Small notes - on small business

Nation's Business, Oct, 1985 by Mary-Margaret Wantuck

* The Department of Defense has published the Small Business Subcontracting Directory with names and phone numbers of DOD prime contractors and the small business liaison officer for each product or service. The directory (stock number 008-00-00411-1) is available for $2.ik from the Superintendent of Documents, Department 36-NP, WAshington, D.C. 20402.

* The Census Bureau reports that sole proprietorships account for 88 percent of U.S. service firms.

* The market for business graphics will reach $682 million by 1990, a dramatic increase over the 1984 level of $177 million, says a study by research consultant Frost & Sullivan. The firm says small business will be responsible for much of the growth, because of the lower costs and accessibility of the personal computer.