Small Busines Participation in ECA Program, Hearing Before ...,81-1 ..., June 6, 1949, Volumes 22-23 |
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... and as president of one corporation , most of my business life was spent in competing with bigger businesses . Therefore , whatever bias I admit to is a bias for smaller enterprises . 1 I think also that I do have some knowledge of.
... and as president of one corporation , most of my business life was spent in competing with bigger businesses . Therefore , whatever bias I admit to is a bias for smaller enterprises . 1 I think also that I do have some knowledge of.
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... compete on . There are reasons why Great Britain might prefer to secure its lumber from Canada . However , we say that cannot be done . We have a directive which requires that if there is 92253-492 any lumber to be purchased for dollars ...
... compete on . There are reasons why Great Britain might prefer to secure its lumber from Canada . However , we say that cannot be done . We have a directive which requires that if there is 92253-492 any lumber to be purchased for dollars ...
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... competitive opportunity to the business afforded , to whoever can supply those items for the price required . In that way every American producer of lumber has an opportunity to bid against anyone else in the world , if it is purchased ...
... competitive opportunity to the business afforded , to whoever can supply those items for the price required . In that way every American producer of lumber has an opportunity to bid against anyone else in the world , if it is purchased ...
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... competition they could from smaller as well as larger enterprises into the picture . Senator CAPEHART . Would you not think that one of those problems would be obviated if you worked out a system to notify the smaller business concerns ...
... competition they could from smaller as well as larger enterprises into the picture . Senator CAPEHART . Would you not think that one of those problems would be obviated if you worked out a system to notify the smaller business concerns ...
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... competing on an equal basis with larger concerns . That is all that sound small business in the United States needs or wants . I make that statement out of long experience in dealing with this problem . Senator ROBERTSON . You could add ...
... competing on an equal basis with larger concerns . That is all that sound small business in the United States needs or wants . I make that statement out of long experience in dealing with this problem . Senator ROBERTSON . You could add ...
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Page 2 - States and particularly to small independent enterprises, information, as far in advance as possible, with respect to purchases proposed to be financed with such funds, (2) by causing to be made available to prospective purchasers in the nations receiving assistance under this Act information as to commodities and services produced by small independent enterprises in the United States...
Page 2 - The Secretary of Defense shall assure that there is made available to suppliers in the United States, and particularly to small independent enterprises, information with respect to purchases made by the Department of Defense pursuant to part II, such information to be furnished as far in advance as possible.
Page 2 - BUSINESS. — (a) Insofar as practicable and to the maximum extent consistent with the accomplishment of the purposes of this Act, the President shall assist American small business to participate equitably in the furnishing of commodities...
Page 11 - Destinations published by the Office of International Trade of the United States Department of Commerce...
Page 19 - To canvass all possible dollar sources, including United States sources, in order to insure they are obtaining the lowest possible bids; and, (c) Certainly not to pay more from any dollar source than United States suppliers quote.
Page 2 - ... foregoing .paragraph (1). Each report transmitted to the Congress under section 123 shall include a report of all activities under this subsection. Will you proceed, Mr. Hoffman? STATEMENT OF PAUL HOFFMAN, CHAIRMAN, ECONOMIC COOPERATIVE ADMINISTRATION Mr. HOFFMAN. I will be very glad to open this with a few remarks. In the first place I would like to make my own personal attitude, if I may, clear, as far as smaller enterprises are concerned. That is, that...
Page 11 - ... mind, the Department expressed the view that the missions should limit their operations during the transition period to the procurement of commodities necessary to meet essential civilian requirements for relief and rehabilitation. The Department also took the position that purchasing missions should use normal trade channels to the maximum extent practicable and that their purchasing methods should be in accord with commercial considerations. The governments having purchasing missions here were...
Page 7 - Government vested and sold in the United States about $700,000,000 of American securities previously owned by British nationals.