Factors Resulting in Successes and Failures for Small Businesses in the Small Business Institute Program at Syracuse University
During the 1970s the U.S. Congress inaugurated a program of managerial assistance to meld the talents and needs of local small-business communities, nearby educational institutions of higher business learning, and the U.S. Small Business Administration. This program was known as the Small Business Institute. The authors analyzed the experience of Syracuse University with the program from 1973 to 1997 and found that some problems faced by small businesses persisted over time, although there were significant shifts in other problems as the economic environment changed. We also found that the chances for survival of our client firms varied by industry, with manufacturing, retailing, and professional and nonprofessional service firms most likely to survive.
Should the SBDC Program be Dismantled?
This article offers the results of an analysis of SBDC client evaluations in Iowa. This analysis reveals a high evaluation of faculty and staff at SBDC's relative to other consultants and points out positive relative sales and job increases as a result of the program. It also concludes that there is a relative improvement in results with Increases In counseling hours and, particularly, hours spent on planning.
A Phenomenological Study of the Wind Band Experience: Stories of Band
A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY OF THE WIND BAND EXPERIENCE: