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DGH Governance
FUNDED: GOVERNED:
RGF LANCS UNI
DLEPBIS BOURNEMOUTH
COUNCIL
DELIVERED
WSX Enterprise
Ltd
Dorset Chamber of
Commerce & Industry
MONITORED:OWNED:
ACCOUNTABLE BODY:
DGH Steering Group
DGH team structure
INVESTMENTNick Gregory
INCEPTIONDavid Pitfield
INNOVATIONNigel Reed Smith
INTERNATIONALISATION
Matthew Desimer
BUSINESS NAVIGATORS
Paul Littlefair
Richard Burn
Project Coordinator
(WSX)
Web portal Manager and
Online Advisor (DCCI)
Programme Manager
(WSX)
Project Manager
(WSX)
Jackie Walker
Lucy Cooper
Growth Specialists (WSX)
DCCI
CEO(DCCI)
Ian Girling
Anna Bornstein
TonyLatham
DGH – Tier 1 Partners
High Street Banks: Barclays, NatWest, Lloyds, Barclays, Santander, HSBC, Handelsbanken, Nationwide, Halifax
Local Authorities ED teams (including):•Borough of Poole •Bournemouth Council •Dorset Council
Chambers of Commerce:Represented by the D16 (16 Chambers of Dorset)
FE Institutions:Represented by Bournemouth & Poole College, Weymouth & KMC
HE Institutions: Represented by Bournemouth University, Arts University Bournemouth
FSB
UKTI
MAS
What do we do?
Established to support businesses; •grow, •increase employment, •Improve competitiveness of businesses in Dorset•Encourage inward investment to the area
How do we do it?
We aim to improve efficiency, effectiveness and responsiveness of local business support by;•Understanding customer needs•Improving co-ordination with national support•Introducing services to fill gaps•Eliminating duplication•Signposting & sharing information•Evaluating/continually improving performance
“One Stop Shop”
Based within the Dorset Chamber of Commerce & Industry and is delivered through;•Web portal – www.dorsetgrowthhub.co.uk•Telephone Advice Line – 08454 586480 – Tony Latham•Business Navigators – 121 support and solutions to business needs•Workshops and clinics on relevant, topical and informative subjects.Free service to any business in Dorset
Specialist Support
• Inception – pre start up or early stages of a new business – David Pitfield
• Internationalisation – help in accessing international markets – Matt Desmier
• Innovation – commercialise a new product or service – Nigel Reed Smith
• Investment - £££! Grant funding – 3:1 match funding (Regional Growth Fund) – Nick Gregory
Grant Funding
• Grants available from £5k to £50k• Only available where match funding (3:1) is
available from other sources (Banks, Crowd Funding etc)
Criteria:- More than 5 employees and less than 250.- Based in Dorset- Currently not engaged with funding from RGF- Viable growth and job creation