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Economic and wider assessment of Ploughshare's activities

In 2023, SQW was commissioned by Ploughshare Innovations Limited to assess the economic and wider benefits of the commercialisation activities that it delivers. This was intended to provide an update to previous assessments completed by SQW in 2015, 2017 …
SQW was commissioned by Ploughshare to assess th… update to previous assessments completed by SQW in 2015… For further information regarding SQW
https://www.sqw.co.uk/insights-and-publications/PIL_assessment

Martin Wain

Martin is an Associate Director at SQW, and specialises in economic development, research, and innovation policy, plus sustainability

https://www.sqw.co.uk/about-us/directors/martin_wain

Building on existing evidence to inform future employment support

What does the existing evidence suggest for programmes in this policy space?
lar patterns in other areas from more recent SQW work referrals and support from health ser…e broadly similar. It also appears from SQW work in one part of the country that the out
https://www.sqw.co.uk/Blog/future_employment_support

Dormant Assets NI Phase 1 Grant Programme evaluation

In January 2021, The National Lottery Community Fund launched the Dormant Assets NI Phase 1 Grant Programme, which offered grants to VCSE sector organisations in Northern Ireland (NI) to fund activities seeking to build their capacity, resilience and sust…
on For further information regarding SQWsqw.co.uk.…o 244 VCSE sector organisations in NI. SQW was commissioned to evaluate the Grant Progr
https://www.sqw.co.uk/insights-and-publications/Dormant_Assets_NI_P1Evaluation

Mentoring Matters

Reflections from our studies and experience of mentoring as a way to share knowledge, learn and develop.
SQW has conducted several studies focused on the… SQW has implemented its own internal mentoring p… who has been working at SQW for several years. Through regular fortnight
https://www.sqw.co.uk/Blog/Mentoring_Matters

Enrichment and the youth sector

SQW, supported by partner UK Youth, was commissioned by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) to conduct research examining what enrichment involves in the context of the youth sector.
hile developing important skills. DCMS asked SQW
https://www.sqw.co.uk/insights-and-publications/Enrichment_and_the_youth_sector

Making a positive impact: how SQW supports Charities

Shining a light on how SQW supports charitable causes to have a positive impact on society.
Blog SQW is committed to acting as a good corporate c…is blog aims to shine a light on another way SQW delivers against its commitment to make a po… SQW supports its employees to undertake voluntar
https://www.sqw.co.uk/Blog/How_SQW_supports_Charities

Evaluation of Start Up Loans

Launched in 2012, the British Business Bank’s Start Up Loans programme provides personal loans to individuals for the purpose of starting up a new business or developing an existing early stage business. In 2023, SQW (in partnership with Professor Mark Ha…
SQW was commissioned by the British Business Ban…here. For further information regarding SQWsqw.co.uk.
https://www.sqw.co.uk/insights-and-publications/SUL_Evaluation

Evaluation of the Common Ambition Programme

In November 2020 the Health Foundation commissioned SQW to conduct an independent evaluation of the Common Ambition programme. The theory-based evaluation ran for 3.5 years alongside programme delivery, to report on learning from the process of implementi…
mber 2020 the Health Foundation commissioned SQW or Lauren Roberts at SQW via lroberts…sqw.co.uk.
https://www.sqw.co.uk/insights-and-publications/EvaluationReport_Common_Ambition_Programme

A look ahead to 2025 in economic and social development

What should those involved in economic and social development be watching out for in 2025? In this podcast, experts from SQW consider what the next twelve months might hold for health and social care, employment and skills, local economic growth, and inno…
the SQW podcast You can also listen and subscribe… experts from SQW consider what the next twelve months might h… joining SQW Managing Partner and podcast host Joe Dugget
https://www.sqw.co.uk/Podcast/look-ahead-2025