Developing community business leadership

To make the community business sector more resilient and grow, we are developing community business leaders and giving them opportunities to connect and share their story with the public. If you are a community business leader, you may be interested in joining our Community Business Network on Facebook, or a peer network.

Developing community business leaders

During a two year programme commissioned by Power to Change, the RSA, in association with Real Ideas Organisation (RIO) and the Sheffield University Management School, nearly 60 community business leaders have developed their management and leadership skills to benefit the community business and the wider sector. Find out more on the RSA website.

Here are the community business leaders who have graduated from the programme:

South West Community Business leaders

Andrew Davey and Dee Lalljee from Crediton Community Bookshop, community bookshop
Fiona Ollerhead from the Pantry Partnership, community food
Hannah Sloggett from Stonehouse Action, community regeneration
Jenny Coles from Plymouth Community Energy, community energy
Petronella Tyson and Jonathan Newey from Coexist, community hub
Rob Savage from The Ardagh, community cafe
Liz Sullivan from Whole Again Communities CIC, community food
Naomi Griffith from Onion Collective, community regeneration
Sefton Paine from The Seed, community shop