Employers were told that training and staff development was the key to success at the latest Granby Business Breakfast
Granby Business Breakfast is talk of town
Successful pitches and presentations were the talk of the latest Granby Business Breakfast at Weymouth Football Club. Rosie Barfoot and Bev Hepting from Casterbridge Speakers gave attendees tips about how best to present their businesses and put their message across when they appeared at the monthly event. Speakers also included Emma Sadiwskyj-Frewer from the Business Travel Network talking about funding … Read More
Stage set for DCCI events and marketing manager
A new events and marketing manager is set to help drive further growth at Dorset Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI). Stuart Dixon has stepped into the critical role at the leading business support organisation as it continues to modernise and expand. He is aiming to bolster the Chamber’s packed programme of more than 100 events and introduce new initiatives … Read More
Budget welcomed by Dorset Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Dorset Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) chief executive Ian Girling today welcomed business friendly measures in the Budget.
Cutting Stamp Duty corners is road to ruin
A Portsmouth chartered surveyors has warned investors against cutting corners in a bid to beat a Stamp Duty rise in April.
HMOs remodelled to meet new demand
Dorset’s biggest private landlord has turned another of its ‘houses of multiple occupancy’ (HMOs) into self-contained flats as it continues to remodel its housing stock to meet local need. DWP Housing Partnership invested £350,000 in the Westbourne property in Norwich Avenue West that now has 11 flats rather than multiple rooms with shared facilities. In the last two years, the … Read More
Raising the Voice
The peckish people behind the Village Voice magazine in Kinson, Bournemouth, had lots to talk about when they won the Yellow Buses’ #2cake Friday competition. Bob Wright, Chairman of the Kinson Business Forum and of Poppies florist, retweeted a Yellows’ tweet and was picked at random to receive two cakes. They were delivered by Fiona Harwood and Ollie Wheatley from the Yellows … Read More
Juniors are up for the challenge
When it comes to taking part in their first ever Rock Challenge, one Bournemouth primary school did not have to look too far for inspiration. The youngsters from Elm Academy have had the full support of their sister senior Academies, Oak Academy and LeAF Studio – perennial winners in both the Bournemouth and Southern Premier Rock Challenge finals. After years … Read More