Well I’m Back
In the words of Samwise Gamgee: “Well, I’m back.” And the thing is – to my own surprise – I’m back with a bang!
Oxfordshire
Where it all began. B4 started in Oxfordshire in 2006 and has continued to grow and expand to other areas.
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’.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Beware the Ides of May!
At the time of writing this, we are still in lockdown until at least the 7th of May, with the earliest practical lifting of any restrictions for most businesses being the 11th.
Adept Graphics – Ramp Up Office Signage and Branding While Staff...
Business life, right now, is bizarre. We’re all adjusting to new ways of working and life is, in many respects, starting to resemble a new kind of normal.
Virtual Solutions from Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
During this time of unprecedented change, the School is learning to adapt to new ways of working.
How to protect staff & customers during social distancing
As we prepare for the next level of control over the prevention and spread of Covid-19, many businesses will start to re-open but with strict social distancing measures in place.
Implementing our business continuity plan
The COVID-19 situation in the UK has caused a great deal of uncertainty for investors. The FTSE 100 lost around 30% of its value from the beginning of February to the fourth week in March.
Blenheim Palace: getting through the tough times
Blenheim Palace has been closed for nearly a month as I write this, except for free entry to the Park for our local community.