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Janthana was listed by Forbes as number six of the Top 100 Women Founders to watch , is among the top 10 InsurTech female influencers according to The Insurance Institute and was named Insurance Leader of the Year at the Women in Finance Awards 2021 .

She speaks to Intelligent SME . tech about how she has overseen the company ’ s growth , the measures she believes are needed to ensure more women achieve leadership roles and the importance of technology for future progression . You can read her insights from page 44 .

Meanwhile , we take a look at the key skills required of successful CEOs in this month ’ s Editor ’ s Question . Experts from IPI , Paynetics and Thrive talk us through the key attributes they believe to be the most important for business leaders today .

This month ’ s Scaling Up showcases a success story , highlighting how Keystone Law has enabled its lawyers to securely access , share and collaborate on documents from any location after implementing NetDocuments ’ Document

Management System ( DMS ). Maurice Tunney , Director of Technology and Innovation at Keystone Law , tells us more about the implementation from page 64 .

Our Expert Profile , from page 34 , also has some great insight on how new digital tax legislation , Making Tax Digital ( MTD ), is set to impact SMEs .

From this month , all UK VAT-registered businesses will need to comply with HMRC ’ s MTD . It means those still submitting paper-based records will have to shift to maintaining records online and filing VAT returns digitally , with around 1.1m smaller businesses likely to be affected . Damon Anderson , Director of Operations , UK & EMEA , Xero , discusses how businesses can get up to speed , access support and education and , most importantly , use MTD as an opportunity to digitise their business .

We also have a round-up of all the latest SME news from across our regions , while our ‘ intelligent ’ brands section looks at what ’ s new in sales and marketing , finance , HR and customer experience .

I hope you enjoy the magazine and if you ’ d like to contribute to any future issues please do not hesitate to contact me by emailing jess @ lynchpinmedia . com

Jess Abell , Director of Strategic Content , Lynchpin Media

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