Under 30’s Network Learn Secret Tips on Marketing to Gen Z
On Friday 15th March, a range of business professionals aged between 17 and 30 joined NXT for an evening of networking at Metro Bank located in the centre of Oxford.
People
Your people are your most valuable asset when running a successful business. Here you will find content relating to topics such as HR, Training, Recruitment, Fitness and Mental Health and much more.
The long and winding road
If the GDPR was supposed to clarify companies’ data privacy compliance obligations, the recent fine levied by the CNIL against Google underscores how far we still have to go – writes Will Richmond-Coggan, director specialising in data privacy issues at Freeths LLP
How Wellbeing Centric Are You?
With the main reasons given for workplace stress including workload pressures, lack of support from managers and work related violence and bullying, the beginning of the year seems a perfect time to review employee wellbeing.
Becoming The Best Leader You Can Be with John Knights
John has a Senior Executive Coaching Award from The Oxford School of Coaching & Mentoring, lectured at the University of Oxford on leadership development and was Honorary Lecturer at the University of Chester in the field of Work Based Learning.
BIO2019 to take place at MINI Plant Oxford on Thursday 6th...
Having enjoyed excellent events at Saïd Business School and The King’s Centre over the past five years, BIO is moving to a fantastic new space at MINI Plant Oxford on Thursday 6th June 2019.
Partnerships in business
Oxfordshire-based Owen Mumford have been at the forefront of medical device innovation for over 65 years, creating solutions under the Owen Mumford brand that improve the delivery of healthcare and home health treatments for people around the world.
Why can’t people in my team be more like me?
Ever paid someone what you think is a compliment, only to find they take it as an insult? We tend to think others are just like us. Unsurprisingly, they’re not so it’s common to see misunderstandings arise in teams.
B4’s Night to Remember in The Saloon at Blenheim Palace
What an unforgettable and privileged night B4 members and their guests enjoyed in the incredible surroundings of The Saloon at Blenheim Palace in October. Sixty guests enjoyed a champagne reception in the Great Hall before the Saloon’s doors opened to reveal beautifully set tables, complete with Halloween table decorations supplied by event stylist, Tina Rosser (of TJR Event Styling and Management) and B4’s oldest member, an immaculately dressed skeleton.
Good Cognitive Function with Helen Money
I have over 10 years experience as a nutritionist and hold a BSc (Hons) in Human Nutrition from the University of Westminster and a PG cert in Applied Sports Nutrition from St Mary’s University, Twickenham.
Cancer in the Workplace at Maggie’s Oxford
There are over 500,000 people with cancer working across the UK. This figure is expected to double by 2030 as more people survive a diagnosis of cancer.
Fantastic B4 Classic Event at Oxford Town Hall
On 21st November B4 members and guests were welcomed to our first Classic Event at the stunning Oxford Town Hall. Guests explored this beautiful and historic building and enjoyed a selection of complimentary drinks and canapés courtesy of Lamb Catering. Accompanied by speeches from B4’s Richard Rosser and David Hunt, Commercial Manager of Oxford Town Hall.
Sustainable business competition launched by the University of Reading and Ella’s...
The University of Reading and Paul Lindley, founder of Ella’s Kitchen and IMAGINE Campaign Senior Ambassador, have launched a new business competition, just imagine if… with a prize of £75,000 worth of bespoke University research.
Oxfordshire Voice Forum: Why is it so hard to recruit in...
Oxfordshire Voice Forum at Pembroke College, Oxford. Thursday 15th November 2018.
The Shape of Things to Come
In Issue 53 of B4 we covered Freeths’ roundtable discussion at Pembroke College where we first met Tom Cheesewright, the founder of applied futurism practice, Book of the Future and creator of the Applied Futurist’s Toolkit, a suite of strategy and storytelling tools for agile organisations. Tom recently visited Freeths’ offices to present about life after Brexit and how his clients, including large multinationals, rarely discuss the ‘B’ word and that this presentation was something of a first.
Summer promotions announced at Oxford’s leading law firm
Freeths Solicitors is delighted to announce the promotion of nine of its outstanding lawyers to senior positions; five lawyers have been promoted to Senior Associate while a further four lawyers were promoted to Associate.