{"id":20315,"date":"2021-08-06T15:28:36","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T14:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.powertochange.org.uk\/impact\/research-and-reports\/mid-level-page-template-copy\/"},"modified":"2024-01-30T14:26:27","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T14:26:27","slug":"what-is-community-business","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.powertochange.org.uk\/community-business\/what-is-community-business\/","title":{"rendered":"What is community business?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; next_background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; bottom_divider_style=&#8221;slant&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;overflow: hidden;&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=&#8221;What is community business?&#8221; 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_module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||7px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;800px&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #1e2d5a;\"><strong>From saving local shops and creating leisure facilities to providing training opportunities for local people and helping to build affordable housing. <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #1e2d5a;\"><strong>All over England, people are coming together to make the places they live better.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Community businesses can be any type of business that trades products and services such as shops, transport, farms, hubs, pubs, gardens or leisure centres, run by local people for the benefit of the local community.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a growing movement of communities taking back control of their local areas through business. 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