Impact Assessment of the Women Enterprise Initiative

Table of Contents (October 2008)

• Executive Summary
• Introduction
  • Background
  • Purpose of the Impact Assessment
  • Method of Study
  • Structure of the Report
• The Women’s Enterprise Initiative
  • Program Mandate
  • Organizational Structure
  • Types of Services Provided
  • Logic Model
  • Funding Provided by WD
• Key Research Findings
  • Increased Access to Services
  • Characteristics of the Clients Served
  • Impacts on the Clients
  • Characteristics of the Client Businesses Served
  • Impacts on the Loan Clients
  • Impacts on the Non-loan Clients
  • Perceived Need for the Program
  • Factors Contributing and Constraining Success
• Differences Across Provinces
  • Characteristics of the Clients
  • Characteristics of the Services Received
  • Characteristics of the Businesses