Evaluation of North London City Growth

Martin worked with a small team of trusted associates on this assignment.  LDA commissioned a final evaluation to assess the overall economic impact of £1.3m invested in a range of business support activities  in North London based largely in Haringey and Enfield.  The original programme has sought to revitalise the local economy through:

  • Cluster development in areas such as the creative industries, food, sport and leisure
  • Advise and guidance to small firms
  • Coaching to the chief executives of firms demonstrating growth.

The evaluation, which was fully IEF compliant, included:

  • Face to face interviews with stakeholders
  • A statistically robust survey of participants
  • Review and analysis of outputs
  • A full gross to net working to establish the actual impact of the programme
  • Preparation of case studies to illustrate learnings, good practice and difficulties
  • An assessment of strategic added value
  • Feedback on lessons learned.

The final report was well received and judged to be an example of good practice.

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