Oxfordshire Business Barometer – issue 18 [October 2015]
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In this feature:
New group will help to align businesses and charities
Charities need to approach businesses in a more strategic and joined up way, according to 60 per cent of business leaders who took part in the recent Oxfordshire Business Barometer.
Oxfordshire businesses come out in support of Heathrow expansion
Half the businesses surveyed by the Oxfordshire Business Barometer agreed that the expansion of Heathrow Airport and the proposed third runway will also have a positive impact locally, in business and economic terms.
Talking about innovation and the knowledge economy over a pie and a pint
Most businesses that responded to the latest Oxfordshire Business Barometer said they benefitted from Oxfordshire’s knowledge economy. The majority (38 per cent) saw a direct gain while a further 27 per cent benefitted by doing business with these organisations.