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Solent Business Awards
2015
For those reasons alone he is worth listening to. And now’s your chance – as Lord Digby Jones is the special guest speaker at the Solent Business Awards (SBA) next month.
The new Hilton at The Ageas Bowl is the venue for these prestigious Awards, which have grown from the Hampshire Business Awards, celebrating their 25th anniversary.
Businesses across the Solent region are booking tables at the SBA and you could be among them – taking advantage of this great networking opportunity by booking a table of 10 at £1,200 ex VAT. The evening, on October 22, includes a three-course meal, drinks reception and half bottle of wine per guest, and is presented by Sally Taylor, the renowned
SPONSORS
Join us for an evening with Lord Digby Jones
Described as the ’face of British business’, Digby Jones is often controversial, always opinionated, and relentlessly positive about Britain and its entrepreneurs
television presenter, with former director- general of the CBI Lord Digby Jones as keynote speaker.
The Awards are sponsored by NatWest, Pitmans, KPMG, James Cowper Kreston and the University of Southampton, and supported by the CBI and Taylor Made Computer Solutions. They are organised by The Business Magazine which, for 21 years, has staged sister awards in the Thames Valley.
Judges have interviewed shortlisted companies and up to 30 finalist businesses will be invited to the gala evening.
To book your table, contact Linda Morse:
linda@elcot.co.uk
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More of the region’s dynamic businesses should consider AIM
The Central South’s fast-growth companies are missing out on higher profile and a valuable source of funding by not considering the Alternative Investment Market (AIM), according to accountants and business advisers BDO LLP.
There are currently 12 companies in the Central South listed on AIM. BDO in Southampton advises a number of these including drug development company Synairgen plc, and leading payment and loyalty solutions provider Universe Group plc. Across the UK there are 1,074 AIM-listed companies comprising 864 UK and 210 international firms with a combined market cap of £75.3 billion.
BDO is the most active reporting accountant for AIM IPOs, and has held this position for four consecutive years. In 2014 alone, BDO completed 23 out of the 86 AIM IPOs, raising £456 million with a total market capitalisation of £2.46b.
Darren Phillips, corporate finance director, commented: ”Listing on AIM is not a particularly well-trodden path in the Central South, yet it can be an excellent source of funding for dynamic businesses. The market provides an external proof of performance and, while no-one would deny that running a listed company brings its challenges, it can also prove extremely beneficial for the best-managed
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companies as the success of companies on AIM has demonstrated.”
Since AIM was launched 20 years ago there have been 3,602 listings raising a total of £92.2b. The AIM company with the largest market capitalisation is online clothes retailer ASOS which is valued at £3.1b. Phillips continued: ”Although it is seen as a junior market to the main market it is clear that star performers such as ASOS can grow into significant and household names on AIM.
”There is a substantial amount of capital available for the right companies. As the economy continues to grow and confidence remains high, an admission on AIM is a hugely credible option for growing businesses. It is definitely an option worth considering and it is, I believe, important for the Central South to grow the number of listed firms in the future.”
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