Tag: Business

Blake Morgan on why Portsmouth will grow back stronger

With its strong roots in the Portsmouth region, law firm Blake Morgan‘s Managing Director, Mike Wilson, explains why the firm is a long term supporter of Portsmouth and why he believes the City is so well placed to come out of the Covid crisis stronger than before the pandemic. With a large number of business […]

Shaping Portsmouth is joining forces with the Federation of Small Businesses

Shaping Portsmouth are pleased to announce that the Federation of Small Businesses has joined us as an Associate partner, and that we have become a member of the FSB. Emma Weatherstone, the FSB Membership Advisor in the Portsmouth Area, said “At FSB, our mission is to help smaller businesses achieve their ambitions. We are proud […]

Phlex boosts hospitality and workers with new pub co-working spaces

Co-working business Phlex has partnered with local pub chain Brewhouse + Kitchen and The Host Space to offer co-working spaces in the Southsea and Portsmouth areas. Phlex has also agreed a deal with Brewhouse & Kitchen to use their venues as co-working spaces nationally. Co-working platform, Phlex, focuses on running dedicated co-working spaces in towns and cities in the […]

Centre Director Yvonne Clay on reopening Gunwharf Quays

Having spent several years in retail marketing, Yvonne’s passion has been to put the customer at the centre of everything she does. This customer centricity has been present during Yvonne’s time as a retail management graduate at Boots, to working for Virgin in product development and ecommerce, through to her current role. Having joined Landsec […]

Small business confidence rebounds as shops re-open in England and Wales

Close to two thirds (58%) of small businesses expect their performance to improve this quarter, and fewer than one in three (31%) expect theirs will worsen, according to the latest FSB study of almost 1,700 business owners. With trading restrictions easing across England and Wales today, the business group reports that its UK SBI confidence […]

Opportunity to join us at Shaping Portsmouth with the Kickstart Programme

An opportunity for someone aged between 16 and 24 and claiming some form of Universal Credit has arisen to join us at Shaping Portsmouth as a Business and Admin Support Assistant. The job role involves: Providing support to the CEO of Shaping and the Head of Events & Programmes. Your main responsibilities will be: Organise […]

Go safe as more businesses re-open

Residents are reminded to go safe, go local and follow any guidance as non-essential businesses re-open from Monday 12 April 2021. Portsmouth City Council hopes residents will keep doing their bit to protect Portsmouth as retail, personal care, outdoor door areas at hospitality venues and indoor sports and leisure open their doors. The council has […]

Hampshire Business Show returns for 2021 with Karren Brady as headline speaker

The Hampshire Business Show is set to make a grand return this year after being forced to postpone due to the pandemic. The Hampshire Business Show will return on Thursday, October 14 with television personality and successful businesswoman Baroness Karren Brady, who will be headlining the show. The show is the biggest business-to-business expo in […]

CityFibre: Homeworking is here to stay, and everyone should benefit

The last twelve months have seen an astonishing shift in the working patterns of millions of Brits. At the start of 2020, a mere 6% of UK workers worked from home. Now, it’s the norm for so many of us, regardless of what sector or industry we’re in. Joint research from the universities of Cardiff […]