The Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce urged Dorset businesses to fight their corner on a rare visit to the county
Bournemouth school lifts off with solicitors
High flyers from Bournemouth School for Girls are set for lift off with legal eagles from Lester Aldridge
Pupils make a splash
Youngsters from a Dorset multi-academy trust made waves when they took part in their annual swimming gala. All six schools in the Heath Academy Trust dived into the competition, which was hosted at St Ives Primary School, near Ringwood. The gala saw 40 children in Years 3 to 6 take part in a variety of races, both individual and relay. … Read More
Dorset businesses in £13.4m support scheme
Essential business support worth up to £13.4 million is available to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across Dorset under a comprehensive scheme launching this week.
Election day plea by DCCI
As the general election approaches on Thursday June 8, Dorset Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) chief executive Ian Girling has outlined his hopes for a business friendly Government. ‘A Government which listens is one we can do business with,’ he says. “In the most significant general election for a generation, it has never been more important to have a … Read More
Staff steel themselves for charity efforts
Staff at Dorset-based SMD are steeling themselves for a series of exhausting charity efforts this summer.
Businesses rally under new banner
More than 5,000 businesses are joining forces under the newly launched Dorset Business Alliance initiative
Dorset hits a record high
Dorset Chamber of Commerce and Industry goes from strength to strength with two new Platinum Business Partners
‘Finance in Dorset’ seminar set to become annual event
A seminar dubbed as ‘speed dating with funders’ proved so successful that it’s now set to become an annual fixture in the Dorset business calendar. More than 80 people attended the inaugural Finance in Dorset event at AFC Bournemouth with organisers PKF Francis Clark describing the response as “superb.” A dozen sources of grant, debt and equity funding took part … Read More
Students blaze a trail in steel
Schools and business forged new links with the launch of the Young Chamber Programme at REIDsteel.