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Business THE M A GA ZINE TM 20 years supporting businesses in the region regular features News


4 Opinion – roundtable discussions reveal buoyancy of the region 4 Research suggests businesses are preparing for the upturn at last 5 Women in Business awards to be launched in style 6 South East's robust export growth 7 Are young entrepreneurs blooming or surviving? 8 WK Corporate Finance LLP appoints new corporate finance director 9 Shareleague 9 Skills for Business – Graduates set up new company 10 Revenue and profits grow in Thames valley 12 And the winners are ...


Thames Valley SME 100 14 Hook Norton Brewery: A blend of tradition and progress


Business Focus


15 The Blog – Outsourcing: a good tactic in today's climate? 17 Grant boosts university health technology project 32 UK set for housing market revival


BDO Thames Valley – Business Barometer Q1 16 A quarterly street-level view of business sentiment


Property


26 Towns showcase £250m+ developments 26 National Planning Policy Framework – one year on 27 Kyocera signs for town-centre offices


Southern Tech 100


18 Barclays supports technology through integration 20 Business insight from Clearswift


Entrepreneurs 27 Congratulations to the winners of The Entrepreneur Competition 28 Turning waste into a winner


Deals


33 Acquisition of international mail activities of Pitney Bowes 35 Is the factoring barometer on the rise?


Deals Update 34 Latest deals data from across the region


Thames Valley 250 48 Grundon family values that underpin success


Law 49 Litigation funding – brave new world? 49 Managing the increasing cost of sickness absence 50 All change ...! 51 Exit strategies: protecting yourself when selling


p28 special features


Focus on Reading 21 Reading: A change for the office market? 22 BaxterStorey flies again with British Airways


Technology 24 How Big Data makes for a better business 25 Importance of IT hardware maintenance


Education & Business 30 Are you getting the most from your advisers? 31 Schools need support to become academies 31 How to train your way out of the IT skills gap


Summer Hospitality 52 Cricket hospitality – a sound investment 53 World-class rowing and much, much more ... 54 Is it safe to party? 56 Boodles of fun 57 'The UK's sexiest townhouse hotel"


Roundtable: Investment 59 'Enjoy being successful in the Thames Valley ...'


deals awards


36 Full details of the awards winners and finalists


THE BUSINESS MAGAZINE – THAMES VALLEY – MAY 2013 www.businessmag.co.uk


Conferencing/Hospitality 52 A green venue in the heart of the countryside


Motoring 58 Driving business


People 64 Movers and risers ...


Diary 66 Dates for your diary


Business THE M A GA ZINE


THAMES VALLEY SEPTEMBER 2012 #200


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