Business News from BCP Council 🗞️ 27 August 2024
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📈 Supporting Businesses in BCP to Grow
The Bournemouth University Business School is running two new cohorts for the Help to Grow Management programme and is inviting interested businesses to join. The programme, which is designed to support business growth and probability, is 90% Gov funded, and is aimed at decision makers in companies that have been trading for over 12 months and have 5-250 employees.

Each company contributes £750 and in return they can receive up to 50 hours of training, networking and mentoring support spread over a 12-week period. Together, this guidance helps each business to develop a growth action plan relevant to their own specific business needs.

The next cohort starts October 2024 and the following cohort starts January 2025. Bournemouth University can only accept a small number of businesses on each cohort and so booking a place early is therefore advisable.
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Find out more and reserve your place 🔍
📈 Fully Funded Growth & Productivity Groups Are Back
Poole based Evolve is excited to announce the return of their Business Growth & Productivity Groups, delivered in partnership with Dorset LEP.
 
Starting this September, 40 high-potential businesses will have the opportunity to enhance their capabilities through personalised coaching and collaborative group sessions. These sessions will cover strategic growth, funding opportunities, leadership development, international expansion, and much more.
 
The programme runs from September 2024 to March 2025, offering 15 hours of dedicated contact time, designed to help you explore and achieve your full potential.
 
Sector-specific groups are available for businesses in:
  • Engineering & Manufacturing
  • Marine & Maritime
  • Digital & Creative
  • Visitor Economy
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Find out more and register 🔍
🤝 Fully funded growth programmes from Dorset LEP
These are challenging times for business. Dorset LEP is focused on supporting businesses to manage and recover from these impacts to build back a stronger economy. A range of fully funded business growth programmes are available:
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🔐 Defence & Security Supply Chain Programme
The defence sector is rapidly growing and presents significant opportunities for businesses with the right capabilities, innovative products and services. This programme aims to support businesses (in particular those in AEM and Digital) to diversify into this growing sector. Through developing a cluster of local businesses with the right potential, the programme will provide a number of fully funded Workshops & Networking Events to: 
  • Highlight opportunities across the defence sector
  • Understand the supply chain requirements and future procurement opportunities
  • Hear first-hand case evidence from customers and suppliers about their defence journey
  • Collaborate and connect with wider stakeholders and primes
  • Signpost the business to other support organisations
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📢 You Are The Media Lunch Club Returns
📅 12 September 2024  📍 La Mias, Poole Quay

Marketing learning community, You Are The Media (YATM) launch their new learning year.
 
The theme for the first session back is on ‘character.’ Host for this event, Westrow Cooper says, ‘It’s not always about the content you create, but the person you are.’
 
YATM live events have been a part of the BCP area since 2016 and presents a good time to join in, if you haven’t attended before. The learning year consists of four live Lunch Clubs between September and April 2025 and close with YATM Creator Day at Lighthouse, on Thursday 15th May.
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Find out more and register 🔍
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📅 Upcoming events - workshops, networking and more
29 - 31 August: Bournemouth Air Festival
30 August: Register for the Creative and Digital Industries Conference
4 September: Innovate UK briefing event for funding competitions
11 September: Business Futures Coffee and Networking
11 September: Business Masterclass: Strategy & Planning
12 September: You Are The Media - YATM Lunch Club
19 September: Poole Property Club CPD Panel Event
26 September: National Manufacturing Day 2024 - Get involved
4 October: Get Involved with Primary School Careers Activities - Employer Webinar
4 and 11 October: Start a business with Ignite (free course for BCP residents)
9 October:
 FinTech West Conference as part of Bristol Tech Festival
10 October: BCP Film Office Launch
15 October: Business Futures - Dream Planning
16 October: Business Masterclass: Keep Your Business Goals on Track!
21 October: 
Bournemouth & Poole College Employers Breakfast
22 October: Meet the Funder: Dorset with British Business Bank
8 and 15 November: Start a business with Ignite (free course for BCP residents)
13 November: Business Masterclass: Why Customers Will Buy from YOU!
11 December: Business Masterclass: Who Is Your Ideal Customer?
15 January: Business Masterclass: Marketing Strategies
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
Your Economic Development team at BCP Council
Dorset Business Mentors (formerly DorMen)
How to be an age friendly employer - download the pack
Guide: Making business finance work for you
Export advice for SMEs doing business in the UK and overseas
Employer offer from Jobcentre Plus in Dorset
Links to financial support
Funding opportunities from Innovate UK
Guidance for start up funding
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👩‍💻 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
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