Evaluation of the USAID-Kosovo SME and Agriculture - Economic ...

Development Associates, Inc.Only three firms on both lists actually had profit levels increase betweenAugust and December 2003. The others dipped, but made the list becausethey scored a 5% increase over a previous-lower base-month.C. The targets by year are: 1:60, 2:120, 3:90, 4:90. The concept is importantbut the measurement is seriously flawed. The original Task Order did notspecify month to month comparisons of profit levels.D. Increasing profit in assisted enterprises, captured and reported in ameaningful way, should be an important indicator of the success of anyfuture SME development program.E. This target/indicator has no value in assessing KBS business developmentperformance. KBS has annual figures for sales and profit collected fromtheir clients which will be used to assess business development impact forthe evaluation.1.7 Effective training programs offered to the broad business communitymeasured by the number of people trainedTargets year 4: 600, ATD: 2,618 LOP: 1,675A. Concept valuable for rehabilitation and reconstruction as KBS began, butless valuable as an indicator of SME development in more stableconditions.B. Measured from KBS recordsC. The targets by year are: 1:75, 2:400, 3:400, 4:800. Life of Project targetsare already exceeded.D. Not a priority moving forwardE. Useful in demonstrating broadly-based non-differentiated support to theSME community, an original project target.1.8 Business resource materials disseminated to enterprisesTargets: 4: 2,000 ATD: 7,897 LOP: 4,500A. Same as 1.7B. Same as 1.7C. The targets by year are: 1:150, 2:350, 3:500, 4:3,500. Life of Projecttargets are well exceeded.Evaluation of the USAID/Kosovo SME 48 May 2004and Agriculture/Agribusiness ProgramsVolume I