Solent LEP Podcasts
Welcome to the newly launched Solent LEP Podcast Series.
Focusing each month on a different business topic, such as the environment, international trade and e-commerce.
The informative podcasts feature an expert guest chatting openly to Solent LEP hosts James Ford, Business Engagement and Growth Hub Manager, and Kate Cloud, Local Growth Programme Manager.
Episode 1
E-commerce
In the first podcast episode, our Business Engagement and Growth Hub Manager, James Ford, talks to Chris Hill, Director of RUNWAYE, a specialist digital export and cross border E-commerce service that connects UK businesses with digital international marketplaces, channels and customers.
Episode 2
International trade post-Brexit
In the second podcast episode, our Local Growth Programme Manager, Kate Cloud talks to Frances Fawcett of International Trade Matters, a specialist in all things related to International Trade to understand the current position and what businesses can do.
Episode 3
All Things Apprenticeships
The third podcast episode takes a look at the subject of apprenticeships and skills, focusing on the skills challenges businesses face and the support and funding available to them. Our Head of Enterprise and Skills, James Ford speaks to Jodi Fair, who's the Apprenticeship and Skills Hub Manager for the Solent Region, and an apprentice, Jodie Edmunds.
Episode 4
Navigating Net Zero
In the fourth podcast episode, our Head of Enterprise and Skills, James Ford speaks to Will Adeney from the Wessex Green Hub about sustainability and regeneration and how business can work towards becoming more environmentally-conscious.
Episode 5
Diversity in Business
In the fifth podcast episode, our Local Growth Programme Manager, Kate Cloud explores the subject of diversity in business. Guests include Becky Richens from Fedcap and Raja Ali, a business owner who runs the IBD Partnership.
