Ortus Economic Research with Stephen Miller
About the report
Commissioned by Power to Change, this report explores the economic contributions of community businesses. Power to Change is the think-do tank that backs community business from the ground up. The study was conducted by Ortus Economic Research in partnership with Stephen Miller, combining qualitative and quantitative approaches to understand and quantify the economic contributions of community businesses. For the first time this report provides an estimate of the total economic contribution made by community businesses in terms of GVA output, an economic measure commonly used by policy makers. As such, it also provides insights into the opportunities and potential for further supporting and developing the community business sector.
Reader’s guide
Our accompanying readers’ guide is a quick read which pulls out the key findings from our research, and explains what they mean and how they can be used by and for community businesses.