Business, Marketing and Accountancy Taster Day

Date: 11 December 2025, 09:30 - 14:45

Give your students a real taste of the business world at our hands-on taster day. With expert-led sessions in Accountancy and Finance or Business and Marketing, students will explore real-world challenges, develop practical skills, and discover where a degree in these dynamic fields could take them.

Accountancy and Finance Session

Beyond the Numbers: Be the Finance Team Behind the Acquisition

Step into the fast-paced world of corporate finance. In this interactive simulation, students become part of a finance team advising a company on a major acquisition.

Using real analytical tools – from ratio analysis to risk assessment – they’ll evaluate competing businesses and decide which offers the best return. The session reveals how financial data drives big business decisions, preparing students to think like professional analysts.

Highlights:

Analyse real company data and make strategic investment decisions.
Compete in teams to pitch recommendations and impress the ‘client’.
Learn how analysts support growth, acquisitions, and investment strategy.
Explore career paths in accountancy, banking, and corporate finance.
 

Business and Marketing Session

Take the Lead as a Social Entrepreneur

What does it take to build a business that makes a difference? In this practical challenge, students design a social enterprise tackling real-world issues — from sustainability to community impact — while keeping it financially viable.

Working in teams, they’ll move from concept to pitch, learning how creativity and strategy come together in modern business leadership.

Highlights:

Develop a business plan that balances profit with purpose.
Tackle real social or environmental challenges using enterprise tools.
Gain insight into careers in business, management, and entrepreneurship.
Experience Solent’s collaborative, industry-focused approach to learning.