Business News from BCP Council 🗞️ 17 June 2024
image
💸 FinTech West South Coast Summer Showcase
📅 25 June 2024 9am - 12pm 📍 Bournemouth & Poole College

FinTech West - South Coast is a growing, vibrant community with loads of enthusiasm. If you are based in, near or simply want to be part of this dynamic region, come along and get involved. We'll get you up to date on all things FinTech from the South Coast and elsewhere plus you'll meet a great bunch of people. The agenda includes:
image
  • South Coast update
  • Key FinTech activity across the UK
  • Accelerating your businesses growth
  • Future captains of industry
  • Don't be complacent, be compliant
  • Funding and Finance Opportunities
  • Putting the South Coast on the global FinTech map
Find out more and register 🔍
 Skill Up BCP Launch Event
📅 17 July 2024  📍 Poole Adult Learning Centre

We are excited to invite you to our FREE Skill Up launch event to discuss how our Skill Up programme can benefit your organisation and the people you support.
image
Find out more 🔍
♻️ Sustainable Business Award extended
This Summer, the Sustainable Business Network is delighted to say they have added a new ‘nature recovery’ category to celebrate businesses who are going the extra mile to help recover nature in Dorset. Whether you have a large outside space or not there are plenty of actions you can take from leaving a wild pitch for pollinators, installing a water butt, or donating a tree.   

There are now six levels of award, you just need to complete any three actions within a category to gain an award level. Email your completed checklist to litterfreedorset@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk to receive your award and please do get in touch if you have any questions.

Download the award checklist from the Litter Free Dorset website to see what changes you could make in your business.
image
Download the checklist 🔍
🤝 Careers & Apprenticeship Show 2025
📅 18 March 2025  📍 Bournemouth International Centre

Bookings for CAS 2025 have now opened and stands are selling fast. 50% of the sponsorship space has been sold already. 
 
2024 was the largest and most successful event yet – with 2025 looking to be even bigger!
image
Find out more and register 🔍
💸 Creative Catalyst Challenge Fund - applications open
Creative Catalyst Challenge Fund is back for its second round and is now accepting proposals for funding, targeting innovative R&D projects that aim to decarbonise or reduce waste within the Creative Industries. With a total grant pot of £250,000, the fund is designed to support creative entrepreneurs and companies in the UK working towards reducing their environmental impact and contributing to net-zero goals. 

Closing date: 22 July 2024
image
Find out more and apply 🔍
📢 Business Skills. Sorted! New directories available
The Brand New ‘Business Skills. Sorted!’ electronic directories for Dorset and Somerset are now available to access and download free of charge from the  Dorset and Somerset Training Provider Network Website
 
The Business Skills Directories  have been Sponsored by the Dorset LSIP and Somerset LSIF and have been specifically developed to:
  1. Guide businesses on the skills development, education, and training options available for them and their staff.
  2. Explain and simplify the training opportunities available to businesses.
  3. Provide businesses with contact details and information about local skills and training organisations.
image
Find out more 🔍
📅 Dates for your diary - upcoming events
20 June: Summer Speak Easy | Silicon South
20 June: FinTech Masterclass - Staying on the right side of the law
21-24 June: Festival of Design & Engineering | Bournemouth University
25 June: FinTech West - South Coast Summer Showcase
26-27 June: Ocean Tech Expo 24 - Maritime UK South West (maritimeuksw.org)
27 June: Dorset Chamber's 75th Anniversary Gala Dinner
3 July: Grow Your Business With Dorset Chamber
10 July: One Health 2024: We Mean Business Conference | Dorset LEP
11 July: LinkedInLocal Bournemouth
12 July: You Are The Media Summer Party ’24
17 July: 
Skill Up BCP Launch Event
7 August: Bournemouth Jobs Fair
29 - 31 August: Bournemouth Air Festival
30 August: DEMC business breakfast on the beach (Dorset based E&M business enquire here for tickets now on sale)
11 September: Business Futures Coffee and Networking
13 September: Great South West: Delivering for the UK
26 September: National Manufacturing Day 2024 - Get involved
15 October: Business Futures - Dream Planning
18 March 2025: The Careers and Apprenticeship Show
15 May 2025: You Are The Media Creator Day 2025
Bournemouth Air Festival Hospitality - useful links
Additional support and resources
April 2024 - Q.2 Dorset LEP e-Newsletter
Free diagnostic and match-funded grants from BCP Council
Guide: Making business finance work for you
Export advice for SMEs doing business in the UK and overseas
New Fire Safety Regulations
Single use plastics ban 2023
Evolve Business Accelerator (Royal Arcade Boscombe)
Employer offer from Jobcentre Plus in Dorset
Links to financial support
The Heat Training Grant
Dorset Business Angels
Global Explorers - Innovate UK
The South West Investment Fund
Horizon Scanning and Bid Writing support from Dorset LEP
Grants to support young people with business start-up costs
Directory of current funding and support on gov.uk
Funding opportunities from Innovate UK
Guidance for start up funding
image Share
image Tweet
image Share
image Forward
🔧 ⚙️ 👷 🏗️ 📋 💷 🛍️ 🤝 ⛵ 👩‍💻 📱 💡
image
image
image
image
image
Copyright © 2024 BCP Council, All rights reserved.
You are receiving this email because you have subscribed to one or more topics in our BCP Council news and updates service.

Want to change how you receive these emails?
You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from BCP Council emails.
image
image

Text-only version of this email

FinTech West Event, Skill Up BCP launch and more.
View this email in your browser
bcpcouncil.gov.uk/business
👩‍💻 ED Team visit FOUNDRY in Poole
The Economic Development (ED) team at BCP Council visited FOUNDRY in Poole for an exclusive preview and tour of the brand new co-working space that will soon be welcoming startup and established businesses, freelancers and networkers.
Adam Walker, founder, said: "FOUNDRY will be offering the Poole business community a platform to meet clients, contacts and build connections. Great to show the BCP ED team around and give them a sneak peak of our private offices, dedicated desks, meeting rooms and boutique members work lounge".
Businesses interested in learning more can get in touch and book a tour.
Adam Walker, FOUNDRY (front, 3rd from left), and the BCP Council ED Team.
The ED team work on behalf of businesses across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, from small independents to large employers, helping them get the support they need to grow, create jobs and be successful.
Find out more about FOUNDRY 🔍
♻️ Limited places remaining for Climate Essentials
Climate Essentials is an online carbon management system that makes climate action easy, engaging, and affordable for businesses. We streamline the journey to net zero by measuring, managing, and reducing emissions.
Climate Essentials is available at no cost for one year to SMEs with up to 250 employees based within the BCP Council conurbation.
Find out more and register your interest 🔍
📢 Poole Harbour Commissioners (PHC) new CEO
Poole Harbour Commissioners (PHC) are pleased to announce that Captain Brian Murphy will be taking over as CEO of PHC from Jim Stewart on 1^st July 2023. Brian has been with the organisation since 2004. He was appointed as Harbour Master in 2008 and was given the extra responsibility of Marine & Port Director in 2018.
Read the full Press Release 🔍
🏆 You Are The Media Creator Day - this Thursday
* 📅 Thursday 27 April 2023
* 📍 Lighthouse, Poole
A day for direction for businesses to become self sufficient with their content and message. Find momentum to be a leading voice in your industry and build your audience, so people stay with you.
To help make this event affordable, BCP businesses, Foundry,
Magic Digits
and SAFI Valves
, is now £45.
View the agenda, schedule, speakers and book ✅
📅 More upcoming events and workshops
* Free events from Small Business Britain
+ 27 April: Elevate: Writing copy that stands out
+ 28 April: Create a winning business strategy
* 27 April: You Are The Media Creator Day
* 3 May: Discover how T-Levels can work in your workplace
* 11 May: Speak Easy by Silicon South
* 12 May: Computing in Business (CiB)
* 31 Aug to 3 Sept: Bournemouth Air Festival STEM Marquee (enquire here
Additional support and resources
FREE support programme
for Dorset businesses
Training and employment schemes
for your business
HMRC business advice page
Employer offer
from Jobcentre Plus in Dorset
Workplace and mental health advice from the BCP Together
platform
Visit Dorset LEP website
for information on business support
Business Crime Reporting Guide
from Dorset Police
♻️ Help to get your organisation to Net Zero
Free carbon reduction platform
for BCP based businesses
Links to financial support
UK Global Screen Fund: International Co-production Strand
Grants to support young people with business start-up costs
Directory of current funding and support
on gov.uk
Funding opportunities from Innovate UK
Guidance for start up funding
Share
Tweet
Share
Forward
🔧 ⚙️ 👷 🏗️ 📋 💷 🛍️ 🤝 ⛵ 👩‍💻 📱 💡
mailto:economicdevelopment@bcpcouncil.gov.uk
Copyright © 2024 BCP Council, All rights reserved.
You are receiving this email because you have subscribed to one or more topics in our BCP Council news and updates service.
Want to change how you receive these emails?
You can update your preferences
.
============================================================
Show All