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“Experience Business” exhibition, Aspire Oxford event, Springs Hotel, Wallingford. Details: www.experiencebusiness.co.uk


Slough Business Network, FSB event, Haveli Restaurant. Details: 0118-9615444.


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“Winning & delivering business overseas”, UKTI workshop, Holiday Inn, Reading. Details: www.ukti.gov.uk


11


“Internet Security”, IoD Oxox event, Sophos, Abingdon. Details: www.iod.com/oxfordshire


12


“Value versus Price”, IoD Berks Business Breakfast event, Reading. Details: admin.berks@iod.net


“Business Leaders Forum”, TV Chamber event, Leander Club, Henley. Details: www.thamesvalleychamber.co.uk


“Passport to Success”, TV Business Advisers seminar, Regus Slough. Details: 03334-448522.


16


West Berks Property Group meeting, TV Chamber event, Charles Lucas & Marshall, Newbury. Details: 01753-870500.


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“Unwritten Ground Rules of Leadership”, IoD breakfast event, Blenheim. Details: www.iod.com/oxfordshire


IOSH Managing Safely


course, Abingdon. Details: www.steppingstonesforbusiness.co.uk


“Employment”, Pitmans seminar, Reading. Details: www.pitmans.com


4


“Overview of Exporting”, TV Chamber event, Slough. Details: www.thamesvalleychamber.co.uk


“Dispute Resolution”, Seltics course, Holiday Inn, Oxford. Details: 01223-655671.


“Business continuity, corporate risk & decision making”, SGS Training course, Sunningdale Park. Details: 0800-900094.


9


Thames Valley Entrepreneurs Club meeting, HSBC, Reading. Details: 0118-9570183.


16


“External sources of funding”, FSE Group seminar, Camberley. Details: 01276-608513.


“The Network”, young professionals’ networking evening, Pitcher & Piano, Reading. Details: www.icaew.com/tvsca


17


Oxon Business Breakfast, TV Chamber event, Thames Four Pillars Hotel, Oxford. Details: 01753-870500.


18


Business Alliance Dinner, TV Chamber event, Danesfield House, Marlow. Details: 01753-870500.


Digital Berkshire monthly meeting. Details: www.berkshiredigital.org/


19


“Finance & Strategy Forum”, IoD Surrey event, Leatherhead. Details: www.iod.com


Bucks Business Breakfast, TV Chamber event, Waterside Theatre, Aylesbury. Details: 01753-870500.


23


“Hospitality Management in the 21st Century”, CMI South East event, Compleat Angler, Marlow. Details: www.managers.org.uk


“Inward Processing Relief”, TV Chamber event, Slough. Details: 01753-870500.


“Ready for Equity”, FSE Group seminar for SMEs, Camberley. Details: 01276-608513.


“Practitioner Evening”, ICAEW event, Kings Hotel, Stokenchurch. Details: www.icaew.com/tvsca


24


“Vital ingredients for sustaining success”, FSB event, Reading. Details: www.fsb.org.uk


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“Winning & delivering business overseas”, UKTI workshop, Holiday Inn, Oxford.. Details: www.ukti.gov.uk


25


“Organisational Change”, SGS Training course, Sunningdale Park. Details: 0800-900 094.


26


Breakfast meeting, IoD Surrey event, Guildford Cathedral. Details: www.iod.com


Slough Business Breakfast, TV Chamber event, Copthorne Hotel Slough/ Windsor. Details: 01753-870500.


30


Reading Curry Club, FSB event, Royal Tandoori. Details: 0118-9615444.


“Build team to enhance enterprise value”, FSE Group seminar, Camberley. Details: 01276-608513.


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Pub Hub meeting, IoD Berks event, Playhatch. Details: admin.berks@iod.net


East Berks AGM, FSB event, Holiday Inn, Maidenhead. Details: www.fsb.org.uk


2


“Business Insight”, TV Chamber event, Macdonald Berystede Hotel, Sunninghill. Details: www.thamesvalleychamber.co.uk


7


East Berks Breakfast, FSB event, Hilton Hotel, Bracknell. Details: www.fsb.org.uk


Reading & West Berks AGM, FSB event, Newbury College. Details: www.fsb.org.uk


South Bucks AGM, FSB event, Aylesbury College. Details: www.fsb.org.uk


8


“Buying Technology Solutions”, Pitmans seminar, Reading. Details: www.pitmans.com


“Thames Valley Technology”, TV Chamber forum, HTC Europe, Slough. Details: www.thamesvalleychamber.co.uk


“Customs procedures for importers & exporters”, TV Chamber seminar, Slough. Details: www.thamesvalleychamber.co.uk


11


Ernst & Young ITEM Club briefing, Millennium Madejski Hotel, Reading. Details: 0118-9281551.


12


IOSH Working Safely course. Stepping Stones for Business, Binfield. Details: www.steppingstonesforbusiness.co.uk


13


“Valuation of early stage businesses”, FSE Group seminar, Camberley. Details: 01276-608513.


14


“Climbing your way to success”, IoD Oxon event, Brookes Rock Solid. Details: www.iod.com/oxfordshire


To have your business event included in this monthly diary, email details to: editorial@elcot.co.uk THE BUSINESS MAGAZINE – THAMES VALLEY – OCTOBER 2012


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