Development banks for the local economy
11th May 2012
Nick Harriss sets out the case for a new breed of financial institution – one that’s locally owned and more tuned in to the needs of small business
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In profile
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Indy Johar: reinventing the corner shop
16th May 2012
Indy Johar is co-founder of architectural practice 00:/. Through the launch of projects including the Compendium for the Civic Economy, the Civic Crowd and HubWestminster – an incubator for social businesses in central London – he and his team are co-creating the civic economy and leading by example
International work
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Uniting the crowd
27th April 2012
Crowd-based tools have the power to put citizens at the heart of urban renewal. In the second instalment based on his new book, Recivilising: The Rise of the Renewal Renegades, Storm Cunningham looks at the impact
Bright idea
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Better Places National Awards 2012
12th April 2012
The Better Places National Awards will celebrate initiatives that go that extra mile, reach out to all sections of society and blaze a trail for others to follow.
Local work
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A path back to work
17th May 2012
Early intervention can play a key role in helping people to return to work after sickness. Heather Downey describes the story of one person helped by Nottinghamshire Fit for Work Service
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