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4 Opinion – November is awards month ... 4 Lack of skills could force a move from Oxfordshire 5 Technology companies in the Thames Valley leading the way 6 Sparklers light up the Young Entrepreneur competi.tion finals 8 Surprise award at 20th anniversary TVBMA 9 Shareleague 9 University news – BBC director of music awarded honorary doctorate


Law 10 Independent accountants' reports still required for law firms


Business Focus


10 Why RD? Individuality and culture, flexibility and methodology 11 Blake Morgan now sponsoring Thames Valley and Solent 250s 12 Region comes out on top in Private Business Awards 13 The blog – Sowing the seeds: non-bank funding for SMEs


IoD Awards 14 Search begins for region's Directors of the Year


Southern Entrepreneurs 24 David Griffiths: Success begins at home


War on Talent 32 Fear not, if you've got talent and good leadership ...


Entrepreneurs 34 Passion and perseverance at the heart of the digital revolution


Human Resources 36 Increase in flexible working requests?


Public Speaking 37 Revealing the secrets of public speaking


Deals Update 38 Latest deals data from across the region


Taxation


40 Tax charges on employee shares – 0% or 54.6%? 40 VAT: Understanding the new 'place of supply' rules


Property 42 Peter Brett Associates to sponsor Business Park of the Year award 43 Class J Permitted Development: Help or hindrance to growth? 44 Christie + Co expands with a new office in Reading


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Technology 15 International growth is the answer ... 16 Sharing growth with employees 16 Is your business at risk of a cyber-attack? 17 Helping tech start-ups in the region to GROW 17 Fintech: UK's next tech superstars? 18 Roundtable: Is Thames Valley still the UK's Silicon Valley? 23 ST 100: Outstanding training and development


Thames Valley SME 100 26 Sol-Tec: Surfing the waves of IT innovation 27 Business Breakfast Briefing 28 Top 150 SMEs worth £1.2b in annual sales 29 The Thames Valley's top 150 listing


Alternative Lending 39 Crowdfunding – an alternative source of funding growth


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Roundtable: Business Analysis 50 A company's people are its greatest asset


People 56 Movers and risers


Diary 58 Dates for your diary


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Hospitality 42 Stylishly combining rural heritage with modern refinement


THE BUSINESS MAGAZINE – THAMES VALLEY – NOVEMBER 2014


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