Starting and growing a business

Do you want to start your own business?

Have you always dreamt of starting your own business or being self-employed, but just lacked that little bit of push and inspiration to make it happen? Or do you want to grow your existing business? There is a lot of help out there and much of it is free. Here are a few links you can start with:

• GOV.UK - Guidance and Support - Business and self-employed
• Solent Growth Hub
• The Rebel Business School
• Google Digital Garage - Learn Digital Skills with Free Training
• Network Eagle Lab - Barclays Eagle Labs
• National Federation of Self Employed & Small Businesses (FSB)
• Facebook for Business: Marketing on Facebook
• Expert advice and support for small businesses - Enterprise Nation
• Google for Small Business - Resources to get your small business online
• Start up support - University of Southampton
• Consultancy services - Solent University

Find information on workspaces available in Southampton

If you have already taken your first steps and are looking for some help finding business premises, please find some useful links below:

• Network Eagle Lab
• SO Fourteen
• The Marine Robotics Innovation Centre at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC)
• Regus
• Basepoint Business Centres
• The White Building
• Incuhive
• Ocean Village Innovation Centre
• HeadSpace
• United Business Centres (UBC) UK Enterprise House
• One Dorset Street
• Royal Mail House
• Old Bond Store
• Grosvenor House
• Waterside Place
• Benham 5 University of Southampton Science Park
• Arena Business Centre
• The Workstation, Director General's House
• Solent Business Centre Millbrook Road West
• Latimer House
• ClockWise
• Design Chapel
• FigFlex Southampton
• Unity 12