00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.825446 CaOODSP 20221107144347 cr ||||||||||| 161006s2016 abc ob f000 0 eng d CaOODSP eng n-cn--- Iu92-4/37-2016E-PDF Canada. Western Economic Diversification Canada. Evaluation of Business Productivity and Growth [electronic resource] / Western Economic Diversification Canada, Planning and Programs. [Edmonton] : Western Economic Diversification Canada, [2016] vii, 32 p. Issued also in French under title: Évaluation de la productivité et de la croissance des entreprises. "January 2016." Includes bibliographic references. “Business Productivity and Growth is one of three sub-programs supporting Western Economic Diversification’s (WD) Business Development and Innovation Program, which ultimately contributes to the department’s strategic outcome of growing and diversifying the western Canadian economy. Business Productivity and Growth assists western Canadian businesses, business service providers, industry, and research organizations in enhancing business productivity, competitiveness, and growth of western Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The sub-program’s three activities promote: 1) access to business development services, capital, and leveraged capital; 2) adoption of sound management and business practices and technology; and 3) access to skilled labour. This document reports the findings, conclusions and recommendations of the evaluation of the Business Productivity and Growth programming delivered by WD over the five fiscal years spanning 2009–10 to 2013–14“--Intro. gccst Small businesses gccst Program assessment Évaluation de la productivité et de la croissance des entreprises (CaOODSP)9.825497 PDF 319 KB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2016/isde-ised/Iu92-4-37-2016-eng.pdf