If you are thinking about starting a business in Gosport Borough or would like to grow your existing business, we would love to help you.
Start Your Own Business in Gosport Borough contains resources and the information that will help give your venture the best chance of success. It also highlights organisations who offer friendly advice and the services that you are likely to need as a new startup or local business owner.
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There is plenty of help for startups in Gosport Borough but where can it be found?
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Starting, running or growing a business in Gosport?
Get free expert advice, digital skills training and networking opportunities to help your business thrive in today's digital economy. Delivered by IncuHive in partnership with Gosport Borough Council.
Who Can Access This Programme?
- Residents seeking to start a business or in the early stages of starting up
- Freelancers, micro and small businesses looking to sustain or grow
What's Included?
1-2-1 Business Support: Personalised business planning guidance tailored to your needs, whatever stage you're at – from pre-start through to growth.
Digital Health Check & Action Plan: Get a free 'Digital Readiness to Growth' assessment to discover your potential, receive a bespoke action plan, and access hands-on support to implement digital processes and technologies that drive growth.
Digital Skills Workshops: Learn how to adopt new processes and technologies that save time, reach more customers and increase efficiency. Workshops available both online and in-person – view current workshops.
Weekly Drop-In Sessions: Every Monday at the YourSpace Digital Hub (High Street town centre):
• Meet with business advisors
• Attend peer-learning sessions
• Connect with fellow entrepreneurs
• Discover co-working facilities available at the Digital Hub
Ready to Get Started?
Contact us to register your interest:
Tel: 0800 689 3564
Email: support@incuhive.co.uk
This programme builds on the Digital Peninsula business support activities delivered through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
Download the 2025 edition of our Free Start Your Own Business guide
An interactive step-by-step guide which also includes all of the most important subjects covered in an easy-to-read way with links to useful online articles and relevant contacts.
The idea of starting your own business can be incredibly exciting and who can blame you for being tempted?
However, the sad truth is that far too many new enterprises fail in the early stages. Our aim is to make sure that you don't become one of them.
This guide explains the key start-up subjects in simple English.
There is also plenty of help available in the area and much of it is free - please do make the most of it.
'You don't know what you don't know' is a phrase that is so applicable to starting a new business.
Gosport Borough is a great place for start-ups but your chances of success are dramatically improved if you make the most of the support that is available locally. Click on logos to visit their websites.
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100's of free startup articles
We have created a collection of 100s of startup articles to help anyone with whatever stage they are on with their business journey. Hundreds of thousands of people have gone before you and we can learn from what they got right and avoid the things that have been proved not to work so well.
You can see the full list of 'articles' at: How to start a business