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Startup businesses are born out of the founder’s passion for the product or service that they are bringing to market, but often a lack of basic marketing knowhow is a barrier to success. Carswell Gould‘s Gareth Miller shares his top […]

Solent University has appointed three new directors to its new schools which launched at the start of this academic year.  Lars Lippuner has been appointed Director of Solent’s Warsash Maritime School,  Kevin Rogers has been appointed Director of Solent Law […]

Let’s talk about opportunities! Venturefest South is all about showcasing the south’s innovation ecosystem and creating opportunities for those within it. At a time when looking forward rather than back is essential for economic prosperity, the team at Venturefest South […]

Carswell Gould’s brand new fast-track marketing programme for start-ups who are looking to accelerate their growth will launch on 2 October at this years’ Venturefest South event.  The Launch & Grow Bootcamp has been developed by Carswell Gould in partnership […]

Open Accelerator – An interview with former attendee, Ryan Haynes As part of the exciting launch of the Silicon South Open Accelerator program, we sat down (virtually, of course) with Ryan Haynes, Founder of Haynes Marcoms, a former attendee of the program […]

New opportunities for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to engage with the defence industry have been announced by Dstl (Defence Science and Technology Laboratory) SME Searchlight. The first series of webinars, which are free to attend, are scheduled for October […]

Key points: Venturefest South gets innovative to help the south’s innovators, entrepreneurs and businesses overcome COVID-19 2 October event goes virtual for safety and ease of access New six-month programme of ‘Rumble Events’ to support innovators across the south The […]

The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) is launching a £2.8 million competition to find state of the art and technological solutions for the improved detection of explosives, weapons and illicit drugs.   The Innovative Research Call (IRC) 2020 for Explosives […]

The Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has announced plans to invest £15.9 million in several significant projects in a move that will benefit the region’s economic recovery in the post-pandemic environment. The LEP will use the Government’s ‘Getting Building Fund’ […]

Small businesses hit by the pandemic to access support through government partnership with Solent University.   The announcement comes as part of a £20 million package announced by the government to support the recovery and growth of small and medium-sized […]