How digital technologies are delivering a competitive edge in the intelligent...
From automation in production to picking and tracking tools, businesses are seeking new ways to streamline and enhance their logistics operations.
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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.
How Artificial Intelligence is Revolutionising the Cyber Security Industry
It wasn’t that long ago that AI (Artificial Intelligence) was considered a terrifying product of the future, with robots taking over the world. However, AI at present is commonplace with elements of it touching all our lives.
Excited by the latest fantastic business innovation? Think Privacy!
You’ll know already that the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requires companies to have appropriate technical and organisational measures in place to ensure that data protection is built into their processing activities and business practices.
Why Cloud is a technology today that can future proof your...
When it comes to clouds, it seems everyone is talking about them and they are everywhere, but are they important to you and do you know how your company can benefit from using them?
Future trends: Robotic Process Automation
The invisible robot army that will drive forward business productivity. One of the new tools of the future, in this age of Industry 4.0, will be Robotic Process Automation (RPA), and it has the potential to increase business efficiency and accuracy (as well as removing considerable cost).
Activate Learning and Thames Valley Police join forces on cybercrime awareness
Between April 2018 and March 2019, Thames Valley residents lost £1.7m to Cybercrime. SMEs are particularly vulnerable.
What keeps you awake at night?
Every day there are hundreds, if not thousands, of articles, discussion groups, blogs and tweets about what responsible businesses need to focus on now. There are almost as many new and diverse viewpoints, buzzwords, emphases, job titles, groundbreaking initiatives, self-help for leaders and new management structures, as there are businesses.
IHub: Innovating to Support a Smarter Oxfordshire
We all know that Oxfordshire is at the forefront of technological innovation linked to its world-beating science and medical sector. What you may not know is that Oxfordshire County Council is heavily involved in many innovation projects, particularly in transport and social care, that bring together public and private sector partners.
Introducing Penny Mallory
Mental Toughness and Performance Mindset Specialist and one of the UK’s leading Motivational and Inspirational Speakers – Someone who knows exactly how to compete and win against the odds because throughout her life she has repeatedly had to do precisely that.
A Little Freethinking Delivers Results
It has been another successful year for Oxford’s freethinking law firm, Freeths. Over the past year the firm continued investing in its legal teams with the recruitment of 9 additional lawyers to help meet demand for legal advice and support from businesses and private individuals in Oxfordshire.
Employment Law Don’t be an April fool
At this time of the year, many organisations will be looking ahead to what 2020 has in store for them. In terms of workforce issues, whilst we won’t see any seismic shifts in employment law (subject of course to Brexit and the outcome of the General Election), there are still a number of changes that employers need to prepare for which are coming into effect on 6 April 2020.
Ensuring a robust start for Oxford businesses in 2020
Oxford-based law firm Blake Morgan discusses key issues affecting businesses in the region and offers advice on how to ensure a robust start to 2020.
Recognition counts at every level for Whitley Stimpson
Winning awards can often mean just another trophy in the cabinet to say that you have worked hard and have efficient staff doing a good job. In the world of accountancy though, award schemes are far more complicated and essential for gauging performance on so many different levels.
Growing a Business: Raising Finance
Wellers has helped countless entrepreneurs build and sell their businesses from its offices in Oxford, Banbury, Thame, and London. Here, Stuart Crook shares some advice on what companies need to know about raising finance.
Unlock the potential in your business to secure your future
Rupert Beazley, Business Advisor and Partner with CMC Partners explains the importance of knowing how and when to sell your business.