organizations: The Impact of Capital, Technical Assistance, and Political Climate"--is available in paper and microform formats from University Microfilms International, 300 North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48106. Order number 86-03769. For information on ordering, call (800) 521 3042.
NTIS order number:
PB82-184888
Price codes:
A11 (Paper)
A01 (Microfiche)
RS number: 12
Impacts of Downtown Revitalization Projects on Small Business
Glen E. Weisbrod, Henry Pollakowski, Melissa Laube, Heather Hazard,
and Brian Rittenhouse
1981. 240p. Contract awarded in FY 1980 to Cambridge Systematics,
Inc., 238 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142.
This study examines the impact of efforts to revitalize downtown commercial districts, based on case studies in seven cities and data from the Dun's Market Identifier file. It identifies policies and strategies that might foster the growth of independent retailers and might help them face competition from the chain stores and street vendors that have put some small retailers out of business.
NTIS order number:
PB81 -148801
Price codes:
A03 (Paper)
A01 (Microfiche)
Providing Capital to Small Businesses: An Evaluation of State Development Incentives
Belden Daniels and Harry Lirtzman
1980. 50p. Contract awarded in FY 1980 to the Counsel for
Community Development, 10 Concord Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138.
The second part of a two-part study, this report finds that state agencies can use a wide variety of instruments to secure loan and bond programs. By reducing the risk through capital-market- perfecting techniques, development planners can develop programs that efficiently redirect capital to small businesses. For Part 1, see The State as "Public Entrepreneur": Public Chartering of Private Financial Development Institutions.
NTIS order number:
PB84-171313
Price codes:
A14 (Paper)
A01 (Microfiche)
The Role of State and Local Industrial Finance Programs in Small Business Financing
David E. Fyffe
1982. 314p. Contract awarded in FY 1980 to the Georgia Tech
Research Institute, Atlanta, GA 30332.
The purposes of this report were to provide a comprehensive survey
and analysis of state and local industrial financing programs, a
comparative evaluation of program effectiveness, and
recommendations related to public intervention in industrial
financing. The measures of industrial achievement used for the
study include per capita growth rates in the number of employers,
employees, manufacturing employees, manufacturing value added, and
net corporate income tax revenues.
NTIS order number:
PB85-204311
Price codes:
A07 (Paper)
A01 (Microfiche)
RS number: 32
Small Business Barriers: Public Pension Investment Restrictions and Small Business Capital
Paul Zorn
1985.[139]p. Contract awarded in FY 1984 to the Government Finance
Officers Association, 1750 K Street NW #650, Washington, DC 20006.
This report contains a detailed state-by-state analysis of state government restrictions and policy guidelines on the investment of public pension funds. Between 1978 and 1984, 25 states changed their restrictions, mostly easing them. The study claims that the attitudes of fund managers are more important than restrictions imposed by the states.
NTIS order number:
PB95-100335
Price codes:
A12 (Paper)
A03 (Microfiche)
RS number: 142
Small Business' Involvement in Societal Causes: An Empirical Investigation of Social Responsibility Self-interest Perspectives
Jacquelyn Warwick
1993. vii, 264p. Contract awarded in FY 1989 to Jacquelyn Warwick,
Department of Marketing, Texas A &;M University, College Station,
TX 77843-9988.
This study presents an economic model that examines several factors influencing small business owners' decisions to contribute financial and nonfinancial resources to social causes. Findings suggest that most small business owners are "value-oriented" rather than "profit-oriented" in their giving. However, many profit oriented small firms-which give only to activities that result in profits for the business-are equally willing to provide financial or volunteer support in the belief that social responsibility is a means of ensuring their survival.
NTIS order number:
PB83-133215
Price codes:
A08 (Paper)
A01 (Microfiche)
Small Business Legislation; National State Survey
Michael Daniels
[1982]. 154p. Contract awarded in FY 1979 to the National
Conference of State Legislators, 444 North Capitol Street NW,
Washington, DC 20001.
This study of the relationship between state legislatures and small business was based on a survey of all 50 state legislatures. Three primary questions were posed: (1) how is the state legislature structured to handle small business matters; (2) what recent legislative activity has there been with respect to small businesses; and (3) what are the primary thrusts in the small business area at the state legislative level? Results indicate that there was strong interest in promoting small business interests through state governmental action.
NTIS order number:
PB85-154417
Price codes:
A10 (Paper)
A01 (Microfiche)
RS number: 42
Small Business Participation in the Economic Development of Depressed Urban Sites
Glen E. Weisbrod, Carol Schwartz, and Henry Pollakowski
1983. [209]p. Contract awarded in FY 1982 to Cambridge
Systematics, Inc., 238 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142.
Enterprise zones in economically depressed areas tend to have more small firms. These firms are likely to be service firms or manufacturers of wood, furniture, or paper products. Most originated in the enterprise zone area rather than having been attracted from suburban locations.
NTIS order number:
PB86-104809
Price codes:
A04 (Paper)
A01 (Microfiche)
State and Local Regulatory Restrictions as Fixed Cost Barriers to Small Business Enterprises
Robert J. Gaston and Sidney L. Carroll
1984. 68p. Contract awarded in FY 1983 to ORFMA, Inc., 795 Oak
Ridge Turnpike, Oak Ridge, TN 37830.
Economic regulation at the state and local level is considerably more pervasive and varied than federal regulation, yet no available body of analysis focuses directly on state and local regulatory costs and their impact on small businesses. The objectives of this study were to review the research that has already been done in the field, provide a complete taxonomy of regulatory barriers, examine possible models to analyze the barriers, and suggest a research plan to study this important area.
NTIS order number
PB81-148801
Price codes:
A03 (Paper)
A01 (Microfiche)
RS number: 6
The State as "Public Entrepreneur": Public Chartering of Private Financial Development Institutions
Beldon H. Daniels and Harry Lirtzman
1980. 50p. Contract awarded in IFY 1980 to the Counsel for
Community Development, 10 Concord Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138.
State economic development programs often lack the financial resources and managerial capabilities to redirect large amounts of capital to the small business sector. This study recommends that planners use regulatory powers to induce the private sector to redirect capital.
NTIS order number:
PB87-221602
Price codes:
A05 (Paper)
A01 (Microfiche)
State Procurement and Small Business
Judith C. Hackett and Ruth Osser
1986. 78p. Contract awarded in FY 1985 to the Council of State
Governments, CARD, Iron Works Pike, P.O. Box 11910, Lexington,
KY 40578.
This report documents the procurement practices of the states relating to small businesses. It recommends that statistics on state small business set aside programs be gathered and that reporting of small business procurement be standardized.
NTIS order number:
PB88-223748
Price codes:
A04 (Paper)
A01 (Microfiche)
State-Supported SBIR Programs and Related State Technology Programs
Marianne K. Clarke
1988. 51p. Contract awarded in FY 1987 to the National Governors
Association, 444 North Capitol Street, Washington, DC 20001.
At the same time that the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)
program was being put in place, state governments were becoming
increasingly active in supporting the development of new,
technology based businesses. This report provides a state-by-state
summary of these programs--including names, addresses, and telephone
numbers of program officers-and an analysis of the different
approaches and funding strategies undertaken by the states.
NTIS order number:
PB83-117861
Price codes:
A07(Paper)
A01 (Microfiche)
Using Nonservice Approaches to Strengthen Small Business: A Guide for Local Officials
James O. Gollub
1980. [141]p. Contract awarded in IFY 1980 to the Stanford
Research Institute, 333 Ravenswood Avenue, Menlo Park,
CA 94025.
This guide presents ways local governments can address problems
confronting small businesses by redefining policy relationships
between local governments and the private sector. Its major focus
is on "nonservice" approaches-for example, shaping local regulatory, administrative, and tax policies in ways that will enhance
opportunities for small businesses. The guide includes a variety
of approaches and is based on analysis of available literature, a
nationwide phone survey, and site visits in 12 cities and counties
across the nation.