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During the establishment of the State Industrial and Regional Development Fund (SND), emphasis was placed on developing a goal- and results-reporting system that could help the new institution develop in a unified manner. After thorough work, a system was implemented in 1994 that would measure effects, activity, and productivity. In principle, this system covered all of SND's instruments. For each year, a preliminary study is conducted one year after the service is provided, in addition to a follow-up study three to four years later. For the 1999 funding year, Nordlandsforskning conducted an evaluation survey in 2000, in addition to a follow-up study in 2003. The survey covers the following areas: 1. General information about the project seeking support 2. Actors and factors of significance for the initiation/implementation of the project 3. Knowledge of and opinions about SND's financing offerings 4. SND's significance for the project 5. Status of and expectations for the project/initiative/establishment 6. The company's situation in relation to others in the same industry 7. The company's goals and other operations 8. Development of networks and collaborative relationships 9. The project/company's results 10. Facts/background about the company SND's instruments are divided into various instrument groups, including low-risk loans, nationwide risk loans, district-oriented risk loans, nationwide development grants, district development grants, establishment grants, OFU/IFU, basic financing for the fishing fleet, loans for agriculture, and rural development funds. The survey is sent to companies based on which instrument group they belong to. For the preliminary study, five different forms were sent out: a basic form (applicable to groups consisting of recipients of risk loans and grants), a form for recipients of basic financing for the fishing fleet, a form for the OFU/IFU group, a form for recipients of establishment grants, and a form for recipients of...