Improving the Small-Business Role in Turkish Defense Acquisitions: Recommendations from U.S. Best Practices
Abstract
Small businesses play very important roles in the U.S. and Turkish economies because they are a major source of entrepreneurship, innovation, and employment. They also promote competition. Unfortunately, due to their limited resources and market imperfections, they often face difficulties getting capital and accessing new technologies. They also face unique barriers to procuring government contracts, especially defense procurement and R&D. Because of this, both governments have assisted small businesses in an effort to accelerate economic growth and job creation and to ensure economic and social cohesion. In the United States, the efforts to support small businesses date back to the 1930s. The creation of the Small Business Administration in 1953 has accelerated these efforts. Turkey witnessed support for small businesses accelerate after the 1980s. But despite intensive efforts, Turkish small businesses still have many disadvantages in competition with large firms. The purpose of this study is to investigate the differences between small businesses in the United States and Turkey. This includes comparing the challenges they face, their support systems, and their public procurement share. Based on U.S. best practices, the report recommends possible policy solutions to the small-business support system of Turkey. The goal is to provide the Turkish Ministry of National Defense with a well-developed supplier base of competitive, innovative, and cost-effective small firms.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 2010
- Accession Number
- ADA524640
Entities
People
- Mehmet Engin
- Osman Koc
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School