Business Support
The team at Portsmouth Technopole are dedicated to ensure client companies get access to the best possible support to help them grow and prosper. One way of achieving this is by working with partner companies that provide services that may help those client companies.
A list of partners and local business support organisations is below:
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Portsmouth City Council provides information to pre-starts, existing and firms looking to relocate to the City all the relevant information they need to be effective, competitive businesses. This includes information on grants and funding available in the City.
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Business Link provides SMEs (Small to Medium Enterprises) with a range of topics and issues, as well as providing a brokerage service to other support organisations where appropriate.
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Coffin Mew LLP are one of the leading regional law firms in the South, providing quality legal services. They aim to provide a consistently high quality service with the emphasis on client care. This commitment has been recognised by the awards of Top Ranked Firm by Chambers UK Directory and Lexcel quality assurance accreditation from the Law Society of England & Wales. Andrew Garbett—Associate, Coffin Mew Llp specialises in intellectual property, IT and data protection law and has provided support, including general advice free of charge, to technopole clients for the last 3 years. To contact Andrew click here.
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Portsmouth University provides a range of services for businesses to benefit from, including 'Purple Door' which provides research facilities and expertise, Portsmouth Business School where many of the next top business graduates are currently studying and the Portsmouth Centre for Enterprise which aims to inspire Portsmouth students to learn and succeed in entrepreneurship through developing enterprise skills and experience.
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Solent Synergy Limited (SSL) is a not-for-profit, limited company which supports local technology companies, provides access to information on funding, business support and networking opportunities and strengthens links between businesses, investors and the academic community across the Solent region.
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TRANSFORM provides a range of services for innovative companies around knowledge, innovation and technology, including an idea review tool.
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The Solent Enterprise Hub seeks to create wealth through the commercialisation of the Solent region's technology and innovation by helping entrepreneurs through all the critical phases of development towards a sustainable technology based business and collaborating with science and technology organisations in the commercialisation of their intellectual property.
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The Portsmouth and South East Hampshire Chamber of Commerce is the only local independent membership organisation of its kind and offers a diverse and exclusive range of benefits to an entire spectrum of business and enterprise. As an accredited Chamber it provides access to the Ultimate Business Network of the British Chambers of Commerce.
