2. DGH Governance FUNDED:GOVERNED: RGF LANCS UNI DLEP BIS BOURNEMOUTH COUNCIL DELIVERED WSX Enterprise Ltd Dorset Chamber of Commerce & Industry MONITORED: OWNED: ACCOUNTABLE BODY: DGH Steering Group

3. DGH team structure INVESTMENT Nick Gregory INCEPTION David Pitfield INNOVATION Nigel 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 Tony Latham

4. 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

5. What do we do? Established to support businesses; grow, increase employment, Improve competitiveness of businesses in Dorset Encourage inward investment to the area

6. 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

7. “One Stop Shop” Based within the Dorset Chamber of Commerce & Industry and is delivered through; Web portal – www.dorsetgrowthhub.co.ukwww.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

8. 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

9. 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

10. Grant Funding Innovation Funding £5k to £10k Match Funding 1:1 Viable growth and job creation