Barclays is a major global financial services provider engaged in personal banking, credit cards, corporate and investment banking and wealth and investment management with an extensive international presence in Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia. With over 300 years of history and expertise in banking, Barclays operates in over 50 countries and employs 140,000 people. Barclays moves, lends, invests and protects money for customers and clients worldwide.

 The wealth and investment management division focuses on private and intermediary clients worldwide, providing international and private banking, wealth planning, investment management, fiduciary services and brokerage. We are a leading global wealth manager, and the UK’s largest, with total client assets of £186bn, as at 31 December 2012

www.barclays.co.uk

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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 Bournemouth University 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.

“Bournemouth University is proud to be supporting the Entrepreneur of the Year Award, now in its fifth year. Through our support of the awards we are recognising that the local business community play a pivotal role in these difficult economic times. 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” Dean Patton, Professor of Entrepreneurship.

www.bournemouth.ac.uk

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The Daily Echo and Dorset Echo ‑ two exceptional and award-winning daily newspapers, Bridport News - a robust paid-for weekly, Society - a high net worth county magazine and the free Advertiser series with its 150,000 circulation. Allied to a portfolio of complementary websites including bournemouthecho.co.uk and dorsetecho.co.uk with seven million page impressions and 700,000 unique users a month, Newsquest Dorset represents an outstanding opportunity to connect with the population of the county.

www.bournemouthecho.co.uk
www.dorsetecho.co.uk

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The Dolphin Centre in Poole is the largest indoor shopping centre in Dorset, anchored by Marks & Spencer, BHS, Primark and Beales. With more than 140 other retailers, including national multiples such as Next, New Look, Topshop, River Island, Boots, Clarks, Wilkinsons and Argos.

In February of this year the Centre was acquired by Legal and General Property who are working behind the scenes on plans to increase dwell time and enhance the tenant mix, with numerous retailers not currently represented in the town.

The shopping centre comprises 500,000 sq ft of covered retail space, arranged over three levels, together with open streetscape areas. With a prominent central location, situated immediately adjacent to the bus and railway stations as well as linking directly to the town’s three main car parks, the Dolphin Centre dominates Poole’s retail offer, providing more than 60 per cent of the retail space. Poole has an extensive catchment area, which is further boosted by its large tourist draw, and the scheme attracts an annual footfall in excess of 11 million.

John Grinnell, Centre Manager of the Dolphin Centre, said: “We are really excited to be involved with the Dorset Business Awards 2013 and to be sponsoring the Retail Excellence Award for a second year.

“Dorset has a fantastic retail offering and we are looking forward to seeing businesses recognised with an award nomination.”

www.dolphinshoppingcentre.co.uk/

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Dorset Chamber of Commerce & Industry is Dorset’s leading private sector business support organisation. Building on over six decades of serving the business community in Dorset, both at home and abroad, we work to further the interests of our 850+ Members of all sizes, in all sectors, through a wide range of activities, including:

Networking events across the county, ranging from small groups to large-scale, and the high-profile Dorset Business Awards;

• An international documentation service, and our market development programme in conjunction with the Council of British Chambers of Commerce in Europe (COBCOE), and UK Trade & Investment;
• Business-to-Business opportunities, such as discounted rates on goods and services offered by Members for Members;
• Tender alerts, to provide our Members with access to local and national opportunities;
• Affinity benefits such as legal, commercial and HR advice, and discounted insurance, which we are able to offer as part of our Membership of the British Chambers of Commerce;
• Marketing and PR opportunities, including editorial space in the award-winning “Dorset Business” magazine;
• Community-based initiatives to better integrate businesses and the communities within which they are located;
• A lobbying forum on behalf of our Members as “the voice of business in Dorset”, to influence key policy/decision makers: we are the primary representative of business interests on all of the key local forums including skills & learning, transport, and the environment, as are now being addressed through the Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership.

www.dcci.co.uk

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At Hays, we know what you need from a recruitment partner. With specialist consultants in over 20 industry sectors, 128 offices across the UK, operations within 30 countries worldwide and with 3 offices locally covering Dorset and Hampshire, we are ideally placed to help organisations and people flourish. Our consultants combine local knowledge with an understanding of your sector to offer a truly expert and bespoke service. Click here to see view the jobs we currently have available in your area.

 Hays are proud to be launching an Employee of the Year Award at the 2013 Dorset Business Awards. At Hays, we believe the right job can transform a person's life and the right person can transform a business. There is no company that can fulfil its objectives without the right people to lead and/or execute them.

This award offers a unique opportunity to recognise the hard work and professionalism of a member of staff who has exceeded your expectations and made a real contribution to the success of your business.

www.hays.co.uk

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J.P. Morgan is a leading global financial services firm with a presence in Bournemouth for more than 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 Business Engagement with the Community Award for 2012.

www.jpmorgan.com

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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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Lester Aldridge is a full service law firm, advising commercial organisations and private individuals on a regional, national and international scale, from offices in Bournemouth, Southampton and London. The firm’s core practice areas are real estate, dispute resolution, banking and finance, private client and commercial services.

The firm is known for its ability to offer top quality advice in a straightforward way; making it accessible and easy to deal with.

The firm traces its origins to the merger of two large Bournemouth firms in 1988 to offer clients the quality of service provided by City firms, but at a competitive price.

Lester Aldridge offers something to clients that other, larger firms do not: a genuine partnership. Client satisfaction is reflected in the growth it has experienced, seeing revenues increase steadily over the past three years.

Lester Aldridge is a growing firm whose breadth of service ensures it is well equipped to deal with the current economic conditions. In 2007, it changed status from a traditional partnership to that of a limited liability partnership, and it is a ‘go to’ firm, which has proved to be attractive to partners from other firms. In 2011, as part of its strategy for growth, the London operation increased by 50% with the acquisition of modern offices at 70 Chancery Lane.

Lester Aldridge has been accredited with the Law Society’s Lexcel Quality Standard since 2007.

www.lester-aldridge.co.uk

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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 (neé Lean) in 1998. The team 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, hospitality, local government, property, healthcare, media, IT, interiors and aviation.

Social media management has developed into a core expertise – Liz Lean PR 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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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. Independent of Government and with no shareholders, the charity can reinvest all financial surpluses for the benefit of its customers.  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 first 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. On Thursday February 21, ambassador for Breast Cancer Care Denise Van Outen officially opened the new digital mammography suite at Nuffield Health Bournemouth Hospital.  We are the first private hospital in Dorset to have the Hologic Dimensions digital mammography system.

www.nuffieldhealth.com

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Chartered accountants and business advisers Princecroft Willis offer a real alternative for entrepreneurial businesses.

Locally based in Dorset and Hampshire, independent and with strong community roots, we work with our clients, tailoring our services to you and your business.

We believe that the relationship between partner and client is fundamental to the provision of sound and appropriate advice. You will find our partners highly professional, friendly and approachable. They have worked, and lived, in this area for many years and are well known and respected in the business community.

Whilst we may be local our links stretch across the globe because, 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.

Why do we sponsor the Family Business award? Well, 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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RT Brand Communications are the South’s leading branding and marketing agency, offering a perfect blend of design, business and strategy.

We love designing for print and online! We’re at the top of our game, and lucky enough to get great feedback from our highly prized clients. Our creative team is highly-charged and simply overflowing with fantastic ideas for your business!

As a specialist in digital design and branding, RT Brand Communications is perfectly positioned to be one of the only agencies to have been a rostered agency working with Sony Professional for more than 10 years. We’ve been lucky enough to work on a hugely eclectic range of projects from video, animation and microsite development through to content publishing and pan-European email marketing.

We support our clients in a pro-active way, helping build your strategy and designing the tactics that will grow your customer base, helping you generate more business!

See more about the RT Brand Communications team in our online video here http://youtu.be/7GfShzQzGt0

www.rtmedia.com

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What kind of company calls itself Superior?

The kind that knows it can exceed expectations. Since 1972, Superior has built a reputation by meeting its customers’ current needs and anticipating future challenges.

Superior pursues innovation and constant improvement in the design, manufacture and supply of rubber ‘O’ rings and special mouldings. Today, we have a customer base which includes some of the world’s most renowned and respected manufacturing companies in sectors including engineering, food and drink, medical equipment and automotive manufacturing.

Awarded a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in 2008, this family owned business based solely in Dorset, has a turnover of over £20m and manufactures over a billion parts a year!

Superior currently employs 170 staff at its three sites. Our people are energetic, enthusiastic and determined, with a practical and “can do” attitude.

We believe that we must invest now for the future, by recruiting new people to be trained in the workplace, so that we can grow our “own timber”. This is the heart of the Superior Apprenticeship Scheme. To support this we have opened our new in-house training school the "Superior Academy".

In recognition of businesses who deliver outstanding apprenticeship training and to encourage other companies to take on apprentices, Superior is delighted to sponsor the “Apprenticeship Training Award”.

www.superiorltd.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