Innovation Connect Community
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When you're a member of Innovation Connect, you'll have access to a network of events and individuals that could help the success of your business
You'll benefit from:
- Support and guidance with business growth and innovation
- Access to business networks, such as the Female Entrepreneurs Network, Entrepreneurs in Residence, and introducing you to local companies and start-ups through our events
- Opportunities and space to collaborate and discuss business innovations
- Access to advice and talks on topics such as lead generation, funding, marketing and overcoming common business challenges through our collaborations with NatWest and the Solent Local Enterprise Partnership
- Access to our members-only business events
- Meet and network with other members of Innovation Connect at social events
Work with the University of Portsmouth to grow your business and access our resources, including:
- Academic expertise and networking
- University business events
- Work experience and placement students
- Discounted University gym membership
- The University library
- Join our Enterprise Programme to get involved with practical and engaging sessions to help you become a more enterprising individual
Keep up to date with Innovation Connect
You can easily keep track of all of the events and opportunities available to you by following us on our social media channels or if you're a member, get in touch with us to sign up to our Innovation Connect newsletter.
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We host free events across all our locations that develop your understanding of the factors that could help or hinder your business. Our aim is to add value to Portsmouth's small and medium businesses and startups by providing business support and guidance.
Our previous events have focused on topics such as:
- Funding for growth
- Creating and communicating a 'vision of purpose'
- Being your brand
- Customer client relationships
- Using LinkedIn to generate business-to-business enquiries
- 5 ways of making your goals more achievable
- Your strategy for building a powerful brand
- Marketing vs. branding
- Raising your profile through PR, social and digital channels
- How financially savvy is your business?
- 314 Marketing
- AccentPOS®
- AG Education and Training
- Askyra
- CCB Consultancy Management Trading Company Ltd
- Corrigenda Facilities Services
- Cronofy
- Dental Hygienist Advisory Board
- Doheney Services Ltd
- European Space Agency (ESA)
- Exposure Analytics
- Fundscape
- Lone Care Services
- Key Traceability
- KnowNow
- Revolution Plastics
- Securearm Technology Ltd
- Shaping Portsmouth
- Shared Service Architecture Ltd
- Simply Park & Fly
- South Coast Centre of Excellence in Satellite Applications
- Technical IT Solutions
- Toucan Diversity
- Dark Cosmos Creative Ltd
- Double Swan Ltd
- Giraffe Social Media
- HOP Architects Ltd
- IDPortal Ltd
- Living Your Learning Ltd
- Mindwork Laboratories Limited
- Abacus Software Limited
- Affordable Bookkeeping
- African Leadership (UK) Ltd
- Asher Design & Print Ltd
- BDH Certified Chartered Accountants
- Bladez Toyz
- Child Law Partnership Ltd
- Chris Gadeke Physiotherapy
- CityEV Limited
- Contact Associates
- Curatrix Technologies
- Dental Hygienist
- D&S Carpentry Southern Limited
- First Choice Tax Solutions
- Freejam Limited
- GBS UK Immigration Ltd
- Hampshire School of Hypnotherapy
- Holland Accountancy Ltd
- IMC Pro Logistics UK Ltd
- Linkstatus Ltd
- Match Accounting Ltd
- My Learning Cloud
- Pharma Design
- Planet EV Limited
- Portsmouth Training and Exams Limited t/a Pittman Training
- Psychology Services Portsmouth
- Qiconnect Ltd
- Queue-Safe Ltd
- RGIS Inventory Specialists Limited
- Saker Controls Ltd
- SKORE Labs Ltd
- South Coast Centre of Excellence
- South Coast Commercial Motors
- South Coast Commercial Training
- Stewardship Wills & Probate
- Stop Domestic Abuse
- Support on the Spot
- Team Graphics UK Limited
- Techno-Sciences Incorporated (TSI)
- TestTech Global Ltd
- Transalis Limited
- Voyage 1 Ltd