Business Membership Group

Business Group

Drive sustainable economic growth to create more jobs and business opportunities for the county as articulated in the GFirst Strategic Economic Plan [ SEP ]
Represent the LEP for their group and work with the LEP to identify key priority areas and deliver high quality solutions to address these needs
Increase the numbers of businesses engaged with the LEP sector groups and extend their reach to the wider business community.
Increase the profile of the business groups and quantify their contribution to the LEP and economic growth of the county.
Ensure that the Membership Groups they represent are fully informed of LEP projects and activities.
Promote the Growth Hub offer to the BMG and seek feedback to monitor its effectiveness

Latest News

23 July 2019
GFirst LEP appoints two new Board Members
GFirst LEP, Gloucestershire’s Local Enterprise Partnership, is delighted to announce the appointments of Lorrin White and Ruth Dooley to the Board of Directors.
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5 July 2019
European Regional Development Fund (ERDF): Call NOW OPEN to Applications
Are you an organisation with the capability and capacity to deliver an EU funded programme in Gloucestershire? Do you share our vision for a better, more successful county?
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10 June 2019
GFirst LEP announces Stroud Growth Hub partner
The Gloucestershire Growth Hub Network is strengthening its presence in the county with South Gloucestershire and Stroud College (SGS) confirmed as the partner who will manage the forthcoming Stroud Growth Hub, to be housed at SGS Stroud Campus facility.
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21 May 2019
Gloucestershire Climate Change Summit
Delegates from across the county came together today to discuss the topic of climate change and what it means for the county.
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30 April 2019
We're Recruiting - Board Members
Are you passionate about Gloucestershire, its economic wellbeing and future success?
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16 April 2019
U.K. productivity – what is the solution?
Well, in many respects, no solution is needed. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) in their latest report ending September 2018 stated “…compared with the same quarter a year ago, labour productivity on an output per hour basis grew by 0.2% and has been growing for the past eight consecutive quarters.” Many would also argue that that regionally, all are struggling to increase productivity compare to 2016 – even give the ‘lag’ in statistics.
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