Success of the small business institute: Integration of perspectives

BASED ON GROWTH ALONE, THE SMALL BUSINESS INSTITUTE ' SBI ' MUST BE CONSIDERED SUCCESSFUL. HOWEVER, THE SBI MUST MEET THE NEEDS OF DIVERSE GROUPS, EACH POSSESSING DIFFERENT CRITERIA FOR THEIR OWN SUCCESS. FOR EXAMPLE, THE FUNDING OF A STATE UNIVERSITY MAY DEPEND PARTIALLY ON EVIDENCE THAT THE SCHOOL IS OF SERVICE TO THE STATE. THEREFORE, MORE INVOLVEMENT IN THE SBI PROGRAM MAY GIVE EVIDENCE OF THIS TYPE. SBI PROGRAMS PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF SUCCESSFUL INVOLVEMENT THROUGH FORMER CLIENTS RETURNING FOR ADDITIONAL HELP OR REFERRING OTHERS TO THE PROGRAM. ALSO, BUSINESSMEN MAY RETURN FOR COURSES IN THE SBI-AFFILIATED SCHOOL. LOCAL BUSINESSES MAY INCREASE SUPPORT TO THE SCHOOL, EITHER THROUGH FINANCIAL AID OR THROUGH THE PLACEMENT OF GRADUATING SENIORS. THE MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE OFFICER OF THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, WHO IS THE INTEGRATOR OF SBI RESOURCES, SHOULD BE GRANTED THE GREATEST POSSIBLE INDEPENDENCE OF ACTION AND BE ACQUAINTED WITH THE VARIOUS 'SUCCESS' CRITERIA.