If you want to develop and expand your business, there are a range of local and national organisations that can help with funding, advice, and networking.
Find out what support you can get from the council’s business support service and other business support services.
Find out more about business funding and financial support for all types of businesses.
Shaping Portsmouth
Shaping Portsmouth’s business and enterprise workstream is dedicated to helping local businesses develop. It offers monthly events, covering legal advice, business planning, marketing and communications, and more specific topics like retailing and advertising.
GOV.UK
GOV.UK has tools and guidance for businesses, including help for self-employed or sole traders. It’s your route to a comprehensive range of objective and impartial business information and advice.
Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) Wessex Region
The Federation of Small Businesses promotes and protects the interests of small business owners and the self-employed.
Fredericks Foundation
Fredericks Foundation is a charity that helps disadvantaged people set up or expand their own business. It helps them achieve financial independence while rebuilding their confidence and self-esteem.
Hampshire Chamber of Commerce
By joining the Hampshire Chamber of Commerce, you can find new business, make valuable contacts, expand into international markets, raise your business’s profile, and join a collective voice that can be heard in the corridors of power.
The European Information Service Centre
The European Information Service Centre helps small business develop in the EU. It’s part of a network to make the most of the European marketplace.
Contact us
For more information, contact the council’s business support service by using the online form, calling 023 9284 1641, or emailing business@portsmouthcc.gov.uk.
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- X @portsmouthbiz
- LinkedIn Portsmouth Economic Development & Skills
- Invest Portsmouth website
- sign up for our e-business bulletin