The Evidence NetworkMar 12Bridging the Evaluation Gap for Business Support Programs In her paper entitled, 'Using Survey Respondent Judgment of Impact to Evaluate Business Support Programs', TEN's VP Research Dr. Margaret Dalziel presents ar...
The Evidence NetworkDec 11, 2019Internal & External Drivers of High Growth FirmsThe importance of scale-up of firms in entrepreneurial ecosystems has led to increased focus on scalers’ characteristics and antecedents. To this end, The Ev...
The Evidence NetworkNov 27, 2019Impacts in Indigenous Communities In a series of bold moves, Cando (Council for the Advancement of Native Development Officers) has undertaken to determine its ‘value for money’ though indepe...
The Evidence NetworkSep 12, 2019Assessment of Business Support Programs in FinlandSince 2010 The Evidence Network has been conducting evaluations of business support programs for Tekes (now Business Finland), the most important publicly-fu...
The Evidence NetworkFeb 6, 2018Why are there (almost) no randomised controlled trial-based evaluations of business support programsBased on the achievements of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) in medicine, and the need for effective government interventions in support of business, som...
The Evidence NetworkJan 31, 2018Cautious optimism for government’s new R&D procurement program (Excerpt)A new government program that aims to boost R&D support for small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) is being welcomed by players in the innovation ecosystem a...
The Evidence NetworkJan 30, 2018How to Benchmark Accelerators This report is a guide for assessing the impact of and benchmarking accelerators and other business support programs. It discusses accelerator archetypes, be...
The Evidence NetworkJul 30, 2017Innovacorp Demonstrates its ValueMaking a Difference for Technology Start-ups in Nova Scotia Established in 1995, Innovacorp is Nova Scotia’s early stage venture capital organization helping...
The Evidence NetworkJun 1, 2017How OBI Impacts Industry, Researchers and Clinicians, and Patient Advocacy Groups Founded in 2010, the Ontario Brain Institute (OBI) is a provincially‐funded, not‐for‐profit research centre based in Toronto dedicated to improving brain hea...
The Evidence NetworkMar 15, 2017Measure for MeasureThe article Measure for Measure: The Unique Challenge of Assessing Innovation Programs’ Impact first appeared in the March 15, 2017 issue of RE$EARCH MONEY. ...
The Evidence NetworkJan 21, 2017Canadian Superclusters: Will They Work and How Will We Know?Will the Innovation Supercluster Initiative (ISI) accomplish its intended goals of strengthening Canada’s most promising clusters and accelerating economic g...
The Evidence NetworkJan 14, 2017Importance of Ranking Business AcceleratorsIf you're leading an accelerator, wanting to learn how to benchmark your performance, and understand your impact on startups and entrepreneurs, this is an im...
The Evidence NetworkNov 23, 2016Measuring Innovation: Metric Selection and Unintended ConsequencesThe Evidence Network’s VP of Research Dr. Margaret Dalziel provided comments to the Financial Post regarding the World Intellectual Property Organization’s r...
The Evidence NetworkOct 31, 2016Evaluation of Business Support Programs in Vietnam and CambodiaThis report, commissioned by the Asian Development Bank, provides a description of young companies and their founding entrepreneurs in Ho Chi Minh City, Da N...
The Evidence NetworkAug 30, 2016How do Genomic Technologies Really Help Companies?TEN’s Impact Assessment Helped Genome Atlantic to Capture their Impact Founded in 2000, Genome Atlantic is a non-profit organization offering diverse and hig...
The Evidence NetworkMay 6, 2015Government Support of Business Emergence: Research, Innovation, and EntrepreneurshipOn May 6, 2015 The Evidence Network’s Dr. Margaret Dalziel delivered a presentation and conducted a Q&A session on government support of business emergence a...
The Evidence NetworkSep 29, 2014TEN CEO Dr. Brian Barge Explains the Ins and Outs of Innovation Impact AssessmentOn September 29, 2014 Bill Kenney from Test My Pitch interviewed The Evidence Network’s Dr. Brian Barge on the topic of Measuring Impact. Listen to the webin...
The Evidence NetworkAug 1, 2014Dr. Margaret Dalziel Comments on Expert Panel Examining Ontario’s Business Support ProgramsA 2014 expert panel examining Ontario’s business support programs, chaired by The Evidence Network’s VP Research Dr. Margaret Dalziel, has been released to t...
The Evidence NetworkJul 31, 2014VentureStart Validates Impact on ClientsMississauga, Ontario, Canada – February 28, 2014 – VentureStart, a Southern Ontario-based program helping entrepreneurs in the Science, Technology, Engineeri...
The Evidence NetworkMay 29, 2014How are you really impacting clients? Toronto, Ontario – May 29, 2014 – Dr. Brian Barge, President and CEO of The Evidence Network (TEN), a global leader in the assessment of innovation impact, s...
