by Editorial | Oct 27, 2015 | Community, Ethics, General, Marketplace
When advertising a product or service it is important to be careful, to avoid causing offence through a marketing campaign that could be seen as sexist, racist or even too suggestive. Commercials surround us; business owners use a number of ways to communicate...
by Jill Poet | Jun 25, 2015 | Community, Environment, Ethics, General, Marketplace, Workplace
Many people know that I have what I would call a Love / Hate relationship with Social Enterprise. I love the ethos of giving social value being more important than making a profit although, of course, we must never forget that ALL organisations need to make a profit,...
by Editorial | Apr 28, 2015 | Community, Environment, Ethics, General, Marketplace, Workplace
I can’t believe that my time at ORB is nearly at an end! It has gone incredibly quickly but in that short time I don’t think I could have learnt a lot more than I have. From being well and truly thrown in the deep end I pretty quickly learnt how to network,...
by Jill Poet | Feb 15, 2015 | Community, Environment, Ethics, Marketplace, Workplace
Recently, due to an increased amount of pressure from the likes of globalization, bottom line results, and fierce competition, companies have been under a vast amount of pressure to increase their profit margins, productivity, and to also maintain and maximise their...
by Editorial | Feb 2, 2015 | Community, Ethics, General, Marketplace
There is a huge amount of research investigating the social changes in business all over the world and this survey is no different in believing that there will be big changes to come that companies all need to be ready for. The 2015 Deloitte Millennial Survey explored...
by Editorial | Jan 26, 2015 | Ethics, Marketplace, Workplace
A recent shocking story from our local area has highlighted the real importance for businesses to be compliant with rules and regulations, for appropriate systems to be in place and staff to be adequeately trained. On Christmas Day in 2012 a Mitchells & Butlers...
