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Tom Gozney - from ‘professional alcoholic’ to building $100m pizza oven business
Retail
The entrepreneur speaks to BusinessLive about how he overcame addiction and built Dorset-based pizza oven firm Gozney into a global brand
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South West business Budget predictions and wish lists ahead of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s speech
The Budget
You can keep up to date with all the latest news from the Budget via our live blog which you can find on BusinessLive's home page
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‘Positive picture’ for South West firms as confidence hits one-year high
Economy
A NatWest survey of bosses across the region reported rising output, sales and employment
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Dorset port set for expansion after securing largest investment in its history
Logistics
Portland Port will use the funds to boost its capacity for cruise ships
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Telecoms equipment firm 4Com expands with fourth deal in 10 months
Deals
Bournemouth-based 4Com has made Shropshire-based Reach Digital Telecoms its latest acquisition
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PwC finds South West now second best place in the º£½ÇÊÓƵ for women in the workplace
International Women's Day
The region had been ranked as the best place in the country for women to work by the accounting firm for three consecutive years
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Women leaders at Dorset tech firm on how to thrive in 'male dominated' sector
International Women's Day
Three senior figures at Wimborne-based Talk Think Do have offered their advice to other women on how to pursue a career in the industry
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Online marketplace OnBuy ranked Europe’s fastest growing e-commerce firm
Retail
The Bournemouth-based business has reported a more than 3,000% rise in revenue since 2018
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Lush hits back at former CEO's firm in £216.8m shares sale row
Retail
The Dorset-based cosmetics firm criticised Silverwood Brands - that company says it will 'vigorously defend its position'
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2023 FSB South West Small Business Awards winners revealed
SMEs
Women’s urinal creators Peequal and the Devon Seaweed Company were among the firms to home prizes on the night
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South West firms secured almost half a billion in VC funding in 2022
Finance
A KPMG report found almost half of the businesses in the region that secured investment were based in Bristol
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£10m Poole apartment block completed by local housebuilder
Housing
Local firm AJC Group has finished building the rental scheme on the site of a former One Stop shop and a Motabitz car accessories store
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South West to be º£½ÇÊÓƵ’s third-fastest growing region, EY report finds
Economy
Research from the financial services giant has forecast two South West cities will be among the º£½ÇÊÓƵ’s top cities for employment growth between 2024-26
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Lush in row with former CEO’s firm over sale of near 20% stake
Retail
Silverwood Brands, of which former Lush chief executive Andrew Gerrie is an executive director, said it had bought 19.8% of the Dorset-based company in December from Mr Gerrie and his wife Alison Hawksley for £216.8m payable in Silverwood shares
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Dorset tech executive recruitment firm sees huge rise in US hires
Employment
Oakstone International has a specialist division at its Poole office which works into the evening to cope with time zone challenges
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Ambulance services providers merge in ‘multi-million pound’ deal
Deals
E-zec Medical, which has sites across the South West, has reached an agreement with Leeds-based ERS Medical
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Care home home group secures £3.4m to expand South West network
Deals
BN Care, which operates two nursing homes in Devon, has acquired another in Dorset and has plans for further expansion
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E-bike and scooter firm Beryl secures £2m for new Dorset factory
Transport
The company operates hire schemes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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Housebuilder completes 21 Dorset homes for rural social housing scheme
Housing
Poole-based AJC Group has delivered the scheme in Hazelbury Bryan for housing provider Abri
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Dorset boating navigation app crowdfunds close to £1m in hours of launching campaign
Technology
Savvy navvy said offers were still 'pouring in' after smashing its target on investment platform Seedrs
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40,000 start-ups founded in South West despite economic challenges
South West
'Entrepreneurialism is clearly still flourishing in the South West'
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Dorset pizza oven firm appoints former Dickies boss as new CEO
Appointments
Christchurch-based Gozney said Denny Bruce would help lead the brand’s expansion into more global markets this year alongside founder Tom Gozney
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Expanding telecoms equipment firm 4Com secures third deal within year
Deals
Bournemouth-based 4Com has acquired Bluebell Cloud Solutions’ business customer base
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Big interview: OnBuy’s CEO on the online marketplace's rapid rise
Retail
BusinessLive spoke the Bournemouth-based firm's founder Cas Paton on its fast growth in a short space of time and its plans for 2023
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