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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


“Corporate Insight”, TV Chamber event, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. Details: www.thamesvalleychamber.co.uk


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“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


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.


“Guardian Panel – The Digital Economy”, IoD event, Hilton Hotel Reading. Details: www.iod.com/south


14


“The Shoestring Startup”, CMI event, University of Surrey, Guildford. Details: www.managers.org.uk


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


15


Thames Valley Business Magazine Awards, Madejski Stadium, Reading. Details: www.businessawards.co.uk.


Berkshire Digital meeting with Julian Goode (England and Wales Cricket Board). Details: www.berkshiredigital.org


15


International Trade Forum launch, TV Chamber event, Old Windsor. Details: 01753-870500.


16


Bucks Business Breakfast, TV Chamber event, Holiday Inn, High Wycombe. Details: 01753-870500.


16


“Future inflation briefing with Bank of England”, TV Chamber event. Details: www.thamesvalleychamber.co.uk


Oxon AGM, FSB event. Details: www.fsb.org.uk


19


HR Forum, TV Chamber event, HRP Holdings, Slough. Details: www.thamesvalleychamber.co.uk


20


“The New Entrepreneur”, IoD Berkshire event, Univ of Reading. Details: admin.berks@iod.net


“Hospitality Management”, CMI event, Compleat Angler, Marlow. Details: www.managers.org.uk


21


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


“Health & wellbeing at work”, Corporate Health event, Slough. Details: 01753-781254.


23


“Political Working Lunch”, TV Chamber event with John Redwood MP, Microsoft, Reading. Details: 01753-870500.


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West Berks Business Lunch, TV Chamber event, Regency Park Hotel, Thatcham. Details: 01753-870500.


“Investment Process”, FSE Group seminar, Camberley. Details: 01276-608513.


“Create, Innovate, Protect - Intellectual Property Explained”, IoD event, Coppid Beech Hotel, Bracknell. Details: www.iod.com/south


“Essentials of UK VAT”, UK Training seminar, Reading. Details: 01704-878988.


28


“So you think you still want to be a Director”, IoD Oxon event, St Hughs College. Details: www.iod.com/oxfordshire


29


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


Annual Business Alliance Dinner, TV Chamber event, Windsor Castle. Details: www.thamesvalleychamber.co.uk


“Role of Company Secretary”, UK Training event, Reading. Details: 01704-878988.


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


“Masterclass in Business Networking”, TV Chamber event, Slough. Details: www.thamesvalleychamber.co.uk


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Wine Tasting Dinner, IoD Berks event, Marlow. Details: admin.berks@iod.net


“Preparing a company for exit”, FSE Group seminar, Camberley. Details: 01276-608513.


"UK Tourism", Westminster Business Forum seminar. Details: 01344-864796


10


Newbury Curry Club, FSB event, Indian Lounge. Details: www.fsb.org.uk


11


IoD Bucks & Milton Keynes Christmas Carol Family Concert. Details: www.iod.com


West Berks Xmas Lunch, TV Chamber event, Regency Park Hotel, Thatcham. Details: 01753-870500.


12


Slough Business Network meeting, Haveli Restaurant. Details: www.fsb.org.uk


Wokingham Curry Club, FSB event, Square Bar. Details: www.fsb.org.uk


13


“Pecha Kucha night”, Berkshire Digital meeting. Details: www.berkshiredigital.org


14


Oxon Business First meeting, Unipart house, Cowley. Details: www.obfirst.org.uk


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


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