4th January 2023

Free Microsoft Accredited Courses with Activate Learning

I am pleased to share with you all the free Microsoft Accredited courses that we are offering to our employer partners with Activate Learning.
7th March 2022

Meet the Women Behind Databasix UK Ltd

In celebration of International Women’s Day, we wanted to take the opportunity to celebrate Kellie Peters & Regina Johnys, the women behind Databasix UK...
24th February 2022

Life on the Estate

Highlighting some of our Apprentices in National Apprenticeship Week.
4th February 2022

Blenheim on Track to Train 100 Apprentices

As part of National Apprenticeship Week (7th-13th February) Blenheim has announced it is on track to achieve its goal of training 100 apprentices within...
12th January 2022

Diploma in Workplace Data Protection Starts 20th January 2022 – Register Now!

20th January 2022 – A GDPR Training Programme and Diploma for HR Professionals. In collaboration with SYLO | Beyond HR. , we are delivering a programme...
18th November 2021

Major Local Growth Fund project will play critical role in supporting hospitality sector and its pipeline of future talent

The Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership has announced the opening of the hospitality and catering facilities at Activate Learning’s City of Oxford College, with £2.17million...
17th November 2021

Discover your future at a Banbury and Bicester College Autumn Open Event

If you are considering your options for next year, now is the time to explore the opportunities available at your local college!
10th November 2021

Go Further Investment Index celebrates the most progressive northern UK businesses

The Go Further Investment Index launched today (9 November) at a special virtual event to connect the innovation and investment communities and celebrate the...
5th November 2021

£21m announced for Digital Skills Bootcamps in the West Midlands

The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has launched its next round of digital bootcamps to improve the digital capabilities of residents across the region.
28th October 2021

Henkel further invests in the start-up LoveLocal from India

Henkel participates in a funding round in the Indian start-up LoveLocal to further strengthen its direct-to-consumer expertise. The investment in LoveLocal under the umbrella...
26th October 2021

New programme on UK’s future of employment post COVID announced

Launching digitally during National Apprenticeship Week 7-13 February 2022 - AoA and ITN Productions Industry News are co-producing Apprentices: Connect, Engage and Inspire, a...
20th October 2021

Happiness Through Goal Setting and Help to Grow

The Business and External Engagement team at Oxford Brookes Business School aims to partner with organisations & individuals to improve business and individual performance...
19th October 2021

Can business growth be achieved through social responsibility

At CRM, we firmly believe that the answer is yes. Let’s look first at exactly what corporate social responsibility (CSR) involves.
19th October 2021

Activate Learning appoints new chief executive

Sally Dicketts CBE will be succeeded by Gary Headland DL as the new CEO of Activate Learning on 1 April 2022.
18th October 2021

Candidates call the shots as business confidence returns

As businesses grow in confidence and begin to recruit for new and vacant positions, there has scarcely been a better time to secure a...
15th October 2021

Incentives for businesses to recruit apprentices further extended by Welsh Government

The Welsh Government is further extending incentives to support businesses in recruiting apprentices in Wales until February 2022.
15th October 2021

Sortlist Raises 11 Million to Expand in the UK

Sortlist, the B2B scale-up, which focuses on bringing together high-quality marketing agencies from around the world with corresponding projects, is committed to shining a...
14th October 2021

GE Announces Multi-Million Pound Investment to Create Diverse New Generation of UK Engineers

‘Next Engineers’ programme to attract 3,500+ young people from all walks of life
13th October 2021

Mind the ‘Specialist Skills’ Gap

The Open University’s Business Barometer report reveals a lack of entry level and specialist talent
6th October 2021

Our NEW Open Global Program has launched! Are YOU ready to join?

We are very excited to announce the launch of our new Open Global Program. This program is 100% remote and online and open to...
5th October 2021

RoSPA and L’Oréal’s ‘Leading Safely’ programme gains huge momentum

RoSPA and L’Oréal’s Leading Safely for Women programme, part of their Safe@Work-Safe@Home partnership, which launched earlier this year has had a ‘phenomenal response’, according...
5th October 2021

Guidance for employers on the end of the furlough scheme

How many jobs have been saved by the furlough scheme? We won't ever know the answer to that question but 11.6 million jobs...
4th October 2021

Make UK and Next Gen Makers launch innovative engineering apprenticeships Employers Kitemark

Make UK has partnered with support platform Next Gen Makers to develop a ground-breaking Engineering Apprenticeships Employer Kitemark, which will recognise companies who achieve...
1st October 2021

Celebrating National Inclusion Week

This week we are celebrating National Inclusion Week. This week's theme is #UnitedForInclusion and looks to share inclusion in all its forms. National Inclusion...
28th September 2021

Bespoke cookery classes to support independent living

We have started up 2 Wantage cooking groups this month.
24th September 2021

Senior Leader Development Programme Apprenticeship and Help to Grow

The Business and External Engagement team at Oxford Brookes Business School aims to partner with organisations & individuals to improve business and individual performance...
23rd September 2021

Meyers Estate Agents Grows Sales & Support Team

Meyers, the award-winning home-based estate agency franchise, has added to its sales, support and lettings team for the benefit of its growing number of...
22nd September 2021

Why the UK energy market is in distress

In response to the emerging UK energy crisis, Hirbod Assa, Senior Lecturer in Finance and Fintech at the University of Kent’s Business School explains...
9th September 2021

Successful female entrepreneur heads to Slough to boost start-ups

Slough’s entrepreneurs of the future are being offered free support from a Queen’s Award-winning organisation dedicated to starting businesses for free.
9th August 2021

Thank you Faringdon Town Council

They have kindly agreed a grant so Maymessy can start workshops to support parents struggling financially due to the pandemic.
29th July 2021

Oxford Brookes Business School awarded Small Business Charter status

In recognition of its outstanding support for small businesses, student entrepreneurship and commitment to the local economy, Oxford Brookes Business School has been awarded...
19th July 2021

The MGroup Launches New Business Club & Webinar with Helen Joy at People Spark

From the beginning of 2021, we’ve been running a webinar series with Nick Hughes of Dynamic Coach on the theme of Planning and Recovery,...
5th July 2021

Unipart ranked among top employee-owned companies

Unipart Group has been named as one of the UK’s leading companies for employee ownership. The global manufacturing, logistics and consultancy group based in...
1st July 2021

Supporting women into business

We had our two Be- friending groups over today and ladies I am mentoring to help start their food business from Refugee Resource ...
25th June 2021

Unipart wins RoSPA health and safety treble

Unipart scooped two golds and sector winner in the RoSPA health and safety awards.
25th June 2021

The Beginner’s Guide to The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Are you new to the GDPR or unsure how it affects you and your business? Here's a brief overview of the main things you...
25th June 2021

Vipre: Edge Defence Security Solution

Email is the leading cause of security threats to businesses. From malicious attacks, such as spam, phishing, and spoofing, to misaddressed recipients or employee...
17th June 2021

Law change to give staffers ‘default right to work from home

In response to the proposed law change to make it impossible for employers to force workers back into the office, please see a follow...
11th June 2021

Executed Oxford Viking is reunited with relative at Danish museum

One of the Viking victims of a massacre in Oxford more than 1,000 years ago has been reunited with his family in a Danish...
10th June 2021

Gender pay gap falls to 12.5%

It has been reported that the gender pay gap at UK organisations has shrunk for the third consecutive year, early analysis has shown, but...
9th June 2021

Unipart wins five-year Jaguar Land Rover contract

Unipart Logistics has secured a five-year contract to run the new, custom-built Jaguar Land Rover Global Parts Logistics Centre at Appleby Magna in Leicestershire,...
7th June 2021

Blenheim to Recruit Record Number Of Apprentices

Blenheim is offering 12 new apprenticeship opportunities in a wide range of roles from bricklaying to social media.
28th May 2021

Maymessy mentoring women from Refugee Resource

Maymessy mentoring 11 ladies from the charity Refugee Resource into a food business.
18th May 2021

Activate Learning teams up with Screen and Film School in Brighton

Activate Learning is pleased to announce that it now has an official partnership with the Brighton Screen and Film School.
18th May 2021

FCA sends thousands of staff on cyber and financial crime training courses

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has sent 4,430 of its employees on compulsory cyber and information security courses over the past two financial years...
17th May 2021

How to support a hybrid workforce

A response comment from Sridhar Iyengar, MD, Zoho Europe on the recent study from McKinsey which found that the proportion of employees showing a...
17th May 2021

The Museum Is Open

The Ashmolean reopens today and we are delighted to welcome you back!
17th May 2021

Peer Networks – “Do it! Don’t give it a second thought!”

That was a recent quote from one of our 153 Business leaders and Managing Directors who have been part of the OxLEP Peer Networks...
13th May 2021

FDM Group announces 1,000th ex-forces placement in the tech sector job

FDM Group, the FTSE 250 professional services firm, today announces that it has placed over 600 ex-forces candidates into 1,000 job roles in the...
12th May 2021

Funding for OxLEP-backed construction centre – set to play a leading role in creating skills for a greener future – is secured

Confirmation of a new, innovative green skills centre – one of several schemes to have benefited from funding secured by the Oxfordshire Local Enterprise...
5th May 2021

Furlough Courses Allow Blenheim Staff to Flourish in Lockdown

Blenheim has been supporting its furloughed staff and those having to work from home by funding online training courses of their choice.
30th April 2021

Interesting courses for Wantage parents

Our aim is to skill up local parents who are financially disadvantaged after the pandemic so they feel more confident, have greater self -esteem,...
30th April 2021

Announcing a new show, exclusive to B4TV: “Your Introduction to the World of Business”

Brought to you by B4 & Europa School in association with Unipart and ELS.
15th April 2021

Google Cloud specialist Cogniflare reaches revenues of £5m in 18 months

Start-up increases headcount to 40 consultants and becomes accredited MongoDB Strategic Systems Integrator
13th April 2021

Why market research is more important than ever in 2021

Since the start of the pandemic, many businesses have come to recognise that connecting to consumers on a ‘human level’ is extremely important. Yet...
1st April 2021

Cooking support Wantage families struggling financially due to Covid 19

Maymessy aims to support as many parents as we can by facilitating how make cheap, healthy, nutritious and tasty meals on a limited budget.
25th March 2021

Remote work has intensified data protection challenges facing two-thirds of UK businesses, says major new report

Global market report reveals struggle to protect the explosion of Office 365 data
15th March 2021

Oxford School of Hospitality Management listed as top in the UK

The Oxford School of Hospitality Management, part of Oxford Brookes Business School, is the only UK hospitality school listed in the top ten Best...
5th March 2021

Europa School Students Searching for Businesses to Help Save Work Experience

We, a group of year 11 students at the Europa School in Culham, have been working together during lockdown to try and organise a...
4th March 2021

Inland Homes showcases a level playing field for International Women’s Day

In recognition of International Women’s Day on Monday 8th March, three female members of Inland Homes’ construction team share their own take on what...
4th March 2021

Free business school encourages Newcastle’s start-ups to rebel against hard times

Newcastle’s entrepreneurs of the future are being offered places on a free, acclaimed online workshop which can help them to launch, even before they...
3rd March 2021

Oxpens site and the route to regeneration

OxWED, the joint venture between Oxford City Council and Nuffield College is, today setting out the next steps for the redevelopment of...
18th February 2021

FDM Group pledges to hire over 2,000 new IT trainees this year

Leading FTSE 250 employer already ‘inundated’ with 1,500 job applications this year
11th February 2021

Abingdon & Witney College win national award for carers support

Abingdon & Witney College have a won a prestigious industry award for its work in delivering a specialist course provision and support programme for...
8th February 2021

Hundreds of local apprenticeships spells hope for Berkshire job seekers

During National Apprenticeship Week, Berkshire Opportunities reveals huge range of apprenticeship opportunities available in the region, highlighting events and support available
4th February 2021

Generation UK announce new digital opportunities for young people

Generation uk launches digital employment opportunities in birmingham, manchester, london & leeds to combat youth unemployment.
18th January 2021

Oxford United In The Community To Provide Kickstart Job Opportunities For Youngsters

Oxford United in the Community is offering young people the chance to work within the charity as part of the government’s Kickstart scheme.
18th January 2021

Just Launched: Diploma in Workplace Data Protection with CPD Accredited Modules

2020 was a very challenging year for anyone responsible for HR, whether this was implementing the job retention scheme (furlough), supporting redundancy decisions, ensuring...
14th December 2020

You HR relaunch You HR Academy for remote working teams

You HR Consultancy is excited to announce they have relaunched their online You HR Academy specifically to support the management and development of...
3rd December 2020

Oxfordshire-based Apprentice picks up two Engineering Trust Awards

Two prestigious Engineering Trust training awards have been won by an apprentice at Oxfordshire-based Owen Mumford, a global industry leader in advanced medical device...
1st December 2020

Help close the education gap with our match fund

Every pound donated up to £30,000 will be doubled to help disadvantaged communities improve children’s school readiness with our match-funding initiative on The Good...
23rd November 2020

B4 ONE: EQUALITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSION broadcast live on Wednesday 25th November from the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

B4 ONE, hosted by Richard Rosser and Lydiah Igweh, will focus on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion with a live broadcast from the Ashmolean Museum...
20th November 2020

Keeping you up to date with the latest in Business Support in Oxfordshire

OxLEP Business aims to help small and medium-sized businesses to find the support they need.
16th November 2020

3 ways that engaging with Oxford Brookes Business School can help your organisation

At Oxford Brookes Business School we engage, partner and work proactively with businesses locally, nationally and internationally to ensure that our students are fully...
18th August 2020

Scale Up Network: Enabling business leaders to meet future challenges

Would you like to join our Scale Up Network to develop your leadership and management capabilities?
16th March 2020

Blenheim Apprentices Learn How to Become The Leaders of Tomorrow

A team of young Blenheim apprentices are learning key leadership skills as part of a unique weekend workshop run by Oxfordshire Youth.
27th November 2019

Blenheim Launches Free Mental Health Training

Blenheim is encouraging its managerial staff to undertake free training to recognise the signs and symptoms of mental ill-health.
4th November 2019

Apprentice Nicole’s Adventure in Wonderland

Customer Services Apprentice, Nicole Nielsen-Pike, is to take on the starring role in Blenheim Palace’s ‘Alice in the Palace’ festive celebrations.