Business News

This past year has not been an easy time for many small businesses. With restrictions starting to ease many are now looking to improve their websites and make more of trading online; to be more visible and attractive to existing...

Cowes-based Diverse Marine has announced the early delivery of the offshore wind crew transfer vessel ‘Iceni Valour’ to Turner Iceni. The vessel arrived successfully ahead of schedule in North Wales, to commence her 10-year charter in the Liverpool Bay area....

Hillbans Pest Control has once again been awarded the CEPA European Quality Standard Certification for Pest Management services. The Ryde-based company is the only pest control firm on the Island to hold this coveted award, a title they have had...

The Solent Business Wellbeing Scheme launches on 17th February with a 1-hour virtual event, open to any small business owner in the Solent area.  Speak to any group of businesses and you’ll find that the last 12 months have taken an incredible...

Do you currently own a business and need some help finding out where to go from here? You’ve come to the right place. Owning and managing a business can be very difficult, especially if you’ve fallen into a busy market...

The Government has now released its first qualified analysis of each Local Authority and how they have performed to help deliver housing growth over the last 3 years, with the Isle of Wight Council scoring just 54%. The measurement is...

The Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), in partnership with Newable, and supported by The Department for International Trade South East (DIT), has produced 'Post EU Transition Service', a series of free virtual events designed to help Solent businesses adapt now...

Island-based technology company Innovative Physics has joined forces with the South East’s leading academia and healthcare experts to help progress innovations in cancer detection technology. Innovative Physics, based in Shanklin, has joined University of Portsmouth’s SIGHT (Supporting Innovation and Growth...

The FSB Small Business Index (SBI) for the South East, which measures confidence amongst businesses, has fallen in Q4. The index score now sits at -37 after having been at -32 in the last quarter. The uncertainty in confidence witnessed...

Island-based cannabis research company Vecticanna has announced a groundbreaking new partnership with leading CBD law expert Robert Jappie of Ince London. Robert brings a wealth of experience in CBD Regulation and Compliance to the business, previously heading the UK’s first...