#happyinternationalwomensday! To celebrate #IWD2022 we're launching We Mean Business - a local campaign to advocate, inspire & empower women in business now and in the future. Scroll through our our story for local labour insights on the impact of #women, #fempreneurs and #womeninbusiness have on our local economy, hear from women in our #WMBDorset community & use #WMBDorset to share your inspo with us. Help us on our mission to show that female leadership is possible and that together, We Mean Business: https://bit.ly/37eg2CL #WMBDorset #inspire #advocate #empower Dr Corrina Osborne, Rebecca Davies, Mira Koseva, Cecilia Bufton, Sara Uzzell, Arabella Lewis-Smith, Sophia ‘Puff’ Story, Sophie Parsons Finn Morgan, Ian Girling, Andrew Diprose Dorset Gateway, Dorset Chamber, Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, The LEP Network, BCP Council, Dorset Council UK
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April 2024 - Dorset LEP Q.2 e-Newsletter: We’ve just issued the Q.2 edition of our e-newsletter. Packed full of news and updates for Dorset business and the wider community, you can read (and sign up to receive it – if you don’t already!) it here: https://lnkd.in/ex7YfDhj Dorset Chamber | BCP Council | Dorset Council UK | Cecilia Bufton | Vinita Nawathe | Rebecca Davies | Shelley Collins-Trevett | Jan Champney | Helen Stevenson | Dorset Careers Hub | Digital Skills Hub | Kaoutar Addi
April 2024 - Q.2 Dorset LEP E-Newsletter | Dorset LEP
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April is Bowel Cancer Awareness month. In support of Wessex Cancer Alliance we’re proud to share the story of our Board Member Ian Girling, Dorset Chamber - in a bid to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms and when you should speak to your GP. #BowelCancer #WessexBowelCancerCampaign
Chief Executive at Dorset Chamber, Dorset LEP Board Member, Weymouth College Board Member, member of the Dorset Integrated Care Partnership, GU6 Champion and member of British Chambers of Commerce South West.
We are shining a light on men's health at the moment with our forthcoming men's wellbeing event and April is Bowel Cancer Awareness month. Bowel cancer is the 4th most common cause of cancer and every year 43,000 people are diagnosed and 1 in 15 males will be experience this. Last year I suffered a slipped disc and underwent an MRI scan. As a side issue, the doctors weren't happy with the shape of my bowel and I went through a number of tests for bowel cancer. Luckily I had the all clear but it was a worrying time and I knew I had some symptoms but ignored them. A few weeks ago I pushed myself out of my comfort zone and recorded a short video with the Wessex Cancer Alliance to raise awareness of symptoms and encourage people to get tested if they think anything is wrong. The tests are painless and I want to encourage men not to worry about the embarrassment factor and don't ignore symptoms. Karen Smith Debbie Anderson Jemma Jones Caron Khan Liz Willingham Chart.PR MCIPR Caroline Sharp Greg Lear Paul Tansey Matthew Fretten Tony Brown Gareth Sherwood Dorset Chamber Helen Stacey #wellbeing #business #events #health
Bowel Cancer Awareness month - Ian's Story
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Growing local economies... Following the announcement back in October for eight Innovate UK Launchpad funds it’s great to see today’s announcement marking the first round of investments, providing each cluster with an equal share of £16 million. Dorset LEP Business | Vinita Nawathe | Shelley Collins-Trevett | Cecilia Bufton
The Innovate UK Launchpad programme is offering £16 million funding into 101 new projects. The programme is designed to support clusters of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and the most innovative businesses to progress their ideas toward commercialisation, contributing to local economic growth. Eight Innovate UK Launchpads were announced in October 2023 and today’s announcement marks the first round of investments, providing each cluster with an equal share of £16 million. These investments will contribute to growing innovative businesses across the following eight clusters. 👉Net zero industry Launchpad 👉Digital technologies Launchpad 👉Health technologies Launchpad 👉Agri-tech and food technology Launchpad 👉Marine and maritime Launchpad 👉Bio-based manufacturing Launchpad 👉Immersive and creative industries Launchpad 👉Life and health sciences Launchpad To find out more visit, https://lnkd.in/eBvDjEPU
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Helping champion Dorset as a place to live, work and invest: Dorset Ambassador Spring Breakfast Thanks to twenty of our Dorset Ambassadors from local businesses and organisations who joined us this morning at AECC University College for the first of our Dorset Ambassador Business Breakfasts of 2024. Shelley Collins-Trevett, Head of Business Growth & Inward Investment at Dorset LEP says: “It was a great opportunity for local businesses and partner organisations to come together to gain first-hand updates from Dorset LEP on our work and to network. Plus, it was also a chance to learn more about the great work going on in Health Sciences at the AECC University College and to take a tour of their state-of-the-art clinical training facilities. Thank you to all at AECC for your energy and hospitality." To find out more about our work with Business Ambassadors and their role check out this news update on our website: https://lnkd.in/e7wv4NF8 Shelley Collins-Trevett | Cecilia Bufton | Rebecca Davies | Dr Claire Nadaf | BCP Council | Dorset Council UK | Dorset Chamber
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Digital Skills Hub Boscombe gains national Award and £15k prize for the community: https://lnkd.in/eTFsDPr7 We’re delighted that our work in partnership with BCP Council in operating The Digital Skills Hub in Boscombe was recognised with Visa 'Let's Celebrate Towns' award win! Reflecting on the Award win last week, Rebecca Davies says: “Winning the ‘Visa – Let’s Celebrate Towns’ award will help shine a light on Boscombe and its talented, diverse and creative community. We are proud of the difference the Digital Skills Hub is making to the people in the community of Boscombe and their skills; by actively enhancing digital literacy, boosting employability and helping people to confidently engage with the digital world in a safe and welcoming space. Thanks to everyone who has supported and our small and mighty team who help deliver this.” 🏆 One of just seven other winners of Visa's ‘Let’s Celebrate Towns’ Awards (backed by the British Retail Consortium) chosen in celebration of the hundreds of Towns across the UK that are helping businesses and communities to thrive. 📈 As part of our vision for a high-skilled workforce, that meets the needs of Dorset’s growing economy and priority sectors we work with partners to ensure residents have the right skills mix for the jobs in demand. 🙋♀️ Our work to deliver the Digital Skills Hub in Boscombe is just one example. Funded by BCP Council, we operate the Digital Skills Hub with the clear mission to address digital exclusion by boosting IT skills and confidence. ⌨ You can find out more about the Digital Skills Hub has to offer here: https://lnkd.in/eA8JBjYv Dorset LEP Business | Cecilia Bufton | Vinita Nawathe | Dorset Chamber | BCP Council | Dorset Council UK | Rebecca Davies | Kaoutar Addi | Visa | Mandy Lamb
NATIONAL AWARD WIN FOR BOSCOMBE'S DIGITAL SKILLS HUB | Dorset LEP
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Calling all potential Angel Investors in the South West: 😇 💷 Important dates for your diary! We are proud to be a collaborative partner of Tech South West's Angel Investor Programme (AIP) – which aims to increase investment capacity in our region and drive economic growth by identifying, educating, and supporting new individual investors, and building a diverse investment community in the Great South West. If you are interested in finding out more, click here: https://lnkd.in/dhNUF2nC Key Dates for your diary… The following events are coming up across the South West hosted by Tech South West designed to showcase the potential of Angel Investor opportunities across the region: 😇 Thursday 14 March - TSW Angel Investor Programme Investor Showcase at the COTIE Launch Pad, Centre of Technology and Innovation Excellence, Petroc College, Barnstaple EX31 2BQ. To book your place click here: https://lnkd.in/ejAWbvN5 😇 Wednesday 20 March - SW Investment Summit, Winslade Park, Exeter, EX5 1FY: https://lnkd.in/edEvt6AR 😇 Tuesday 26 March - British Business Bank’s “Meet the Funder”, Plymouth, PL1 3RP: https://lnkd.in/eU9w-K6u Tech South West Funding Lead, Ben Cooper, will be on hand at all these events to spread the news on the Angel Investor Programme, so if you can’t make them do get in touch with him directly. Tech South West - Ben Cooper | Great South West | Dorset Chamber | Dorset LEP Business - Shelley Collins-Trevett
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In celebration of National Careers Week and our brilliant Dorset Careers Hub team who yesterday delivered and hosted #NorthDorsetCareersDay. 🎉 A fantastic opportunity to inspire the hundreds of young people (in Years 8 - 11) who came along from seven schools in the area, into finding out more about the world of work and potential future careers options; thanks to all the (35+) businesses and organisations from key sectors who helped achieve this! #NCWDorset Dorset Careers Hub
We are so excited to be hosting our North Dorset Careers Day (during National Careers week!) Taking place at The Exchange Sturminster Newton, we have just under 40 exhibitors representing key sectors and organisations across the county, ready to engage with schools within the North Dorset postcode area. We have young people from Year 8 - Year 11 attending today, from the following schools: The Gryphon School, Sturminster Newton High School, Gillingham School, Shaftesbury School, The Blandford School, The Forum Centre and Yewstock School. Looking forward to a fantastic day ahead! #NCWDorset #NorthDorsetCareersDay #careers #education #employers #ncw2024 Jan Champney Clare Dunn Helen Stevenson Yasmin Brown Janek Tarnawski Penny Ballyntyne Laura Bush Catherine Beater David Wakeford Rebecca Davies Dorset Council UK The Careers & Enterprise Company Dorset LEP
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Attention Dorset businesses with a focus on agriculture, food production and technology and those interested in the development of a secure and sustainable food supply chain. Tickets are still available for the South West AgriTech Showcase on 21 March at Westpoint Arena in Exeter. Booking closes on 19 March. Get your tickets here: https://lnkd.in/eGxbdmz5 🐄 With Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, and Somerset home to a third of the country’s farms; supplying meat, dairy, fish and poultry products. 🚜 Agri-tech can help those farms to be even more efficient while meeting the nation’s needs. Dorset Council UK | BCP Council | Great South West | Joanna Rufus | | Dorset LEP Business | Shelley Collins-Trevett | Satellite Applications Catapult | @Environmental Space Living Labs | Dorset Chamber |
In support of our partners, the South West AgriTech group, we encourage businesses with a focus on agriculture, food production and technology to join the SW AgriTech Showcase on 21 March at Westpoint Arena in Exeter. https://lnkd.in/evUumpPs With food security cited as one of the biggest challenges facing the UK, agri-tech is recognised as a major component in the development of a secure and sustainable food supply chain. Responding to this critical need, this year’s AgriTech Showcase will focus on the commercialisation and adoption of new, innovative and impactful agri-tech. Book your tickets here for South West AgriTech Showcase 2024, sponsored by Satellite Applications Catapult and Environmental Space Living Labs: https://lnkd.in/eGxbdmz5 Dorset Council UK | BCP Council | Great South West | Joanna Rufus | Dorset LEP Business | Satellite Applications Catapult | @Environmental Space Living Labs
Commercialisation of agri-tech focus of SW showcase
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Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership shines a light on Homes as a key to the Economy: Our 'Homes & The Economy' Conference last week gained consensus as a catalyst for collaboration on Dorset's housing crisis. Check out this short film clip which is a summary of the Conference: https://lnkd.in/eX9rPP-i You can find out more, including access to Conference presentations, from our news release: https://lnkd.in/eYxjkQac Cecilia Bufton | Vinita Nawathe | Rebecca Davies | Duncan Maclennan | Paul Read - Magna Housing Ltd | Andrew Billany - Dorset Council UK | Selina White| Oliver Burrows - Treehouse Consultancy | Matt Prosser - Dorset Council UK | Paul Britton - Local Government Association | Dorset Chamber | Great South West
Dorset LEP Housing Final
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We’re looking forward to being a part of Bournemouth Business Expo along with our team from Dorset Careers Hub this week (Thurs 7 March). Come and meet our team on stand 15 at this FREE event for local businesses. Find out how Dorset LEP is working for the prosperity of Dorset by supporting the long-term resilience of our businesses, workforce and communities and how our Careers Hub team is working with employers, schools and colleges to deliver excellence in careers education. We hope to see you there!
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