Small industries that rely mainly upon other major industries must take risks and try to become less dependent if they are to progress and face challenges in the globalised economy, Ms Suriyage believes.
And the requirement that 30% of goods be procured from small-scale industries, what happens when the small-scale industry grows and is no longer deemed small?
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In other words, the highest yielding companies are from a small group of industries.
At present, Dharavi has a large number of thriving small-scale industries that produce embroidered garments, export quality leather goods, pottery and plastic.
Of the 836 products reserved for manufacture by small-scale industries, he has exposed only 14 to full competition (a committee had suggested exposing the whole lot).
These include labour-intensive industries and small restaurants and guesthouses.
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To meet the mandate of buying 30% of its products from small-scale local industries, IKEA would have to help those vendors modernize their infrastructure and manufacturing capabilities to ensurethey can offerworld-class quality.
Both houses are also discussing additional tax breaks to encourage economic redevelopment in the devastated areas--and possibly, aid airlines, farmers, small businesses and other industries arguably affected by high fuel prices or other Katrina fallout.
One type: Web-knowledgeable small and midsize firms in industries ranging from retail to manufacturing.
My panel of small business owners represented different industries and varying locations.
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Goods producers are hit hardest in downturns: consumers are more likely to defer spending on big-ticket items, such as cars and home appliances, than on the frequent small purchases that keep service industries ticking over.
Although unemployment stayed high under Mr Prodi, the former prime minister held on to his brave conviction that small and medium-sized industries, which have made northern Italy one of the richest parts of Europe, can also take root south of Rome.
Small, agile startups disrupt entire industries because they look at traditional problems with a new perspective.
One reason why size matters is the mining industry's small size relative to other comparable industries, such as petroleum.
It may be noted that because of their small size and informal organization, cultural industries have the ability of reaching even entrenched pockets of poverty.
In March, the survey polled 889 small-business owners from a variety of industries.
Many are employed in hazardous industries and also in homes and small restaurants, which makes them vulnerable to violence and exploitation.
The monthly survey, conducted jointly by the Journal and San Diego-based executive-mentoring group Vistage, polled 848 small-business owners from a variety of industries.
To bring things more down to earth, we decided to assess the profit-making ability of small businesses in a variety of more traditional industries.
America already has a small scheme of this type for older workers in industries hit by foreign competition.
And it may not be long before these two industries start to suffer from this one small innovation with dramatic repercussions.
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These cutting-edge products highlight the potential of advanced manufacturing in critical national security industries, the development of materials for small businesses, and innovative technology.
The Company plans to invest the net proceeds of the offering in accordance with its investment objective, which is to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns for investors by originating loans to privately held small-cap companies across a broad range of industries, and for general corporate purposes.
But as technology moves outside the paradigm of its vertical category, and becomes an enabling layer across all sectors, industries, and empowers businesses large and small to better reach, understand, serve, segment, and solve problems for their customers, the opportunity for technology businesses to radically alter incumbent categories is unparalleled.
Small and medium-sized firms in all sorts of industries are griping about banks' unwillingness to lend.
So the whole idea really is to protect small parts of the ocean for the benefit of the industries that rely on the ocean.
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It sells them directly to a local steel fabricator, Blue Star Steel, which uses them to stamp out small brackets for heating and air conditioning equipment for other industries, skipping the foundry altogether.
"Thousands of individual owner-drivers and hundreds of small-business owners in both the taxi and livery industries are breathing a sigh of relief, " said Michael Woloz, a spokesman for the Metropolitan Taxicab Board of Trade, a plaintiff in the suit.
Yet banks, faced with margins eroded by deregulated interest rates, responded by lending even more, especially to small and medium-sized companies in the construction and property industries.
Their experience crosses industries and service lines but focuses primarily on entrepreneurs and small to medium size companies.
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