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Enhancing business performance and practice through research-informed leadership training: The 20Twenty leadership and Construction Futures Wales programmes

Prof. Brian Morgan, Prof. Nick Clifton, Prof. Mark Francis, Prof. Robert Huggins, Dr Daniel Prokop, Dr Piers Thompson, Prof. Andrew Thomas and Prof. Gareth Loudon


Creative Leadership and Enterprise Centre (CLEC) research has informed regional and national policy and practice of sector stakeholders, leading to significant SME growth and improved business outcomes. Two CLEC programmes, 20Twenty Leadership and Construction Futures Wales, have delivered SME business growth in excess of £155m, across 900 businesses, safe-guarding and/or creating over 2,000 jobs and creating 25 new businesses. CLEC has leveraged £7m in grant funding delivering a taxpayer gain of £148m – a 2,000% return-on-investment.

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