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IF ever a newspaper epitomised the notion of a ‘People’s Paper’ it’s the Bournemouth Daily Echo. Since 1900 it has been as much a part of the local community landscape as the miles of golden sands that fringe this beautiful Dorset coastline.

The Daily Echo is the first port of call for local news, sport and business news across its large circulation area, which includes the main conurbations of Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch and stretches west across Purbeck, east to the New Forest and north to Sherborne.

Whether it’s the Echo, with its daily business coverage and Tuesday’s Dorset Business section, the Echo’s 24-hour news and information website bournemouthecho.co.uk and dorsetbusiness.co.uk website, or the monthly Dorset Business magazine, there’s no more reliable source of news and information about the Dorset business community.

But it’s not just the first stop for local news and business. You will also find everything from a weekly food and drink guide –Taste every Monday – to the bright Saturday Magazine that provides TV listings for all the week plus local features. Add to that the must-read What’s On and review section on Fridays, hundreds of homes every Wednesday and pages of local jobs on Thursdays and Saturday and it makes sense to keep close to the news with the Daily Echo.

www.bournemouthecho.co.uk

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Founded in 1949, Dorset Chamber of Commerce & Industry is Dorset’s leading private sector business support organisation. Building on six decades of serving the business community in Dorset, we work to further the interests of our 950+ Members of all sizes, in all sectors, through a wide range of activities, including:

• Networking events ranging from thematic to social, and from small groups to large-scale high-profile Business Awards;
• Marketing and PR opportunities (including editorial space in the well-respected magazine, “Dorset Business”);
• Business-to-Business services, such as discounted rates on goods and services provided by Members for Members;
• An international documentation service, and our market development programme in conjunction with UK Trade & Investment and the Council of British Chambers of Commerce in Europe (COBCOE);
• Access to tender alerts; and affinity benefits such as legal and commercial advice, discounted insurance, and HR support services, which we are able to offer as part of our Membership of the British Chambers of Commerce (Dorset Business is currently the only Chamber of Commerce in the South West that meets the BCC’s stringent accreditation standards);
• Community-based initiatives to better integrate businesses and the communities within which they are located;
• And we act on behalf of our Members as “the voice of business in Dorset”. We provide a lobbying forum to influence key policy/decision makers, and we are the primary representative of business interests on all of the key local forums including skills & learning, transport, and the environment.

 www.dcci.co.uk

J.P. Morgan is a leading global financial services firm with a presence in Bournemouth for 25 years. The location is a technology and operations centre, resulting in a diverse range of career opportunities. An active 'Supporting the Community' programme provides assistance to local voluntary organisations, charities and schools.

We are pleased to be supporting the local business community through the Linking with Schools Award which celebrates successful partnerships between schools and businesses.

 www.jpmorgan.com

Professional services firm KPMG LLP operates across the UK with over 10,000 partners and staff based in 22 offices.  On the South Coast, KPMG’s Southampton office employs 120 people providing tax, audit and advisory services to local organisations ranging from growing private and entrepreneurial businesses to major international corporations across a wide range of different industrial sectors.

KPMG’s purpose is to turn knowledge into value for the benefit of its clients, its people and the capital markets. The quality of the advice and the independence with which it is offered is greatly valued in the investor and business community.

www.kpmg.com

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Liz Lean PR Ltd is a proactive and results driven public relations and event management consultancy with some of the most heavyweight clients in the South Coast region. We are a team of academic and highly experienced professionals with a creative approach to marketing, events and public relations. We forge close links with our clients, becoming an extension of their team to deliver thorough and effective campaigns on both a local, regional and national level, using both online and offline media.

Liz Lean PR is based in Sandbanks, Poole and was founded by Liz Willingham (nee Lean) in 1998. We work with a strong portfolio of clients, serving business to business and business to consumer clients across a wide range of sectors including the professional services, tourism, retail, leisure, arts, hospitality, care, local government, property, healthcare, media, IT, interiors and aviation.

Social Media Management has developed into a core expertise – we work alongside clients to set their objectives in cohesion with their traditional PR messages, establish communication guidelines, create the functionality of the pages and manage the daily online dialogue for clients on various platforms.

The company is also renowned for bringing organisations together for mutual benefit. Liz Lean PR has undeniably some of the best contacts with business leaders across the region and beyond; as a consequence, Stakeholder Engagement is a unique service offering and an integral part of the company’s USP.

The tourism sector is a key focus for the Dorset economy and has played a pivotal part in Liz Lean PR's evolution over the years. We understand the challenges tourism businesses face and believe the Dorset Tourism Award provides a perfect opportunity to acknowledge the excellence which exists here.

www.lizleanpr.co.uk

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The Morgan Sindall Group plc is represented in Dorset by 3 companies who are active in regeneration and the built environment.

Morgan Sindall Investments (MSIL) provides project development and funding solutions through a one-stop service, allowing our partners in the public sector to implement sustainable change in order to improve long-term prospects and well-being of local communities.

Morgan Sindall plc is a full service construction and infrastructure business which works for private and public sector customers on projects from £50,000 to over £300 million across the commercial, defence, education, healthcare, industrial, leisure, retail and transport sectors.

Lovell inspires transformation in communities. We have become the nation's complete housing solutions specialist by combining industry expertise, unrivalled local knowledge and a willingness to think innovatively and ambitiously. We leave a lasting legacy in every community in which we work.

All three companies are part of the Morgan Sindall Group plc, a leading UK construction and regeneration group operating through four divisions of fit out, construction and infrastructure, affordable housing and urban regeneration, which are supported by a specialist investment unit.

In Dorset, we are thrilled to be creating the new Weymouth Community Fire Station. Last year we completed the newflagship Joint Emergency Services Building for Dorset Fire and Rescue Service and Dorset Police at Wimborne Road in Poole, as well as a new Fire HQ and station at Poundbury, Dorchester, and a new fire station at Safety Drive in Poole.

We live and work in Dorset and we're passionate about the local community. We get involved in community initiatives all over the county to get to know the people who will benefit from our projects.

From sponsoring Dorset Fire and Rescue Services first ever Fire Fayre last summer to cycling from our offices in Poole to Paris to raise £24,000 for the LV Streetwise Centre in Bournemouth and the Wessex Cancer Care Trust, we are keen to build great relationships with local people.

www.morgansindall.com

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NatWest is delighted to be supporting this year's Dorset Business Awards. It's important to show that even in difficult economic conditions there are businesses out there that are doing well and continuing to prosper. We believe such success deserves to be celebrated and as sponsors of the NatWest Excellence in Customer Service Award category we look forward to recognising the important role this area plays in any successful venture, showcasing how businesses are adapting to the ever changing business climate and placing their customer needs first.

At NatWest, as well as offering the personal service, trusted expertise and strong financial backing you would expect from a major commercial bank, we too continue to innovate to provide our customers with the support they need. NatWest are the only bank offering a combination of a committed overdraft and a price promise to our 1.1m small business customers. As a result of this, 9 out of 10 small business customers have had their overdraft facilities renewed at the same or lower margin. We are currently approving 85% of all business applications for credit – a figure we're always looking to improve - and we've helped over 100,000 new businesses enter the market in the past twelve months. We have the capital and are willing to lend to creditworthy businesses.

Our locally-based team in Bournemouth understands local issues and collectively can offer many years of experience and advice across the region, as well as sector specialisms in healthcare and property, supporting our customers to meet their business ambitions.

To find out more contact the local Senior Relationships Manager, James Finch on 01202 444729

www.natwest.com

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Nuffield Health Bournemouth Hospital is part of Nuffield Health which incorporates 31 hospitals, and also Fitness & Wellbeing centres and Diagnostics. Nuffield Health is the leading health care charity in the UK. As a charity, our success is defined by our ability to improve people's health. As a business, our success is driven by our customers' long-term satisfaction. It is our passion for the health of others that gives us the energy, dedication and commitment to help our customers improve their health and to change their lives for the better. Whatever we do, our customers' health is our ultimate concern.

 

Nuffield Health Bournemouth Hospital enjoys the distinction of being the very fist Nuffield hospital and was opened in 1957. The hospital has established itself as one of the leading providers of healthcare in the area. We offer a comprehensive range of specialist departments and services including extensive Diagnostic, Physiotherapy and Hydrotherapy facilities and a private GP service incorporating health screening. The hospital has 57 private en suite bedrooms and three operating theatres and an Endoscopy suite. We have recently completed the initial stage of our on going refurbishment programme. Stage one has seen the complete refurbishment of Barton Ward and the opening of our new Education & Conference facility in Meyrick House. The conference facilities allow us to offer education evenings to our local GP's and the general public, for further information or to register for our open events please look on our web site. The Conference room is also available for private hire to local businesses and charities.

 

 

 

Princecroft Willis is the largest independent firm of chartered accountants and business advisers in Dorset and West Hampshire.  Our size means that, in addition to providing the usual compliance services, we have a dedicated team of specialists who cover such areas as corporate Finance, estate planning, corporate tax planning, IT services and VAT planning.

As members of a worldwide association of leading independent accountancy practices, we are able to provide advice on international business and taxation matters.

Our business is owned by the partners who all actively participate in the provision of advice and services. Being partner-led means that each client is looked after by a lead partner who is dedicated to ensuring that the services we provide are focused, relevant and delivered in a co-ordinated way.  Our partners are here for the long-term and therefore develop long-standing relationships with our clients.

We recognise that we are a people business and invest heavily in our team.  Our team members are friendly and approachable, and recognise that our success can only be achieved through delivering quality services to our clients.

We believe that family businesses form the cornerstone of local industry so, as you might expect, a large proportion of our client base is made up of family enterprises. Our specialist services and proactive involvement focuses on helping them to grow and develop, building on the success of the founder while structuring innovative ways to hand that success on to future generations.

www.princecroftwillis.co.uk

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Refreshed Media is one of the leading web design and digital marketing agencies in the South West who have again designed the Awards website, and also this year the Chamber's main website. Their other clients include local firms Blundell Harling, Exante Diet and Superior Seals to national brands Comet, Cunard and 3M. They offer digital marketing strategy and all the supporting tactical work under one roof including CMS and E-commerce websites, search, social and email marketing, interactive games, analytics and website conversion rate optimisation.

As a key part of the £30m Emerge group, and sister company to the longest standing marketing agency in the area – Aylesworth Fleming – integration is a key part of their offering, delivering traditional marketing, print and media planning and planning all through one point of contact.

As winner of numerous awards themselves, Bournemouth based Refreshed are very proud to support the Dorset Business Awards again.

www.refreshedmedia.com

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Wave 105 has made something more akin to a deluge than a splash since breaking onto the central South’s airwaves in 1998.
 
Wave 105’s reach is vast; it talks to its audience via FM, DAB and on line, it appeals to an upmarket, mature audience enjoying a quality lifestyle and complements a marketplace where the majority are employed in professional, managerial and highly skilled industry sectors. Advertisers can communicate with an audience predominantly aged over 25 enjoying a high standard of living and typically classified as the head of household. Geographically and demographically, Wave 105 is perfectly positioned to offer a total business solution.
 
Listeners enjoy the South’s Best Variety of Hits, a selection of favourites from the past 40 years featuring rock, pop, dance, soul and easy listening, comprehensive news and traffic coverage and topical what’s on items, all compiled by exceptionally loyal and talented staff, many of whom have been with the business since it’s launch.
 
Wave 105 can plan a total radio solution, on air, on line, sponsorship, promotions or events campaign for clients, from an initial creative concept to the final on air delivery. When promoting an organisation, brand or business, it is crucial to get the message across in a cost-effective manner. This is where Wave 105’s finely tuned business acumen comes to the forefront. Wave 105 itself is a hugely successful professional organisation and customers who pursue a marketing initiative with it recognise that their message will be delivered.
 
Wave 105 is a fresh opportunity for advertisers, offering a refreshing approach all about partnership, communication and discussion because nowadays everything in business is about flexibility.  For more information call Wave 105 Sales on 01489 481057 or visit www.wave105.com
 

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