The key economic and financial benefits that are expected to be achieved by a project are as follows:

• Increase in sales by the supply chain members including the Applicant/Anchor firms, and indirectly by firms outside the chain
• Increases in employment in member firms, and indirectly in firms outside the chain
• Increased productivity and competitiveness of the supply chain
• Increased exports by supply chain firms
• Development of new innovative processes, products/services, and markets