USAID microenterprise stocktaking evaluation
A recent stocktaking exercise has been examining the performance of the microenterprise assistance programmes funded by USAID. The programmes can be divided into three categories: enterprise formation, enterprise expansion and enterprise transformation. They have been evaluated accordingto the criteria of graduation into the formal sector, cost-effectiveness of funding and financial sustainability.
to the criteria of graduation into the formal sector, cost-effectiveness of funding and financial sustainability.
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