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The coronavirus pandemic has had a destabilising effect on many businesses. At a time when growth in most companies has stalled, there are still companies, particularly here in Oxford that are flourishing in spite of, and even due to, the coronavirus pandemic.
Did you know that the OxLEP’s Growth Hub provides business support to SME’s across Oxfordshire? The Growth Hub aims to simplifying the business support landscape and help individuals and businesses to easily connect as well as leading a c£10m business support programme.
Mike discusses his journey as a social entrepreneur, and some of the key learnings he has picked up along the way. He can discuss how to build a financially successful business focused on meeting a huge global social need.
Building a successful business is hard, building one that’s ethical is impossible. That’s the conclusion I came to in 2019 when, after 3 years of nurturing Curiosity Box, a customer told me our boxes were too expensive.
1. Time to think: Being unchained from desk means I can use different spaces for different types of work. I am at my ‘normal’ office desk in the house to do complex drafting without distractions…if I’m thinking creatively I can go for a walk or sit in the garden.
1. Since lockdown I have disciplined myself and the team to do something daily that supports their wellbeing, whether exercising, healthy eating, relaxation, or reaching out to different people across their network of friends, family and acquaintances to keep connected.
In these strange times we live in your employees may have worries about using public transport.
Our communities are under severe pressure during the crisis but there have been a few positives, less pollution, less waste and increased awareness and support for the vulnerable amongst others.
Seacourt are THE UK’s Environmental printing company – MD Gareth Dinnage shares some insight on their journey, milestones achieved, things to be mindful off and most importantly the business case for making sustainability a key touchstone of your business.
As technology evolves, new software and services come to market in a never ending flow. With each new tool that captures the audience’s attention, the behaviour of users adapts to the technology and then expects it from future experiences.
How will business be run in a post COVID-19, digital-first world, where people are the most important part of your business because you can scale the disparate talent and the competitive advantage of the talent that you own in the new world order that is coming around.
Apprenticeships Panel with Oxfordshire LEP with Shilpa Bhatt – OUH NHS Foundation Trust & David Martin – OAS & UKAEA.
Many reasons exist why people want to convert VHS to digital media, mainly because it is more easily accessible on today’s variety of devices.
The past 4 months have been an incredible challenge, not to mention a worrying time for all businesses.
Business done right is a force for good in our society. Now more than ever, social and environmental responsibility are essential parts of doing business, whether here in the UK or elsewhere in the world.