When people look for a local business, they often start with Google. They may search for “coffee near me”, “accountant Gibraltar”, “hairdresser open now”, “restaurant Ocean Village”, “plumber near me” or simply type the name of a business they have heard about. In many cases, the first thing they see is not the business’s website. It is the Google Business Profile.

In a Press Release issued to local media this week, the Gibraltar Federation of Small Businesses (GFSB) has made detailed written submissions to the Minster for Business regarding the Government’s Residency Policy. While recognising the Government’s objective of protecting public services and ensuring long-term fiscal sustainability, the GFSB says the proposed measures represent a significant change to Gibraltar’s previous residency policy. 

Over the past few weeks, Gibraltar businesses have received a steady flow of Treaty-related information. This has included technical customs guidance, FAQs, Town Hall meetings, residency proposals and updates on customs procedures. Taken together, these have helped businesses build a clearer understanding of how the new arrangements will work, and that progress is widely recognised.  Whilst uncertainty and concerns remain the effort being made by political and civil Government is clear.  As implementation approaches, our attention is increasingly turning to another aspect of the transition: how businesses will manage the associated costs.

Women in Enterprise welcomed members and guests to My Wines Roof Terrace on Wednesday evening for its annual Summer Social, bringing together women from across Gibraltar’s business community for an evening centred on conversation, connection and collaboration. The event provided an opportunity for entrepreneurs, professionals and business leaders from a wide range of sectors to step away from their day-to-day routines, reconnect with familiar faces and build new relationships within the Women in Enterprise network.

This week’s ThriveEDIT member Q&A spotlights Advisiom Global M&A, a Gibraltar-founded, AI-enabled network connecting independent boutique M&A advisory firms across borders. It is a business with a truly international remit, but one that remains rooted in Gibraltar, bringing investment bankers from Australia, Singapore, the USA and Europe together through its first Deal Summit hosted in Gibraltar very recently.