Contents regular features News
4 Politics is the art of looking for trouble ... 4 Owen Mumford wins Queen’s Award for Enterprise 5 Keeping the region’s profit on track 7 Shareleague 7 Have you got true entrepreneurial spirit? 8 News from our website
Finance 14 Private equity driving growth
Deals 14 A cracking start of the year for HMT
Deals Update 23 Latest deals data from across the region
Southern Manufacturing 100 24 Formaplex: Winning formula for business success
Sales 25 How to improve your B2B sales technique
Women in Business 26 WiB campaign launch endorsed by the prime minister
Business Focus
28 Do difficult conversations keep you awake at night? 29 The blog: Loyalty pays 30 Invisible communities that help drive our local economies 31 ‘Growing and Selling Your Business’ in the vibrant Thames Valley
Thames Valley Business Magazine Awards 2017 32 Workplace mental health award launched
Business Success 33 £10m investment ensures Hovertravel is flying high
Law 34 Blandy & Blandy ranked among UK’s top planning law firms 34 Firm’s ‘sell out’ mock employment tribunal
Property 36 Changing the game in Uxbridge
People 41 Movers and risers
Diary 42 Dates for your diary
special features
Education & Business 9 Independent schools: public benefit – round two
Focus on Oxford & Oxfordshire
10 Westgate signals rebirth of Oxford as county flourishes 11 Innovative approach boosts tomorrow’s business success stories 12 Track record of success continues for Penningtons Manches
Thames Valley Deals Awards 2017 15 Details of the winners and finalists
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