by Glenn | Mar 5, 2015 | Uncategorized
It is 2015, but it could be 1995 all over again, with the latest feedback on UK government support for small businesses highlighting the same old afflictions and problems which were apparent decades ago. As part of a series of articles reviewing policies for...
by Glenn | Feb 3, 2015 | Uncategorized
It seems that every locality these days has a business incubator, or is thinking about setting one up. Success is far, far more than just erecting a building with a shared reception and cool break out spaces. In this article, Glenn Athey sets out some of the key...
by Glenn | Feb 1, 2015 | Uncategorized
In this article, we publish a short assessment of the key challenges and issues for the year ahead, and review what we’ve worked on during 2014. Athey Consulting offers a range of high quality consultancy solutions for local economic development in cities, regions and...
by Glenn | Jan 29, 2015 | Uncategorized
It’s time for an evolution in our policies for City growth and prosperity and to recognise and build on some hard truths – that’s my reaction to the latest edition of Cities Outlook. The Centre for Cities has much to commend it, yet again, for its...
by Glenn | Oct 22, 2014 | Uncategorized
Today I’ve been reading the City Growth Commission report and listened to the live webcast (can replay it here) have a few observations and key questions. Perhaps playing a wee bit too much on Whitehall’s pitch? I’ll have to state – I’m...
by Glenn | Oct 1, 2014 | Uncategorized
The NE would need a significant scale of resources to out-compete and catch up with Scottish Enterprise; and would need to set up institutional capacity for the long term. There are lots of other examples of best in class inward investment organisations (Singapore,...