Gloucestershire Business News

28 January 2014

Good news for the economy

David Owen, Chief Executive, GFirst LEP said: "Reflecting the Government's announcement today about GDP and growth in the UK economy, we are also seeing a continuing trend of a reduction in the number of unemployment claimants in Gloucestershire and this is a welcome sign that the local economy is showing strong signs of recovery.

17 January 2014

Do you need help with supporting staff during restructuring?

The Employment and Skills Team, part of GFirst LEP, can provide a coordinated package of support to staff to find new roles if employers are faced with the prospect of making redundancies or restructuring. With an emphasis on staff recruitment and development, staff can be assisted to acquire the necessary skills and training to undertake new roles.

17 January 2014

Skillsfest 2014

If so, we would like to invite you to take part in the third annual SkillsFest that will be held on:

16 January 2014

GFirst LEP and BIS meet to drive exports and high level skills in the Business and Professional Sector in Gloucestershire

Creating high level skills, apprenticeships and exporting in the Professional and Business Sector is one of the Government’s key strategic initiatives for economic growth and one for GFirst LEP at a local level in Gloucestershire. To look at ways of stimulating growth opportunities in this sector that covers businesses providing professional services such as accountancy, law, architecture, education, engineering consultancy, management consultancy, recruitment, HR and media, representatives from GFirst LEP, the Department of Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) and UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) met earlier this week in a workshop session.

15 January 2014

GFirst LEP meets with Greg Clark and Lord Heseltine to discuss transformational economic growth plans for Gloucestershire

Dr Diane Savory OBE DL, Chair of the GFirst Local Enterprise Partnership for Gloucestershire and David Owen, Chief Executive of GFirst LEP, along with key partners met with Greg Clark, Minister for State for Cities and Constitution and Lord Heseltine earlier this week to discuss the plans for transformational economic growth in Gloucestershire, as outlined in the draft Strategic Economic Plan that was submitted to Government in December.

14 January 2014

Highways Agency M5 Bridgeworks in Gloucestershire

This week the Highways Agency have launched a Facebook page to support the comprehensive package of bridge safety improvements and maintenance on the M5 near Gloucester.

14 January 2014

Are you savvy online?

Are you savvy online? Perhaps not as streetwise online as you would like to be or think you are?

9 January 2014

Gloucestershire is open for world-class business

Working in strong partnership with the private sector, the seven local authorities, the HE and FE sectors and the voluntary and community sectors, GFirst LEP is seeking over £400m funding from Government to invest in Gloucestershire to drive significant economic growth throughout the county.

6 January 2014

National Careers Service - Here For You Campaign

The National Careers Service is ‘Here for You’

27 December 2013

Cotswolds Tourism Awards 2014

In conjunction with Cotswold Life, Cotswolds Tourism have been busy with the tourism awards putting local hotels, B&Bs, visitor attractions and other tourism businesses in the spotlight as the fourth annual Cotswold Tourism Awards are announced.

18 December 2013

Record 30 million people in jobs

Employment hit a new record high this month with over 30 million people in jobs for the first time, according to figures published by the Office for National Statistics this morning.

18 December 2013

Current claimant rate in Gloucestershire is 2.1%

Latest published figures by Gloucestershire County Council Inform shows that the claimant count in Gloucestershire in November 2013 decreased by 376 people. The amount of people claiming in November 2013 was 4.6% lower than the number in October 2013. This compares to a 1.4% decrease in the South West and a 3.6% decrease for the UK. The year on year claimant count in Gloucestershire has decreased since last month.