Developing Scotland's Economy: Increasing The Role Of Inclusive And Democratic Business Models (IDBMs)
Report addressing the commitment in the National Strategy for Economic Transformation to "undertake and publish a review of how best to significantly increase the number of social enterprises, employee-owned businesses and co-operatives in Scotland", detailing 17 recommendations.
Headline targets in the report include:
- tripling of the number of IDBMs in the Scottish economy by 2034, representing a shift from circa 7000 to 21000.
- an overall target of having 3 in every 50 businesses as IDBMs by 2034.
Recommendations include:
- IDBMs should run through Scottish economic thinking and strategy as a central golden thread.