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Bournemouth's economy is characterised by its diverse and dynamic service sector, which has seen rapid development over the past twenty years. Capitalising on the trends in modern business activity has made the town one of the most prosperous areas of the UK. A number of world-class firms have seen the advantages in recent years of relocating to an area which combines a large pool of skilled workers with a high quality of life for their employees. The region's prosperity means that potential demand is high, and businesses in the town have access to a local market of some 435,000 residents.

Bournemouth Borough Council and the Borough of Poole are sponsoring the 'Linking to Schools' Award because we are committed to the importance of embedding a culture of learning, understanding and support between local schools and businesses across Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole. These productive partnerships are enabling our young people to develop an understanding of the business world at large and what it has to offer.

The Linking with Schools Award celebrates evidence of successful partnership working between schools and businesses which is essential in developing a number of mutual benefits:

• assisting with recruitment and work experience;
• addressing the needs of young people when they are accessing work or further education;
• encouraging a spirit of entrepreneurship across Dorset.

We are keen to hear from any business or school who is working in such a productive relationship. Nominations will be accepted by both the business or the school involved in the partnership.

Throughout its life, Bournemouth University has developed a strong reputation for offering a wide range of opportunities and support for enterprise activity within the region. Inspired by a clear vision for the future, we continue to develop new initiatives and programmes to help realise the potential of tomorrow’s employees and business leaders.
 
Working with the local community and encouraging entrepreneurial activity allows BU to harness its strengths in adding value to new ventures. From graduate and student recruitment, consultancy, research & development to professional development and training. Bournemouth University offers a range of opportunities and resources that can give your business the competitive edge. Why not go to www.bournemouth.ac.uk/business-services to see the range of possibilities available to you or alternatively call 01202 961961.

"As the UK starts to show the first green shoots of growth, Bournemouth University is proud to be supporting the local business community through the Entrepreneur of the Year Award, as it recognises that enterprise and innovation are the key drivers for strong economic recovery. This award is designed to recognise exceptional individual talent or a company considered by the judges to be at the forefront of enterprise in the region" Professor Alan Fyall, Head of Enterprise.
 

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Poole already has a buoyant and diverse economy but making Poole a better place to do business is essential for its future prosperity, that's why 'Developing a Dynamic Economy' is a priority for the Council. Over £1 billion of new investment is planned for central Poole alone and we have a commitment to work with partners to further improve Poole's competitiveness as a business location.

With the largest natural harbour in Europe and award-winning beaches, Poole's residents and visitors enjoy the very best the South Coast can offer. With “Summertime in the South” providing a programme of events on Poole Quay and Sandbanks starting in May until September this gives residents and tourists free access to live music, beach sports and much, much more!

Bournemouth Borough Council and the Borough of Poole are sponsoring the 'Linking to Schools' Award because we are committed to the importance of embedding a culture of learning, understanding and support between local schools and businesses across Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole. These productive partnerships are enabling our young people to develop an understanding of the business world at large and what it has to offer.

The Linking with Schools Award celebrates evidence of successful partnership working between schools and businesses which is essential in developing a number of mutual benefits:

• assisting with recruitment and work experience;
• addressing the needs of young people when they are accessing work or further education;
• encouraging a spirit of entrepreneurship across Dorset.

We are keen to hear from any business or school who is working in such a productive relationship. Nominations will be accepted by both the business or the school involved in the partnership.

 

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.

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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.

 

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.

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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.

We believe that Dorset plays host to a vibrant spectrum of creative talent across all disciplines, and across all types of businesses. We aim to celebrate and laud this creativity through the Creative Company/ Project of the Year Award.

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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.

Both 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 new flagship 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 this summer to cycling from our offices in Poole to Paris to raise £10,000 for the LV Streetwise Centre in Bournemouth and the Wessex Cancer Care Trust, we are keen to build great relationships with local people. We are also taking part in a year-long campaign in association with the National Blood Service to encourage more construction workers to give blood and are aiming to save 1,000 lives.

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Natwest aims to offer you something different. We appreciate that no two
businesses are exactly alike, and so, our service must be tailored accordingly, supporting customers through both prosperous and more challenging times. Being able to help you with what you need, when you need it, is at the heart of what we do. Our relationship managers have a personal desire to see your business prosper, and are empowered to make decisions quickly to meet with your deadline.

Our association with the Dorset Business Awards, supporting the ‘NatWest Excellence in Customer Service Award' is an important strategic decision for us. As a business we applaud the achievement of excellence, and are delighted to demonstrate and reinforce our commitment and presence in the County. 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.

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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.

 

 

Nuffield Health Bournemouth Hospital is proud to support Dorset Business and sponsor the new award for the year 2010 “Best Employer for a Healthy Workplace”

 

P H Warr plc delivers Property & Construction Management and Surveying services from offices covering Southern England and London. The company has an emphasis on offering a solution led, client focused service and has grown significantly since being established in 1992.
P H Warr provides Project Management, Quantity Surveying, Building Surveying, Environmental and Health and Safety services to clients across the commercial, lifestyle, public, education and residential sectors.

 

P H Warr’s diverse client list includes international financial institutions, world renowned hotels, major public sector bodies and leading educational institutions such as The Royal Bank of Scotland Group, Claridge's Hotel, The Police Federation, the leading global financial services company Citigroup and several London Universities.

 

In Dorset P H Warr has played a key role in the successful development of numerous projects including hotels and restaurants including The Captains Club Hotel, Kings Rhodes, Rhodes South, Christchurch Harbour Hotel, Travelodge Bournemouth, Aruba, The Print Room & Ink Bar and Mezza Luna Restaurant.

 

In recent years, P H Warr has started to export its expertise to the rapidly emerging market of Libya where it is currently managing a number of significant tourism related construction projects.
 

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.

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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 Dorset website.  Their other clients include Comet, Cunard and McCarthy and Stone and they offer CMS and E-commerce websites, search, social and email marketing, interactive games, analytics and website conversion rate optimisation.

Sister company to Aylesworth Fleming, and part of the Emerge group, integrated marketing is also available, bringing traditional marketing and media buying and planning with one point of contact.

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

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UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) is the government organisation that helps UK-based companies succeed in the global economy. We also help overseas companies bring their high quality investment to the UK’s economy – acknowledged as Europe’s best place from which to succeed in global business.

UKTI offers expertise and contacts through its extensive network of specialists in the UK, and in British embassies and other diplomatic offices around the world.

We are able to provide tailored services to these businesses, especially those who are considering international trade for the first time or those that are looking at new markets. A growing number of companies across the South West are taking advantage of UKTI’s Passport programme which offers a wealth of options including training workshops and access to our international network of business experts.

We are also able to help companies get to key overseas contacts and local intelligence, saving South West exporters time and money and equipping them with all the tools they require to enter new markets with confidence and to be competitive on the world stage.

For more information please visit www.ukti.gov.uk or telephone 0800 60 60 969.

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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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