Business News from BCP Council 🗞️ 7 May 2024
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💡 You Are The Media Creator Day confirmed for 2025
📅 15 May 2025 📍 Lighthouse, Poole

200 people visited Poole last week to attend YATM Creator Day at the Lighthouse, the date for 2025 is now confirmed.
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A day of learning around the theme of relevance and the afternoon dedicated to attendees working together in their own teams. 
 
YATM founder Mark Masters says, “We’re now putting Poole on the map for the rest of the country to come to and enjoy. In the space of a week we have already sold 50 places for summer 25.”
 
Early bird places are available up to Saturday 11th May for £99 (then £155).
Book your place here 🔍
🪩 Business Come Dancing sponsorship opportunities
📅 22 November 2024 📍 Bournemouth Hilton Hotel

Hosted by Steve Harris from BBC Radio Solent, the annual corporate fundraiser matches local business participants with a professional dancer to learn a routine over 10 weeks.

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The dancing couples or groups perform at an exclusive Black Tie gala dinner in front of an audience of colleagues, family and friends as part of an evening of live entertainment. The evening features a champagne reception, silent auction, raffle and a disco until midnight. A panel of guest judges deliberate to find a winner to take home the Glitterball Trophy.
All money raised from the event supports Pavilion Dance South West's core projects which enrich the health and wellbeing of residents and visitors to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
View the sponsorship pack 🔍
🚀 Idea to income - how to start a business today
📅 15 May 2024 ⌚ 09:30 - 10:30 📍 Foundry, Poole

Join Evolve for a ‘to-the-point’ workshop on starting a business. This one-hour session will consider key information including:
  • Validating your business idea.
  • Business structure and naming your business.
  • Legal and financial considerations.
  • Intellectual property and business insurance.

The workshop is aimed at people who are looking to start their own business or small business owners seeking further clarity. 

Find out more and register 🔍
🤝 FinTech: Getting your Go-To-Market strategy right
📅 16 May 2024 ⌚ 14:00 - 15:00 📍 Foundry, Poole

Join this new FinTech masterclass series. Running monthly, it’s specifically designed for South Coast-based startup and scaleup teams who want to start and scale tech companies more effectively.

The goal of the series is to give the local tech community the opportunity to hear from, and directly engage with the people that have helped build globally successful tech companies.

This event is hosted by FinTech West: South Coast Hub. Whilst the focus is on FinTech, anyone associated with starting, scaling, and advising tech companies is welcome.

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Find out more and register 🔍
🗞️ Dorset LEP issues Q.2 newsletter edition
In the Dorset LEP Q.2 e-newsletter Chair of the Board, Cecilia Bufton, gives a brief overview of the Dorset Business landscape and celebrates many of the positive outcomes in the first quarter of the year. This edition is packed with a variety of updates of interest to Dorset businesses and the wider community including…
  • A review of Dorset's economic data & trends: Informing an economic strategy and vision for 2024
  • LEP Business growth programmes and funding opportunities
  • Key events and dates for your diary: including our One Health 2024: We mean business Conference (10 July)
  • News from the Digital Skills and Dorset Careers Hub
Read the newsletter edition 🔍
💡 Secure your place at the Air Festival STEM Village
The dates for Bournemouth Air Festival, organised by BCP Council have been confirmed as Thursday 29 August – Saturday 31 August this year.
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The landmark event is hoping to inspire budding engineers with an enhanced STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) Village on the beach. Following its success since 2021, the innovation-inspired village will feature unique demonstrations and displays from industry-leading companies, both local and national.
As only a limited number of spaces are available, we advise registering interest early to avoid disappointment. For further information and an application form, contact commercial.commercial@bcpcouncil.gov.uk

Grace Benham, Channel Chair at RNLI, said: "The Bournemouth Air Festival includes a fantastic STEM event for businesses to reach and engage with a huge number of young people and their parents, increasing their knowledge of engineering and technology.  The RNLI’s engineering team really enjoy being part of the event, with our apprentices designing the activities on our stand, and our engineers getting involved and leading the activities during the days."
Find out more about commercial opportunities 🔍
📅 Dates for your diary - upcoming events
8 May: Bournemouth Jobs Fair
8 May: FSB Networking at The Foundry, Poole

8 May: Marine and Maritime Launchpad Future Funding
13 May: Growth & Productivity Group (day 2)
14 May: Your Sales and Marketing Guide | Small Business Britain
15 May: T Level Employer Event at Bournemouth & Poole College, Poole Campus
15 May: Idea to Income – How to Start a Business Today
17 May: Dorset Apprenticeship Awards 2024 - Dorset Chamber
17 May: Computing in Business (CiB) 2024
22 May: Boost Your Social Media Presence | Small Business Britain
5 June: Business Futures Coffee and Networking
6 June: Dorset Chamber Business Expo
21-24 June: Festival of Design & Engineering | Bournemouth University
26-27 June: Ocean Tech Expo 24 - Maritime UK South West (maritimeuksw.org)
27 June: Dorset Chamber's 75th Anniversary Gala Dinner
7 August: Bournemouth Jobs Fair
29 - 31 August: Bournemouth Air Festival
30 August: DEMC business breakfast on the beach (enquire here)
11 September: Business Futures Coffee and Networking
15 October: Business Futures - Dream Planning

15 May 2025: You Are The Media Creator Day 2025
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 from 1 October 2023
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
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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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