Portsmouth businesses set for boost with city's new support service

Establishing and growing a business in Portsmouth is set to get easier, according to Portsmouth City Council, which, in collaboration with Shaping Portsmouth, has launched the Portsmouth Business Support Service (PBSS).

The initiative is supported by partners Business South, FSB, Hampshire Chamber of Commerce, Solent Business and Skills Solutions, Solent Partners, University of Portsmouth and WSX Enterprise.

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It brings together the council's economic development and skills team with Shaping Portsmouth and will see a team of volunteer business mentors support local businesses on a range of topics, including funding and finance support, business planning, HR, and marketing.

"Our priority is to grow Portsmouth’s economy. We recognise that there is a lot of free advice for business and organisations, but it is often difficult to know where to look or where to start," said Steve Pitt, Leader of Portsmouth City Council.

"By working directly with Shaping Portsmouth, PBSS will help our city’s businesses find the right support, whatever stage the business is at."

Stef Nienaltowski, CEO of Shaping Portsmouth, added: "When we started out on this project to join our two teams into one that is focused on giving the right advice and support at the right time for each business, we did not appreciate just how much free support there is available.

"By working together with the council’s economic development and skills team, we can now offer this easy to navigate service which will be a force for good for our future business growth."

To access the new PBSS, people are asked to call 023 9284 1641 or visit HERE

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