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Jumping right to it at O4B conference
FIRMS in West Dorset are being invited to the first Open 4 Business conference and exhibition being held on October 18. It is being held at the Riviera Hotel in Weymouth from 10am and will concentrate on Platforms for Growth in Dorset in the future. Julie Cleaver, managing director of Open 4 Business Dorset, said [...]

Open 4 Business Dorset 2012 Award Finalists Are Announced
The finalists of the Open 4 Business Dorset Awards have been chosen at a closely contested judging session which was held on Thursday 27th September at the Ocean Room, Weymouth Award entries were up 45% on 2011 entry levels and over 75% of the award entrants entered the 04B awards for the very first time. [...]

Open 4 Business Award Entries Up By 46% On 2011
All Open 4 Business Dorset Award entries are in and entries are up 46% on 2011 levels.
The 2012 Open 4 Business Dorset Award entries have smashed all previous records. In total the number of businesses who entered the awards increased by 30% and the number of award entries increased by 46% on 2011 levels and 60% up on award entries in 2010. Each business was allowed to enter up to 2 award categories.

Be in it to win it…
FIRMS across Dorset have a week left to enter the Open 4 Business awards.
The closing date is looming for entries for the awards, which honour the achievements of Dorset companies and business people.
The gongs will be given out at a ceremony on October 25 at Weymouth College, the main sponsor of the awards.

LAST WEEK TO ENTER OPEN 4 BUSINESS AWARDS – CLOSING DATE MONDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 2012
The closing date for entries to the 2012 Open 4 Business Dorset Awards, is now less than a week away. Entries must be submitted by Monday 24 September 2012 at 5pm.

Platforms For Growth Conference & Exhibition
The first Open 4 Business Dorset Conference will be held on Thursday 18th October 2012 at the Riviera Hotel, Weymouth. This Conference and Business 2 Business exhibition will focus on Platforms for Future Growth, keynote speakers will be sharing information and news relating to initiatives which will contribute to the future growth of the Dorset economy.




























