Review of Evaluations of Selected Enterprise Development Projects

  • Date Posted: June 2, 2010
  • Authors: Lily Zandniapour, Jennefer Sebstad, Donald Snodgrass
  • Organizations/Projects: Development Alternatives
  • Document Types: Evidence or Research, Evaluation, Technical Report
  • Donor Type: U.S. Agency for International Development

This microREPORT presents the findings from a review of evaluations of enterprise development projects with a business development services (BDS) component. While the evaluations cover a wide range of programmatic issues, the review focused primarily on the question of impact and approaches used to study impacts. It documents evaluation objectives, key issues addressed, methodologies, findings, and lessons for future impact studies.