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5 Opinion – If you were hit by a car ... 5 Bank gives £5m boost to grassroots business 6 Leumi ABL acquires a portfolio of clients from Coface 7 Keeping up with Tech Track 100 8 PwC takes on a record number of graduates 9 Poll shows opportunties and concerns for small businesses 10 Three offices, one big operation 11 Shareleague 11 To pay or not to pay: the internship debate 12 Bucks to support innovation in healthcare 36 Language company wins coveted contract


Profile 14 Going the extra mile


Leading Edge 15 LTi Metaltech: welding together a winning formula


Deals Update


26 Latest deals data from across the region 27 Business Growth Fund in first investment


Finance 29 Supporting SME ambitions


International Trade 37 Knowledge – the key for exporters


Business Focus 38 Setting the Benchmark foe bespoke furniture


Law 38 Commercial property team builds on firm foundations 40 Blandy & Blandy achieves great rankings in 2011 legal guide


Technology 41 A team fit for a constantly evolving market


Property


42 Largest single office space in the Thames Valley 43 Easter Park welcomes its 40th occupier


Employment 44 Unfair dismissal reform – Q&A


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People 44 Movers and risers ...


Diary 46 Dates for your diary


special features


Entrepreneurs 16 Baby boom – a success story 18 Well done to Haines Watts’ Young Entrepreneurs 19 Business meets education in Bucks


Thames Valley SME 100 20 SME 100 list launched


Focus on Reading 24 Thames Valley offices: the true market dynamic? 25 Delivering excellence to clients for 90 years


Asset-based Lending 28 Leumi ABL: the prospects are bright


Taxation 30 10 steps to improve your VAT position 31 Entreprenuers’ Relief is much more interesting 32 Where now for 50% tax? 33 British taxpayers pay British tax: shock!


Outsourcing 34 The way to create affordable jobs? 35 Getting the contract right 36 To the cloud?


p19 www.businessmag.co.uk THE BUSINESS MAGAZINE – THAMES VALLEY – NOVEMBER 2011


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