Blog Posts

Kindness & Working with Charities

In this episode, Ben speaks with Tim Wraith the Corporate & Community Partnerships Manager at Sobell House, Jamie Miller the CEO of Headway Oxfordshire, and Anne Cooper the Senior Fundraiser at Cecily’s Fund. Episode webpage Available on Spotify, Amazon, Google…

Twin Town Challenge 2020+2

OBCN entered a team in the Twin Town Challenge to help raise awareness and funds for one of our deserving charity members. Mike Foster provides a personal summary of the event below: What a awesome way to raise funds and…

18 months of community connections in Oxfordshire

We are now 18 months into our partnership project with Oxfordshire County Council and I am still amazed by people’s compassion and commitment. I’ve been working with amazing local people who want to develop community and small enterprises offering care or support…

10 Top Reasons to Support Locally Owned Businesses

Topics such as climate change, Brexit, the global pandemic, and the more recent unprecedented events in Europe offer real challenges to businesses and heighten the need for us to reconsider our buying choices. One choice you can make that will…

Making your Finances Work for you and your Business

In this episode, Mike speaks with Marc Kavanagh founder of MK Mortgages and Michael Pawley founder of Proficio Solutions. What are the current concerns around finance in 2022? How do you raise finance for your business? How does being self-employeed…

A Business Taking a Walk on the Rewild Side

Part of a large franchise, Rachel’s Oxford-based travel business is leading the way towards saving our planet. One of the top 5 franchisees across the country due to her commitment and contribution to date, she’s been invited to become an…

What you wear impacts your business

This is a guest blog from Samantha Harman, the Style Editor, who was our speaker at Decembers South Oxfordshire Breakfast When you’re running a business, there are so many things to do.  You have to think about your accounts, marketing,…