Realising Good Growth: A Practical Guide for Business Leaders

Please join us for an evening with the authors of Realising Good Growth: a Practical Guide for Business Leaders, Steve Kempster and QuoLux™ CEO, Stewart Barnes, as they share the thinking, stories and practical frameworks behind the book.

Key points of interest include:

• Why purpose-led leadership drives better business growth. Putting people, planet and community at the heart of your strategy isn't a compromise on profit. Done well, it creates competitive advantage, stronger teams and more sustainable long-term returns.

• How social value and business success reinforce each other. Through the Good Dividends framework, you'll see how businesses are building growth strategies rooted in real social value - and why that makes them more resilient, more attractive and more impactful.

• Practical tools you can take back to your business the next day. The book's integrated DigiTools translate big ideas into real steps, grounded in case studies from peers who've done it. This isn't theory, it's a framework built for the realities of running an SMB.

Whether you're already on a purpose-led journey or at a point where you’re ready to think differently about what growth means for your business, we think you'll find the evening really valuable and it may spark some ideas you can use straight away.

And of course there will be plenty of time to ask questions, dig into the ideas and connect with other purpose-minded business leaders across the region.

Event details:

• Monday 18th May 2026
• Arrivals drinks/nibbles and networking 17:00-18:00
• Interview with the authors and Q&A 18:00-19:15
• Drinks and networking 19:15
• Finish 20:00
• Oxstalls Campus, University of Gloucestershire, Gloucester, GL2 9HW

Special highlights

- Book presentation by the authors 

- Exclusive Q&A session

- Networking opportunity with fellow business leaders

- Complimentary signed book

- Celebratory drinks and nibbles

To confirm you'd like to join us, please click on 'Select tickets' above and fill in your details to receive a calendar invite. 

If you'd like to read more about the book, please have a look here.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Rachael

Director, QuoLux™