Events Digest #1
Mark your calendars! Upcoming events from the B4 community, featuring Oxford Innovation, Mantle Business Centres, Freeths, African Children’s Fund and many more.
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Property Digest #3
News from the property sector, featuring Adrian James Architects, Oxford North, VSL, Howbery Park and many more.
Spring statement reaction from Nigel Tipple, OxLEP chief executive
Yesterday’s spring statement (23 March) from the Chancellor Rishi Sunak saw a number of new measures that the Government hopes will provide some much-needed financial relief to communities and businesses from across the UK.
Transport & Travel Digest #1
In the first of our Transport & Travel Digests we look at all things locomotive, from EVs to holidays. Featuring stories from Oxford Bus Company, Toyota, Your E-Car and many more.
Responsible Business Digest #2
Stories of Business as a Force for Good from B4 Members such as OSEP, Toyota, Oxford Bus Company, Oxford Brookes University and many more.
People Digest #2
Read the latest from the B4 community on all things Personal – from health & happiness to promotions & achievements. Featuring Members such as Databasix, Oxford Bus Company, Blenheim Palace, Freeths and many more.
Love AND Business?
No, they’re not two words you would often hear or say in the same sentence, but for Alan Wick, ‘love’ underpins his approach to business and always has. B4’s Richard Rosser had the absolute pleasure of finding out more about this engaging business coach based in Sussex who has, thankfully, recently joined the B4 community.
Toyota supports humanitarian efforts to help Ukraine emergency situation
Toyota has started to provide humanitarian assistance to those who are suffering. This includes direct assistance to Toyota’s Ukrainian employees and their families and to Ukrainian refugees, as well as corporate donations up to approximately 2.5 million euros.
Ben Fleetwood’s EV Market March Update
“Did you hear the one about the cargo ship carrying 4,000 luxury vehicles sinking in the Atlantic?”
Women In Business Digest #3
Celebrating International Women’s Day 2022, we’ve put together this fantastic bumper edition of inspirational and insightful stories from B4 Members such as Oxford Professional Consulting, Freeths, Penningtons Manches Cooper, Databasix and many, many more.
Why do we celebrate IWD?
Did you know that Ninety per cent of the world’s population hold some prejudice against women, a UN study found last week?
Gender bias in the workplace
8th March marks International Women’s Day. This year’s campaign theme is #BreakTheBias, and its focus is on ‘creating a world free of bias, stereotypes and discrimination, and creating gender equality in workplaces, communities, schools and more’.
Next Generation Digest #1
Check out the first edition of the Next Generation digest, looking at issues and opportunities for today’s young people. Featuring stories from Oxford Brookes University, Oxford Bus Company, First Intuition Cambridge and many more.
Toyota launches cross-Channel rail freight service to cut emissions from its...
Toyota Motor Europe (TME) has started transporting new cars by cross-Channel freight train services between its Valenciennes vehicle logistics hub in northern France and the major UK rail depot at Toton, in Nottinghamshire. This is the first phase of its pan-European plan to move a larger number of vehicles by rail freight in line with its ambition to decarbonise its logistics operations.
Top Tips to Stay Safe Online
February 8th saw the 19th annual Safer Internet Day. Safer Internet Day is a day dedicated to advocating safety online and the responsible use of technology for young people. Since online safety affects all those who spend time online, which according to Statista, is 62 million monthly active users, XIST2 have shared their top tips for staying safe online.