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Independent bookshops are a dying race, callously destroyed by online purchases and dooming their owners to disillusioning profit losses. However, on 25 Walton Street, a survivor determinedly battles on. The Last Bookshop, providing quaint mint-green tables outside for those who wish to read with a coffee, and a perpetual deal of two books for five […]
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Launched as a collaborative effort between Hertford, Pembroke, and Wolfson in 2015, Tri-Innovate is an initiative which aims to encourage graduate and undergraduate students to try their hand an entrepreneurship. Teams must develop an innovative commercial or social enterprise and pitch their idea to a panel of judges with £8,000 on offer for the winners. […]
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We’re very excited to announce exclusively the term card release for The Oxford Union’s speaker, debate and panel events this Hilary! Check out the website for releases and running commentary on speakers by our editorial staff. If you just can’t wait, follow us on Twitter and Facebook for teaser quotes throughout the day. Today we […]
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Brenda Trenowden of all people understands the lack of female representation in executive positions. Head of Financial Institutions Group for Europe, and Head of Banks and Diversified Financials E&A for ANZ, she is now the new Global Head of the 30% Club, a campaign that aims to reach the minimum of 30% women on FTSE-100 […]
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Over the summer, I was given the opportunity to visit both China and Japan, as a first-time visitor in both cases – working in China on an internship at Lenovo, and in Japan as a journalist, tasked to write about ‘intriguing aspects’ of the country. The relationship of the two countries will clearly be an […]
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This summer, major record labels have taken some hard and very public hits (no pun intended). With Frank Ocean’s rejection of Def Jam to release Blonde on his independent label Boys Don’t Cry and Chance The Rapper’s self-release of the acclaimed Colouring Book, there’s a growing case to suggest major labels are becoming obsolete. Does […]
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A walk down Cornmarket is enough to show anyone that Oxford has, by no means, escaped the grasp of giant, multinational chains. It cannot be denied, though, that small and independent businesses do seem to hold their own and even thrive alongside these corporate giants. The covered market, Cowley Road and the High Street are […]
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She practically skips down the aisle of the Goodman Library, finishes it with a slight jump, so eager to begin her speech. Meaden begins by apologising for her casual attire but she’s spent the day with the dogs and so is covered in their fluff. She races through her life story as if it was […]
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Imagine that it’s April 2016. The government has just introduced its new national living wage (NLW) of £7.40 an hour. But, because that’s still below the £8.25 recommended by the Living Wage Foundation (LWF), Oxford colleges have bowed to the demands of student campaigners to adopt the latter. However, what should be cause for celebration […]
Continue ReadingPicture the scene: It’s 6pm on a Friday, you’ve managed to hand your essay in on time and the weekend stretches out in front of you. But instead of treating yourself to a well-deserved nap or night out, you’ve got other things on your mind; meetings with clients, business plans and marketing strategies. For […]
Continue ReadingBy this stage in the year, many of us will have begun to fret about our finances. Whether you’ve been cruelly misled into spending a large chunk of your loan on a collection of textbooks that may or may not have gathered dust all year, or simply need to fund your spiralling Ben’s Cookie […]
Continue ReadingClaire Davis speaks to ceramics manufacturer Emma Bridgewater about her life, work and inspiration
Continue ReadingIn our fourth external contribution, Muhammad Yunus examines capitalism, the free market and the financial crisis in relation to the multiple sources of human happiness, bidding us consider the theory at the heart of ‘social business’.
Continue ReadingSainsbury’s will this Spring become the fourth supermarket in Banbury Road, prompting a petition and concern from local residents, councillors and business owners.
Continue ReadingTwo graduates join Varsity Ski Trip on business – to advertise their faces for money.
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