Southampton Business School can work with you to tackle your business challenges and boost productivity.
We have experts in many specialisms, ranging from data analytics and risk management to sustainability reporting. We engage with industry at local, national and international level to support economic growth.
Through consultancy and collaboration, we develop real-world solutions informed by research.
We work with businesses of all types and sizes. These include international companies like Microsoft and JP Morgan, and local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), such as Lionel Hitchen and The Forest Foodie.
Read our latest brochure to learn more about what we do.
We can help you achieve greater business success through:
We offer a range of courses to equip businesses with the knowledge, skills and behaviours to attract and keep the best talent.
Our courses are suitable for all sectors and business sizes. You can choose from stand-alone modules, lasting 4 to 6 weeks, or full programmes of 1 to 2 years. Topics include everything from leadership and management to equality, diversity and inclusion.
We can customise our courses for you, or work with you to design a unique branded programme to meet your individual needs.
Accessing talented students before they graduate can give your organisation a competitive advantage. Options include 1-year placements and summer internships.
Students can also help you solve your business challenges through individual or group projects.
Visiting Southampton Business School as a guest speaker is a great way of showcasing your organisation and engaging with talented students.
We provide a range of board development workshops to prepare aspiring senior managers for their next career step.
These are usually half-day or full-day events.
Topics include strategic financial management, managing risk and corporate governance, board dynamics and structures, strategic development and succession planning.
You can take part in a workshop with other businesses, or we can run one that’s customised to meet your particular needs.
These include executive learning partnerships and government-funded management knowledge transfer partnerships with SMEs.
We provide support and solutions around:
We offer support for SMEs on the Global Reporting Initiative through projects involving students and staff, and sustainability leadership education across organisations.
Through funded opportunities for knowledge exchange between industry and academics.
Get in touch if you'd like to discuss any business services. We welcome enquiries from all sectors.
Email: SBSEnterprise@soton.ac.uk
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