NEWS, ARTICLES AND EVENTS
The B Team!
Have you heard of the incredible B Team? Having only just come across it myself I am inspired by the efforts of the movement to change how the world does business and switch from ‘Plan A’ to ‘Plan B’ where it’s priorities are People, Planet and Profit (just like ORB!). The movement was Co-Founded by […]
Truck Fuel Efficiency Guide
Fuel consumption is a worry for all drivers in terms of our costs as well as our carbon footprint but what about the trucks and lorries that are constantly driving all over the the world on a daily basis -are they trained to be fuel efficient? The Truck Fuel Efficiency Guide provides valuable tips for […]
Win Fruit for Your Office!
British Heart Foundation: Fruitful Office Heart disease remains the single biggest killer in the UK, it’s responsible for around 73,000 deaths, an average of 200 people each day. All too often these deaths could be prevented by positive lifestyle changes that look after your heart. Why not kick-start your 2015 (and keep that New […]
‘The Values Revolution’
The Values Revolution evidences a major public shift towards more socially concious behaviour. This exciting research was conducted by ‘Global Tolerance’, a leading global social change consultancy that helps organisations harness this social attitude shift and to do well while doing so. This research identifies significant implications for all business sectors in order to survive the […]
Adding ‘Responsibility’ to the Shopping List…
A blog by Jo Salter, Founder of Where Does It Come From? – Cool Clothes that Tell Tales Here we are in the New Year (half way through January already!). So how are those New Year’s resolutions coming along? Many people concentrate on what they should be giving up for the New Year – […]
The Cost of Employee Absenteeism
Article Written by Julia Lloyd Absenteeism is a problem for most companies, no matter what their size, but for several reasons, it tends to have a much greater impact on small businesses. Reducing absenteeism can have a significant positive impact on a business, both directly and indirectly. How much does Absenteeism cost the small business […]
Entrepreneurs ARE a noble bunch…!
Oh dear. Editor-in-chief Jeremy O’Grady normally delivers words of wisdom in his weekly musings in The Week – a weekly paper /magazine providing an unbiased summary of the week’s news. But this time he’s got it horribly wrong. Entrepreneurs across the country need to ask him to reconsider his comments! Jeremy says: “the entrepreneur is […]
Your Greatest Responsibility is to your Employees.
Article by Mike Jennings: I have been running my family business now for nearly 20 years. We own and rent commercial premises to small businesses in Oxfordshire. It is profitable, and people consider me a success. But I don’t feel that building a financially successful business makes me a success in my life. These people […]
Oh oh! Here comes the consultant!
I don’t have a problem per se with consultants, but the type of “business expert” who hasn’t adapted to today’s changing business world drives me nuts! And sadly, I think far too many business consultants fall in to that category. You know the type I mean? Guys, and it is mostly men, who are still […]
Sustainability and the IoD
In November, the Institute of Directors (IoD) held an event in conjunction with the British Standards Institute (BSI) relating to sustainability. I was pleased to attend and naturally delighted that the IoD is encouraging it’s members to consider sustainability. But, as always, the question is what is sustainability? One of my frustrations is that events […]
Time is money, so the saying goes…
When I worked as a chalet host in a French ski resort, time was my nemesis; I never had enough of it. On changeover day our workforce had to turnaround twenty to thirty separate residences by the time new clients were ready to check-in at 4pm. When we were fully booked, the company employed part-time […]
The Responsible Business Conference
On Monday 18th November people will start arriving in Southend for the Responsible Business Conference, heralding the start of Global Entrepreneurship Week.
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