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Impact Assessment Process
 Online and offline formats
 Easy to set up and administer
 Business impact focused
 Quantified real business returns
 Collects business feedback
 Data available for analysis
 Identifies future Voucher demand
 Assists in future funding requests
 Useful in future marketing
ICT Innovation Vouchers are a highly
effective way to fund ICT improvements
in micro enterprises and SMEs.
It is important to understand the
business impact of the vouchers on
businesses.
The impact assessment is a simple
tool to do this. Details on the pre
voucher and post voucher revenue,
cost and employment situations is
gathered.
The impact assessment also collects
business feedback on the Voucher
process and areas that they may apply
for further support in the future
An example can be found at the link
below
Impact Assessment
Understanding the business effectiveness of vouchers is
essential to extending and improving future schemes.
ICT Innovation Vouchers – Guide for Regions
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