Dorset Growth Hub Richard Burn Business Navigator t

Dorset Growth Hub Richard Burn – Business Navigator t: 07879 617134 e: richard. burn@dorsetgrowthhub. co. uk

DGH Governance FUNDED: GOVERNED: LANCS UNI RGF OWNED: MONITORED: DLEP BIS ACCOUNTABLE BODY: BOURNEMOUTH COUNCIL DELIVERED WSX Enterprise Ltd Dorset Chamber of Commerce & Industry DGH Steering Group

DGH team structure Programme Manager (WSX) Jackie Walker Project Manager (WSX) Lucy Cooper Growth Specialists (WSX) INCEPTION David Pitfield INVESTMENT Nick Gregory Ian Girling Paul Littlefair Anna Bornstein Project Coordinator (WSX) INNOVATION INTERNATIONALISATION Matthew Desimer Nigel Reed Smith CEO (DCCI) BUSINESS NAVIGATORS DCCI Richard Burn Web portal Manager and Online Advisor (DCCI) Tony Latham

DGH – Tier 1 Partners Local Authorities ED teams (including): • Borough of Poole • Bournemouth Council • Dorset Council Chambers of Commerce: Represented by the D 16 (16 Chambers of Dorset) HE Institutions: FE Institutions: Represented by Bournemouth & Poole College, Weymouth & KMC Represented by Bournemouth University, Arts University Bournemouth High Street Banks: Barclays, Nat. West, Lloyds, Barclays, Santander, HSBC, Handelsbanken, Nationwide, Halifax FSB UKTI MAS

What do we do? Established to support businesses; • grow, • increase employment, • Improve competitiveness of businesses in Dorset • Encourage inward investment to the area

How do we do it? We aim to improve efficiency, effectiveness and responsiveness of local business support by; • Understanding customer needs • Improving co-ordination with national support • Introducing services to fill gaps • Eliminating duplication • Signposting & sharing information • Evaluating/continually improving performance

“One Stop Shop” Based within the Dorset Chamber of Commerce & Industry and is delivered through; • Web portal – www. dorsetgrowthhub. co. uk • Telephone Advice Line – 08454 586480 – Tony Latham • Business Navigators – 121 support and solutions to business needs • Workshops and clinics on relevant, topical and informative subjects. Free service to any business in Dorset

Specialist Support • Inception – pre start up or early stages of a new business – David Pitfield • Internationalisation – help in accessing international markets – Matt Desmier • Innovation – commercialise a new product or service – Nigel Reed Smith • Investment - £££! Grant funding – 3: 1 match funding (Regional Growth Fund) – Nick Gregory

Grant Funding • Grants available from £ 5 k to £ 50 k • Only available where match funding (3: 1) is available from other sources (Banks, Crowd Funding etc) Criteria: - More than 5 employees and less than 250. - Based in Dorset - Currently not engaged with funding from RGF - Viable growth and job creation

Grant Funding Innovation Funding • £ 5 k to £ 10 k • Match Funding 1: 1 • Viable growth and job creation

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