Organisations that can help with the sourcing the right workforce and support with upskilling staff.

AECC University College

• higher education
• AECC University College website

Arts University Bournemouth (AUB)

• higher education
• AUB website

Bournemouth and Poole College

• further education
• Bournemouth and Poole College website

Bournemouth Chamber of Trade & Commerce

• referrals to business support and networking
• Bournemouth Chamber of Trade & Commerce website

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (BCP)

• ED team provide business support and signpost to partners
• BCP Council website

Bournemouth Coastal BID

• delivering Business Plan by investing in creating a strong trading environment through improving vitality and viability of the area
• Bournemouth Coastal BID website

Bournemouth Town Centre BID

• delivering Business Plan by investing in creating a strong trading environment through improving vitality and viability of the area
• Bournemouth Town Centre BID website.

Bournemouth University

• higher education
• Bournemouth University website

Christchurch BID

• delivering Business Plan by investing in creating a strong trading environment through improving vitality and viability of the area
• Christchurch BID website

Christchurch Chamber

• discuss business development and promotional opportunities and review planning applications, traffic management and town centre issues
• Christchurch Chamber website.

Community Action Network (CAN)

• charity that provides professional and practical support to the voluntary sector in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
• CAN website

Creative UK

• champions, connects, supports and invests in creative people and businesses, Creative UK are a group of diverse and inclusive professionals who believe in the power of creative industries to change lives, placing creativity at the heart of the UK’s culture, economy and education system
• Creative UK website

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

• supports culture, arts, media, sport, tourism, and civil society across every part of England — recognising the UK’s world-leading position in these areas and the importance of these sectors in contributing so much to our economy, way of life and our reputation around the world
• Department for Culture, Media and Sport website

Department for Education

• responsible for children’s services and education, including early years, schools, higher and further education policy, apprenticeships, and wider skills in England
• Department for Education website

Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities (DLUCH)

• supports communities across the UK to thrive, making them great places to live and work.
• DLUCH website

Department for Science Innovation and Technology

• driving innovation that will deliver improved public services, create new better-paid jobs and grow the economy
• Department for Science Innovation and Technology website

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)/Jobcentre Plus (JCP)

• provides job-seeking and training support
• DWP website

Department of Business and Trade

• the department for economic growth, they support businesses to invest, grow and export, creating jobs and opportunities across the country
• Department of Business and Trade website

Dorset Business Mentors

• mentoring support for Dorset businesses
• employed by Dorset Council, Hosted by DGH
• Dorset Business Mentors website

Dorset Chamber

• provide business support (including exporting), networking and online training
• Dorset Chamber website

Dorset Engineering and Manufacturing Cluster (DEMC)

• creates opportunities to collaborate, create and innovate with industry partners, schools, colleges and universities
• hosted (and secretariat) by us
• DEMC website

Dorset Growth Hub

• provide fully funded business start-up and growth support
• DGH is managed by WSX Enterprise
• DGH website

Dorset LEP

• work with local/national providers covering finance, mentoring, business planning and training
• business support and information to find the right advice, support and funding
• contact via email or enquiry form
• Dorset LEP website

Enterprise Europe Network (EEN)

help businesses to innovate and grow internationally

• the EC launched EEN
• co-financed under the European Union’s COSME programme
• EEN website

Federation of Small Business (FSB) – Wessex

• provide advice, financial expertise, support and a lobbying voice in government
• FSB website

Innovate UK

• drive productivity and economic growth by supporting businesses to develop and realise the potential of new ideas through innovation
• non-departmental
• Innovate UK website

Make UK

• enable manufacturers to connect, share, solve problems and create opportunities through regional/ national meetings, groups, events and boards
• Make UK website

Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC)

• based in Coventry, an independent Research & Technology Organisation (RTO) linking academia and industry
• provides support to BCP E&M firms.
• MTC website

Partners in Care (PiC) - Cluster

• multi-stakeholder partnership working to raise the standard and quality of adult social care across Dorset
• Hosted by Bournemouth and Poole College
• PiC website

Poole BID

• delivering Business Plan by investing in creating a strong trading environment through improving vitality and viability of the area
• Poole BID website

Silicon South (SiSo) - Cluster

• a not-for-profit entity supporting the creative digital sectors to expand knowledge, build confidence and develop their potential
• SiSo website

Skills and Learning

• single joint adult learning service across BCP and DC (skills)
• Skills and Learning website

South West Manufacturing Advisory Service (SWMAS)

• design and deliver support to increase productivity, efficiency and skills to reach growth potential
• SWMAS website

UK Government departments, agencies, and public bodies

• building a stronger, greener future by fighting coronavirus, tackling climate change, unleashing innovation and making the UK a great place to work and do business.
• UK Government departments, agencies, and public bodies website