Hampshire Growth Hub

The Hampshire Growth Hub is dedicated to empowering businesses across Hampshire to thrive and accelerate their growth. (For the Solent and Isle of Wight area, see the Solent Growth Partnership).

Our mission is to provide expert guidance, valuable resources, and tailored one-to-one support to help you navigate the challenges of running a business and embrace new opportunities to grow.

All our support is fully funded by the UK Government and is available at no cost to Hampshire SME businesses. We have a team of experts ready to accelerate your business performance and achieve your growth ambitions.

As well as our one-to-one tailored business support which focuses on your growth plans and priorities, we also run a range of webinars, and in person workshops covering different topics.

We have access to an extensive range of other local, regional, and national specialised business support services (some links are shown below)

We provide guidance and information on:

• sourcing finance and becoming investor ready
• budgeting and forecasting
• business strategy and business planning
• research and development
• workforce development
• change management
• sales, marketing, social media, and PR
• bid writing
• project management
• procurement and social value
• international trade
• Net Zero and sustainable business

While we offer guidance on sourcing finance and bid writing, we do not currently have any of our own grant schemes for local businesses or startups. However, if you need financial support, please reach out to us, and we will direct you to organisations that may be able to help.

Who can benefit

We engage with businesses of all sizes.

For businesses employing fewer than 250 staff, which are seeking to grow or scale, our senior growth champions provide a dedicated growth programme: The Hampshire Business Growth Accelerator.

The Hampshire Business Growth Accelerator is a free, dedicated programme delivered via one and a half day in-person workshops with a focus on vision and strategy. You can expect deep dives into sales and marketing, change management, and boosting your financial skills. The programme also includes company-specific 1:1 mentoring and specialised workshops, subject to demand.

Please contact us (see top of page) to register for information about programmes and events, if your business is in any of the following sectors:

• Advanced manufacturing
• Aerospace
• Agricultural technology
• Animal health
• Creative industries
• Defence and security
• Digital
• Gaming
• Life sciences
• Financial and professional
• Maritime and marine
• Space and satellites

Recent examples of our work