Welcome to THE ANNUAL 2019
March: It comes in like a lion and out like a lamb – as the old proverb goes. Whoever coined that old cliché must have been British, as they were writing about the weather, about coming in from the harsh cold of the winter, to the gentler, sunnier, kinder spring. Depending on how you voted in June 2016, that old saying may take on a new,
and while things are on the up, the dreaded B-word has been looming over us for too long. Without stretching the analogies too far, the business train has been in a tunnel of indeterminate length and we need March 29th and whatever happens next to be the light at the end of it.
Business needs certainty, as so many influential people around our county have told us in this very magazine. It’s not that they are afraid of what comes next or being able to adapt to whatever is decided, it’s knowing what to do. Gloucestershire has a county packed full of entrepreneurs and business leaders driving the economy forward.We are where the jet engine was born, where the first
or very different, meaning this year. Whether you’re currently thinking we’re bathed in the warmth of the EU, or freezing in Brussels bureaucracy, we are all hoping for something to change at the end of the month.
March 29th will have us either roaring like lions or bleating like lambs, but at least it should be over, done with, finished, finally. And we can then all look forward. Because looking forward is what we want to do in our Annual, towards a brighter, lighter 2019.
vaccine was developed. We are among the world leaders in the aviation and cyber security sectors.
INVITATION
Gloucestershire College and Punchline Would like to invite you to attend
We have a special place in history, in what has happened. And we are all certain that our glorious Gloucestershire has what it takes to make a mark in a post-Brexit world. We have what it takes to adapt and continue to thrive. Here’s to 2019 l
It’s been a long 10 years for business. A decade-long slog, as we pull clear of the effects of the credit crunch and recession. That time has seen us all work harder and longer for less
Growing a business in 2019 and beyond Thursday 28 March 2019, 9-11am Gloucestershire College, Forest of Dean Campus, Northern United Way, Cinderford, GL14 3FF (for SatNav use GL14 2YT)
See page 75 for details
Book now: www.forest-business-breakfast.eventbrite.co.uk
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Gloucestershire College in association with Punchline Magazine
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