Title of research project: Adaptation and Development of Management and Financial Controls for Small Business Operations. 16. Iowa, $39,900 Grantee: State University of Iowa, Iowa City. Project director: C. Woody Thompson. Title of research project: An Interindustry Analysis and Management Audit of the Small Manufacturing Industry in Iowa. 17. Kansas, $39,905 Grantee: University of Kansas, Lawrence. Project director: H. K. L'Ecuyer. Title of research project: Management Strategy in Establishment Sizes Operated by Both Independent and Centrally Controlled Companies. 18. Kentucky, $40,000 Grantee: University of Kentucky, Lexington. Project director: James W. Martin. Title of research project: An Evaluation of Key Decisions of Small Businesses, With an Emphasis on the Quantitative and Economic Concepts Used in Reaching Those Decisions. 19. Louisiana, $32,329 Grantee: Louisiana Department of Commerce and Industry, Baton Rouge. Project director: P. F. Boyer. Title of research project: 1. A Guide to Proper Management Planning for Small Business. 2. Determination of the Educational Needs for Small Business Management. 3. Selecting, Developing, and Utilizing Competent Executives into Small Businesses. 4. Adaptive Behavior by Small Businessmen. 20. Maine, $40,000 Grantee: Maine State Department of Economic Development, Augusta. Title of research project: A Survey of Maine's Potentials for Economic Growth: 1. A Study To Review the Current Economic Status of the State of Maine and To Project Areas of Opportunities That Exist for Small Business Enterprises. 2. A Study of the Vacation Industry in Maine. 3. Sources and Availability of Funds to Small Manufacturing Firms in Maine. 21. Maryland, $35,525 Grantee: Washington College, Chestertown, Md. Project director: George Soule. Title of research project: Small Business in Food Processing, Distribution, and Retailing on the Eastern Shore of Maryland: A Study of Competition With Large Concerns and the Impact of Vertical Integration. 22. Massachusetts, $39,933.75 Grantee: Babson Institute, Babson Park, Mass. Project director: Edward Handler. Title of research project: Small Business and Large Unions. 23. Michigan, $39,986 Grantee: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Project director: William M. Hoad. Title of research project: A Continuing Analysis of the Management Factors Contributing to the Success or Failure of New Small Businesses (manufacturing). 24. Minnesota, $40,000 Grantee: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. Project director: D. C. Basil. Title of research project: Basic Planning for Small Business: 1. Management Development as Part of Basic Planning. 2. Transportation Function of Management. 3. Forecasting in Basic Planning. 4. Market Research in Basic Planning. 5. "Pattern" Collective Bargaining-Emphasis on Iron Ore Mining and Steel Fabrication. 6. Basic Financial Planning. 7. Planning Organization Structure During Periods of Growth. 25. Mississippi, $40,000 Grantee: Mississippi Industrial Research Center, Jackson. Project director: W. Paul Brann. Title of research project: Industrial Opportunities for Small Business To Utilize Mississippi's Forest Resources: 1. The Availability, Ownership, Volume, and Characteristics of Forest Resources in Mississippi for New and Expanded Small Manufacturing Industries. 2. Marketing Charcoal Produced in Mississippi. 3. The Potential for Furniture Manufacturing in Mississippi. 26. Missouri, $40,000 Grantee: Missouri Division of Resources and Development, Jefferson City. Title of research project: The Communication and Information-Gathering Techniques and Behavior of the Small Businessman. 27. Montana, $40,000 Grantee: Montana State Planning Board, Helena. Project director: P. F. Roys. Title of research project: 1. Research on Operating and Marketing Problems of Small Business Enterprises Engaged in Lead and Zinc Mining. 2. Analysis of Expansion and Diversification Possibilities for Existing Small Manufacturing Concerns in the State of Montana. 3. An Investigation of the Training Requirements of Small Business With Regard to the Educational Needs of Prospective Employees. 4. Research on Small Business Success and Failure in a Natural Resource Economy. 28. New Hampshire, $40,000 Grantee: New Hampshire State Planning and Development Commission, Concord. Project director: Charles L. Crangle. Title of research project: A Study of the Small Business Sector of the Economy of New Hampshire To Determine the Necessary Economic Climate To Encourage Further Small Business Development. 29. New Jersey, $40,000 Grantee: New Jersey Department of Conservation and Economic Development, Trenton. Project director: Joel H. Sterns. Title of research project: Defining Problems of Small Business in New Jersey: 1. An analysis of the Financial Problems of New Jersey's Small Manufacturers. 2. An Analysis of the Financial Problems of the Small Independent Distributors in New Jersey. 3. Direct Investigation Into the Problem of Small Business. 4. An Analysis of the Changing Patterns in New Jersey Retail Businesses. 30. New Mexico, $30,864 Grantee: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. Project director: Ralph L. Edgel. Title of research project: Expansion of Food Manufacturing in New Mexico. 31. New York, $40,000 Grantee: Syracuse University, Syracuse. Project director: Donald H. Davenport. Title of research project: An Evaluation of the Interrelationships Between Large Manufacturers and Small Suppliers. 32. North Carolina, $39,805 Grantee: Duke University, Durham. Project director: F. Hodge O'Neal. Title of research project: Research in the Legal and Economic-Legal Aspects of Small Business Planning. 33. North Dakota, $40,000 Grantee: University of North Dakota, Grand Forks. Project director: R. D. Koppenhaver. Title of research project: 1. Industrial Market Potentials for Selected North Dakota Agricultural Commodities. 2. The Development of Accounting and Statistical Data for Small Business Management. 34. Ohio, $40,000 Grantee: The Ohio State University Research Foundation, Columbus. Title of research project: Adaptation of Manualized Business Procedures to Small Business Needs. 35. Oklahoma, $40,000 Grantee: Oklahoma Department of Commerce and Industry, Oklahoma City. Project director: Raymond D. Thomas. Title of research project: 1. Factors Which Determine the Economic Survival of Small Business Firms in Several Important Industries and Trades in Oklahoma. 2. Factors Which Should Determine the Location of Small Retail Firms. 3. Factors Which Determine the Managerial Efficiency and Profitableness of Small Business Organizations in the Motor Freight Industry. 4. Factors Which Determine the Opportunities for Small Business in Areas Experiencing Development of Inland Water Resources. 36. Oregon, $34,480 Grantee: The University of Oregon, Eugene. Project director: Wesley C. Ballaine. Title of research project: An Appraisal of Risk Management in Small Retailing Establishments. 37. Pennsylvania, $40,000 Grantee: Temple University, Philadelphia, Pa. Project director: Nathaniel Jackendoff. Title of research project: An Exploratory Survey of Financial Ratios and Other Business Services With Special Attention to Their Application to Problems of Small Business. $8. Rhode Island, $40,000 Grantee: Brown University, Providence, R.I. Project director: Kurt B. Mayer. Title of research project: Some Economic and Sociological Factors Influencing the Distribution of Business Firms by Size: I. The Effect of Suburbanization on the Size and Growth of Small Business Establishments; and II. Critical Internal and External Aspects of the Financial Management of Business Firms Affecting Size and Growth. 39. South Carolina, $30,010 Grantee: University of South Carolina, Columbia. Project director: Olin S. Pugh. Title of research project: Financial Management Problems of Single Unit Firms in South Carolina. 40. South Dakota, $35,420 Grantee: State University of South Dakota, Vermillion. Project director: R. F. Patterson. Title of research project: Some Basic Problems of Small Business in South Dakota: An Appraisal and Possible Solutions: 1. Financing Small Business in South Dakota : Retailing, Service, Wholesaling, and Small Manufacturing. 2. Small Business in South Dakota To Be Affected by Proposed Superhighways in South Dakota. 41. Texas, $40,000 Grantee: University of Houston, Houston. Project director: Paul H. Rigby. Title of research project: A Study of Decisionmaking Processes in the Small Busines Firm. 42. Utah $40,000 Grantee: University of Utah, Salt Lake City. Project director: Osmond L. Harline. Title of research project: Evaluation of the Use and Impact of— 1. Informational Aids, and 2. Government-Sponsored Financial Assistance Programs Available to Small Business. 43. Vermont, $25,000 Grantee: Vermont Development Commission, Montpelier. Project director: John M. Thompson. Title of research project: Sample Survey of Small Business Operations in Vermont. 44. Virginia, $40,000 Grantee: University of Virginia, Charlottesville. Project director: Lorin A. Thompson. Title of research project: A Proposal on Small Business Training and Development: 1. Study-Administrative and Management Problems of Small Business. ness. 45. Washington, $40,000 Grantee: University of Washington, Seattle. Project director: Warren W. Etcheson. Title of research project: Problems of Small Business in Washington: 1. Financing Small Business: Survey of Credit and Capital Sources in Washington State. 2. Regulation of Retail Competition in Washington. 3. Factors Affecting the Growth of Small Manufacturing Enterprises. 4. An Analysis of Business Terminations. 5. Pricing Policies and Practices of Small Manufacturers in Washington. 46. West Virginia, $13,800 Grantee: West Virginia University, Morgantown. Project director: James H. Thompson. Title of research project: Methods of Plant Site Selection Available to Small Manufacturing Firms. 47. Wisconsin, $40,000 Grantee: Division of Industrial and Port Development, State of Wisconsin, Madison. Project director: James S. Earley. Title of research project: Problems of Financing Growth of Wisconsin Small Business (a research project to determine sources of funds for small- and medium-size Wisconsin companies and whether there is significant variation in the rates of growth of companies of various sizes and industry classification, including a study of demised, merged, and relocated companies). 48. Wyoming, $34,950 Grantee: University of Wyoming, Laramie. Title of research project: An Investigation Into Problems Peculiar to Small Businesses in Wyoming and the Rocky Mountain Area: 1. An Investigation to Determine the Management and Administrative Problems Encountered by the Owners and Managers of Small Business Units. 2. A Time and Duty Study of Retail Sales Personnel. 3. A Study of ICC 1 percent Waybill Data to Determine Existing Markets for Various Commodities. 49. Puerto Rico, $40,000 Grantee: Economic Development Administration, San Juan. Project director: Morris Moses. Title of research project: The Removal of Obstacles to the Growth of Small Locally Owned Manufacturing Firms in a Newly Developing Industrial Area. 50. Nebraska, $15,392 Grantee: University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Project directors: Clifford M. Hicks and Harold E. Wise, associate dean, graduate College, and deputy research administrator. Title of research project: Problems in the Sale of an Interest in a Small Business Proprietorship as Influenced by the Federal Income Tax Laws and Retail Store Hour Survey in All of the Nebraska Towns of 10,000 to 25,000 Population. 51. Nevada, $32,213.30 Grantee: University of Nevada, Reno. Projector director: Robert C. Weems, Jr. Title of research project: The Extent of Retail Advertising as a Management Tool-Its Scope and Importance in Small Business. 52. Tennessee, $40,000 Grantee: Tennessee Polytechnic Institute, Cookeville. Project director: Louis Johnson, Jr. Title of research project: Investigation of the Marketing and Management Practices of Selected Small Businesses: (1) Newly Developed Industry. (2) Long-established Industry. Senator PROXMIRE. I have a number of letters and statements that have been received in regard to the subject of our hearings which will be inserted in the record together with any that may be received subsequent to our closing the hearings today. (The letters and statements referred to follow :) Hon. SPESSARD HOLLAND, Chairman, Subcommittee, Senate Appropriations Committee, Washington, D.C. U.S. SENATE, June 11, 1959. DEAR SENATOR: I am very much interested in the hearing that you are currently conducting on the Small Business Administration appropriation for fiscal year 1960. As you know, Congress set up this agency for the primary purpose of aiding the small business community. However, I feel that adequate funds have not been requested to carry out the statutory duties of the Small Business Administration in the procurement and technical assistance program. The Bureau of the Budget has requested that $3,200,000 be appropriated for the activities in this program. However, the Small Business Administration originally requested $4,418,000. I am advised that there are some 500 Government procurement centers in the continental United States and Territories and that the Small Business Administration has 15 regional offices and 42 branch offices. Your subcommittee hearing disclosed that the Small Business Administration requested budget authority for 239 employees to give procurement and technical assistance in all these procurement centers and Small Business Administration offices. However, the Budget Bureau authorized only 154 to cover these activities. This appears to be only a skeleton force to cover such a vast operation. The program established by the Small Business Administration appears to be most complete as will be noted from the attached summary. However, with such a small number of employees the program could not be carried out effectively. In view of the informed study made by the small business Administrator of the personnel and moneys needed to carry out the program, I feel that the budget authorization requested by the Administrator should be granted. The small business share of Government contracts has been constantly declining every year and one of the most effective ways to reverse the existing trend would be, in my opinion, to assign more Small Business Administration person 43183-59- -33 |