Kick start your business in 2025: Fully-funded programmes at University of Portsmouth
Happy New Year from the University, say Dan Lodge and Becky Miles from the University of Portsmouth in their monthly Business Talks column, which has exciting, fully-funded opportunities, for local firms.
The start of the New Year offers a fresh start filled with opportunities. It also offers gloomy skies, rain and broken New Year's Resolutions.
But here at your local University we’re doing what we can to help you focus on the opportunities – and not the great British weather.
Help to Grow
If you’re looking to grow and develop your business in 2025 then you need to check out our ‘Help to Grow: Management Course’.
Our fully-funded 12-week Programme has supported more than 250 business leaders across the south and is here to support you.
We'll help you gain Insights and skills to help you boost your business’s performance, resilience, and long-term growth, extend your peer network, access the high-quality contacts you have been seeking, and support you with 1:1 bespoke mentoring.
Rosie Boullin-Barrett, Help to Grow participant and Director of Finance at Seacat Services Ltd said: “I came away feeling absolutely energised, buzzing and positive about being a better leader going forward.”
The programme is aimed at business owners and senior managers and includes Strategy and innovation, Building vision and brand, Adopting digital technology, Growing national and international markets, Engaging and inspiring teams, Adopting responsible business practices, Leading for high performance, Creating customer value, and Financial management.
It has been developed in partnership with the Department for Business and Trade, The Chartered Association of Business Schools and the Small Business Charter.
Find out more at www.port.ac.uk/help-to-grow
Further your career with a part-time Postgraduate degree
Want to take your knowledge, expertise and skills to the next level?
Whether you're working in Accounting, Banking, Corporate Governance, Digital Marketing, Finance, HR, Law, Quality or Risk and and Resilience - we have a Course for you at our Faculty of Business and Law.
Our next Open Day is Wednesday 19th February, 4.00-7.00pm, and we’re looking forward to welcoming you onto our campus to find out more.
Find out more at www.port.ac.uk/postgraduate-open-days
Portsmouth and South Coast Business week
Designed by business for business, this week long festival of free activity is built with our local business community in mind.
Once again, we’re partnering with the Hampshire Chamber of Commerce, Businesses, Councils, and the Education sector to support the business week on 24th-28th February 2025.
The last three years have welcomed over 3,000 business delegates to over 80 free events and Open Door sessions, and reached over 20,000 individuals through our Facebook Live videos. And this year promises to once again be a smorgasbord of free activity supporting and championing the region, designed by business for business.
Professor Sarah Turnbull, Director for the Centre for Business, said: “We’re delighted to be working with our partners to support the local community and help make a positive contribution to economic growth. I’m particularly excited to see our General Legal Advice Clinic forming part of the Thriving Together 2 event on Tuesday.
Find out more at portsmouth.southcoastbusinessweek.co.uk