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 | Jan 30, 2015 | Community, Workplace
Since starting my internship with the Southend Business and Community Charter I’ve had a chat with a number of small business owners that are really passionate about engaging with the local community and clearly demonstrating it is of real importance to them as an...
by Editorial | Jan 20, 2015 | Ethics
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...
by Editorial | Jan 8, 2015 | Community, Environment, Ethics, Workplace
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...
by Editorial | Nov 5, 2013 | Community, Environment, Ethics, General, Marketplace, Workplace
On Monday 18th November people will start arriving in Southend for the Responsible Business Conference, heralding the start of Global Entrepreneurship Week. The venue, the Park Inn Palace Hotel, overlooks the seafront and is a very short walk from Southend Central and...