biz4Biz Blog Archive

Experience? Where do I Start?
I have been happily and successfully involved in the Business world for many, many years and I often wonder why I chose the industry that

Promote your company with biz4Biz
biz4Biz ConneXions returns with a positive message for businesses After a tough few years that have been challenging for Hertfordshire-based businesses, biz4Biz ConneXions returned with

The opposite of a low tax economy is
Being compared with only part of a salad was a little unfair on Liz Truss our shortest serving Prime Minister. As reality emerges from the

Kami Kwasi Budget or Kwasinomics?
Some will say that the recent fiscal statement was nothing more than an ill conceived and rushed attempt at exciting the electorate and it must

When the chips are down
I recently visited a National Trust property with a Victorian kitchen and was surprised to see how labour intensive the world was back then, especially

Mandatory arbitration process unveiled for commercial rent arrears
The government introduced its long awaited Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill (“the Bill”) and Code of Practice (“the Code”) on 9th November 2021 for issues relating

Bringing electric vehicles into your business – implications and considerations
As individuals and businesses become increasingly aware of the conversations being had about sustainability and the environment, many are considering how they can make greener

All change at Westminster
There is the expression “keep your friends close and your enemies closer still” that must now haunt Boris Johnson as one by one, various headline

Flamingo Group: a global ethical, sustainable and scalable winning business
Flamingo Group: a global ethical, sustainable and scalable winning business biz4Biz returned with another packed ConneXions lunch event at the Novotel Stevenage on Thursday 23

Skills the new paradigm
On the 21st of June 2021, I wrote my editorial “will we face redundancies or resignations” which you can read here: https://biz4biz.org/will-we-face-redundancies-or-resignations-with-the-removal-of-furlough/ Since this article,

Stevenage Regeneration: what does this mean for local businesses?
ConneXions returned on Wednesday 27 April 2022 with a lunch event at the Novotel Stevenage. Our guest speaker was Tom Pike, Deputy CEO at Stevenage

Stevenage MP visits thriving life sciences campus to help create future ‘STEM city’
Stephen McPartland, MP for Stevenage, visited the GSK campus to hear at first hand how it is fast becoming one of the most significant life

Menopause – Is it still the elephant in the room?
Many women have found themselves struggling with the impact of symptoms from the menopause – take it from me – it can be debilitating. Memory

Revelling up for Christmas
Safe in the comfort that following two vaccinations and a booster, the worst effects of current strains of Covid are nullified, the Prime Minister introduced

Is it Schools or the system of qualification failing our children?
It is wonderful to see a greater emphasis placed on the concept of apprenticeships once more. Engaging an employer in the final years of a

Business picks up the bill again!
As I inferred in my piece regarding “Redundancies or Resignations” which can be seen here https://biz4biz.org/will-we-face-redundancies-or-resignations-with-the-removal-of-furlough/ demands will be made upon business to support various

Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP visits Letchworth
Report by Adrian Hawkins OBE – Chair of biz4Biz, Chair of the Stevenage Development Board, Chair of the Herts LEP Skills Advisory Panel, Managing Director

GSK plans large life sciences campus in Stevenage
GSK unveils plan for one of Europe’s largest life science campuses in Stevenage GSK has today announced that it has formally started the process of