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Jisp celebrates 327 per cent boost in retail sales as MD Ilann promises ‘lots more to come in 2024’

Retail tech company Jisp has capped off a record-breaking year thanks to its Scan & Save mobile app. The Alton business saw retail sales grow 327 per cent in 2023... READ MORE »

Southampton Business School launches Help to Grow: Management course for region’s SMEs

This December marks the launch of the University of Southampton Business School’s (SBS) ‘Help to Grow: Management’ course. Aimed at SMEs, the programme will help... READ MORE »

Blue light tech supplier Opses looks to expand in Europe after landing big contracts in UK & Ireland

An Alresford-based technology specialist to the emergency services has its sights on European expansion off the back of major contracts in the UK and Ireland. Opses... READ MORE »

‘It’s important that we give back’ says MD Nick as Still & Bloom donate £1k to Soton children’s charity

Southampton’s Still & Bloom have made a £1,078 donation to Friends of PICU, who support the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit at Southampton Children’s Hospital... READ MORE »

Berry Recruitment launch new desk to meet rising demand for catering and hospitality workers

A specialist recruitment agency has launched a new desk to meet the increasing need for workers in the catering and hospitality sector. Southampton’s long-established... READ MORE »

Five-year effort pays off as Natasha and The Garlic Farm team secure B Corp certification

For half a decade now, The Garlic Farm on the Isle of Wight has been working to meet the rigorous social and environmental standards required for B Corp certification... READ MORE »

Natalie transforms houses & lives through home staging, a little-known concept with big impact

In the summer of 2019, Natalie Evans was getting stuck into her first major undertaking as a new business owner. “It was just me and a white van – building furniture... READ MORE »

‘No doubt we’re in a strong position’ says CEO as Draper Tools makes six new appointments

Draper Tools in Chandler’s Ford has closed out an exciting year of growth with a raft of new hires and senior promotion. Sarah Hartland steps up as the family firm’s... READ MORE »

Everything’s clicking into place at Bees.Keys, the Andover business spicing up desks across the world

Between mice and mousemats, monitors and headsets, computer enthusiasts have plenty of options to personalise their setups. But if there’s one particular bit of kit... READ MORE »

Soton firm Sonichem turning sawdust into green biochemicals hits £1.1m Seedrs target

With a week to go, the team at Sonichem (formerly Bio-Sep) have successfully hit a £1.1 million goal on crowdfunding platform Seedrs to help expand their cleantech... READ MORE »