1.1 The purpose of this paper is to present the Evaluation Framework that will structure, support and guide the evaluation research which will be carried out to evaluate the Welland SAP Pathfinder (“the Pathfinder”). The starting point for the development of the Framework is the National and...

National, regional and local partners from the Welland worked together to develop the Pathfinder Project (subsequently re-named the Turnpike Project). The main partners (Defra, Small Business Service and emda) agreed that the project would concentrate on the delivery of services for rural...