Gloucestershire Business News

15 November 2017

Three new Board members join GFirst LEP

Gloucestershire’s Local Enterprise Partnership, GFirst LEP are pleased to announce the appointment of three new Board members; Deborah Potts, Russell Marchant and Jenny Raymond. This follows an open recruitment process where nearly 100 local business leaders applied.

23 October 2017

GFirst LEP Procurement Opportunities

Having completed the delivery of a new Digital Infrastructure for the Growth Hub Network, part of which was a new website that empowers SME businesses to seek independent and impartial business support, we are now looking to enhance that experience by providing business owners with more tools to identify the areas of support that are relevant to them and to encourage a more empowered Gloucestershire business community.

18 October 2017

GFirst LEP collaborate with Cybersecurity company PixelPin

GFirst LEP has collaborated with Cybersecurity company, PixelPin, to provide secure access to the Growth Hub’s online business support services.

4 October 2017

GFirst LEP Annual Review 2017

We’d like to say a big thank you to those that our attended our sixth Annual Review event at Rush Skate Park, in Brimscombe, Stroud.

16 September 2017

High Impact Export Support for High Growth SMES

Gloucestershire is home to major exporters such as Prima Dental and Renishaw, however as identified in the Gloucestershire Local Enterprise Partnership Structural and Investment Funds Strategy, there is evidence that productivity has slowed.

10 September 2017

New Call ERDF

The following European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) call is now open for partners to begin the application process. This call invites proposals that support inward (foreign direct) investment into the Gloucestershire Local Enterprise Partnership area. The budget for this call is £500K. The closing date for submissions is 10th November 2017.

29 August 2017

Private Sector & Voluntary/Community Sector Board Member

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2 August 2017

Growth Hub in Stroud

GFirst LEP wants to support the growth of businesses in Stroud District through our Growth Hub offer.

28 July 2017

Brownfield development to create employment in Gloucester

A £3 million loan to assist in the redevelopment of a new data centre known as Shield House Gloucester has been approved from the Gloucestershire Infrastructure and Investment Fund (GIIF).

4 July 2017

Three new European calls

The European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) calls are now open for Digital Tech, Export and Low Carbon Innovation

22 June 2017

Special Schools Young Entrepreneurs

GFirst LEP’s Education Team ran its Young Entrepreneurs day on Wednesday 21st June at the Pavilion in Cheltenham, for 6 special schools from across the county, with the schools taking part bringing students with Moderate Learning Difficulties (MLD) together.