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4 Opinion – It's all back ... 4 £97m deal for Thames Valley Berkshire 5 Local private companies make the Top Track 100 6 Red Arrows pilot inspires high-fliers 7 Young Entrepreneur deadline extended 8 Women in Business – Finalists announced 9 Shareleague 9 University news – Bucks New Uni hosts prestigious music conference 10 Another step towards £500m Station Hill development


Human Resources 11 How do businesses win the talent battle?


ITEM Club 12 UK economy 'hits the sweet spot' says EY summer forecast


Pensions/LEP


13 Auto-enrolment: the implications of deferring matters 13 Thames Valley Berkshire LEP is looking for business leaders


BDO Thames Valley – Business Barometer 14 Barometer rising fast save for grey clouds over skills and export challenges


Thames Valley 250 16 Top companies honoured 19 Foremost Golf: helping golf pros keep their businesses on course


Business Focus


20 Innovation: bringing new ideas into practice 21 The blog – Are ABSs a new source of finance for SMEs? 22 Family businesses: how to maintain your dynasty


Business Breakfast 24 Guildford businesses encouraged to help create their own futures


Company Profile 25 Frasers keeps success in the family


Entrepreneurs 26 Finding love online – and a £50 million success story


Oxfordshire Focus 28 Flightline Support lands £400,000 Burma order


Thames Valley Business Magazine Awards 2014 29 RBS recognises local management teams' skills and success


Deals/Finance


30 BDO survey on effectiveness of R&D tax relief and Patent Box 31 WSH acquires event caterer Searcys


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Mergers & Acquisitions 33 BCMS: multiple deals, multiple deal types 34 How critical is property and workplace to M&A activity 34 Taking the lead: vendor-financed M&A 35 Greater supply and demand fuels M&A market 36 M&A: not always as straightforward as they may seem


Technology 38 Reaction Engines' move from Culham Innovation Centre 39 New changes to the Intellectual Property Act 2014


Motoring 48 Q here for exhilaration 49 The A6 is a smooth operator


Dining & Hospitality 50 Reading's Michelin-starred restaurant 51 Fine dining with the feeling of home 52 Food waste service's drive to cut kitchen waste 54 Festive dining and private parties in Berkshire 54 'Christmas Unwrapped' at Oakley Hall Hotel


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Deals Update 32 Latest deals data from across the region


Property


40 Sound legal advice helps real estate prospects develop 41 Signs point to success


Roundtable: Manufacturing & Engineering 42 Manufacturing confidence high, but are companies progressing?


Business Success 47 Online retailing proves a real page turner


People 56 Movers and risers


Diary 58 Dates for your diary


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