Find your business niche

Find your business niche

The following is an adapted extract from Jill Poet, the CEO of Organisation for Responsible Businesses’ book, ‘It Really Is Just Good Business – The art of operating a responsible, ethical, and PROFITABLE small business’ – available now! Check out...
Employee Health and Wellbeing

Employee Health and Wellbeing

The following is an adapted extract from Jill Poet, the CEO of Organisation for Responsible Businesses’ book, ‘It Really Is Just Good Business’. In step with Mental Health Awareness Week 15th-21st May 2023, this excerpt talks about Employee Health and Wellbeing,...
Why ethics alone is not enough

Why ethics alone is not enough

The following is an extract from Jill Poet’s book, ‘It Really Is Just Good Business’. Below, Jill walks us through the common pitfalls of claiming ‘self-evident’ ethics, arguing that ethics alone is not enough in business.   Why ethics...
In honour of a true gentleman

In honour of a true gentleman

This short blog is in honour of a true gentleman, Sir David Amess MP, who was tragically murdered on Friday in a frenzied knife attack. As Southenders, Mike and I knew Sir David quite well. He was not technically ‘our’ MP as our home and offices are in the east of the...
Local paper with a community focus

Local paper with a community focus

Below is a recent article about the Organisation for Responsible Businesses featured in the Southend Echo, the daily paper that covers the area where our head office is situated. The Southend Echo now has a small team that is dedicated to providing positive community...