Become a Business Mentor: Share Your Expertise, Grow a Business, Impact Lives

Are you a business professional with a passion for giving back to your community? We invite you to become a mentor with the Shaping Portsmouth Business Support Service (PBSS) and help shape the business landscape of Portsmouth by empowering entrepreneurs to succeed. Small businesses are the lifeblood of our city, creating jobs and driving innovation. However, […]
Shaping Portsmouth partners with South Hampshire College Group to offer free Business Masterclasses

Shaping Portsmouth and Portsmouth City Council are delighted to announce a series of FREE masterclasses, delivered in partnership with South Hampshire College Group (SHCG), to support local businesses as part of the Portsmouth Business Support Service. This exciting collaboration aims to provide businesses in Portsmouth and the surrounding area with the tools and knowledge needed […]
City of Portsmouth College IT students win awards building app for local business

We’re thrilled to celebrate the incredible innovation and collaboration on our Portsmouth Business Support Service Programme, delivered in partnership with Portsmouth City Council. Last week, we had the pleasure of celebrating the incredible students of City of Portsmouth College at their Highbury campus. These talented IT students provided invaluable support to local entrepreneur Luca Frederick […]
Announcing a new Portsmouth Business Support Service to grow Portsmouth’s economy

Shaping Portsmouth in partnership with Portsmouth City Council have launched the Portsmouth Business Support Service (PBSS) to help the city’s businesses grow and thrive. This is a new opportunity that brings together a wide range of free services from mentoring on business and finance planning to digital marketing and access to funding, data, and training. […]
A new start for our Business Support Service

Our City’s business community had shown brilliant resilience over the past ten years. In that time, according to the Office for National Statistics, we have seen a 24% growth in the number of businesses registered in Portsmouth from a base of 6,305 in 2013 to a position of 7,810 at the end of 2022. This […]
A day of Start Up and SME support with our Start Up and Thrive and Crowdfund Portsmouth Programmes

Join us on Tuesday the 13th of September 2022 for a day of start-up and SME support with our Start-up and Thrive and Crowdfund Portsmouth programmes at Corner Collective Art Gallery, Southsea, PO4 OJS Start the day with an insight into our Start-Up and Thrive programme with programme lead David Patterson, from 8.30 am to 10 am. With an informative agenda […]
Tuesday 25th February 2025: Thriving Together – Small Business Growth Day 2

As a small business we understand that sometimes taking time out of the business is difficult, and although new products, services and training is important, you just don’t always have the time. So, what’s the solution? Join us at CETC on the 25th of February from 10:00 – 15:30. Back by popular demand, Thriving Together […]
Wednesday 12th March 2025: Jodie Goodchild: Lead Generation Masterclass

Portsmouth Business Support Service In partnership with: 13:00 – 16:00, Portsmouth Guildhall 📍HOW TO FIND US Book your place The Portsmouth Business Support Service Team and Jodie Goodchild have partnered to offer a new materclass for portsmouth businesses. This FREE workshop is led by Jodie, a marketing expert with nearly 20 years of experience in […]