by Glenn | Feb 13, 2026 | funding, General, Policy, Politics
Political pronouncements don’t shift markets unless they are backed by tangible co-investment, legislation, incentives, changes to tax codes and/or demand stimulus This is the first article in a regular weekly series, where I reflect on a common issue that I see...
by Glenn | Dec 22, 2025 | Best practice, Future challenges, General, Organisational development, Performance, Professional development
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ-๐จ๐ฝ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น: ๐ช๐ต๐ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐น๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ผ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ With trade policy uncertainty gripping markets in 2025, continued inflationary pressures, and the emergence of AI, most economic development teams are operating with strategies that...
by Glenn | Dec 22, 2025 | Future challenges, General, Performance
In this article, I outline the headlines from the latest ONS statistics and business confidence surveys and also reflect on the Autumn budget and what this means for 2026. Key Economic Insights: Global slowdown continues: IMF forecasts growth falling from 3.3% (2024)...
by Glenn | Nov 11, 2025 | General, Organisational development, Performance
Welcome to the first ED Unpacked Youtube video. This video series will provide deep dives, thought leadership, and challenge conventional wisdom in local and regional economic development.I’ve reviewed hundreds of economic development strategies over 30 years...
by Glenn | Oct 14, 2025 | Best practice, General, Organisational development, Performance, Professional development
Let’s cut the fanfare. Economic Development is not a press release, its not a claim of a golden future in a manifesto or strategy. It’s a job, on the ground, in a neighbourhood. In the UK, we’ve perfected the art of the launch eventโthe glossy,...
by Glenn | Oct 14, 2025 | Engagement, General
You have a brilliant economic development plan. You present it to the City Council, the Board, or the Regiona/State Committee, and it dies a slow, bureaucratic death. Why? Because getting the green light to proceed in economic development is a game of two halves: 1)...
