Research, evaluation and insight
Search our publicly accessible collection of evaluation and research reports. These reports cover all aspects of Scottish Enterprise's economic development activities and are available for download at no cost.
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Epidarex Capital II: Interim Review (2020)
In 2013 Scottish Enterprise became a Limited Partner in the Epidarex II Life Sciences Investment Fund.Scottish EnterpriseEvaluation -
The benefits and impacts of support to Scottish Enterprise’s Account Managed Companies (2020)
This report is based on an online survey of Scottish Enterprise’s (SE) Account Managed companies.Scottish EnterpriseEvaluation -
Mid-Sized Businesses in Scotland 2010-19 (2020)
Mid-sized businesses (MSBs) are defined as businesses with a turnover of between £25m and £500m.Scottish EnterpriseResearch -
Intelligence gathering for sustainable manufacturing campus (2020)
This study follows on from earlier work to investigate options for the development of a carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) value chain in Scotland, recognising that while there are opportunities there are also obstacles in doing so.OptimatResearch -
Economic Commentary - December 2020 (2020)
A summary of the global, UK and Scottish economies using the latest economic data available.Scottish EnterpriseResearch -
Qualitative review of SE Large Grant Support – case study research (2020)
The main research objective was to undertake a qualitative review of Scottish Enterprise’s (SE) large grant programmes that have delivered around 1,700 grants (£512million) to around 1,300 businesses between 2009/10 and 2017/18.EkosEvaluation -
Analysis and Benchmarking of Business High-Growth Performance in Scotland, January 2020 (2020)
Scottish Enterprise (SE) commissioned the Enterprise Research Centre to carry out data analysis to explore further the high-growth dynamics of Scotland’s business base, benchmarking this against other regions of the UK and, where possible, other countries.Enterprise Research CentreResearch -
Foresighting for industrial wastewater treatment (2020)
Scottish Enterprise (SE) commissioned Mabbett to undertake research to provide insight into the supply chain opportunities and global market outlook of the wastewater treatment sector.MabbettResearch -
Review of Scotland’s Enterprise Areas (2020)
This review was commissioned jointly by SE, Scottish Government, HIE and SDS to formulate options for Government, based on the evidence of performance to dated.RSMEvaluation
Impact appraisal and evaluation guidance
Read our impact appraisal and evaluation guidance to learn more about how we create these reports.
This guidance helps us ensure that any impact assessment for our projects and programmes uses consistent methodologies and is undertaken in a transparent way.
The full guidance is available as a PDF.