Dr Alina Petrescu

Research Fellow in Labour Economics, Lancashire School of Business and Enterprise, University of Central Lancashire

Geography of the Creative Industries

Supporting the Creative Industries: The impact of the ‘Preston Model’ in Lancashire

Authors: Professor Philip B Whyman, Dr Adrian Wright, Mary Lawler, Dr Alina Petrescu

How the ‘Preston Model’ of Community Wealth Building is reorganising local economies

Research Report
Business Models and Access to Finance

Driving local growth: Lessons from the Preston Model

Authors: Professor Philip B Whyman, Dr Adrian Wright, Mary Lawler, Dr Alina Petrescu

How the innovative local growth model in Preston has benefited the creative industries

Policy Briefing