No Sense In Caring
In the last issue of B4, Paul Ballinger, Managing Director of STL Communications, featured in our lead article alongside founder, Brendon Cross, the man who has backed Paul to help him drive the company’s ‘next exciting chapter’.
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Getting back to business with Ambi Silk of CQR Consulting
In the aftermath of this unprecedented event, planning your return back to business as usual can seem daunting, but it doesn’t have to be.
How Entrepreneurs Sell: What they do that you don’t but probably...
Paul will discuss the findings from his recent research project exploring how successful entrepreneurs approach the process of selling.
Proficio Solutions
Providing specialist Finance Director consultancy and bookkeeping services with the aim of helping business owners take control of the financial future of their business.
Protect yourself and your duties as a director
As the chaos caused by the coronavirus outbreak continues to impair global markets, creating unprecedented challenges that may prove to rival the 2008 financial crisis, directors are having to consider not only how to cope with the immediate effects on their business, such as supply chain disruption and employee retention, but also the potential long-term implications of their decisions.
Why creativity is essential for business success, more so now than...
Why creativity is essential for business success, more so now than ever before with Iain Lewis of Torpedo
Bee-ing even greener at Howbery Park
We are committed to cherishing our beautiful landscape at Howbery Business Park, making the most of outdoor spaces for our community to enjoy, and playing our part in encouraging bio-diversity. Our most recent initiative – championing bumblebees – joins a whole raft of other measures introduced over recent years, which those based here clearly appreciate.
Sales training ✔, we’ve done that… have you really?
It’s a familiar response that Nick Hughes of Dynamic Coach hears almost daily. Where businesses have invested in a sales training programme – he questions how businesses are facing up to the new challenges.
What I have learnt about Oxfordshire with Jayne Woodley of Oxfordshire...
What I have learnt about Oxfordshire with Jayne Woodley of Oxfordshire Community Foundation
Urban Element: Now’s the Time to Sell Online
In the world of retail, there has been no time more than the present that has emphasised just how valuable it is to be online.
B4 Digital Magazine – Issue 62 OUT NOW
There’s a lot of obvious things that we could all say about the last three months, the lessons learned, changing working practices, getting to know our colleagues, customers and associates better remotely than we did in person….the main thing is that we’re all focused on a positive future having experienced the biggest reboot any of us will ever go through.
Events Re-imagined for the Contemporary World with Wendy Ball of Ashmolean...
One of the only constants in the Events sector is that it is always evolving. Exploring and demonstrating new and effective ways for people to connect with one another, share insights and engage in memorable ways is a major driver for all event curators.
How to attract & retain Gen Z & Millennials in Oxfordshire...
We all know Oxfordshire is a great place to live and work, however, sometimes this city loses its younger generation, in this case we will be focussing on Generation Z and Millennials, to the likes of London, Bristol or the cheaper countryside.
Oxfordshire businesses shine
B4 has been a great window through which to view the continued and growing shift businesses are making to embed more positive social and environmental purpose at the heart of what they do, and I have been proud to support B4 in this direction too.
Has Business & IT Changed Forever?
The enforced lockdown due to the Coronavirus has placed a new demand for IT systems and technology like never before.