Audretsch, David B.; Weigand, Juergen; Weigand, Claudia - In: Economic Development Quarterly 16 (2002) 1, pp. 32-38
The U.S. Congress created the Small Business Innovation Research program in 1982 in response to the loss of American competitiveness in global markets. Congress mandated that each federal agency allocate approximately 4% of its annual budget to fund innovative small firms to help restore...