00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.831270 CaOODSP 20240202110803 cr ||||||||||| 170126s2015 nkcd ob f000 0 eng d CaOODSP eng n-cn--- n-cnm n-cn-nf AC5-41/2015E-PDF Evaluation of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency's Productivity and Growth sub-program [electronic resource] : final report / Evaluation Unit, Evaluation and Risk Directorate, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency. P&G evaluation [Moncton, NB] : Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, 2015. v, 72 p. : col. charts Issued also in French under title: Évaluation du sous-programme Productivité et croissance de l’Agence de promotion économique du Canada atlantique : rapport final. Cover title. "September 25, 2015." Includes bibliographical references. “This report presents the findings, conclusions and recommendations of the evaluation of ACOA’s Productivity and Growth (P&G) sub-program. The evaluation examines the relevance and performance of P&G programming from 2008-2009 to 2013-2014 as per the Agency’s approved evaluation plan and the evaluation’s terms of reference. It meets the accountability requirements outlined in the Treasury Board’s (TB) Policy on Evaluation. The P&G sub-program supports Atlantic Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in accessing the information, business skills and financing they require to start and/or grow a business. P&G investments are made directly by helping businesses increase competitiveness through activities that support productivity improvements (e.g. the purchase of new technologies/equipment), start-ups/establishments, expansions, modernizations, domestic marketing, business skills development, training, and hiring of skilled personnel. Indirectly, contributions are made to non-profit organizations such as business and economic development associations that undertake activities that support business productivity, business establishment, entrepreneurship and growth as well as business skills development"--Executive summary, p. ii. Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Evaluation. gccst Small businesses gccst Program assessment Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency. Evaluation Unit. Évaluation du sous-programme Productivité et croissance de l’Agence de promotion économique du Canada atlantique (CaOODSP)9.831382 PDF 1.44 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2017/apeca-acoa/AC5-41-2015-eng.pdf