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Board of Trade: Committee of Inquiry on Small Firms: Papers
Catalogue reference: BT 262
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BT 262
Papers of the Committee of Inquiry on Small Firms.The series consists of reports commissioned by the Committee in the course of its work, registered files, minutes of meetings and evidence submitted, both written and oral.
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BT 262
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Title (The name of the record)
- Board of Trade: Committee of Inquiry on Small Firms: Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
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1969-1972
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Description (What the record is about)
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Papers of the Committee of Inquiry on Small Firms.
The series consists of reports commissioned by the Committee in the course of its work, registered files, minutes of meetings and evidence submitted, both written and oral.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Board of Trade, Committee of Inquiry on Small Firms, 1969-1972
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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77 file(s)
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Open
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- Topics
- Trade and commerce
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The formation of the Committee of Inquiry on Small Firms was announced by the President of the Board of Trade in July 1969. The previous year had been a difficult one for businesses generally and for small firms in particular, and this had given rise to considerable pressure for an investigation of the immediate position of the small firm. The Committee's members were chosen for their personal and professional expertise in the field of industry and commerce, and the Chairman was Mr. John E Bolton.
The Committee's terms of reference were to consider the role of the small firm in the national economy, the facilities available to them and the problems affecting them, and to make recommendations. In the course of its work the Committee paid special attention to matters such as the profitability of small firms, the availability of finance for them and the special functions of small firms, for example as innovators and specialist suppliers.
The Committee's final report (Cmnd 4811) was published in September 1971.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3299/
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