Thrive Festival 2021
Oxford Brookes University’s free Thrive Festival is returning in November for the fourth consecutive year, helping aspiring entrepreneurs grow their business with a series of events.
People
Your people are your most valuable asset when running a successful business. Here you will find content relating to topics such as HR, Training, Recruitment, Fitness and Mental Health and much more.
Burnout is not a badge of honour
How to spot the five stages of burnout in you and your employees.
£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.
Remote employee ‘surveillance’ is dangerous territory
More bosses are using software to monitor remote workers and this morning, the BBC reported that electronic monitoring of home workers by companies is rising sharply, a survey suggests. The government is being urged to toughen the rules – and ban most webcam use. Sridhar Iyengar, MD for Zoho Europe comments…
Enjoy Walking? Want an Extra Revenue Stream?
Part Time Freelance Sales Agent to Sell Memberships for a new type of Business Networking Natural Netwalking Ltd was formed 2 years ago to provide a healthy way for businesspeople to mix business networking with exercise. A unique healthy natural approach to traditional networking that aides mental and physical wellbeing. The concept has proven to […]
B4 launches new ‘news-focused’ site to become a leader in UK...
Following a period of change and uncertainty since March 2020 when B4 had to swiftly pivot to delivering content digitally, we are delighted to announce the launch of our brand new site.
Stoke Poges pubs raise funds for second village defibrillator
Team members at The Fox & Pheasant and Rose & Crown in Stoke Poges have come together to raise funds to install a second defibrillator at the local recreation ground.
School transport provider celebrates litany of successes one year on
Kura, a leading transport technology provider offering safer, greener and smarter travel for education and businesses, is celebrating a host of achievements over the last 12 months.
Largest UK maintenance and landscape company announces carbon-neutrality
While world leaders gather in the UK for the COP26 summit, leading landscape and grounds maintenance experts idverde are delighted to have been recognised on a global scale for their work to tackle climate change.
Unipart Logistics fundraising for Air Ambulances UK passes £45,000
A partnership between Unipart Logistics and Air Ambulances UK has now raised a total of over £45,000 thanks to a team of six Unipart colleagues recently completing a gruelling 450km cycle ride between two air ambulance charity airbases.
34% of UK workers would turn down job from a company...
A third (34%) of white-collar professionals in the UK state that they would turn down a job offer if a company’s environmental, sustainability or climate control values do not align with their own.
Oxford Brookes declares climate emergency
University launches new carbon reduction strategy. Commitment to net zero by 2040
FamiCord to promote stem cell banking service on UK market
Following the acquisition of 84.2% of shares in the UK company Smart Cells Holdings Ltd., the FamiCord Group, Europe’s first and the world’s fourth largest stem cell bank, is entering the UK market with lower prices for stem cell banking services.
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 of Henkel dx Ventures helps the company to gain insights about the retail markets and consumer behavior in emerging market.
Bamboozled by the Budget: what does it mean for Property?
Look, I’m perplexed and I’m conflicted. I happily admit – and often do – that I’m a natural born Tory-skeptic. Nevertheless, I can’t help being impressed by Rishi, time and again, in spite of myself. But then again, yesterday’s budget has been more New Labour than One Nation Conservative.