Are you a Portsmouth based small business?

Local News 7 Jun 2023

If you’re a small business based in the city of Portsmouth you may have already heard of Shaping Portsmouth

If you haven’t come across Shaping Portsmouth, then may I introduce you? 

Shaping Portsmouth is a unique organisation, bringing together key stakeholders and decision makers across the city for the benefit of local businesses, community and education.  Unique because as Development Manager for Hampshire, Dorset and Isle of Wight, I’m not aware of any similar organisations (certainly in the South Central area), that work collaboratively as a ‘not for profit’ organisation for the genuine good of the local economy. 

Did you know that as a small business, you could get involved with the following schemes to support your business? 

Start up and thrive support to help you start, sustain, thrive and grow 

Business digital resilience free of charge resources to help your digital resilience 

Crowdfund Portsmouth raise money for business ideas that benefit the local economy 

Workplace health and wellbeing resources to support the health and wellbeing of employers and employees 

Armed Forces Covenant encouraging local businesses to sign the Covenant 

Business Climate Action Group tools including a Carbon Calculator to help you find an affordable way to be more sustainable 

Cruise Passenger learn more about schemes including meet and greet of cruise passengers 

Meet the author

Nicola Kildunne

Nicola Kildunne

Development Manager: Dorset • Hampshire & IOW