by Jill Poet | Mar 23, 2017 | Community, Environment, Ethics, General, Marketplace, Workplace
Why the Responsible Business Workbook can really help your business The following article has been provided by Jo Shaer, Managing Director of Lollipop Local, a digital agency based in Southend-on-Sea. Jo was eager to share how the Responsible Business Workbook had...
by Editorial | Dec 11, 2015 | Community, Ethics, General, Marketplace, Workplace
Double Whammy Networking is the fundraising arm of ORB, currently operational only in Southend* (but with plans to expand – see below.) DW events are ad hoc business networking events, so called because: a) They provide good quality business networking; and b)...
by Jill Poet | Jan 12, 2015 | Community, Ethics, General, Marketplace, Workplace
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...
by Jill Poet | Aug 17, 2012 | Ethics, General
I have just had a fantastic conversation with Mike Jennings chairman of Jennings of Garsington Ltd and also one of the mentors at Oxford Business Mentors. Mike has recently written a blog called Trust or Control which explains a great deal about his ethos. Mike is...
by Jill Poet | May 25, 2012 | Community, Ethics, General
It is heartwarming to see the church and business working together. Ely Cathedral Business Group provide an excellent example of how this works. The group believes “that there is a strong correlation between the health of the business sector, and the well being of the...
