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ACT parent company Bira welcomes Bank of England's latest interest rate cut

8 May 2025

ACT parent company Bira has welcomed the Bank of England's decision to reduce interest rates from 4.5% to 4.25%, calling it a "much-needed boost" for the retail sector, including for cycling... Read more…

ACT parent company Bira responds to Beales' "Rachel Reeves Closing Down Sale" as iconic store makes final protest

8 May 2025

ACT parent company Bira has responded to the news that the 144-year-old Beales department store is staging a "Rachel Reeves Closing Down Sale" in its final weeks of trading, with giant yellow... Read more…

Employment Rights Bill - ACT and Bira answer your questions

28 Apr 2025

The Labour Government’s new Employment Rights Bill is set to be in force this year and the new regulations will impact high street retailers up and down the country.
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ACT parent company Bira welcomes Chancellor's action on unfair trade practices

25 Apr 2025

ACT parent company Bira welcomes the Chancellor's announcement of plans to create a level playing field for British businesses against unfair international trade practices.
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ACT parent company Bira responds to Prime Minister's 'Bobbies on the Beat' plan

11 Apr 2025

Bira has cautiously welcomed the Prime Minister's announcement this week on plans to put 'thousands of Bobbies back on the Beat' with a new neighbourhood policing guarantee.
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ACT parent company Bira warns of 'Atrocious April' as shop price inflation rises

1 Apr 2025

Bira has voiced serious concerns over the latest figures from the BRC-NIQ Shop Price Index for March 2025.
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ACT parent company Bira says Spring Statement fails to address high street crisis

26 Mar 2025

ACT parent company Bira has said the Chancellor's Spring Statement delivered today has failed to address the "perfect storm" of cost pressures facing independent retailers across the UK,... Read more…

ACT parent company Bira outlines key priorities ahead of Spring Budget

25 Mar 2025

ACT parent company Bira has outlined its key priorities ahead of the Chancellor's Spring Budget statement.
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Bristol-based cycling charity Life Cycle now offering Cytech training courses

20 Mar 2025

Cytech, the internationally recognised training and accreditation scheme for bicycle mechanics, have partnered with Bristol-based charity Life Cycle to offer a range of bicycle mechanic... Read more…

High street 'death knell' – indie retailers, including cycle shops, shutting doors ahead of April tax rises

12 Mar 2025

Towns and cities across Britain are already seeing a wave of closures as independent businesses shut their doors ahead of April’s triple tax burden, including those in the cycling retail... Read more…

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Oxford Summer School now accepting delegates for 2018

Posted on in Business News, Cycles News, Creative News, Outdoor News

The Oxford Summer School Masters programme has been designed to position senior employees for the boardroom.

http://www.actsmart.biz/uploaded_images/news-main-body/oxford-summer-school.jpgThe course takes delegates beyond the day-to-day issues of running a business and grants them the opportunity to consider the broader picture, to network with other senior retailers and stretch themselves in a challenging, yet supportive environment.

The structure of the programme encourages delegates to look at things in a different way; to find their own creative solutions to high level strategic issues during the week.

Experts are on hand to advise, including respected industry leaders and retail professionals, to whom delegates have full, unprecedented access.

By looking at threats and opportunities, which they can profit or protect themselves from, the course ultimately helps senior managers to become more effective.

Programme Content

  • The structure of the programme encourages delegates to look at things in a different way; to find their own creative solutions to high level strategic issues during the week.
  • Experts are on hand to advise, including respected industry leaders and retail professionals, to whom delegates have full, unprecedented access.
  • By looking at threats and opportunities, which they can profit or protect themselves from, the course ultimately helps senior managers to become more effective.

Learning Outcomes

  • Deeper insight into the interpretation and evaluation of the performance of a business.
  • Understand the challenges facing retailing today and in the future, in terms of the economy, consumer, government, media, global expansion, technology and innovation.
  • Develop a clear picture of retailing in the future.
  • Provide all participants with a wealth of constructive ideas that can be applied to their own businesses.

Who should attend?

The Masters is designed for senior managers, directors and business owners with a high level of responsibility who decisions both influence and impact on the results of the business

Fee and booking

The course is a four-day intensive residential programme running from 26th February -1st March 2018 at Said Business School. The delegate fee is £3250+vat (inc. all meals and accommodation).

Early bird booking before 31st December 2017 will cost just £3150+vat.

Contact Neil Moss on 0121 446 6688 or email neil@oxfordsummerschool.co.uk to find out more or to book.

 

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