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Recruitment, training and apprenticeships

Take on a new business

A well established and profitable family run greetings card and gift store in Chandler's Ford is for sale.

Card Gallery is a long-established profitable retail business, based in an affluent area, selling a quality range of greeting cards, gifts, gift wrap, and balloons.

Asking price is in the region of £20,000.

If you are interested please get in touch with Chris Herbert from the Economy Team.


Solent Local Enterprise Partnership Sustainability programme

The Solent LEP has partnered with True Horizons to offer a six-month programme for local Small and Medium-sized Enterprises that should help them calculate their carbon footprint.

If this is of interest to your business please contact enquiries@Solentlep.org.uk 


Eastleigh based business looks to recruit young people

DataGardener is a thriving company based in Eastleigh, offering financial data and business information on UK companies.

As a growing business, based at Wessex House, DataGardener are keen to speak to young people looking to develop a career in the financial data market and business services. 

If you know someone who would be interested, please get in touch with Tarun Kumar.


Solent Local Enterprise Partnership Sustainability programme

The Solent LEP has partnered with True Horizons to offer a six-month programme for local Small and Medium-sized Enterprises that should help them calculate their carbon footprint.

If this is of interest to your business please contact enquiries@Solentlep.org.uk 


Are you looking for apprentices?

The Apprenticeship & Skills Hub is offering support for business development by helping to find apprentices for businesses.

They have a range of digital apprenticeships on offer. 

Find out how the hub can support your business.


Calling all science and engineering businesses

STEM (Science, Technology Engineering, Mathematics) ) subject coordinators at Crestwood Community School in Eastleigh are holding a careers fair later this academic year (7 & 8 March 2023) to inspire students to pursue a STEM-related career.

The school are looking for local businesses and organisations to get involved by providing opportunities for pupils to ask questions about careers within local organisations.

The school would provide you with a table at the fair and every student at the school would get the chance to speak to you to find out about careers in STEM.

STEM Flyer


We would encourage businesses to bring along a short visual or demonstration of the business.
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