United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2007-05-18 monographic deposited born digital 127 p. GA 1.13:GAO-07-714 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-714 P0b002ee1803788e7 f:d07714 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-714 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-714 GAO-07-714 Federal aid programs Interagency relations Manufacturing industry Program evaluation Small business Small business assistance Strategic planning Technical assistance Business planning Government/business relations Program coordination Small Business Innovation Research Program Other Written Product A69768 Small businesses engaged in manufacturing, typically those with 500 or fewer employees, comprise about 90 percent of all U.S. manufacturers and employ 6 million workers. Recent studies have shown that small manufacturing businesses face a number of challenges in their efforts to remain competitive, including the inability to obtain operating and investment capital, a lack of familiarity with new business practices, and difficulty in finding independent advice and skilled employees. To help these businesses overcome such challenges, many federal agencies provide financial and nonfinancial technical services through targeted or general programs or create interagency work groups to better coordinate their efforts and more effectively support these businesses. In this context, GAO identified (1) federal programs that provide services to support small businesses engaged in manufacturing and (2) federal interagency efforts that focus on issues of concern to small manufacturing businesses. To identify these programs and efforts, GAO obtained documentation from 19 federal agencies. In commenting on a draft of this report, 18 of the 19 agencies made technical comments that we have incorporated as appropriate. GAO is not making recommendations in this report. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-714/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-714.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-714/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-714.pdf GAO-07-714 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-714 Other Written Product GAO-07-714; Science and Technology: Information on Federal Programs and Interagency Efforts That Support Small Businesses Engaged in Manufacturing; Federal aid programs Interagency relations Manufacturing industry Program evaluation Small business Small business assistance Strategic planning Technical assistance Business planning Government/business relations Program coordination Small Business Innovation Research Program Volume 64 Page 798 64 Stat. 798 Volume 72 Page 384 72 Stat. 384 Volume 82 Page 476 82 Stat. 476 Volume 84 Page 1590 84 Stat. 1590 Volume 92 Page 1757 92 Stat. 1757 Volume 96 Page 217 96 Stat. 217 Volume 104 Page 2399 104 Stat. 2399 Volume 106 Page 2186 106 Stat. 2186 Volume 112 Page 936 112 Stat. 936 Volume 116 Page 2458 116 Stat. 2458 Public Law 85-536 Public Law 90-448 Public Law 91-596 Public Law 95-507 Public Law 97-219 Public Law 102-429 Public Law 107-314