Bournemouth, Dorset & Poole
Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole are
experiencing an unprecedented period of growth and prosperity.
Many world class businesses have invested here in
recent years, including the financial services companies Standard
Life Healthcare, Bank of New York and Mellon Corporation.
The marine industry is one of the fastest growing
and most successful sectors in the area. The Marine Skills Centre
in Poole is the first of three to open across the South West.
Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy has been selected to
host all the sailing events of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic
Games.
Bournemouth is home to the UK's first fully
commercial teaching hotel. Alongside the newly refurbished
Bournemouth International Centre, this provides the most modern
conferencing and hospitality complex in Britain.
There is a dedicated incubator centre for
creative industries at The Enterprise Pavilion.
The new Media School at the University of
Bournemouth is the largest centre of professional higher education
for the media industries in the UK.
A population of over 700,000, with nearly 80% of
the working age population in, or actively seeking, employment.
Salary levels are lower than the averages for London and the South
East, making this a very attractive proposition for investors
seeking a readily available, qualified workforce.
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