Solent LEP (Local Enterprise Partnership) is calling for the most driven and knowledgeable business and voluntary sector leaders in the region to join its panels and have their say on key issues in the Solent.
The Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) is inviting local businesses and stakeholders to a consultation session on the 6th October at the Ageas Bowl in Hedge End to discuss progress on delivering the £2.8bn Strategic Economic Plan to transform the local economy.
Staff from Red Funnel have shared their expertise with children across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight this summer as part of a drive to develop the next generation of engineers.
Brian Johnson, UK Business Development Director at BAE Systems Naval Ships, has been named as the new Chairman of the Solent Marine and Maritime Steering Group.
The fund has been extended to include any SMEs in the Solent maritime, defence, aerospace, advanced manufacturing and general services support for the defence and advanced manufacturing cluster supply chains.
A new group, tasked with driving the growth of the Solent’s marine and maritime sector, is to be set up and backed with £75,000 of Solent LEP (Local Enterprise Partnership) funding.