Dorset Growth Hub

Richard Burn – Business Navigatort: 07879 617134

e: richard.burn@dorsetgrowthhub.co.uk

DGH Governance

FUNDED: GOVERNED:

RGF LANCS UNI

DLEPBIS BOURNEMOUTH

COUNCIL

DELIVERED

WSX Enterprise

Ltd

Dorset Chamber of

Commerce & Industry

MONITORED:OWNED:

ACCOUNTABLE BODY:

DGH Steering Group

DGH team structure

INVESTMENTNick Gregory

INCEPTIONDavid Pitfield

INNOVATIONNigel Reed Smith

INTERNATIONALISATION

Matthew Desimer

BUSINESS NAVIGATORS

Paul Littlefair

Richard Burn

Project Coordinator

(WSX)

Web portal Manager and

Online Advisor (DCCI)

Programme Manager

(WSX)

Project Manager

(WSX)

Jackie Walker

Lucy Cooper

Growth Specialists (WSX)

DCCI

CEO(DCCI)

Ian Girling

Anna Bornstein

TonyLatham

DGH – Tier 1 Partners

High Street Banks: Barclays, NatWest, Lloyds, Barclays, Santander, HSBC, Handelsbanken, Nationwide, Halifax

Local Authorities ED teams (including):•Borough of Poole •Bournemouth Council •Dorset Council

Chambers of Commerce:Represented by the D16 (16 Chambers of Dorset)

FE Institutions:Represented by Bournemouth & Poole College, Weymouth & KMC

HE Institutions: Represented by Bournemouth University, Arts University Bournemouth

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 £5k to £50k• 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 •£5k to £10k•Match Funding 1:1•Viable growth and job creation

Any short, extremely easy questions?