Customers now discover businesses through Google, Maps, AI answers and assistants. Learn how to track search visibility and build a practical baseline.

Spain’s snap election lands just weeks before the Gibraltar Treaty reaches its final European ratification stage. With the new arrangements already operating, attention is turning to whether today’s positive cooperation can withstand a change of government in Madrid.

Nearly £8 million in Transaction Tax has been levied since 15 July. With the first 90-day support period ending on 12 October, qualifying businesses are now looking for clarity on how much relief they can access and when they will feel the benefit.

This week’s Do Better Business looks at cost-to-serve, price architecture and how businesses can make sure their pricing reflects the value and complexity built into what they actually deliver.

The frontier is easier to cross, Alcaidesa Marina’s €15m commercial development is taking shape and retailers are adapting to new import costs and changing customer habits. Drawing on recent conversations with Main Street businesses and our interview with Gemma Arias-Vasquez and Louis Montegriffo, we look at where Gibraltar retail goes next.

Algeciras and Tarifa are developing cruise offers of their own. Gibraltar remains the Bay’s established port of call, but a more ambitious regional tourism market makes the quality of each visitor’s experience here increasingly important. Thrive Editor, David Revagliatte explores what this could mean for local businesses. Gibraltar expects around 260 cruise calls in 2026. […]

New rules give eligible retailers and wholesalers a route to tax relief on some of the additional Transaction Tax incurred during the first 90 days of Treaty implementation. The detail is important, including who qualifies, how the deduction is calculated and the choice businesses will need to make between this measure and forthcoming modernisation support. […]

Last week’s GFSB Summer Party brought members together for an evening of conversation, new connections and a chance to reconnect ahead of Q4. With thanks to justbank and Capurro Insurance for supporting the event, we’ve pulled together some of our favourite photos from the night.

Gibraltar still has an advantage at the pump, but higher global diesel costs are feeding into freight, logistics and imported goods.