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Oxfordshire Voice (OV) approaches its first year anniversary with much still to do, but that was always going to be the case with such a high bar set from the outset. There’s a growing sense of permanence amongst the OV partners with a strong board established and sub boards set up to bolster admin and governance, establish a communications strategy and focus on some of the key issues in more detail, starting with the formation of a transport sub group.
The culmination of ideas and outcomes from the first four OV forums is in the hands of local authorities – Your voice is being heard!
Oxfordshire Voice and some of the key founding members of the organisation have been meeting recently to mark an important and symbolic event.
Rod Macrae looks at a programme that’s helping small businesses with innovative ideas
The Intellectual Property Office has partnered with Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership to create new business support job role – application window now open
The third annual Oxfordshire Apprenticeship Awards took place on Thursday 4th April at Jurys Inn Oxford, where Apprentices, schools and employers were celebrated for their significant achievements.
Oxfordshire’s Growth Hub, run by OxLEP Business, is helping Oxfordshire’s SMEs face the future confidently.
Oxfordshire County Council is updating its transport plan “Connecting Oxfordshire” with our vision to make travel easier, tapping into innovation to improve connectivity in the county.
Dozens of Oxfordshire businesses attended the event on 10 January at Oxford Science Park.
Rod Macrae has been finding out how OxLEP Business is helping Oxfordshire’s small businesses to punch above their weight.
When it comes to housing Oxfordshire’s workforce that’s the new message from a cross-section of the county’s planning and business community.
Are sluggish data speeds hampering Oxford’s aspirations to become a ‘Smart City’?
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.
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.
Oxford and Oxfordshire were top of the 2017 Demos-PwC Good Growth for Cities index and the 2018 Arcadis ‘Investing in Britain’ report names Oxford as the 2nd best city in the UK for Growth Potential. As Oxfordshire’s leading business networking community, B4 aims to play a key role in this growth.