Dorset Business Angels (DBA) April pitch event has been relaunched as a virtual pitch platform which will enable 5 businesses the opportunity to continue to seek investment from the business angels. Investor pitches include:· An energy storage systems and electric vehicle charging business which aims to produce the first ‘demonstrator’ and become one of the
Dorset Business Angels (DBA) April pitch event has been relaunched as a virtual pitch platform which will enable 5 businesses the opportunity to continue to seek investment from the business angels. DBA Chairman Don McQueen said, “Despite the current Coronavirus pandemic and the extremely challenging times that we are experiencing, we have decided to carry
Saffery Champness Chartered Accountants, QuoStar, and NatWest Bank held their inaugural Manufacturer’s Forum dinner in Wimborne, Dorset on 4th March. The dinner was chaired by Dr John Knowles, former Managing Director and Chairman of DEK – now ASM Assembly Systems, a world leading manufacturer of capital equipment for the electronic assembly industry. The evening saw
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A Bournemouth based business, whose marine navigation platform’s proud boast is that its innovative product is the ‘google maps for sailors’, has grabbed investor attention in their pitch to Dorset Business Angels (DBA), in a Dragon’s Den type pitch. The founder of the business, a former Google employee, is a seasoned sailor who described his
The APPG on Inheritance Tax and Intergenerational Fairness has published proposals for radical reform of the current inheritance tax system. This follows two previous reports from the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS), with the APPG proposing sweeping changes. The APPG is advocating that many reliefs including Business Property Relief and Agricultural Property Relief should be
Senior Partner Nick Fernyhough is celebrating 35 years at Saffery Champness Chartered Accounts. Nick trained with the firm, initially in London, moving to Bournemouth in 1993. He took up a partnership in 1994. Nick commented, “My journey with Saffery Champness has seen significant growth over the years. When I joined the Bournemouth office we had just
Dorset Business Angels (DBA) have announced the date for their next investors’ pitch event which will take place on Monday 10th November at the Hallmark Hotel Bournemouth Carlton and is urging potential investors to book a place at the popular event. Businesses pitch in a Dragon’s Den type forum, in a bid to grab the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sajid Javid, has confirmed that farmers will receive almost £3bn of funding to help them in the transition from the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) to the new UK funding system, as outlined in the Agriculture Bill. After months of focus elsewhere, the UK Agriculture Bill was resurrected in the Queen’s
