A business advisor is asking Dorset to get behind her as she looks toward the next round of a national competition.

Dawn Crossingham has been shortlisted as one of the top 50 business advisors in the UK in a competition run by Enterprise Nation, which celebrates Britain’s small business advisors.

Dawn said she was ‘excited, overwhelmed and a bit shocked’ to find out she was in with a chance. But with voting now open, she is asking people to support her to help her win a place in the top 10.

Dawn, who lives in West Dorset, started working with businesses in 2009 working for Business Link prior to starting her own business, D52ltd, in 2013.

Last year she was a Venus Women’s Award Winner in the category of Networker of the Year.

She said: “I am overwhelmed by the support of my clients both past and present during the 13 years I have been delivering business advice; whether for Business Link, Dorset Growth Hub or my own Business D52ltd the support has been incredible.”

* To cast your vote and support Dawn’s bid to win an award, visit enterprisenation.com/top50