Research, evaluation and insight
Our research, evaluation and insight provides a publicly accessible collection of evaluation and research reports from Scottish Enterprise. The reports cover all aspects of Scottish Enterprise's economic development activities and are available for download at no cost.
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Pilot Global Companies Development Programme: review – final report (2002)
The pilot Global Companies Development Programme (PGCDP) aimed to be a Network response to the issues and challenges facing Scottish SMEs seeking to compete effectively in the Global market.Malcolm Watson Consulting; SE Evaluation teamEvaluation -
Port Glasgow Community Information Project: Evaluation Final Report (2005)
The Port Glasgow Community Information Project aimed to: create a community portal in consultation with the community; help 12 local organisations to develop and maintain websites on the portal; teach the same skills to people in 8 partner agencies; and install and market 4 kiosks in community-based locations.Hall AitkenEvaluation -
Prince's Scottish Youth Business Trust (PSYBT): evaluation of impact and strategic contribution (2007)
The Prince’s Scottish Youth Business Trust (PSYBT) is a key delivery vehicle for the Enterprise Networks in the delivery of start-up support to entrepreneurs aged between 18 and 25 years.DTZ Consulting and ResearchEvaluation -
Project evaluation: Scottish Stem Cell Network (2005)
The Scottish Stem Cell Network (SSCN) was established in 2003 with funding for two years.Scientific Generics LtdEvaluation -
Proof of Concept Programme evaluation: rounds I to IV - final report (2006)
The Proof of Concept Programme was set up in 1999 to aid the commercialisation of innovation from Scotland's research institutions.PricewaterhouseCoopers LLPEvaluation -
Property ‘Gap Funded’ interventions: evaluation - final report for Scottish Enterprise Borders (2003)
Scottish Enterprise Borders (SEB) supported 84 individual property ‘gap funded’ projects, between 1996 and 2002.EKOS LimitedEvaluation -
Re-evaluation of the Business Start-up Award for the 18-30s (2007)
The Business Start-up Award is a £1,000 grant targeted at businesses started by people aged between 18 and 30 years, with the aim of increasing the number of businesses started by that age group.DTZ Consulting and ResearchEvaluation -
Report into the Business Gateway Start-up Discretionary Fund (2005)
The Business Gateway Start-up Discretionary Fund in Ayrshire provided an additional grant of £500 for business start-ups within Social Inclusion Partnership (SIP) areas.JacoByte LtdEvaluation -
Report on an evaluation of five Learning Centres (2003)
The Learning Centres aimed to increase participation in and widen access to lifelong learning in local, rural communities.Duncan Cameron and Margaret MacLachlan, CM associatesEvaluation -
Report on the Evaluation of the Business Store, Inverclyde April 2004 – September 2006 (2007)
The Business Store Inverclyde (BSI) was established in 2001 in Greenock to improve the Inverclyde Business community's access to an inclusive and joined up approach to the delivery of support services.Lindsay Dempster, Callum MacKinnon (T L Dempster Strategy and Research)Evaluation -
Return on Investment (ROI) pilot project review (2004)
The Return on Investment (ROI) pilot is one of a number of interventions designed to implement the objectives of the 'In-Work Training Strategy Statement' prepared for the Scottish Enterprise (SE) Dunbartonshire Board in response to the priority requirement to increase demand for and participation in training and development by both employers and employees.The Duck Company (Creative Solutions) LtdEvaluation -
Review and forward plan for the Opportunity Gateway Learning Network: interim report - the Opportunity Gateway Partnership (2007)
The Learning Network, now known as the Opportunity Gateway Learning Network, was established by Scottish Enterprise Grampian in 1998 to address the needs of families and individuals in disadvantaged areas of Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire.Blake StevensonEvaluation -
Review of Co-operative Development Scotland (2008)
Co-operative Development Scotland (CDS) was established in 2005/06 to assist the formation and growth of sustainable co-operative businesses throughout Scotland.Ekos LimitedEvaluation -
Review of Electronics Initiative (2003)
The Electronics Initiative was designed to support diversification and business development in the electronics sector in Renfrewshire.Sheila Perry, Evaluation Executive, SE RenfrewshireEvaluation -
Review of Glasgow Business Gateway (2006)
Business Gateway is the delivery of four core services throughout the Scottish Enterprise Network: a Business Start Up service; Business Information; Business Aftercare; and Business Growth.GEN ConsultingEvaluation -
Review of LSBAS: report for Scottish Enterprise Glasgow (2008)
The Life Sciences Business Advisory Service (LSBAS) aims to provide advice and support to aid in the formation, development and growth of life sciences companies in Scotland, with funding support from Scottish Enterprise (SE) and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).EKOS LimitedEvaluation -
Review of the Business Start-Up Award for the 18-30s (2006)
The Business Start-Up Award is a £1,000 grant, targeted at businesses started by people aged between 18 and 30.DTZ Pieda ConsultingEvaluation -
Review of the Companies of Scale pilot programme (2007)
Although Scotland has nine per cent of the UK's population, it only has four per cent of the UK's companies with a turnover in excess of £100 million.Alan Brazewell Economics LtdEvaluation -
Review of the Scottish Enterprise and Royal Society of Edinburgh Enterprise Fellowship Programme: independent review of business performance and economic impact - executive summary (2007)
Scottish Enterprise commissioned an independent review of the Scottish Enterprise and Royal Society of Edinburgh Enterprise Fellowship Programme, to evaluate the performance of businesses which emerged as a result of Enterprise Fellows' participation in the programme and to assess those businesses' economic impact on the Scottish and UK economies.Ernst and Young LLP; Oxford EconomicsEvaluation -
Review of the SE High-Growth Start-Up Unit: final report (2007)
The High-Growth Start-Up Unit was established as an integral part of Scottish Enterprise (SE) in 2002 with the aim of supporting the creation and development of new businesses which would grow at a significant rate.Alan Brazewell Economics LtdEvaluation -
Review of the South of Scotland Loan Scheme – final report (2006)
The South of Scotland Loan Scheme (SoSLS) aimed to deliver economic added value, by offering soft loans as part of a wider package of funding support for businesses identified as having job creation and growth potential.EKOS LimitedEvaluation -
Review of West Lothian Strategic Action Plan: final report to Scottish Enterprise Edinburgh and Lothian (2005)
West Lothian Strategic Action Plan (WLSAP) aimed to provide a three-year programme of actions to help the West Lothian economy ‘back on the growth track’.SQW LimitedEvaluation -
Review of Women’s One-to-One and Group Business Mentoring programme (2005)
The Women in Business (WIB) Mentoring Programme supports female-led businesses and act as a catalyst to achieving growth and development.Frontline ConsultantsEvaluation -
Rosyth Europarc Business Innovation Centre review (2001)
Rosyth Europarc Business Innovation Centre (REBIC) was developed with the aim of regenerating the Rosyth Royal Navy Dockyard and surrounding area.ANGLE Technology LimitedEvaluation -
Scottish Enterprise Financial Services Newsletter evaluation: quantitative debrief (2006)
The Scottish Enterprise (SE) Financial Services Newsletter, ‘Investing in Our Future’ aimed to publish articles about the financial services sector.mruk research limitedEvaluation
Impact appraisal and evaluation guidance
Read our impact appraisal and evaluation guidance to learn more about how we create these reports.
This guidance helps us ensure that any impact assessment for our projects and programmes uses consistent methodologies and is undertaken in a transparent way.
The full guidance is available as a PDF.