Articles

High quality educational & inspirational articles written by B4 members, including advice pieces, interviews, and thoughts on current topics. Articles are reviewed by the B4 editorial team before being published.

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Without a good lawyer, dealing with a commercial dispute can be...
Freeths SolicitorsTue 4th Aug 20205 min

International fleet telematics company, Masternaut, was developing a technological solution for insurers which included claim management and fraud detection services. Their plan was to integrate standard telematics equipment with a hosted Software-as-a-Service application and an end-user app for drivers. They worked with a specialist developer/supplier which was to receive ‘milestone payments’ as certain technological milestones were reached.

Aspire trainees
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Best Practice Guide to Open and Inclusive Recruitment
B4Tue 14th Jul 202017 min

A step-by-step guide for Oxfordshire employers to unlock potential through diverse recruitment. This guide is designed to support you to adapt your organisation’s recruitment practices in order to access talented and motivated candidates from disadvantaged groups – to help you reach the widest possible pool of talent. These include ex-offenders; young people who are ‘NEET’ […]

Allen Associates OX5 run
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Best Practice Guide to Long-Term Charity Partnerships
B4Tue 14th Jul 20203 min

Whilst many businesses support charities on an occasional basis or via a ‘Charity of the Year’ initiative, some choose to build deeper and more permanent relationships with a particular cause. When done well, this partnering can see a business involved in a charity’s strategic direction, sharing skills, knowledge and networks on an ongoing basis.

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50 opportunities for a better world
AS ConsultingWed 1st Jul 202013 min

Covid-19 has turned the world on its head. There has been considerable suffering as a direct result of the epidemic, as well as due to the unprecedented measures taken in response. Nevertheless, as a global community we seem to have been successful in preventing the worst. Change is possible and we can make it happen: we have insight, resilience and tools to address the next crisis.

Fitch Brew Co Heads to the USA
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Fitch Brew Co Heads to the USA
B4Tue 30th Jun 20202 min

Andy Deeley and Emily Fitch-Deeley, co-founders of cold brew coffee and teas producer, Fitch Brew Co, may be familiar to many of our readers having appeared at BIO2018 and, more recently, in NX Magazine. They’ve been ever present on social media, chronicling their amazing growth and, recently, overseas expansion. It’s great to see hard work paying off for such an industrious and likeable couple….oh, and by the way, at the same time that their expansion news hit, Emily gave birth to a new Deeley… congratulations!

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Putting safe working at the heart of logistics by Katy Farrington
UnipartMon 29th Jun 20204 min

As companies start to head back to work during the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, there’s mounting confusion about how to keep people safe at work. One company with a long track record for world class safety, has implemented a way of safe working in distribution centres, offices and factories that is continually evolving and improving as scientists learn more about the COVID-19 virus.

No Sense In Caring
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No Sense In Caring
B4 NewsdeskMon 29th Jun 202010 min

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
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Proficio Solutions
B4 NewsdeskSun 28th Jun 20204 min

Providing specialist Finance Director consultancy and bookkeeping services with the aim of helping business owners take control of the financial future of their business.

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Protect yourself and your duties as a director
Freeths SolicitorsSun 28th Jun 20204 min

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.