Evaluations of State Supports for Enterprise, Synthesis Report and Conclusions

The Strategic Policy Division of the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation has completed a comprehensive programme of evaluations of supports provided by the State Enterprise Agencies across three thematic areas: Supports for Start Up and Entrepreneurship (2012); Supports for Research, Development and Innovation (2012-2013); and Supports for Business Development (2013-2014). This report synthesises the overall findings from the evaluations with a view to drawing together the recommendations for future evaluations, learnings for future enterprise policy and considerations for optimum resource allocation.