Solent Business Growth Service

Solent Business Growth Service
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Solent Business Growth Service

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Free, impartial support for businesses across the Isle of Wight, Portsmouth, Southampton, and the wider Solent region

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Talk to our friendly team

Need to grow, hire, or upskill?

Come & speak with us to access local, tailored business support and skills programmes for Solent employers.

We offer businesses in the Solent region a one-stop shop of all business support available, be it local or national.

By clicking on the form below, and providing us with some information, we can come back to you with some ideas of the support we can offer you.

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How we can help

  • One-to-one advice tailored to where you are right now – start-up, growth or scaling up
  • Apprenticeship, funding and training support to help you recruit, upskill and retain staff
  • Skills Bootcamps – short, focused training in areas like digital, marketing, AI and more
  • Workshops and webinars on the topics businesses ask for most – funding, digital, marketing, AI and more
  • SEEDL learning platform – live and on-demand training for you and your team
  • Business & IP Centre support – start-up information and IP guidance when you need it
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What your business can get

  • A clear action plan with practical next steps you can actually use
  • A fresh pair of eyes on your business – what’s working, what’s not, and what to do next
  • Support to strengthen resilience and plan with confidence
  • Smarter ways of working to save time and improve productivity
  • Help building your team – from hiring to training and development.