James Miller, an acclaimed art historian, a Deputy Lieutenant of the County and founder and chair of Northamptonshire Surprise organisation, talks about their latest plans to help us all out of lockdown, with news of how it has become the county's 'DMO' - destination management organisation - and the wonderful array of heritage, arts, culture, food, drink & hospitality that makes up the County's tourism offer - truly Britain's Best Surprise for many locals as well as the rest of the country and foreign visitors to the UK. See www.northamptonshiresurprise.com

Originally broadcast Tuesday 13thApril on Open4Business on NLive Radio

Clare Elsby, East Midlands Policy Representative of the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) and co-founder of accountants and business advisors Elsby & Co (www.elsbyandco.co.uk) talks about her solutions to manage the workload of her own businesses and her role with FSB. Recently, Clare started her own new venture ByeByeBags (www.byebyebags.co.uk) with a range of biodegradable burial bags for pets, to help families pay tribute at the time of pet loss.  Clare discusses the actions the FSB team took in preparation for Brexit and Covid, with advice for importing businesses and how FSB can help them achieve their ambitions. Find out more about FSB support and activities at www.fsb.org.uk or contact [email protected]

Originally broadcast Tuesday 13thApril on Open4Business on NLive Radio

An evidence-based 'intellectual' talk with Karin Brawn, based on her research doing her Master's degree at the University of Northampton. Karin is a career long HR professional now running her own boutique consultancy Karin Brawn HR, specializing in employee wellbeing, equity, and inclusion.  She talks about her career journey and shares her insights into what makes for a modern and successful HR business. She discusses the importance of psychological and psycho-social wellbeing especially during Covid and how, coming out of lockdown, businesses need to look after their staff to get the best out of them. For more information see https://www.karinbrawnhr.co.uk/.

Originally broadcast Tuesday 13thApril on Open4Business on NLive Radio

Regular guest Ben Thomas of All Things Business magazine gives his monthly view on the local business, financial & economic scene with his thoughts comments on the UK road map out of lockdown and the role of the press.

Originally broadcast Tuesday 6th April on Open4Business on NLive Radio

University of Northampton Master's in Computer Science student Aparna Maikkara and Digital Northampton's Project Manager Richard Beards report on their recent international web event and lessons from an Indian university student start-up that galvanised public      and private sector support.

Originally broadcast Tuesday 6th April on Open4Business on NLive Radio

Belgian Tom Van der Heyden, the CEO of S3 Group, strategic sourcing specialists, talks about the current challenges of sourcing products from China and the recent increases in shipping costs, and explains the benefits of using a specialist sourcing partner

Originally broadcast Tuesday 6th April on Open4Business on NLive Radio

Dutchman Frank de Haan, Spain based CEO of DBH & Associates, international trade specialists, talks about his varied career living all over the world and the current global business environment

Originally broadcast Tuesday 6th April on Open4Business on NLive Radio

Sally Wood, Director of Sally Wood Consultancy Limited and the newly appointed Area Leader for the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) in Northamptonshire, Leicestershire & Rutland, talks about the FSB and its services for the area's 4,000+ small business members, also acting as advocates for the interests of small business owners with government policymakers. Sally has a finger on the pulse of FSB’s members dealing with Covid-19 and is upbeat about the future. For more information see https://www.fsb.org.uk/ or contact Sally via https://www.linkedin.com/in/sallywoodconsultancy/

Originally broadcast Tuesday the 30th March on Open4Business on NLive Radio

Mike Rosenberg, a Professor at the world renowned IESE Business School in Barcelona, talks about the critical issues that influence business strategy: geo-politics, climate change, and the future of media - and the connections between them. Mike emphasises how media is shaping people's opinions and acts as a bell-weather for corporate social responsibility, and discusses the importance of local history when doing business internationally, with some key advice for business leaders. To find more information, go to https://www.iese.edu or check out Mike’s blog at https://blog.iese.edu/doing-business

Originally broadcast Tuesday the 30th March on Open4Business on NLive Radio

Robin Burgess is the Chair of WNSET (West Northants Enterprise Social Enterprise Towns) a community interest development company promoting social enterprises across west Northamptonshire. He gives insights into WNSET's mission, objectives and support for local social entrepreneurs trying to make a positive impact locally, nationally and/or internationally. Robin talks about the Importance of collaboration with universities, the public sectors, charitable organisations etc - and makes an appeal for applications for board member from west Northants. For more information on: www.wnset.org,

Originally broadcast Tuesday the 30th March on Open4Business on NLive Radio