Rural Business
Our work on Local Government Finance is split into two areas, the Fairer Funding campaign and a financial analysis of local authority budgets.
29 Dec 2012
Rising confidence in rural business
CONFIDENCE is growing in the rural business sector, suggesting the countryside is starting to emerge from the recession. Optimism for non-agricultural rural businesses is up with sales, profits, investment and...
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13 Dec 2012
Rural Retailer, Spring 2012
A number of interesting articles including one about a manager who manages 2 community shops in Devon The Journey of the Rural Shops Alliance
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13 Dec 2012
Community Owned Village Shops
A better form of business (Plunkett Foundation, 2011) Community Owned Village ShopsThe report contains a variety of information on the growth and advantages of the community shop movement.
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13 Dec 2012
Older People and Community Owned Shops
The value of volunteering. (Plunkett Foundation, 2011) Older People and Community Owned Shops Final Report
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13 Dec 2012
The Plunkett Foundation
The Plunkett Foundation promotes and develops support for community shops, co-operative Pubs and other community enterprises. Here is a link to their website. Plunkett Foundation
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11 Dec 2012
Economic indicators largely unchanged
RURAL economic indicators were largely unchanged during the third quarter of 2012 – although the rate of redundancies increased. Rural unemployment (4.8%) and rural business insolvencies (0.7 per 1000 businesses)...
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02 Dec 2012
Rural business ‘crucial’ to LEP success
Harnessing rural potential is crucial if a government drive is to maximise local economic growth, warns a report. Much emphasis and focus has been channelled towards Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs)...
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18 Nov 2012
Rural residents face costly commute
RURAL residents spend 25% more on fuel for their daily commute to work, claim countryside campaigners. People in rural local authorities paid £17.17 more last month for fuel to commute...
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14 Oct 2012
Growth network to ‘create 500 jobs’
More than 500 jobs and 120 start-up businesses could be created by a government initiative in rural Warwickshire. Transforming the area into a centre of enterprise will encourage entrepreneurs to...
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