Chris & Diana residents at Chawley Grove completed the 100 laps of the garden and did an amazing job of raising £1,230 plus Gift Aid for those that could opt in. Gift Aid allows charities to claim basic rate tax…
Thank you to everyone who supported this day of networking in Oxfordshire. Thanks to those that attended and for those that spoke, sharing their knowledge, experience and expertise. We have received some kind feedback and it looks like we may…
Last week BBC news published an article entitled ‘No full-time return to the office for over a million’ that explored some research with 50 of the UK’s biggest employers. Almost all said they do not plan to bring staff back…
Hello and thank you for taking the time to read my blog. I think the best way is to share where my working life started and the influence on my values and behaviours throughout my work. At 14 I started…
Chancellor Rishi Sunak presented the 2021 Budget on 3 March 2021. We asked the expert members of our ‘Finance sector’ peer group to comment with their thoughts. The press headline was “Corporation Tax increased to 25%”. In fact, the finer…
The Covid-19 pandemic has been the cause of untold misery and the deaths of millions around the world since the beginning of 2019. Millions of families have endured the loss of their loved ones, many of which have been in…
What an incredible start to the year it’s been here at The Oxford Business Community Network (OBCN), following a record-breaking month in January (read more here) we’ve gone one better. In the month of February, we started with 116 tickets…
I thought I would start with giving you all a quick insight into what the housing market and mortgage market is looking like since the pandemic kicked in last year. House Prices First fact that hits me is that, despite…
Team Building Experiences started as a live Events Company in March 2020. The pandemic hit the UK the week we planned to launch and put live events on hold indefinitely but opened up an opportunity for Virtual Experiences. Virtual provided…
If you are running a business nothing can be said to be certain except death, taxes and investment. Businesses that fail to grow or adopt – disappear. Almost all small businesses need investment, especially if they want to thrive. Growing…
A member profile by OBCN founder Mike Foster. Last week, I caught up with our members Databasix UK, who are an organisation with the vision of bringing people and data together, in order to change the way that data is…
This is a blog about portfolio careers by Rachel Brushfield, The Talent Liberator from Energise – The Talent Liberation Company. Introduction I have been running my own business Energise for over 24 years and have always enjoyed variety. In 2011,…
