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It's ladies' night

WEYMOUTH women missed out on the honours at the Langtry Manor Venus Awards Dorset.

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Firms urged to ‘grow their own’ apprentices

EMPLOYERS are being encouraged to support young people and local talent.

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Chance to win top gong

SPONSORS of the Dorset Business Awards are calling on the best examples of responsible business in the county to enter this year’s Business Engagement with the Community Award.

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Exhibit at hotel open day

FIRMS are invited to exhibit at the Business Open Day at the George Albert Hotel on Thursday, July 4.

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Time to get connected

BASEPOINT Weymouth is to host its next free ‘networking hub’ on Wednesday, July 10, which will include a presentation from Cary Lowney of Barclays Bank.

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Tasteful app for tablet

A TASTE of Dorset is coming to an iPad near you.

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Speak with confidence

PEOPLE who want to learn the first steps to speaking confidently in public are invited to a session run by the Weymouth and Portland Chamber of Commerce.

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Transformer wins award

A COMPANY specialising in transforming performance in people picked up a top award.

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Property chief talks

Mickey Jones from DJ Property is speaking at the next breakfast meeting of Weymouth and Portland Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, July 2 at the Rendezvous at 8am.

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New Forest businesses encouraging visitors to leave their cars behind

Hundreds of businesses in the New Forest National Park have been given a free memory stick full of images, maps and videos to encourage visitors to leave their cars behind.

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Free spares for stoves

COUNTY: Manufacturer Arada has launched a free spares and accessories collection service.

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Firm builds extension

Wareham-based steel construction specialists Jade Aden Ltd have been contracted to build a 100 sq m extension to the workshops of Horton Commercials on the Ferndown Industrial Estate. The extra...

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Top three are named

The winners of Weldmar’s Business 500 Club for May 2013 are as follows: First: Green Thumb. Second: Treasure Trails Dorset. Third: Pugsley Revill. Fourth: GP Metals

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Traders set up group

LYME REGIS: Business owners in Lyme Regis are invited to attend the first ever Lyme Regis Business Group meeting.

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Store recycling scheme helps dancers

 A DORCHESTER supermarket is urging people to wake up and smell the coffee and start recycling their packaging.

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Hunt on for top business women

The search has begun for Dorset’s leading business woman of 2013.

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Golden moment for newly refurbished hotel

 A CELEBRATORY evening fit for a president was held at the White House Hotel in Charmouth.

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Open day recruitment in Dorchester

A DORCHESTER-based nursing and homecare specialist is holding an open day to find additional registered nurses, homecare assistants and community care assistants.

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Top judges rate West Dorset pies

A WEST DORSET pie maker has scooped top awards at the annual British Pies Awards.

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Weymouth Bid to make a brighter future

THE new chairman of the Weymouth Business Improvement District (BID) hopes to be counting a big increase in visitors to Weymouth and Portland.

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Hunt is on to find a manager for Weymouth Bid.

THE hunt is on to find a manager for the BID.

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Weymouth chamber to have a ball

TICKETS are on sale for the Weymouth and Portland Chamber of Commerce autumn ball which is being held at the Weymouth and Portland Sailing Academy.

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Putting Dorset on the map

FIRMS that help put Dorset on the tourist map are being urged to enter the Echo-backed Dorset Business Awards.

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Taking a stand for quality Dorset produce

MORE businesses have signed up to take a stand at the Dorset Seafood Festival, its chairman told members of Weymouth and Portland Chamber of Commerce.

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Horse box pizza offering good food on the hoof

KEEP your eyes peeled for an unusual horse box visiting a field near you soon.

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Dorchester silver screen apprentices trained to gold standard

A CINEMA in Dorchester is giving local apprentices the chance to set their career paths in motion.

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Making Dorset appointments

DORSET company Olives Et Al has welcomed a new member to its management team.

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Celebrating county day in business boosting bid

A VILLAGE store celebrated ‘Dorset Day’ in a drive to boost business.

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Units set to create jobs

JOBS will be created in Swanage with 18 new business units set to be built.

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Jeweller shining at award night

A DORCHESTER jeweller has won two precious prizes at national jewellery industry awards.

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Solicitors backing Midnight Walk

BUSINESSES are being urged to think about helping charities go the distance.

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House with 1,000-year lease to be auctioned

WHEN a lawyer assigned the lease on this house, it was the year that the future first American president George Washington became a master mason, the British Museum was founded by an Act of Parliament...

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Retention successes

DORSET-based family brewer Hall & Woodhouse has announced a 98 per cent retention rate for business partners making it past their first year.

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All aboard for networking fun

THE Dorset Echo reeled in members of the business community with a day of hospitality on board luxury yacht 777 during the Dorset Seafood Festival.

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Invite goes out to entrepreneurs

Dorset is looking for its own leading entrepreneur.

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Jobs created as Halfords Autocentre opens in Weymouth

SIX new jobs have been created with the opening of a new garage on an industrial estate in Weymouth.

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Bournemouth Hospital encourage firms to go for customer service prize

NUFFIELD Health Bournemouth Hospital is encouraging firms to put themselves forward for the Nuffield Health Excellence in Customer Service Award in this year’s Dorset Business Awards in association...

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Restaurant holding musical night to celebrate prize

A POUNDBURY restaurant is holding a musical evening to celebrate winning an award.

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Family businesses to be rewarded for contributions to the county

FAMILY businesses are to be rewarded for the contribution they make to Dorset’s economy, history and culture.

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Apprentice Jo among best again with top award

A DORCHESTER apprentice has laid down a marker after being recognised for the second year running.

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Ex-Weymouth delivery driver steers career towards cakes

A FORMER Weymouth delivery driver has steered her career in a new direction to become an award-winning cake baker.

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Ex-Budmouth College student puts in hard graft to gain experience

WITH A-levels results day looming tomorrow, many local teenagers have some important decisions ahead. Should they go to university if their heart’s not in it because it’s ‘what is expected’? Or should...

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Ex-apprentice Lydia snaps up a career in photography

LYDIA Cobb has been taken on as a full-time employee at Andy Whale’s Seven Springs Studio.

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Highlighting our retail excellence

THE best examples of work in the county’s retail industry are being sought out for the second year running.

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Still time to enter Dorset Business Awards

DORSET Business Awards’ organisers are issuing a final call for entries.

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Development to create hundreds of jobs

HUNDREDS of jobs will be created through a new business park in North Dorset.

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Golf day for charity

The Commercial Law Practice is holding a charity golf day at the Dorset Golf and Country Club in Wareham on September 24, starting at 10am.

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Autumn ball for lifeboats

 The Weymouth and Portland Chamber of Commerce is raising money for the RNLI at its autumn ball on Saturday, October 19.

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Networking at breakfast

The next meeting of the Dorvil Business Club and Network Group is on Friday at the George Albert Hotel in Evershot at 6.45am for a 7am breakfast.

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Hotel builds luxury beach huts

Luxury beach huts will be built by on a Victorian hotel’s stretch of beach near Swanage.

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