Author Archives: Iain Nicholson

An Oxfordshire businesswoman is gearing up to celebrate a double business birthday, surrounded by teddies and other cuddly toys! It’s a year since 29-year old Lianne Fisher (pictured) launched her personalised teddy business Ready Teddy Go online, and six years … Continue reading →

An independent ladies shoe shop and a baby & children’s clothes, gifts and accessories specialist lead the way as Wantage’s pop up shop, Flashop, opens for business. Helena Wohlfahrt’s, Valentina’s Shoe Box, and Janette Reed’s, Cotswold Kids, will make first … Continue reading →

A scaffolding firm and a tennis coaching enterprise have been named as winners of the Southern Oxfordshire New Business Competition from a field described as the strongest since it started. They were chosen as winners from 24 entries to the … Continue reading →

Two Oxfordshire Special Schools and Abingdon and Witney College have announced the establishment of a multi academy trust that will be the first of its kind in the country. The Propeller Academy Trust will build on an established working relationship … Continue reading →

Harwell Oxford’€™s Rutherford Appleton Laboratory will be the latest Oxfordshire business centre to host a campaign to boost the take up of apprenticeships. The Making Sense of Apprenticeships event is on Wednesday March 13th, and is billed as an opportunity for … Continue reading →

Representatives of more than 40 Oxfordshire employers met potential employees of the future at a two-day Careers Fest event. Among those from 10 key sectors taking part were British Gas Business, STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, The Royal Navy and hosts … Continue reading →

“Working from office premises has raised our status within our industry giving our business a significantly greater professional image, and we were able to reclaim vital space in our home.” that’s what it means to be a winner of the … Continue reading →

Oxford hospitality and catering businesses say a recycling initiative has made a big difference to the amount of food waste they dump in landfill, and helped cut costs. One leading city hotel group says the recycling initiative has cut the … Continue reading →

In a November 2012 guest column for The Oxfordshire Guardian newspaper series, Ian Middleton, Retail Week columnist and Managing Director of Argenteus Jewellery on Oxford’s Cornmarket, on the ‘Fair Rates for Retail’ campaign…

Media students at Abingdon and Witney College have been given an exciting real-work challenge – to make a film of the high profile 2012 Thames Valley Business Magazine Awards evening. The Awards  were presented at a glittering black–tie dinner in … Continue reading →