Scale-up America Initiative Evaluation Study

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Appendix A-1 Project Schedule

Intake Data Collection Cohort 1 and Comparison
Program Start	Week 1
Survey Invitation E-mail from SBA/Administrators	Week 1
Survey Start	Week 2
Survey Reminders	Weeks 3-4
Survey Thank you’s	Weeks 3-4
Survey Complete	Week 4
Intake Data Collection Cohort 2
Program Start	Week 13*
Survey Invitation E-mail from SBA/Administrators	Week 13
Survey Start	Week 14
Survey Reminders	Weeks 15-16
Survey Thank you’s	Weeks 15-16
Survey Complete	Week 16
First Follow-up Collection
Program End	Week 25*
Survey Invitation E-mail from SBA/Administrators	Week 55
Survey Start	Week 56
Survey Reminders	Weeks 57-60
Survey Thank you’s	Weeks 57-60
Survey Complete	Week 60
Participant Interviews
Interview Invitation E-mail from Administrators	Week 48
Interview Start	Week 49
Interview Complete	Week 50
Second Follow-up Collection
Survey Invitation E-mail from SBA/Administrators	Week 110
Survey Start	Week 110
Survey Reminders	Weeks 111-114
Survey Thank you’s	Weeks 111-114
Survey Complete	Week 114
Reporting
First interim report	Week 20
Second interim report	Week 65
Performance report	Week 75
Final report	Week 122

*Varies by site and cohort

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