Milford chronicle., 1953-08-28
Aid To Small Business
Program Is Broadened
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was attended by all Of the heads
of the 13 Regional Offices of the
Small Business Administration
which succeeds the old Small De-
fense Plants Administration. Poll
cies and future programs of the
new agency were outlined by Will
liam ID. Mitchell, SBA Administrator
and Harold r. Smethills, Deputy
Administrator for Field Operations.
While much is still in the plan
ming stage" Mr.. Dellert said, "it is
Business Administration has been
assigned by Congress greatly ex-
panded responsibilities when COM
pared with the old Small Defense
Plants Administration. It is also
clear that most of this RESPONSE
bility is going to be carried on at
the level, and not centered in Wash
ington." The primary function Of
the SDPPA, he explained, was to
assist small firms engaged in de-
fense or essential civilian activities.
However, the new SBA has been as
signed the brOader-and more COM
plex-jOb Of serving the whole field
of small concerns. Whereas SPDA's
activities were limited mainly to
small plants among the 10000 small
manufacturing establishments in
the United States. SBA's field of
assistance embraces nearly 100000
600 small firms of all kinds.
"Since the overwhelming proper
tiOn of all business establishments
are small business, it is clear that
the new Small Business Administra-
ton will ultimately affect every
man, woman, and child in the
country" Mr.. Dellert said. At the
same time, he emphasized that there
is no thought of creating a new
Government bureaucracy. On the
contrary, the SBA Administrator is
determined to build a strong and
lean" organization, streamlined to
do an effective job by cooperating
with State and local groups.
Il would say that the word Co
operation is the keynote of our
new organization" Mr.. Dellert said.
"We are going to rely very heavily
on the counsel and cooperation of
private groups in this area-as we
are in every other section of the
country. "By this we mean cooper
alton between Government and the
business community; cooperation
between large firms and small ones;
cooperation among the various
areas of American business and
industry such as manufacturing
financing, distribution, transpOrta-
tiOn, and communication; and last
but not least, cooperation between
State and Federal Governments.
''The function of SBA is to furnish
leadership and assistance to the
States and communities. Practical
of plans should be up to
the public officials, business and
civic leaders at the local level. SBA
is engaged in a back to the grass
roots effort. "At the same time,
SBA will continue all of the func-
tiOns of the former SDPA, including
sharing of Government orders by
small business. and after September !
%, SBA will handle Small Business
loan functions of the RecOnstruc-
tiOn Finance Corporation with an
individual limit of $15O,0OO."
Back of the entire operation, Mr..
Dellert said, is the determination |
that the new Small Business Admin /
istration can be of maximum service
to the people ouly if it functions as
a catalyst, assisting others in ac- /
cOmplishing the big job of bringing
effective assistance to all small
businesses, thus helping create new /
and greater opportunities, new
small businesses, and keeping our
national economy healthy