Whitley Stimpson ranked one of the Top 100 UK firms for...
Whitley Stimpson has been officially ranked as one of the country’s top accountancy firms for the fifth year running by the prestigious Accountancy Age 50+50 survey.
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Blake Morgan Hailed Legal Superheroes by Lex100
National leading law firm Blake Morgan have been compared to a Marvel Avenger Superhero by a prominent guide for graduates who want to get into the profession.
£5.2 Million Programme Launched to Boost Innovation in Oxfordshire
A £5.2 million programme to encourage innovative business ideas within small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) was launched today by the Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership (OxLEP) and its partners before a gathering of the county’s business community at Venturefest 2018.
Web whizzes move in at Howbery Park
Digital Marketing Agency, Zanzi Digital, has relocated its office to Howbery Business Park. Managing Director, Jayne Reddyhoff, and CEO, Ned Wells, who both have a background in business consultancy and senior management in blue chip organisations – Jayne with Logica and Oracle, and Ned as former Head of Digital Strategy at a large web development agency – formed Zanzi in 2014 by combining their two separate businesses.
Moorcrofts LLP assists B2M Solutions to achieve OpenChain conformance
Law Firm Moorcrofts LLP in conjunction with its sister company Orcro Ltd has guided B2M Solutions through the OpenChain conformance process to meet the specifications and achieve the standard.
Thames Valley in competition for London for future talent
Grant Thornton study reveals South East is worst performing region in the UK for keeping hold of its graduates.
Giving back or sharing for common goals?
Business that’s good for Oxfordshire is good for your business. Although I recognise and commend the focus this issue has on “Giving Back”, I’d like to be a little controversial about the subject…
Accepting our responsibility to support the local community
Directors at accountancy firm Chapman Robinson and Moore (CRM) have committed to giving every staff member three hours per month to become regular volunteers at a charity of their choice.
Blenheim Gives Start-Ups a Chance to Shine
The winners of a new start-up scheme aimed at encouraging entrepreneurs launched their product ranges at Blenheim Palace from the end of August.
Small in size, big in ambition & ideas How SMEs can...
No one says it’s easy turning your innovation, idea or creative solution into a business reality. Breakthroughs and changes can be time consuming, expensive and need careful research and specialist know-how.
The Shape of Things to Come
In Issue 53 of B4 we covered Freeths’ roundtable discussion at Pembroke College where we first met Tom Cheesewright, the founder of applied futurism practice, Book of the Future and creator of the Applied Futurist’s Toolkit, a suite of strategy and storytelling tools for agile organisations. Tom recently visited Freeths’ offices to present about life after Brexit and how his clients, including large multinationals, rarely discuss the ‘B’ word and that this presentation was something of a first.
New Family Law firm in Abingdon
Boardman, Hawkins & Osborne LLP is a new niche family practice opening on 3rd September 2018 in prestigious new offices in the centre of Abingdon. The three founding partners, Emily Boardman, Ruth Hawkins and Irena Osborne, were previously at Turpin & Miller LLP.
Summer promotions announced at Oxford’s leading law firm
Freeths Solicitors is delighted to announce the promotion of nine of its outstanding lawyers to senior positions; five lawyers have been promoted to Senior Associate while a further four lawyers were promoted to Associate.
The B4 Masterclasses Begin
The first of our B4 Masterclasses was presented by B4 Platinum members, You HR, at our new offices in Weston-on-the-Green.
Fantastic B4 Classic Event at Rhodes House
On 6th September B4 members and guests enjoyed an evening of networking with drinks and canapés at the stunning home of the Rhodes Scholars, Rhodes House. With a pre-event Masterclass from Hayley Monks of Think Inspire Create who presented guests with a wonderful and appropriate topic for discussion: “The Future of the Workforce – Does the quality of the human interaction become more important as automation grows?”.