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On 2 July 2020, the Secretary of State for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy (EZK), Mona Keijzer, granted support to nine individual 'SME Deals'. Through these deals, the national government collaborates with regional authorities to support the broad small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The objective? To enable successful entrepreneurship, both now and in the future.
The SME Deals serve as a policy instrument with an experimental and open character; the region takes the lead in initiating projects to support its own SMEs, receiving support from EZK in the form of knowledge, networks, and financial contributions. Due to their experimental nature, the deals also present an opportunity to learn from each other: what works and what does not? Answering this question effectively requires the ability to measure and evaluate the impact of the various activities undertaken. Such measurement can also serve as a basis for justifying the added value of the policy instrument.
In recent months, Dialogic conducted an analysis on the first nine SME Deals and developed specific tools to monitor their impact. Read the report here.
Want to learn more? Contact Arthur Vankan.