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Welcome to the May edition of Havant Borough Council's Business Newsletter.
Our next Havant Business Partnership Networking session will be held Thursday 11th July from 17:30-19:00 with the venue still to be confirmed.
We are looking for a business in the Borough to host the event. You will need to have a space that can accommodate up to 50 individuals and IT equipment to run a presentation. If you are interested in hosting the networking session, you will be offered the opportunity to present your business at the event.
For more information and to reserve your tickets visit the Eventbrite link below.
We want to connect with businesses across the Borough to support you in a range of areas. From the 30-minute introductory call, we can directly refer you to our business focused programmes or signpost you to relevant organisation. If you would like to book a virtual introduction meeting with our Economic Development team, please click on the link below.
All email enquiries should be directed to economic_development@havant.gov.uk
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University of Portsmouth Help to Grow Programme
University of Portsmouth are running a 12-week short programme designed to help boost your business performance. We'll help you to extend your peer network, access the high-quality contacts you have been seeking, and support you with 1:1 bespoke mentoring for your business.
To view eligibility, upcoming dates and course structure click on the link below.
Incuhive Business Support
Havant Borough Council have commissioned Incuhive to offer free support to new or start-up businesses looking to grow or seek guidance across the Borough.
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The support from Incuhive includes:
- Funding and finance
- Marketing and social media
- Business planning and/or adapting current plans
- Cashflow
If you are interested in mentoring style support tailored to your business needs please contact, Andy Pringle, andy.pringle@incuhive.co.uk.
Waterlooville and Leigh Park Vacant Shop Scheme
We are working with businesses and organisations to transform empty shops in the Waterlooville Town Centre and Leigh Park District Centre, this opportunity is available to businesses who wish to open new shops in both areas.
Eligible projects could receive a grant ranging from £1,000 to £50,000, depending on the size of the property, to spend on capital works to bring empty shop units back into use.
We want to encourage new uses and create a vibrant and animated atmosphere, including a wider mix of shops and facilities in the centre of our communities.
To submit your expression of interest or share with others click the links below
Waterlooville Vacant Shop Scheme Expression of Interest Form.docx (live.com)
Leigh Park Vacant Shop Scheme Expression of Interest Form_2.docx (live.com)
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Recruitment Support with Job Centre
The Job Centre recruitment support package is designed to help businesses promote and fill their current vacancies.
They can offer support with a range of services including:
- Free promotion and advertising of job roles
- Bespoke recruitment events to suit your hiring needs
All services are designed to be tailored to the business need, so no matter your size or needs Job Centre can work with you completely free of charge!
For more information and contact details please use the link below.
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Diversifying Your Workforce
Hampshire County Council have put together information on supporting your business to enable recruitment and retain disabled people in the workforce.
Employment rates among young disabled people continue to remain low, we know that young people with additional needs are keen to work, and often bring skills and approaches into sectors that benefit employers, teams and communities.
Click on the link below to ensure that all young people have the same opportunities to access employment, and add to your skills set, as their peers, by removing some of the barriers traditional recruitment methods often create for young disabled people to showcase their talents.
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Apprenticeship Support for Businesses Across the Borough
The Skills & Employment team offers support, guidance, and advice on all aspects of apprenticeships and skills training options. It is a free, impartial resource for organisations in Hampshire.
The team can offer guidance tailored to your organisational needs with expert advisers who can support you in your pursuit of workforce development. They can work with you to create a strategic approach towards adopting apprenticeships and skills into your organisation by identifying skills gaps, establishing the most relevant apprenticeship or skills training courses, utilising available funding and building a vision for the future of skills development in your workforce.
The team can also offer support to organisations who don’t pay the apprenticeship levy to access levy transfers from HCC Apprenticeship surplus levy funds.
Your local Advisor is Carol Greaves carol.greaves@hants.gov.uk
BNI Havant Business Networking
BNI Business Networking will be holding an event at Havant Rugby Club every Friday throughout May at 09:30am.
BNI Havant focus is on helping local small business owners to connect and build meaningful business relationships. Please not there may be a small charge to cover refreshments at these events.
To book your space, please use the link below.
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Walk While You Work On Your Business
Walk while you work on your business are running a free business networking session whilst walking in the Langstone Harbour area. If you are an entrepreneur or working in a small business, this networking opportunity can connect you with like-minded business owners and build your business to business contacts.
The event will be held on Thursday 6th June at 10:00 and you can register for tickets using the link below.
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