Meet the Team

Peter Grant

Peter Grant

Chief Executive

Nick Gregory

Nick Gregory

Operations Director

Samantha Leeds

Samantha Leeds

Financial Controller

Henriette Reinders

Henriette Reinders

Programme Manager

Darren Cope

Darren Cope

IT Manager

Jo Harper

Jo Harper

AEC Assistant Manager

Dawn Leader

Dawn Leader

Business Growth Consultant

Lorna Oldham

Lorna Oldham

AEC Centre Manager

Jennifer Peters

Jennifer Peters

AEC Receptionist/Bank Staff

Testimonials – What Others Say…

“Julie is the sweetest, most welcoming person and I really looked forward to our chats!

I can highly recommend this to widen your knowledge so your path becomes clearer for your journey ahead!”

Jess Aspin Beauty
Jess Aspin

“From the training sessions to the 1-2-1s for additional support, I have greatly progressed in structure and planning short and medium term.”

My Room Outside
Marc Sicamos

“…we were cautious at first about embarking on seeking grant finance from DGH… I’m so glad we went for it and would recommend any business looking to make a significant capital investment has a chat with them.”

S&N Home Products
Tiffany Connor

Support

We offer practical business support programmes across the South of England from Kent to Cornwall, with a concentration around Dorset & Hampshire, with many of our projects also working with businesses and research organisations across Europe.

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Partner With Us

We work with a huge range of partners based locally, nationally and internationally, on projects that benefit the local area. Business support can be confusing, but we can help to make sense of it all by partnering with others who share our goals.

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Case Studies

We run a wide range of programmes that cover all sorts of support and engagement opportunities, across the South of England & beyond. 

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What Others Say

We engage with hundreds of SMEs & Startups each year!

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Vacancies

All opportunities to work for us are advertised on this page >>>