Evaluation Report — Jun 2022 Understanding the financial impact of Power to Change’s grant funding on community businesses This research paper emerged from the need to better understand the financial impact generated by Power to Change’s investment in community businesses. Sarah Thelwall
Evaluation Report — Feb 2022 Nourishing Community Businesses: Beyond Market Development This report, written by CRESR at Sheffield Hallam for Power to Change, builds on the themes of an earlier insight report, Julian Dobson
Working Paper — Jan 2022 Thematic Paper: Sector & Community Businesses This working paper explores how the concept of sector can be useful for funders to understand and support community businesses. Waseem Meghjee
Research Report — Sep 2021 Power to Change and blended finance The social investment market in the UK is growing rapidly, with transaction values rising from £165 million to £1.1 billion over the last ten years. Chris Damm
Research Report — May 2021 Helping ensure survival: Digitally enhanced advanced services in community businesses This research explores how community businesses rapidly adapted to deliver important community services through digitalised means in light of the pandemic. Mandy Gardner
Working Paper — Feb 2020 Food for thought: Understanding market development in the community business sector This paper highlights key questions on the nature of market development in relation to community business: what it is, what it entails, and how success might be measured. Julian Dobson
Research Report — Oct 2019 Support for community businesses in Liverpool City Region Community businesses care about value for money, flexibility and the quality of support, along with the guidance to assist them along the way both in finding the support and in
Research Report — Nov 2018 Community Business in 2030 Drawing on the views and experiences of more than 40 community businesses and 20 experts, Community Business in 2030 illustrates the transformative effect the sector could have
Research Report — Nov 2018 Community asset transfer: The role of intermediation across Liverpool City Region In this report, Capacity share their reflections on the role of intermediaries in community asset transfer from local authorities to community organisations.
