Portsmouth’s small businesses celebrate the opening of the Love Portsmouth Pop-Up Shop at Gunwharf Quays

Portsmouth City Council, in partnership with Love Southsea and supported by Landsec, official launch the Love Portsmouth pop up shop in Gunwharf at a celebration party with small business owners. The Love Portsmouth pop-up shop, funded from the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund serves as a valuable platform for local businesses to: […]
Welcoming our new Partners

The Shaping Portsmouth team are pleased to announce three new partnerships, as we welcome Comserv and Portsmouth Football Club as Patrons and Pompey in the Community as a Member. Comserv provide high quality responsive repairs and maintenance solutions with an unrivalled focus on customer care across Portsmouth and the surrounding areas for Portsmouth City Council […]
Episode 83: Frank HR

Dave Humphries talks to Bev about how she came to leave her job and found Frank HR, being a workaholic and a people person, the difficulties of setting up a business, and how Frank HR works as a retainer service for businesses.
Nominate your Inspirational Women of Portsmouth

Who inspires you ? Do you know a woman in Portsmouth who inspires others through her passion, leadership, or dedication? It’s time to recognize her! Nominations are now open for the Pamodzi Creatives Inspirational Women of Portsmouth Awards 2025, and we need your help to shine a light on the amazing women making a […]
Episode 85: Sohaila Sophia Coaching

In this episode Charla Grant talks to Sohaila Sophia about what led her to a career in coaching, the various types of one-to-one coaching and group talks she offers across lifestyle, therapeutic style, and corporate & business, the importance of wellbeing, and being Co-Lead for Shaping’s Workplace Health & Wellbeing programme.
Episode 86: Mark Waldron

Dave Humphries talks to Mark Waldron, Editor in Chief of The News, about his career in journalism, the importance of local journalism and the changes it has gone through, the Business Excellence Awards, and being Co-Chair of Shaping Portsmouth.
Portsmouth Business Leaders Forum returns at Lakeside North Harbour

The Autumn 2024 edition of our Portsmouth Business Leaders Forum took place last Wednesday 6th November. We had a packed agenda. New Shaping Partners; Portsmouth Water and Millstream Productions, who have actually been with us since before the Spring PBLF, finally got to introduce themselves on stage. They’ve both been very active in the partnership […]
Millstream Productions becomes a Shaping Portsmouth Patron

The Shaping Portsmouth Team are pleased to welcome Millstream Productions as a Patron of Shaping Portsmouth. Millstream Productions is one of the south coast’s leading and most established video production companies, who help businesses connect with their audience through powerful and compelling video. Ben Cloud, Co-Founder & Managing Director of Millstream Productions, said “Millstream has […]