This report presents, over 40 pages, the results of the project as detailed below. It was very well received by all partners and required a re-print soon after its launch.

“Between May 2015 and June 2016 NEF, New Start and Cles visited ten UK cities – Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Newcastle, Leeds, Liverpool, Sheffield, Belfast, Glasgow – to map and activate alternative approaches to local economics. Working with partner organisations in each city, we held a one-day event to bring together the funders, entrepreneurs, social sector organisations, community groups and statutory bodies involved in each local economy. The discussion events gave us a picture of the needs of city-based local economies, the problems with the mainstream economic model in each place and the barriers to change. They allowed us to build a narrative around more resilient, ultra-local economic approaches – what they look like and the difficulties – and the potential – for making them happen.”