Hello, I’m Glenn
I help build sustainable and inclusive local economies
vision, leadership, insights and solutions
Mylocaleconomy is a UK-based consultancy firm which is run by Glenn Athey, a leading economic development and regeneration professional and senior executive with a 30-year track record of successful leadership, delivery, networks, and practical knowledge acquired working in senior roles in government agencies, partnership organisations and UK think tanks.
Advisor
Advice and guidance to leaders and professionals based on experience and knowledge of current policy and practice.
Local and regional strategies
Full wraparound services from strategy concept, to full economic review and research, business surveys, consultations, ideas facilitation, stakeholder and advisory board management, final authoring and presentation materials… and delivery and action planning.
Policy and investment development and advocacy
We are experts and crafting compelling policy propositions and investment cases, using evidence, robust analysis and high impact language and writing.
Skills, labour markets and inclusion
We are seasoned professionals at labour market economics, policy and practice, conducting many applied studies and developing bespoke labour market and skills strategies for clients.
Economic performance, assessment, dashboards and systems
We are amongst the best UK consultants working in this field and bring a vast amount of experience and a track record of work and publications to justify our enviable position as providers of quality, robust and insightful economic analysis that explains what it means for your city, local and regional economy.
Enterprise, investment and place promotion
We have conducted dozens of full scale regional enterprise support reviews, and have also evaluated focused enterprise support functions and programmes. We excel at analysing the complexities of local needs, current provision, policies and resources – and synthesizing new best practice solutions.
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Grant funding raised (£m)
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Make Your local economy a Priority.
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Improve your local economy’s performance
We specialise in analysing every aspect of your local, regional or city economy and helping you understand the best solutions to improve economic growth rates, address social problems, increase labour market participation, reduce poverty and reduce inequalities.
About Glenn
Glenn has 30 years of experience in regional economic development, which includes executive leadership as well as being an expert economist and researcher. He holds a PhD from the University of Glasgow which was part sponsored by Scottish Enterprise. Glenn has wide-ranging experience in local and regional economic analysis, with specific experience in labour market research, intelligence, and demand analysis – and its application to policy, strategy, and delivery plans. Glenn specialises in evidence-based policy, from economic analysis to using this to specify and articulate policy options and delivery mechanisms. Glenn was Senior Labour Market Economist for Futureskills Scotland (part of the skills directorate at SE, and also working with HIE) 2001 to 2004, Head of Enterprise Strategy and Policy at London Development Agency 2004-2006, Head of Research at The Centre for Cities 2006-2008, Director of Research and Intelligence at the East of England Development Agency 2008 to 2011, and Executive Director of Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough LEP 2012-2013.
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Is your project Green Book ready?
I𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙙𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙂𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝘽𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙗𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙨𝙖𝙡? We get a lot of requests for quotes to help develop green book compliant business cases.The biggest pushback we have is: is your project sufficiently developed or do you think you can...
#𝙎𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙦𝙪𝙚 𝙦𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨, 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.
In my experience as an advisor to local and city leaders, it's worth remembering these 10 key points:1️⃣𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀, and can be withdrawn and deployed at the worker’s discretion.2️⃣𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗳𝘆 – they can be attitudes or personal...
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𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪'𝙧𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙨?Here’s how you can change that - Part 1 1️⃣𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗢𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 → Be explicit about what you want to achieve.↳ Clear goals lead to targeted efforts.Ambiguity only causes confusion and inefficiency.𝘐𝘧...