These episodes of Open for Business had Jay Baughan the University of Northamptons Social Entrepreneur in Residence as the guest host, he spoke to James Wright, the lead Mental Health Coordinator at the Frank Bruno Foundation. James is also the strategic lead at the Foundation , developing their 5-year sustainability model within the Changemaker Incubator to enable them to operate as a business whilst remaining a charity. James bring over 25 years of public, private and third sector mental health expertise to this conversation, where we explore the value to their Foundation of being supported to evolve and sustain what they do within the Changemaker Incubator.

These episodes of Open for Business had Jay Baughan the University of Northamptons Social Entrepreneur in Residence as the guest host, he spoke Prof. Richard Hazenberg, UON’s lead expert in Social Innovation and Impact at the University, and his Social Impact Matrix® (SIM) is quickly becoming the defacto framework for Aid Agencies, NGOs and government departments for identifying tangible socioeconomic impact evolving from public and 3rd sector services/projects – shaping policy making and investment. Richard and I have worked closely to incorporate the SIM into the Changemaker Incubator to now welcome police, fire, NHS, schools’ and councils’ procurement bodies to align and measure supplier social value as impact as part of a county social impact alliance with UON – with the Changemaker Incubator being the structure of the support for, and measurement of voluntary, charity and social enterprise activity across the county.

Originally broadcast on Open4Business on NLive Radio on 5th April 2022.

Greg Guilford, CEO of Northants-based HR Solutions, talks about his career and business philosophy, with its enlightened approach to social and people factors which he also guides his clients about, and also shares insights from their recent survey of SMEs, with an upbeat 77% respondents expecting to see an increase in turnover in 2022. See https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregguilford/ and https://www.hrsolutions-uk.com/ and for the SME Business Survey https://www.hrsolutions-uk.com/sme-business-survey/

Originally broadcast on Open4Business on NLive Radio on 29th March 2022.

Ballyhoo PR's founder and director Emma Speirs talks about the role of PR, how her business has coped under Covid and the importance of staff wellbeing, which has led to Ballyhoo's becoming a finalist in the Wellbeing Award category of the East Midlands round of the FSB Federation of Small Business's Celebrating Small Business Awards 2022. See https://ballyhoo-pr.co.uk/ and https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmaspeirs/

Originally broadcast on Open4Business on NLive Radio on 29th March 2022. 

Professor Shan Wareing, Deputy Vice Chancellor of the University, gives the University of Northampton's perspective on the current strike action in the higher education sector, its approach to staff concerns and the factors the University takes into account in balancing its responsibilities to staff, students alongside the sustainability of the organisation. See https://www.northampton.ac.uk/about-us/governance-and-management/management/office-of-the-vice-chancellor/deputy-vice-chancellor/   and https://www.linkedin.com/in/professor-sh%C3%A2n-wareing-4761a016/

Originally broadcast on Open4Business on NLive Radio on the 29th March 2022.

Dr Nick Cartwright, Senior Lecturer in Law and UCU (Universities & Colleges Union) branch chair at the University of Northampton, talks about the current strike action in the higher education sector, the nature of and reasons behind it - at both national as well as local level - as well as the demands of the union role alongside his teaching. See https://www.northampton.ac.uk/directories/people/nick-cartwright/ and https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-nick-cartwright-54187280/

Originally broadcast on Open4Business on NLive Radio on the 29th March 2022. 

Economics expert Marco Gundermann, Subject Lead at the University of Northampton's Faculty of Business & Law, shares his views on the Chancellor's recent Spring Statement, highlighting his concerns and what he would do if he were the Chancellor. See https://www.linkedin.com/in/marco-gundermann-43289b89/ and https://www.northampton.ac.uk/directories/people/marco-gundermann/

Originally Broadcast on Open4Business on Nlive Radio on the 29th March 2022.

Senior politics lecturer at the University of Northampton, David Waller, discusses the situation in Ukraine with clear and articulate insights into the geo-political, military and economic issues that need to be considered at this time of great concern and uncertainty as well as disruption to the world as well as the devastation on the lives of Ukrainian citizens. See https://www.northampton.ac.uk/directories/people/david-waller/

Originally Broadcast on Open4Business on NLive Radio

With an international focus, Dutch-born Astrid de Visser, CEO of Interzorg, an elderly care foundation based in the Netherlands, talks about her life and career, the importance of her MBA from IESE in Barcelona and how it has shaped her approach to business with the people-based values she has drawn on throughout her successful career in financial services as well as healthcare. See https://www.linkedin.com/in/astrid-odile-de-visser/ and https://www.interzorg.nl/

Originally broadcast 15th March on Open4Business on NLive Radio

Julie Warner, founder of Warner Recruitment, started her specialist finance & accounting recruitment business under Covid with business no booming such that her business, life and dance partner are now working together and strictly in step helping local companies. See https://www.warnerrecruitment.co.uk/about-us and https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-warner-recruitment/

Originally broadcast 15th March on Open4Business on NLive Radio