Banbury and District Chamber of Commerce Charlbury Business Community Eynsham Business Network Carterton Chamber of Commerce Watlington District Business Partnership Monument Park Chalgrove Bicester and District Chamber of Commerce Kidlington Wake Up To Woodstock Thame First The Henley Partnership Goring Business Network Wallingford in Business Didcot Abingdon Wantage and District Chamber of Commerce Faringdon Chamber of Commerce Chipping Norton Witney Members Oxford City & Suburbs Burford Chamber of Trade Shrivenham Oxfordshire-wide groups Neighbours
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Audio interviews with members of the Oxfordshire business community.
     
       
Keith Mitchell
Keith MitchellSpecial Edition: Cllr Keith Mitchell, The leader of Oxfordshire County Council talks about plans for a new Local Enterprise Partnership. You can read the letter from the Government on this issue here. Please email your comments on the LEP proposal for Oxfordshire for onward sending to Cllr Mitchell to enquiries@otcn.co.uk
 
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William Axtell
William AxtellPartner at Charles Russell LLP, OxFocus sponsors.
Will talks about the services Charles Russell provides to Oxfordshire businesses and the type of senior managers and entrepreneurs it is inviting as guest speakers at Oxfocus and the networking opportunities for businesses that attend. (http://www.charlesrussell.co.uk/) (http://www.otcn.co.uk/oxfocus/)
 
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Steven Bold
Stephen BoldDr Stephen Bold, Managing Director, Sharp Laboratories of Europe Limited. Steve is the October Oxfocus speaker. Steve has been in R&D all his working career and is therefore highly qualified to share his experience of what key elements of teamwork and leadership must exist to ensure innovation flourishes and leads to marketable and profitable products coming to global markets. (http://www.sle.sharp.co.uk/)
 
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Greg Burke
Greg BurkePresenter of Morning Glory and Business News Editor - JACKfm and Glidefm radio. Greg talks about the new service JACKfm are providing – Oxfordshire Business Updates – where local companies can share their news with listeners across Oxfordshire during peak 'drive time'. Greg also talks about why they are the fastest growing local radio station in the UK and keep winning so many awards. (http://www.jackfm.co.uk/ and http://www.jackfm.co.uk/biznews/ )
 
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Tom Hockaday
Tom HockadayManaging Director, ISIS Innovation Ltd.
Tom is the July Oxfocus speaker.
Tom talks about the role Isis has played in helping over 50 academic research ideas at Oxford University become businesses and what help and advice they can provide Oxfordshire businesses generally.
(http://www.isis-innovation.com/)
 
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Mike Jennings
Mike JenningsManaging Director of family-owned business property landlords, Jennings. Mike talks about TBAC and the critical value the business mentoring service brings to managers/owners of recently established businesses. Mike also talks about how much mentors themselves personally gain from this free business-to-business service. (http://www.monument-park.co.uk/) (http://www.tbac.org.uk/)
 
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Paul Lindley
Paul LindleyCEO Ella's Kitchen.
Paul was the June 2010 OxFocus speaker.
Paul talks about the key things that have helped them grow from a zero turnover start-up to a £30m+ pa business in less than 4 years.
(http://www.ellaskitchen.co.uk/)
 
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Paul Mabbutt
Paul MabbuttDirector of family-owned business property landlords, Jennings.
Paul talks about the services Jennings can provide businesses on its Monument Business Park site in Chalgrove and how it goes well beyond a traditional landlord role by encouraging and participating in socialising and networking events with tenants.
(http://www.monument-park.co.uk/)
 
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Iain Nicholson
Iain NicholsonCo-founder of OTCN.
Iain talks about the Oxfordshire Town Chambers Network and what services and support it provides to local business groups.
(http://www.otcn.co.uk/oxfocus/)
 
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