We are incredibly lucky in Dorset to have so many options for business support. From start-up to established SME’s, there are numerous services and organisations to help grow and develop your business. The Dorset Gateway can help to navigate the extensive available options to source the most relevant support for your business.
Please see below a variety of the workshops, events, training and funding opportunities available in March:
Dorset Engineering and Manufacturing with SWMAS (South West Manufacturers)
Productivity 2020 Workshop: March 21, 8:30 am – 12:30 pm, The Tank Museum, Bovington, BH20 6JG
Join Dorset EMC and SWMAS for an interactive, half day, workshop.
Learn how productivity improvements can be made by engaging and working with your existing people and equipment, real-life case studies where measurable increases have been achieved.
Silicon South
How to Build a Website with Wix.com Website Builder: March 5, 9:30 am – 1:30 pm, Weymouth – Dorset Growth Hub
Innovate UK
Interested in applying for funding through Innovate UK competitions, search here for current offerings. Please contact the Dorset Gateway for help and application support
Dorset Gateway Bid Writing Support Service
Innovate UK – Funding Hack: March 15th, 8:30 am – 10:00 am
Up to £4.7bn is available in Innovate UK Challenge Fund grants. Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) is hosting a bid writing pop-up grant funding hack event to help companies access this funding.
Dorset Growth Hub
The Dorset Growth Hub provides free, fully funded business support available to new, start-up and existing businesses.
Click here for full listings of events for March.
Outset
Helps start up and supports them through the first two years.
Click here for full list of upcoming events.
The Arts Development Company
Museums and Digital Influencers: 11th March, 1 pm, – 4 pm, Poole Museum.
Digital Media Influencers are reaching audiences that traditional marketing avenues simply can’t keep up with. This is recognised in the commercial industries, shown by a rise in engaging Online Influencers to promote brands and products. Particularly, now tourism destinations around the world are inviting Travel bloggers alongside traditional magazine and newspaper journalists to promote their destinations.
Dorset Community Action
Free Community Networking Opportunity: 6th March 2019, Purbeck
Inspiring Stories Event: 7th March, 7 pm -9.30 pm, CLARC, BH21 1EB
As part of Dorset Women’s Week 2019 (2nd – 9th March) Dorset Community Action would like to welcome and invite you to an evening of inspiring stories from two of our member organisations WAND and PIKILILY and also SOUND KITCHEN, a pop-up vegan cafe now based at CLaRC, our community centre in Wimborne.
Dorset Food and Drink
Wild and Foraged: March 18th, 7 pm
For everything you ever wanted to know about foraging, mushroom hunting, edible weeds and sea vegetables, John Wright will be our guest host for one night only to share his experience and knowledge of everything wild. Author or River Cottage Handbooks on hedgerows, edible seashore and mushrooms John regularly hosts talks and foraging trips along the Dorset coast.
To assist you to find the right path to grow and develop your business, the Dorset Gateway team are here to help. Get in touch with Suzannah or Tom on 01202 714800 for more information.