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Evaluation of the Community Investment Enterprise Facility 2020
This is the Second Annual Report of the Evaluation of the Community Investment Enterprise Facility (CIEF) being undertaken by the Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research (CRESR) at Sheffield Hallam University1.
CIEF has invested into four CDFIs across the UK between 2018-25, to help meet the needs of underserved micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), which have a positive impact in the disadvantaged communities where they operate. These four CDFIs were identified as market leaders with sufficient scale, reach and lending track record to support the goals of the CIEF.
