1.0 Introduction (cont'd)

1.3 Program Performance

Table 1 shows the reported performance of the Women’s Enterprise Initiative from April 1, 1999 to March 31, 2004. This information was provided by WD in August 2004 and represents data provided to WD in the WEI organizations’ quarterly reports. Analysis of the Program Performance data is incorporated into Section 3.0 Evaluation Findings.

A few observations concerning the difficulties of utilizing this data as presented are noted here: for example, Manitoba and Saskatchewan report a greater # of loans accepted than were approved, resulting in Pan West totals reflecting the same information. Why this is the case is not clear. Also – the total $s leveraged for the WE Initiative differs from the sum of the $s leveraged (no WEI $s) and the $s leveraged (with WEI $s) by about $300,000. These two illustrations point to issues concerning the recording and reporting of WEI figures. For purpose of analysis in this report, the statistics as supplied have been utlized where possible as indicative of program activity.

Table 1: WEI Program Performance
WEI Program Performance - April 1 1999 - March 31 2004
	MB	SK	AB	BC	Pan West
BUSINESS SERVICES					Total
total # client contacts*	70,486	19,938	106,919	28,368	225,711
total $ leveraged*	8,646,218	9,310,692	5,480,660	9,654,833	33,092,403
Business Advisory Services
# of clients receiving business advisory services*	1,912	2,715	4,083	5,209	13,919
# of business advisory appointments	7,989	13,741	15,821	17,964	55,515
$ leveraged (no WEI $'s)	1,460,900	2,951,864	3,426,706	1,472,800	9,312,270
Lending
# of applications received*	259	166	565	577	1,567
# of loans approved*	112	150	284	333	875
# of loans accepted	193	249	263	293	998
$ value of loans approved and accepted	6,194,642	8,106,515	6,507,228	6,430,967	27,239,352
# of new business starts*	40	60	119	127	346
# of purchases existing businesses*	5	30	1	28	64
# of business expansions*	52	55	98	98	303
$ leveraged from other sources (with WEI $'s)	7,444,818	6,430,653	2,041,800	8,182,033	24,099,304
# of jobs created/maintained	557	508	635	688	2,388
# of loans in default	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
$ loans written off	76,621	500,472	638,335	1,516,953	2,732,381
TRAINING AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
total # of participants receiving training services	11,934	11,673	17,086	7,588	48,281
# seminars and workshops	874	1,116	1,335	897	4,222
Mentoring
# of participants*	131	112	178	77	498
Information Services
# of inquiries for business information	83,140	19,579	88,144	24,192	215,055
# web site hits/inquiries*	20,924	90,086	127,500	234,190	472,700
MARKETING/VISIBILITY
# of events sponsored/hosted*	47	61	53	30	191
# of events attended	257	144	491	118	1,010
# media mentions (paid and unpaid)*	1,590	529	2,067	4,141	8,327
# speaking engagements*	94	55	274	65	488
# of trade shows (with booth or sponsorship)	22	56	108	36	222
# of publications produced	39	39	41	86	205
*Statistics measured beginning April 1, 2001
WE Initiative April 1, 1999 to March 31, 2004			# of loans	$ value	jobs created/maintained
AB			263	6.5 mill	635
BC			293	6.4 mill	688
MB			193	6.2 mill	557
SK			249	8.1 mill	508
Pan West Totals			998	27.2 mill	2388

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