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ABOUT US

IsleStart is based in Sandown on the Isle of Wight, trading under the Careprint brand name. 

Our aim is to give young people on the Isle of Wight the start they need in life, by providing training opportunities to build their work skills and experience. 

We are forging links with local schools and colleges to provide work experience opportunities. We are a small and friendly team with a very customer-focused approach. 

We provide an excellent service and receive very good reviews. We have an excellent reputation and we take great care to keep it that way. We use the latest software and high quality machines to produce a range of printed products – from business cards to banners, booklets, ring binders, greetings cards, posters, and much more. Much of our work is centred around work for funerals – orders of service, memorial books, prayer cards, poster prints etc. – so we are particularly careful to be supportive of customers who are possibly struggling with bereavement. We work with customers all over the UK.

THE 'NO EXPERIENCE' PARADOX

The biggest hurdle for young people entering the workforce is the frustrating paradox: You need experience to get a job, but you need a job to get experience. By offering that first opportunity, employers break this cycle, transforming dependent individuals into self-sufficient, tax-paying contributors to the economy.

SOCIAL SAFETY NET STRAIN

High youth unemployment correlates heavily with increased government spending on social welfare programs, healthcare, and public safety. Giving young people a stable career path drastically reduces these societal costs and channels public funds back into infrastructure, education, and community development.

SOCIAL MOBILITY

Employment is the single most effective tool for social mobility. Providing equitable hiring opportunities to youth from diverse or marginalized backgrounds helps close generational wealth gaps, fostering a fairer, more inclusive society.

ECONOMIC RESILIENCE

A society that fails to integrate its youth into the economy faces a "scarring effect"—where prolonged early unemployment permanently lowers an individual's lifetime earning potential and productivity. By actively employing young people, society protects its future GDP and ensures a robust, skilled tax base capable of supporting aging populations.