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Daily news and press releases from members, guest writers and the B4 team.
Scholarship announced to support care leavers and estranged students at Oxford...
A new accommodation scholarship is to pilot at Oxford Brookes University for care leavers or those who are estranged from their families.
The Importance of Business Budgeting When Managing Rising Costs
Stuart Crook, Partner at Wellers, one of the UK’s leading mid-tier accountancy firms, considers why business budgeting is critical to businesses’ survival during unprecedented cost increases.
Champion of small business and Oxford Brookes University Professor awarded OBE...
An Oxford Brookes University professor who has worked closely with government and policymakers to drive innovation and enterprise in the UK has been recognised in the New Year Honours list.
Helping engineering firm with R&D tax claims
As a business providing precision engineering services to the aerospace, motorsports, and marine sectors across the globe, West Midlands-based engineering firm A&M EDM prides itself on its innovative, pioneering, and forward-thinking approach. By its very nature, R&D constitutes a significant proportion of the firm’s day-to-day operations and, through embracing the Government’s R&D tax credit scheme, […]
Hyperbat’s EV battery expertise wins £multi-million Lotus Evija contract
One of the UK’s leading manufacturers of high-performance electric vehicle battery packs has sealed a £multi-million-pound contract to supply batteries to Lotus for its new all-electric Evija, the world’s most powerful production car.
Let’s talk turkey!
Hot off the press – some topical food for thought with a distinctly seasonal flavour and certainly something for businesses to chew over and digest to ensure that they keep abreast of the latest thinking in branding and have a tried and tested recipe for success that isn’t bland for the new year ahead.
By PHIL STRACHAN – The Think Brand not bland Guy
Oxford Brookes University shows sustainability credentials with rise in People &...
Oxford Brookes University has moved up 35 places in the annual People & Planet University League, which ranks UK universities on their environmental and ethical performance.
Why questions are the answer to navigating business turbulence
Whether it is developing a robust strategy, crafting an effective tactical plan or delivering operational excellence, as a business leader, stakeholders expect you to have the answers. But what if your answers are solutions to the wrong problem because the problem is not what you think it is?
Meeting Tom Biggs of Wellers
Tom Biggs, newly appointed as an Assoiciate at Wellers spoke with Edward Michael of B4 about his new roles, how Tom and his team impact their clients journeys, and what he is excited about moving forward with Wellers.
Freeths bolsters its Real Estate offering with strategic promotions
National leading law firm Freeths has promoted Partner James Hart to lead the real estate team across the Midlands region and Patrick Adie has also been named National Head of Housebuilding & Strategic Land.
Samsara Therapeutics expands into new R&D lab space at the Wood...
Biotech start-up Samsara Therapeutics, an early-stage drug discovery company, has expanded into a further 1,000 sq ft of R&D lab space at The Oxford Trust’s Wood Centre for Innovation in Headington, Oxford’s Health and Life Sciences District to accommodate company growth.
Mills & Reeve advises on £4.5m Series A fundraise for agtech...
Leading national law firm Mills & Reeve has advised Regenerate Ventures on its investment in agtech start-up, BigSis, as part of a £4.5m Series A fundraise.
Wellbeing 1:1’s with Emma Burton
“It’s tough at the top! But who is taking care of you?
Firms told to avoid delay in tackling ‘backward step for innovation’
Innovative and hi-tech businesses are being urged to seek advice after tax relief for research and development (R&D) was slashed in the Autumn Budget.