Impact assessment

BIS equity fund initiatives: early assessment

Collects evidence of any early indicators that the venture capital funds are addressing market failures.

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

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Early assessment of the impact of BIS equity fund initiatives

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Research report for BIS that provides an early assessment of the economic effectiveness of four equity funds that the government has introduced in recent years to address market failures in the provision of finance to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Collects evidence of any early indicators that the venture capital funds are addressing market failures, contributing to business growth, and will have wider economic benefits.

Published 26 July 2010