General Election postal votes
If you have not received your postal vote for the General Election on 4 July 2024, please call us on 01305 838299 so that a replacement can be issued.
Innovation is critical if Dorset is to recover quickly from the recession resulting from COVID-19. Dorset businesses spend less on and have fewer people employed in research and development activity than the UK average. This is in part to there being no University in the Dorset Council area. Therefore levels of innovation are lower than national comparators. This reduces the competitiveness and productivity of Dorset business. Increasing levels of successful innovation is key to increasing productivity and achieving clean and inclusive growth.
All businesses recognise the importance of innovation to good business practise. However, the introduction of appropriate innovation can be challenging for small businesses. Securing funding in a competitive environment can be challenging for larger firms.
We will work with partners to enable innovation to increase productivity, provide higher skilled jobs and work towards a zero-carbon economy.