Gloucestershire First?

GFirst is the service that promotes Gloucestershire as a location for business, for visitors and for investors. We're also the driving force behind the recently formed Gloucestershire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP).

Gloucestershire is world-famous for its Cotswold hills, but also for a business environment where urban opportunities can sit alongside rural life and a skilled workforce. We're a great place to do business.

If you're already convinced, head straight to Commercial Property at Invest in Gloucestershire.

As part of a current GFirst project, please join our campaign for high-speed rural broadband.

A Gloucestershire LEP website will follow, but meanwhile click here for our Beginner's Guide to Local Enterprise Partnerships. This link leads to information about how the Gloucestershire LEP is structured, who's involved and how the county's main business sectors are connected.

Latest News:

Gloucestershire's LEP announced as the Government's first retail Pathfinder Read more...

Gloucestershire LEP gets Royal backing with visit to Buckingham Palace Read more...

Gloucestershire Education Business Partnership to be incorporated within GFirst Read more...

Gloucestershire businesses are being urged to prepare for Olympic torch relay Read more...

New planning rules examined at Gloucestershire LEP business conference Read more...

Angela's Three Peaks Challenge to beat her boss Read more...

 

work

What's it like to live and work in Gloucestershire? Some of our local business heroes take the stand.
 

invest

Here are the facts on investing in Gloucestershire.
 

meet

Our nifty conference/meetings website to help you find venues quickly.
 

visit

Cotswold (including Gloucester and Cheltenham) and Forest of Dean tourism websites.

 

projects

Some of our main projects explained, such as Parklife and Gloucester Works.
 

good company

A review of who's doing what in the local business scene.
 

the big plan

Gloucestershire’s economic strategy.
 

the pitch

Watch Ian Kenny of The Warranty Group pitch for Gloucestershire in our movie.