This presentation explores how the University of Lincoln’s Careers & Employability Service supports local businesses through employer partnerships, student engagement, and graduate recruitment. It highlights the ways the service connects organisations with skilled students and graduates through placements, internships, careers fairs, and networking opportunities, helping businesses build future talent pipelines and address skills shortages. The talk also focuses on the service’s contribution to regional economic growth by supporting SMEs, encouraging innovation, and retaining graduate talent within Lincolnshire. Overall, the presentation demonstrates how collaboration between the university and local employers creates mutual benefits for students, businesses, and the wider community. The University of Lincoln’s Careers & Employability Service plays an important role in supporting local businesses by connecting employers with talented students and graduates. Through close partnerships with organisations across Lincolnshire and beyond, the service helps businesses access recruitment support, advertise vacancies, engage with students through careers fairs and employer events, and develop future talent pipelines. The team also supports SMEs through internship funding initiatives, work-based learning opportunities, mentoring, and employer consultancy, helping businesses benefit from fresh ideas, specialist knowledge, and skilled graduates ready to contribute to growth and innovation.