

Community and business innovation support
When you join Innovation Connect you'll get more than just office space in Portsmouth.
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:
- Access to advice, funding, mentoring, events, and expertise through our collaboration with Barclays Eagle Labs
- Support and guidance with business growth and innovation
- Connecting with experts at the University and support from skilled students
- Access to business networks, such as the Female Entrepreneurs Network, Entrepreneurs in Residence, and introductions to local companies and start-ups through our events
- Opportunities and space to collaborate and discuss business innovations
- Access to our members-only business events
- Meeting and networking with other members of Innovation Connect at social events such as our monthly Beer and Pizza 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
- Our Enterprise Programme 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?
- Alradwan Group
- adfluential
- Auto Accessory Ltd
- AX Studio Ltd
- Brian Jackson
- Business Thinking Ltd
- Carrington West Ltd
- Corrigenda Facilities Services
- Delivered Social Ltd
- Doheney Services Ltd
- Energise IT Company Ltd
- Farfly Media
- Glenn Butler
- Grazing With Gazelles Limited
- Growth Warriors
- Harries Coffee
- Hi-Juice
- Human Nature
- IMO Services
- Inten
- Jennifer Wareham
- Lone Care Services
- Key Traceability
- KnowNow
- Maya Softwares Ltd
- Mobi Publishing
- Peach Translations
- Provide a Meal
- Pure Potential Development Ltd
- ScaleUP Systems Ltd
- So Far Ltd
- Sufficient Health Care Ltd
- Southern Music Project CIC
- Terry Singh
- Time Research & Innovation
- Uber Eats
- Victoria Jowett
- Water Babies Sussex West
- Work Better Innovations
- Arribada Initiative
- Cardinal Point Marine Ltd
- Cloud 9 Architecture Ltd
- Dendrityca Ltd
- Dark Cosmos Creative Ltd
- Giraffe Social Media
- Ideal Marketing Company
- IDPortal Ltd
- Living Your Learning Ltd
- Matthew Coughlan
- Mindwork Laboratories Limited
- NH Architects
- RSHQ Ltd
- Sheila Burnett Photography
- Steve Squire
- Wells Sermo Ltd - Mystery Guides
- African Leadership (UK) Ltd
- Archold Solicitors Ltd
- Aryvo
- Asher Design & Print Ltd
- BDH Chartered Certified Accountants Ltd.
- BP Communications Ltd
- Child Law Partnership Ltd
- Chris Gadeke Physiotherapy
- CityEV Limited
- Cloud People Recruitment Ltd
- Contact Associates
- Curatrix Technologies
- Ecass
- Embrace CX
- GBS UK Immigration Ltd
- Good Move Finance t/a Mortgage Advice Bureau
- Hampshire School of Hypnotherapy
- Holland Accountancy Ltd
- Imogen Howse (Psychology Services Portsmouth)
- LTA Works Limited
- Match Accounting Ltd
- Mercx Ltd. t/a Pharma Design
- Net Natives
- Portsmouth Advanced Student Services (PASS) Limited
- Psychology Services Portsmouth
- Qiconnect Ltd
- Redshank Group Limited
- RGIS Inventory Specialists Limited
- SKORE Labs Ltd
- Space South Central
- Stewardship Wills & Probate
- Stop Domestic Abuse
- Support on the Spot
- Tang, Bentley & Jackson Ltd.
- Team Promo Limited
- Techno_Sciences
- Transalis Ltd
- Trades & Labour Ltd t/a Hardhats
- UK Hygienist Ltd. t/a Dental Advisory
- UNI SIM
- Vision Talent
- Wally (Io) Limited
- We Can Train (Portsmouth) Limited
- Wesom Signal & Rescue UK Limited