Company Name: Vizulink

At the start of our journey in 2016, Vizulink was focussed on installing small digital displays into hospitality venues across Southampton, in order to help brands with their advertisement efforts.

Fast forward six years, Vizulink is now at the forefront of delivering bespoke end to end digital display and software solutions to multiple industries, at every stage of their development across the UK.

Our passion for innovation has seen us expand our services to cover not only digital displays, but bespoke software integration platforms, Native apps and Web apps.

Website: https://www.vizulink.com/

Company Name: Fanci

We aren’t just the retailer. FANCI bespoke fine jewellery is involved in every single part of the process of creating and selling fine jewellery. We manufacture each and every item in our studio, giving us complete control over the quality, while also providing us with the versatility to give the client exactly what they want.

With a combined experience of over 100 years, we have an expert in each aspect of the process, from an Antwerp trained Diamond Microsetter to set each diamond perfectly under a microscope, to a highly skilled Bench Jeweller who has over 30 years of experience dedicated to polishing and mounting every piece. This, together with our seamless purchasing process crafted over the last 20 years, means we excel on the one thing that matters, ensuring that our customers have the best experience available anywhere.

Website: https://www.fanci.co.uk/

Phone: 023 8020 1717

Company Name: South Hampshire College Group

Creating a College for the Future

South Hampshire College Group (SHCG) is a large and newly merged college group, that brings together three Further Education colleges from Southampton, Eastleigh and Fareham to make one strong, responsive and ambitious organisation.

Our mission is to enable all our students, apprentices and our region’s businesses to be successful in their future through high-quality technical and professional education and training.

At South Hampshire College Group we want to support and inspire each one of our students to achieve their full potential. We aim to provide the very best routes for your future, ensuring we have the best equipment, facilities and staff, and working closely with local employers to deliver the skills needed.

Whatever your age, interest or ambitions may be, we offer a variety of specialist vocational qualifications right through to degree level, allowing you to develop your skills, knowledge and confidence and, most importantly, help you secure the future you want.

Website: https://www.shcg.ac.uk/

Phone: 01329 815200

Company Name: Mindworks Marketing

We’re a small but mighty Employee Owned Agency of 30 based in Emsworth, Hampshire. Every colleague is a co-owner of MindWorks and we are proud to be celebrating our 25th anniversary this year.

Our marketing specialists have the experience and skills you need to create campaigns and projects that change perceptions, generate leads and sales or build brands.

Working closely with our in-house Studio, we are passionate about producing exceptional marketing materials that exceed and delight.

We know that all truly great marketing is a collaboration, and we’ll work in partnership with you to capture exactly what’s unique about your company or organisation and to express it in a way that’s creative and competitive.

Website: https://mindworks.co.uk/

Phone: 01243 388940

Company Name: Colva

For over a decade, Colva has been a significant player in the IT industry. Dedicated to one common goal: to give our customers great systems, backed by the most comprehensive service there is. So whether you’re looking to upgrade one machine or network one hundred, we want Colva to be the automatic choice. Not just one time, every time.

Dynamic and responsive, Colva can deliver the global service and support your business needs. As IT needs change, so does Colva. We follow the market to provide the latest technologies and provide innovative solutions.

Our experienced and dedicated teams deliver outstanding levels of service. Whether you have a single site or multiple locations, we tailor our support to give you complete peace of mind. What’s more, we work with all the leading manufactures to provide the highest levels of support.

Website: https://www.colva-it.com/

Phone: 02380 119 181

Company Name: Melu Live Chat

Melu provides a managed live chat service 24/7 for all types of businesses across a range of industries.

Live chat is the perfect way to engage with visitors via your website.

Melu does all the hard work for you. We provide the live chat software and highly trained, professional operators to run it on your behalf. We then engage with your website visitors to support their needs and turn them into paying customers.

Using a shared knowledge base of frequently asked questions, our operators are able to answer queries and give information to visitors on your behalf. This allows you to focus on your business objectives without having to invest in dedicated live chat staff.

Using Melu is easy – just two lines of code added to your website will allow us to start engaging with your visitors and turn them into loyal customers.

Melu is cost effective – starting from just £119 + vat per month.

Start your free 14 day trial today and see how Melu can turn your website visitors into customers!

Website: https://meluchat.com/

Phone: 0800 634 3551

Company Name: University of Southampton 

Phone: 023 8059 5000

Company Name: QFactorial

We’re QFactorial, a boutique Quality Consultancy based in Hampshire, on the South coast of England.

We help SMEs and startups in the science, technology, and sustainability sectors gain and retain ISO certification, and UKAS accreditation, for their quality systems.

Sounds fancy, right?

We’ll help you create management systems for your business, handling everything from documentation (policies and procedures, etc.) through process optimization, implementation and audits. We’ll also help you maintain and improve upon these systems. In a fast-moving and fickle industry, we’re proud of our many long-standing client relationships.

We’ve updated a once arduous process, chucking out complex models and outdated templates, banishing excessive paperwork, and vetoing expensive software in favour of a bespoke approach that sees our clients receive, and pay for, the service they need – and nothing else.

Something else we’ve disrupted is the traditional view of the Quality Consultant as a boring, jargon spouting box-ticker, shrouded in a corporate cape. We know our onions, but we’re also friendly and approachable, offering advice that’s easy to understand and act upon. We’re also a fun bunch to work with, though never at the expense of a job well done.

A family business, established in 2013, we’re proud to manage a nationwide network of highly experienced associate consultants, who straddle a broad range of standards, sectors, and specialisms. Our consultants also boast (though don’t brag about) an impressive roster of professional qualifications and chartered memberships, a mark of assurance that – with us – quality counts.

We also support a number of promising young consultants, who we’re developing alongside our more experienced team.

Website: https://www.qfactorial.co.uk/

Phone:+44 (0)1256 814111

Company Name: Computer Aid International 

Phone: 01273 833 222

Company Name: B2B Call Ltd

B2B call specialise in telesales planning, strategy and deployment of campaigns.

Taking time to understand your company ensures that we deliver.
We do this by communicating your exact message or campaign/offer to new and existing clients alike.

We don’t just stop at that, we also provide an ongoing service to make the most out of your targeted audience thus providing a steady stream of highly qualified opportunities after the initial call out contract.

We support businesses of all sizes and generate new leads for all kinds of clients

Website: https://b2bcall.co.uk//

Phone: 023 9257 0757

Company Name: Pure Human Resources

Website: https://purehumanresources.co.uk/

Phone: 01794 329470

Email: [email protected]

Company Name: Enhanced

We take great pride in being a part of our clients’ journeys.

Founded back in 1994, we’ve continued to grow our portfolio of products and industry leading services for almost 30 years.

At Enhanced, we use our experience and industry knowledge to help businesses reach their potential through the power of technology.

Enhanced take a proactive approach in tailoring our Customer Experience. A key element of this is empowering our people to provide a service customised to your business. We believe that it is essential to deliver a personalised service to make sure your I.T. works for you.

In 2022, Enhanced transitioned into an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT). We believe this change in structure and business model empowers our staff to feel part of the bigger picture. We are proud of our invaluable, highly skilled team and are passionate about offering exceptional customer service; working as an extension of our clients’ teams as well as an IT partner.

Website: https://enhanced.co.uk/

Phone: 01202 308 000

Company Name: New Place Hotel

New Place is a stunning hotel and conference venue in Southampton, Hampshire

Ornate wrought-iron gates welcome you to a charming Southampton venue ideally suited for meetings, events, weddings, and leisure breaks. New Place, Southampton seamlessly blends traditional and modern spaces over 32 acres of landscaped gardens, including our Grade I listed manor house which houses a restaurant, a bar and meeting rooms.

Enjoy every modern convenience and amenity expected by today’s traveller, with all our bedrooms located in a delightful mews a short walk from the manor house and set against a backdrop of  relaxing English countryside. You’ll have plenty to do during downtime with a gym, pool, croquet lawn, and cricket pitch on the property.

Website: https://www.newplacehotel.co.uk/

Phone: +44 1329 833543

Company Name: Stellamar 

For specialists in human resources consulting and head hunting, connect with Stellamar who work exclusively in the luxury hospitality and ultra high net worth sectors.

Based in Southampton, our passionate team of experts are ready to assist businesses with talent management services suited to your needs, in an ever changing world of people and culture.

We help luxury hotels & restaurants, superyacht owners, cruise lines, 5-star resorts and private estates to solve their most challenging people problems and attract the very best talent.

Our team of specialist sector consultants are experts in their field, with decades of experience working within the luxury hospitality and UHNW sectors.

Website: https://www.stellamar.co.uk/

Phone: 02381 590059

Company Name: Surrey Business Expo

Phone: 01483 670 000

Email: [email protected]

Company Name: Hantec Systems

Website: https://hantec.co.uk/

Company Name: Mitchell & Stones

Mitchell & Stones are your outsourced marketing department committed to gaining the attention of your target audience and optimising the actions they take to interact with your business.

We believe that great things can be achieved when there is high synergy, creativity and energy between us and our clients. That’s why our clients are never contracted in for our services. You are free to go, free to stay.

Digital Marketing should be approached with your business goals in mind. This could be lead generation, more sales, awareness, building a community and much more.

We look at where your desired destination is and work back to map out the route of how we get you there. In other words, create your detailed strategy and plan.

Website: http://www.mitchellandstones.com

Phone:02382 512415

Company Name: Xeinadin Group

Xeinadin is a group of business advisory and accountancy practices across the UK and Ireland, our mission is to inspire SMEs and their owner-managers to overcome challenges and achieve their business and personal goals.

At Xeinadin, we understand that each organisation is different and faces unique challenges and that is why our regional firms across the UK and Ireland cover a wide range of sectors and services. With over 130 offices, more than 1,700 advisors and over 60,000 clients, we offer over 40 fields of expertise and specialise in more than 25 industries.

Come speak to our local Hampshire office representatives: Xebra Accounting, RJG Accountants, Buckley’s Accountants, Clear Vision Financial Management and Arlington Accountants.

They’ll be happy to tell you more about why Xeinadin is your progressive and insightful partner who will be able to add value through collaboration and in-depth understanding of your business.

Forward thinking, proven in practice. 

Website: https://www.xeinadin.com

Email: [email protected]

Company Name: Sussex Business Show

The Sussex Business Show is the Premier Trade Show in Sussex. We’re a Game Themed Events Company with a Twist 

Website: https://www.sussexbizshow.com/

Phone: +44 01273 833 222

Company Name: Prometheus Sailing 

Prometheus Sailing is the proactive yacht management company behind the Sunsail UK fleet of charter sailing yachts.

Led by MD Simon Boulding together with his highly experienced team, who between them have over 90 years experience at running highly professional: yacht charters, flotilla sailing, corporate racing events, RYA sea school training.

Having headed up Sunsail’s Port Solent based operations for 7 years, Prometheus Sailing was set up in 2021. Our name Prometheus Sailing was inspired by the Greek god Prometheus. His role in Greek mythology was to bring knowledge and civilisation to mankind.

We operate the largest sailing school in the UK, teaching many people to sail each year. Also we introduce and teach many people to enjoy sailing through our corporate sailing activities. From this our company name was born.

We offer a packed programme of corporate sailing events, including major industry sailing events, such as the Moore Barlow Silicon Cup for the IT industry, Drinks Trade Regatta, Renewable UK Regatta and the Construction Industry Regatta in aid of CRASH.

Our friendly expert skippers will put your staff and guests at ease and ensure that have a truly memorable experience afloat.

Website: https://www.prometheus-sailing.co.uk/

Company Name: Your Lead Machine

Value-Driven Lead Generation.

Your Lead Machine are your go-to lead generation specialists.

Through LinkedIn, Telemarketing and Email Marketing, we specialise in providing value to our clients by generating them new, high quality business opportunities.

Whether you’re struggling to generate new leads, don’t have time or skillset to do it yourself, we can help.

We want to maximise your business success and ensure you are not missing out on any potential opportunities.

Website: https://www.yourleadmachine.co.uk/

Phone: 02382355441 | 07825030943

Company Name: Marketscan

Marketscan is a data and marketing services agency. We provide a range of data solutions to help businesses with lead generation and drive growth.

The services we provide include; targeted B2B data for telephone, email and direct mail marketing campaigns, data cleansing and enhancement, lead generation through email marketing, data analysis and insight plus much more. 

Whatever your customers look like, our Marketscan Megabase has the depth and breadth to put your business in front of the right decision-makers for you.

Website: https://www.marketscan.co.uk/

Phone: 01243 786711

Company Name: John Charcol Mortgage Brokers 

John Charcol is the original independent mortgage broker in the UK. We’re award-winning with nearly 50 years’ experience in finding the best mortgage rates for every type of buyer.

Whether you’re investing in property or looking to buy your first home, our mortgage advisers can help.

Our expert, independent mortgage advice will make buying your property easy.

Website: https://www.charcol.co.uk/

Company Name: Affinity Technology

Company Name: Birak IT

Birak IT is here to help start ups and small businesses in Hampshire. Were are not focused on global domination. We are focused on bringing the best IT systems for small business budgets.

We have packages that don’t tie you into 5-year agreements. We provide both reliable and Proactive IT solutions. Don’t just take our word for it, check out our customer feedback.

Did you know, we are a Cyber Essentials Plus Certified IT provider to help demonstrate our commitment towards IT security for both today and the future. To stay secure with your IT, please call us to discuss how we can help look after your IT security.

Website: https://www.birakit.com/

Phone: 01489 290 001

Company Name: MR Printers

For more than three decades, MR Printers have been providing high quality printing and design, working with organisations both big and small across all industry sectors. Our offering includes promotional goods, business stationery, point of sale literature, uniforms and a wide range of bespoke items.

The result of a merger between the original MR Printers run and owned by Simon Relleen, and Ben Colverson, head of Storm Print and Design, the company services most businesses in Horsham and many organisations, big and small, in Hampshire

To start the dialogue, give Mark Hope a call or email.

We look forward to being part of your success story …

Website: http://www.mrprinters.com/

Phone: 07563 233 982 / 01403 250420

Email: [email protected]

Company Name: Brightbulb Design 

Since 2014, Brightbulb have developed, designed, and consulted on websites, apps, marketing initiatives, design materials and outdoor advertising campaigns for some of the world’s most progressive brands.

Brightbulb helps brands operate on a different level, through creative, immersive, digital design and tech. Our head office is based on the Isle of Wight, a beautiful island full of innovation and uniqueness. They often say that the solitude of Island life can create some of the most creative individuals…. we tend to agree.

Website: https://brightbulbdesign.co.uk/

Phone: 01983 506505

Company Name: Federation for Small Businesses (FSB)

Established over 45 years ago to help our members succeed in business, we are a non-profit making and non-party political organisation that’s led by our members, for our members.

As experts in business, we offer our members a wide range of vital business services including advice, financial expertise, support and a powerful voice heard in government. Our mission is to help smaller businesses achieve their ambitions.

Members receive an exclusive package of great value business services including advice, financial products and support. The benefits include protection in the case of tax inspection, legal and HR advice, as well as local networking groups and business banking.

Website: https://www.fsb.org.uk/

Phone: 0808 20 20 888

Email: [email protected]

Company Name: Oxford Innovation

For over 30 years, Oxford Innovation has been at the forefront of delivering services for those organisations seeking to build economically strong communities and places.

We are always conscious that we are working in a specific town or area, with the features of the skills of its people, the qualities of its economic assets and partners and the qualities of heritage and innovation that can sustain economic performance. Our work is place specific – we deliver the interventions that each place needs.

Our ambition is to deliver the services that help a place to succeed more that it otherwise would, to help strengthen or revitalise an area, to improve the rate of innovation and commercialisation, to help the entrepreneurs of a place succeed in that place.

Website: https://oxfordinnovation.co.uk/

Phone: 01865 261480

Company Name: BCP Media Group

BCP Media Group are based on the south coast in Poole, Dorset and have been providing businesses with cutting edge design and print for over 25 years.

We are specialists in providing both litho and digital print, large format and also website design and digital marketing. We have a large print facility with all work produced on-site by our experienced team. We cover all areas of print including brochures, flyers, stationery, roller banners, PVC banners, signage, exhibition stands, vehicle graphics, presentation folders, personalised pens, branded corporate workwear, gift vouchers, bags, posters and more.

We have six companies within the BCP Media Group brand, including BCP Signs, BCP Promotions, BCP Education, Aspenprint, Aspen Digital and Manifesto.

Website: https://www.bcp.co.uk/

Phone: 01202 717535

Company Name: University of Portsmouth

The ‘Help To Grow: Management Course’ from the University of Portsmouth is a 90% government funded programme, facilitated by small business experts, which is a practical programme that takes place over 3-months with both online and face-to-face sessions alongside peer support and mentoring. 

Valued at £7,500, the programme is aimed at senior leaders in small and medium businesses. The course covers strategies for growth, with participating business being able to take away a tailor-made growth action plan and have the confidence in how to grow their business.

The University of Portsmouth can further support businesses financially, by covering the remaining 10% of the course costs via a bursary of £750. This makes the course fully-funded, with no cost to a participating SME.

We have had over 120 businesses across the south successfully complete the course already – and you can hear more from some of them in these short videos:

• Help to Grow course 2023 video
• Introduction to Help to Grow
• Participant testimonial: Matt from Brightbulb Design
• Participant testimonial: Rosie from Seacat Services Ltd
• Participant testimonial: Geoff from Wilkinson Construction Consultants Ltd

The ‘Help to Grow: Management Course’ is built around a practical curriculum which features:

• Eight facilitated online 2-hour sessions
• Four practical, face-to-face case study workshops – delivered in Portsmouth.
• One-to-one support from a mentor, providing you with personalised support to develop your business growth plan
• Peer networking, including peer group calls that give you the opportunity to share experiences with a small group of other small business leaders
• Access to the Alumni Programme featuring events with inspirational speakers, business clinics and networking events

Our next Portsmouth cohorts will begin as follows: 

• October 2023 – click for details of dates and to register
• February 2024 – click for details of dates and to register

Website: https://www.port.ac.uk/collaborate/business/business-services/help-to-grow-management

Email: [email protected]

Company Name: Portsmouth Guildhall 

The Guildhall Trust’s vision is to become one of the country’s leading cultural organisations which places its communities at the centre of everything it does, inspiring, entertaining and transforming lives.

A registered charity, The Guildhall Trust provides a range of inspirational opportunities through its interactive ‘Get Involved’ programmes, events that it produces and manages including the successful Portsmouth Comic Con and is responsible for the operation of Portsmouth Guildhall.

The venue is also one of the leading Conferencing centres on the South coast offering a unique selection of rooms for hire and is licensed for weddings.

Tel: 023 9387 0200

Website: https://www.portsmouthguildhall.org.uk/

Company Name: Paultons Park

Paultons Park – Home of Peppa Pig World is a family owned and run Theme Park which opened in 1983 originally as a Country Park. Today we are one of the leading UK attractions welcoming around 1 million visitors a year. Our aim is to provide our guests with a unique family experience in a safe and quality environment.

We do set very high expectations of ourselves and it is critical to our continued success that the standards of service we are able to provide our guests are at the highest possible level. Everyone has a part to play in this and ensuring our guests have a memorable, safe and enjoyable day at the Park whereby they will want to visit again, and as importantly, recommend us to others.

Website: https://paultonspark.co.uk/