 Rediscover Portsmouth is a new website that is being developed as part of a city-wide resident's campaign to promote local high streets and businesses. This is a mobile friendly website that has been designed for use on the move. It is an online placemaking opportunity that will be available all year round which lists a business and their latest value-added offers to encourage spend locally.
This website allows businesses to post their own details about their service, as well as notify website visitors of any new deals or promotions. Rediscover Portsmouth is a Portsmouth City Council project funded from the EU's European Regional Development Fund to support businesses since the pandemic.
Currently businesses in the city are being contacted to sign up to this free service by the Economic Growth Team. If your business would like to take part, visit the website to register your interest or call the Business Support Line on 023 9284 1641.
 River Island, one of the most well-known and loved brands on the High Street, have opened its brand-new concept store in Unit 154 Commercial Road, Portsmouth. Committed to supporting local communities the opening will create over 30 news jobs in Portsmouth, with River Island continually looking for new talent to grow and develop within its community.
A first for River Island, the new ‘River Island Boutique’ has been redesigned and elevated to enhance the customer’s in-store shopping experience. Not only has the store doubled in size, it is also spread across 7602 square feet and two floors. Spacious and innovative, the store makes room for more product than ever that has been specially curated for the Portsmouth market. Residents can expect a one stop shop for quality trend-led fashion for the whole family.
 The Government has announced an ambitious new ‘Made in the UK, Sold to the World’ plan to help businesses double exports and sell their world-class products around the globe.
The 12-point export strategy will give businesses the tools they need to become a nation of exporters and reap the benefits of our free trade deals.
It includes an Export Support Service that offers a one-stop shop for exporting advice, and the launch of a new UK Tradeshow Programme better-tailored to help businesses, particularly those outside London and the South East, to attend and promote their products around the world.
DIT will also be expanding its Export Academy. The academy will invite owners and managers of SMEs to access masterclasses, roundtables and networking events that help them overcome common challenges first-time exporters face.
 The Shaping Portsmouth Conference is back as an in-person event at Portsmouth Guildhall on Friday 28th January 2022. Focusing on celebrating the People of Our City, the conference will put a spotlight on some of the amazing work being done.
Key elements of the day include panel discussions with Portsmouth’s community group leaders and a selection of Shaping Portsmouth’s Programme Leaders, a conversation with Alice Hendy, founder of R;pple Suicide Prevention, and three prominent politicians discussing their lives in Portsmouth.
Plus there will be plenty returning from previous conferences, with networking time, an update from Portsmouth City Council by leader Gerald Vernon Jackson, and our very own CEO, Stef Nienaltowski, closing out the event with a look back at Shaping’s 2021 and setting out our plans for the year ahead.
 The Solent Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has launched a new loan fund to fuel a green recovery of the Solent economy and lead the pathway to Net Zero in response to COP26.
The £5M Solent Building Back Greener Loan Fund is now open for applications for loan funding of between £100K and £1M for capital projects which will help accelerate the commercialisation of low-carbon technology, innovations and systems to set the region, and the UK, on the path to a low carbon future.
Applications are being invited from private sector businesses, further education colleges and universities, and social enterprises located in the Solent area.
The deadline for applications is 14 January 2022
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