Data from in-depth interviews with founders, leaders, staff and customers/ services users of community businesses in the housing, pubs and transport sectors. The research aimed to answer the following research questions: 1) What is 'success' for community businesses? 2) What makes a successful community business in the housing, pubs and transport sectors? 3) In each of the three sectors, can common models or pathways to success be identified? 4) What are the common enablers and barriers, within and across sectors? Power to Change commissioned NatCen Social Research and WPI Economics to conduct a mixed method study exploring the success factors for community businesses in the housing, pubs and transport sectors. Community businesses are defined by Power to Change as businesses that are locally routed, trade for the benefit of the community, are accountable to the local community and have some broad impact on the local community.

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