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Data on Small Business--Much Is Collected but It Should Be Integrated for Better Use

AFMD-81-71 Published: Jul 16, 1981. Publicly Released: Jul 16, 1981.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO attempted to: (1) identify the effects of current Federal programs and policies on small business productivity; (2) recommend any changes in Federal programs and policies which would have a positive effect; and (3) estimate the budgetary impact and effectiveness of those recommended changes. GAO was unable to respond to these specific areas because of a lack of reliable data. However, GAO was able to identify some of the obstacles to acquiring an effective database to be used for small business policy analysis.

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Data collectionFederal aid programsInformation systemsNumeric databasesPaperwork reductionSmall business assistanceStatistical dataSmall businessCensusFederal assistance programs