Blenheim hosts eventful 5th B4 Platinum Quarterly
Football, Summits, Raise’24 & Platinum Member Number 75 Make the Headlines at the 5th B4 PLATINUM Quarterly at Blenheim Palace
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Olympic Glory for Brookes Athletes
Athletes from Oxford Brookes University Boat Club (OBUBC) powered to thrilling Gold and Bronze medals in two rowing events at the Paris Olympic Games.
Unipart expands UK manufacturing capabilities through acquisition of Formaplex Technologies
Unipart, the supply chain solutions and performance improvement technologies partner, is pleased to announce it has acquired Formaplex Technologies, a lightweight components manufacturer serving customers in the automotive, aerospace, motorsport and healthcare sectors.
AV Events step up to sponsor Raise’24
AV Events began in 2017 with one goal: to deliver quality AV at competitive prices. Since then, the company has expanded rapidly, moving into complete technical event production – but crucially keeping its original mission statement at its core.
Christmas at Blenheim Palace offers a magical Neverland® themed journey for...
Bookings are now open for the enchanting world of Christmas at Blenheim Palace, where a magical journey awaits. Step into Neverland®, a realm filled with wonder and adventure, as Tinkerbell leads you through the State rooms adorned with fairy dust-kissed baubles and Christmas trees.
Bioarchitech takes new R&D lab space at the Wood Centre for...
Bioarchitech, a biotech start-up developing immunotherapy for the treatment of common cancers, has taken 870 sq ft (80 sq m) R&D laboratory and office space at The Oxford Trust’s Wood Centre for Innovation in Headington, Oxford.
Raise’24: The one Christmas Party you won’t want to miss
Take a moment to cast your mind back to last December (perhaps not easy in these summer months).
Software Update Failure and its effect on your business.
Your business was probably not seriously affected by the recent CrowdStrike outage. However, there are a few lessons to be learned from the event. CrowdStrike is a leading independent cybersecurity company with a large number of corporate users. The software update they issued in July 24 contained a corrupted file which affected Windows systems, in […]
Is Workplace Culture a Myth?
Workplace culture – a buzzword we hear constantly. Companies boast about their unique cultures to attract talent and boost morale. But is this celebrated concept of workplace culture actually real, or just a cleverly crafted illusion? Alexandra Rae, CEO of B4 PLATINUM Members, Wise Investment, explores further with the help of fellow B4 members.
Oxfordshire’s Football Triumvirate connect at Blenheim Palace
On August 7th, for the first time ever a panel of representatives from The Oxfordshire Football Association, Oxford City and Oxford United will join forces to discuss opportunities and common challenges in front of an invited audience of local businesses at Blenheim Palace.
Boostworks Appoints Joanne Werker as new CEO
Boostworks, a leading provider of employee reward and recognition, benefits delivery and wellbeing solutions, is pleased to announce an exciting leadership transition.
B4 In Numbers – the last 12 months
It’s been quite a year at B4, a year which has seen us double our B4 Platinum Member numbers, host events in Palaces, Michelin-starred restaurants, boats, vineyards, farms and Oxford University colleges. We’ve also managed to make quite an impression with the B4 website and on social media with almost 1.4 million B4 website views and over half a million impressions across our two LinkedIn accounts.
B4 Member of the Month – Helen Fallon, Global CTS
We’d like to thank Helen for being such a supportive Member of the B4 community. Helen is not only a regular introducer of new Members to B4, she’s also great at engaging with everyone’s news on LinkedIn, in the true collaborative spirit of B4. It’s working for Helen too – she’s making incredible connections and receiving plenty of instructions through the B4 community, showing that the more you put in, the more you get out.
Dreamer or adventurer? Six by Nico announces first ever “versus” series...
Six weeks, two menus, one important choice – Six by Nico announces “versus” concept across all UK restaurants
Why having an audit can boost your business
Many directors will wince at the prospect of an audit, seeing it as a necessary evil to meet statutory obligations.