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B4 were pleased to welcome B4 Members & guests to delightful Milton Hill House. Guests were served canapés and drinks, followed by welcome speeches from B4’s CEO Richard Rosser and Ben Sanders, General Manager of Milton Hill House.
Despite the number of new apprentices started in Britain falling last year, new research released from leading business and financial adviser Grant Thornton UK LLP, coinciding with National Apprenticeship Week (5-9 March), finds that attitudes towards apprenticeship programmes are becoming more positive.
B4’s Richard Rosser sat down to chat with Jo Willett, Managing Director of Oxford Innovation, to talk about how far they’ve come, the challenges they face and their hopes for the future.
As more and more media stories emerge of sexual harassment in the film industry, the fashion industry, and in politics, I have been approached by HR managers concerned about the possibility of similar allegations in their business, as well as by individuals who are contemplating taking action for sexual harassment against their employer.
The introduction to B4 for new members has always been an area we wanted to give some attention to and partnering with our new neighbours at The Manor Country House Hotel, we had the perfect opportunity to do just that.
Meet Jonna: Growing up in London and being the youngest of 24 grandchildren, Jonna’s upbringing was 3 generations in one house, with very traditional values.
A suggested ‘Oxford salary weighting’, the need to foster engagement between business and education and the value of investing in employee development were three key themes to emerge at the inaugural Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership (OxLEP) Business Leaders’ Q&A event.
I recently read the story of Clairol (now part of Unilver) who went from being a dying company into full colour. Due to starting a conversation, and a shift in the quality of conversations that took place, a spirit of collaboration was born which allowed the management to not only transform the company but also the industry.
Silo mentality affects many organisations, no matter what their size. It fragments the business, disconnects decisions and impacts results.
Marvellous B4 50th Edition Celebration at Blenheim
Freeths Solicitors is delighted to announce that it has recruited a commercial contracts specialist in to its Oxford offices on Cowley Business Park.
B4 were proud to welcome B4 Members and their guests back to the fantastic Hartwell House Hotel & Spa, following numerous events B4 have previously held there. Guests enjoyed an evening of relaxed networking, with drinks and canapés in a stunning setting, with speeches from Richard Rosser, CEO of B4 and Matthew Johnson, General Manager of Hartwell House Hotel & Spa.
The Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership searches for three senior business leaders to join its ambitious Board
At a meeting with John Kennedy, then of Darbys (now Knights), Colin and Richard Rosser agreed to launch a quarterly business magazine aimed at giving Oxfordshire businesses a profile in high quality print. John came up with the name B4, standing for Building Bridges Between Businesses and commented.
