[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":360},["ShallowReactive",2],{"news-index":3,"site:og:\u002Fnews":357},[4,18,30,39,51,62,72,83,94,104,114,125,136,147,159,171,182,193,203,214,224,234,244,254,264,275,285,296,306,317,327,337,347],{"path":5,"title":6,"description":7,"standfirst":8,"date":9,"tags":10,"image":13,"imageAlt":14,"imageCredit":15,"kind":16,"readMins":17},"\u002Fnews\u002Fnovember-edition-2026","The November edition: ideas, expos and awards","Hampshire's business calendar for the rest of November 2026: an innovation festival, a morning on climate, two B2B expos, breakfasts with a subject, the awards and two walks.","The second half of November is the fullest stretch of the business year so far: a festival of ideas, two expos a week apart, breakfasts with something to talk about, three awards evenings and a walk or two to clear your head.","2026-11-12",[11,12],"Events","Networking","https:\u002F\u002Fimages.unsplash.com\u002Fphoto-1711390811937-1b061eaf28ea?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=70","Visitors walking between stands at a trade show","Jonny Gios · unsplash.com\u002Fphotos\u002FjSniVrdhDtc","article-edition",4,{"path":19,"title":20,"description":21,"standfirst":22,"date":23,"tags":24,"image":25,"imageAlt":26,"imageCredit":27,"kind":28,"readMins":29},"\u002Fnews\u002Fchristmas-business-networking-2026","Christmas networking 2026: festive dates across Hampshire","Festive drinks, lunches and socials in December across Hampshire, with practical advice on booking, going alone and what a work party can cost.","December's business calendar is short and social: drinks, lunches and coffee mornings with a festive turn. Here are the dates listed so far, week by week, with practical notes for anyone going alone or organising a party for their own team.","2026-10-21",[11,12],"https:\u002F\u002Fimages.unsplash.com\u002Fphoto-1511988617509-a57c8a288659?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=70","A group of friends laughing together","Helena Lopes · unsplash.com\u002Fphotos\u002Fe3OUQGT9bWU","article-season",3,{"path":31,"title":32,"description":33,"standfirst":34,"date":35,"tags":36,"image":13,"imageAlt":14,"imageCredit":15,"kind":38,"readMins":17},"\u002Fnews\u002Fhampshire-business-show-2026-guide","Hampshire Business Show: getting the most from an expo","What the Hampshire Business Show is, what UK exhibition figures show, and how to plan, work the floor and follow up at any business expo.","The Hampshire Business Show is the county's yearly business-to-business expo. Here is what it is, what the research says about walking an exhibition floor, and how to make one day count.","2026-10-20",[11,37],"Southampton","article",{"path":40,"title":41,"description":42,"standfirst":43,"date":44,"tags":45,"image":47,"imageAlt":48,"imageCredit":49,"kind":38,"readMins":50},"\u002Fnews\u002Fintroducing-hampshire-events","Introducing hampshire.events: one checked list","Why Hampshire's business events now sit on one checked list, what checked means, and how to find a breakfast, walk, talk or expo near you.","Hampshire's business events used to be spread across chamber diaries, group pages and booking sites. hampshire.events puts them on one list, checks it every week, and shows you how to get to the door.","2026-10-15",[46,12],"Community","https:\u002F\u002Fimages.unsplash.com\u002Fphoto-1579045846121-299dc925c614?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=70","Boats moored at Southampton","Connor Holyday · unsplash.com\u002Fphotos\u002F-bOFEhMDLxA",5,{"path":52,"title":53,"description":54,"standfirst":55,"date":56,"tags":57,"image":59,"imageAlt":60,"imageCredit":61,"kind":38,"readMins":17},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsustainability-on-the-business-agenda","Sustainability on the business agenda: figures and meet-ups","What official surveys say about how businesses are tackling climate change, and the sustainability meet-ups and workshops listed across Hampshire.","The UK has a legal net zero target for 2050, but an ONS survey found two-thirds of businesses had taken none of the climate actions it asked about. Hampshire has a small, steady run of events for the businesses that want to start. Here is the context and where to go.","2026-10-08",[58,11],"Sustainability","https:\u002F\u002Fimages.unsplash.com\u002Fphoto-1719962865624-e3196c1e1206?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=70","Steps leading into the gardens at Mottisfont, near Romsey","Philip Auld · unsplash.com\u002Fphotos\u002FHL89LrADIrg",{"path":63,"title":64,"description":65,"standfirst":66,"date":67,"tags":68,"image":69,"imageAlt":70,"imageCredit":71,"kind":38,"readMins":17},"\u002Fnews\u002Fhampshire-business-awards-season-2026","Awards season: Hampshire's business awards this autumn","Who runs Hampshire's autumn business awards, who can enter, what the research says awards are worth, and how to get the most from the evening.","From Gosport to the New Forest, late autumn is when Hampshire's business awards are handed out. Here is who runs each one, who can enter, and what an awards night is good for.","2026-09-24",[11,46],"https:\u002F\u002Fimages.unsplash.com\u002Fphoto-1587825140708-dfaf72ae4b04?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=70","A speaker on stage in front of a large audience","Alexandre Pellaes · unsplash.com\u002Fphotos\u002F6vAjp0pscX0",{"path":73,"title":74,"description":75,"standfirst":76,"date":77,"tags":78,"image":80,"imageAlt":81,"imageCredit":82,"kind":38,"readMins":17},"\u002Fnews\u002Fbreakfast-groups-back-september","Hampshire's breakfast groups: how they work and why","Breakfasts are over half of Hampshire's listed business dates. What happens at one, how visiting works, and what research says about the habit.","More than half the business dates we list in Hampshire are breakfasts. Here is why the format dominates, what to expect at one, and what research on small firms and weak ties says about turning up every week.","2026-09-03",[12,79],"Tips","https:\u002F\u002Fimages.unsplash.com\u002Fphoto-1604881988758-f76ad2f7aac1?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=70","Two people holding mugs of coffee at a table","Priscilla Du Preez · unsplash.com\u002Fphotos\u002FK8XYGbw4Ahg",{"path":84,"title":85,"description":86,"standfirst":87,"date":88,"tags":89,"image":91,"imageAlt":92,"imageCredit":93,"kind":38,"readMins":17},"\u002Fnews\u002Fautumn-business-calendar-2026","Hampshire's big business days this autumn","The expos, awards and innovation festivals of autumn 2026 in Hampshire, why the big days are worth planning for, and how to get the most from one.","Autumn is when Hampshire's larger business days cluster: expos, a festival of innovation, a business week and a run of awards nights. Here are the ones still to come, with what to know before you go.","2026-08-13",[11,90],"Industry","https:\u002F\u002Fimages.unsplash.com\u002Fphoto-1540575467063-178a50c2df87?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=70","An audience seated in rows at a conference","Headway · unsplash.com\u002Fphotos\u002FF2KRf_QfCqw",{"path":95,"title":96,"description":97,"standfirst":98,"date":99,"tags":100,"image":101,"imageAlt":102,"imageCredit":103,"kind":38,"readMins":17},"\u002Fnews\u002Fnetwalking-business-outdoors","Netwalking: why business conversations are moving outdoors","How netwalks work, what research says about walking and ideas, what to bring, and the walking groups listed in Hampshire.","Netwalking swaps the coffee table for a footpath. Here is how a walk usually runs, what the research on walking and thinking says, and where to find one in Hampshire.","2026-07-23",[12,46],"https:\u002F\u002Fimages.unsplash.com\u002Fphoto-1486579425215-d11603200406?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=70","A walker on a forest track in the New Forest near Lyndhurst","Annie Spratt · unsplash.com\u002Fphotos\u002FsqNEmZCGUR0",{"path":105,"title":106,"description":107,"standfirst":108,"date":109,"tags":110,"image":111,"imageAlt":112,"imageCredit":113,"kind":38,"readMins":17},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsummer-networking-hampshire","Summer networking in Hampshire: keeping in touch","Diaries thin out in July and August. How to keep your business contacts warm over the summer, with the research on walks, weak ties and regular groups.","Summer is when many business diaries go quiet. You don't need to stop altogether: a regular group, a walk or an online meeting will keep your contacts warm, and the research on how connections form suggests a little, often, is what counts.","2026-07-09",[12,79],"https:\u002F\u002Fimages.unsplash.com\u002Fphoto-1592118829208-de1511706a02?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=70","Fields and trees outside Winchester on a summer day","Nick Seagrave · unsplash.com\u002Fphotos\u002FPg7Ovdx089I",{"path":115,"title":116,"description":117,"standfirst":118,"date":119,"tags":120,"image":122,"imageAlt":123,"imageCredit":124,"kind":38,"readMins":17},"\u002Fnews\u002Fbreakfast-networking-in-winchester","Breakfast networking in Winchester: what's really on","Winchester has more registered businesses than Southampton, but few listed breakfast groups. The figures, what is on, and where nearby to go instead.","Winchester district has a large, professional business base, but most of the county's breakfast groups meet elsewhere. Here is an honest picture of what is on, and where to find an early start nearby.","2026-06-18",[12,121,46],"Winchester","https:\u002F\u002Fimages.unsplash.com\u002Fphoto-1749490129703-56790a541757?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=70","Winchester Cathedral behind the trees of the Close","Bruce Barrow · unsplash.com\u002Fphotos\u002FuyqEXBzwxEA",{"path":126,"title":127,"description":128,"standfirst":129,"date":130,"tags":131,"image":133,"imageAlt":134,"imageCredit":135,"kind":38,"readMins":17},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsouthampton-maritime-business-connections","Southampton's maritime economy and who it meets","The port, the cruise trade and the wider marine sector in figures, and what that means for local firms looking to meet the businesses around it.","Associated British Ports says the Port of Southampton supports 45,600 jobs, and a 2026 study puts direct maritime employment across Hampshire and the Solent at 46,100. Here is what the sector is made of, and where its suppliers and neighbours can meet it.","2026-06-12",[37,132,90],"Maritime","https:\u002F\u002Fimages.unsplash.com\u002Fphoto-1613423468841-f8d8ca10bf3f?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=70","Boats moored on the Hamble near Southampton","Jessica Burnett · unsplash.com\u002Fphotos\u002FpgnkabJWcsk",{"path":137,"title":138,"description":139,"standfirst":140,"date":141,"tags":142,"image":144,"imageAlt":145,"imageCredit":146,"kind":38,"readMins":17},"\u002Fnews\u002Fbni-chapters-in-hampshire","BNI in Hampshire: how the weekly chapters work","What BNI says about itself, what the research on referrals and weak ties suggests, and the BNI chapters listed across Hampshire.","BNI is the most structured kind of networking you will find in Hampshire: one chapter, one person per trade, the same room every week. Here is how it works, what its own figures say, and what to know before you visit.","2026-06-05",[12,143,46],"BNI","https:\u002F\u002Fimages.unsplash.com\u002Fphoto-1740506700638-01aba0ffbbc0?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=70","A group meeting over breakfast at a long table","Jakub Żerdzicki · unsplash.com\u002Fphotos\u002FLME2GUVGk_8",{"path":148,"title":149,"description":150,"standfirst":151,"date":152,"tags":153,"image":156,"imageAlt":157,"imageCredit":158,"kind":38,"readMins":17},"\u002Fnews\u002Fstarting-up-in-eastleigh","Starting up in Eastleigh: what the figures say","Eastleigh's 5,350 businesses, its 535 business births in 2024, its rail links and where the borough's founders can find support and company.","Eastleigh sees around five hundred new businesses a year, has two busy stations and an employment rate above the regional figure. Here is what the official figures say about starting up there, and where to find other founders.","2026-05-28",[154,155,46],"Eastleigh","Startups","https:\u002F\u002Fimages.unsplash.com\u002Fphoto-1534432295314-d934309ea09d?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=70","A cappuccino beside a laptop","Kirsten Drew · unsplash.com\u002Fphotos\u002FTeo3_ha3YI0",{"path":160,"title":161,"description":162,"standfirst":163,"date":164,"tags":165,"image":168,"imageAlt":169,"imageCredit":170,"kind":38,"readMins":17},"\u002Fnews\u002Fportsmouth-tech-sector-networking","Portsmouth's tech sector: the figures and where to meet","How many people work in Portsmouth's digital businesses, what the city and its university say about the sector, and where tech people in the city meet.","About 4,500 people work in information and communication in Portsmouth, a similar share to Great Britain as a whole. The city's own strategy is frank about the challenge: keeping its graduates.","2026-05-21",[166,167,90],"Portsmouth","Tech","https:\u002F\u002Fimages.unsplash.com\u002Fphoto-1666294380353-8cd2f6b0d3bd?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=70","Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth, at night","Johannes Heel · unsplash.com\u002Fphotos\u002FGmLL7kTbBQ0",{"path":172,"title":173,"description":174,"standfirst":175,"date":176,"tags":177,"image":179,"imageAlt":180,"imageCredit":181,"kind":38,"readMins":17},"\u002Fnews\u002Fbasingstoke-quiet-powerhouse","Basingstoke: the quiet powerhouse, in figures","Basingstoke and Deane's 7,020 businesses, Basing View, its pay and growth figures, and the groups where its business people meet.","Basingstoke is often called a commuter town. The official figures describe a borough of 7,020 businesses, 85,000 employee jobs and median pay above the regional figure. Here is what they say, and where to meet the people behind them.","2026-05-14",[178,90,46],"Basingstoke","https:\u002F\u002Fimages.unsplash.com\u002Fphoto-1759329657243-ab14296df12f?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=70","The Basingstoke Canal under summer trees","T · unsplash.com\u002Fphotos\u002FiEVj-uvNp9U",{"path":183,"title":184,"description":185,"standfirst":186,"date":187,"tags":188,"image":190,"imageAlt":191,"imageCredit":192,"kind":38,"readMins":17},"\u002Fnews\u002Fwomen-in-business-networking-hampshire","Women in business: the groups meeting across Hampshire","What the latest surveys say about women starting and leading businesses, and the women-led networking groups listed across Hampshire.","Around one in five small and medium employers in the UK is women-led, and women are starting businesses at far higher rates than twenty years ago. Hampshire has a handful of groups set up for them. Here are the figures, the groups and how to choose.","2026-05-07",[189,12,46],"Women in business","https:\u002F\u002Fimages.unsplash.com\u002Fphoto-1758599543122-36252c317fd9?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=70","Two businesswomen talking outside an office","Vitaly Gariev · unsplash.com\u002Fphotos\u002Fh6VnEQ6teHg",{"path":194,"title":195,"description":196,"standfirst":197,"date":198,"tags":199,"image":200,"imageAlt":201,"imageCredit":202,"kind":38,"readMins":50},"\u002Fnews\u002Fcoworking-spaces-hampshire","Co-working spaces and the people who meet in them","Hampshire's businesses are mostly very small, and many people work alone. Why shared workspaces have become places to meet, with the figures.","Most Hampshire businesses employ fewer than ten people, and more than a quarter of workers now split their week between home and elsewhere. Shared workspaces are where many of them find company, and where a growing share of local events happen.","2026-04-30",[90,46,155],"https:\u002F\u002Fimages.unsplash.com\u002Fphoto-1497366811353-6870744d04b2?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=70","A shared workspace with long tables","Nastuh Abootalebi · unsplash.com\u002Fphotos\u002FeHD8Y1Znfpk",{"path":204,"title":205,"description":206,"standfirst":207,"date":208,"tags":209,"image":211,"imageAlt":212,"imageCredit":213,"kind":38,"readMins":50},"\u002Fnews\u002Fhampshire-hospitality-2026","Hampshire hospitality in 2026: what the figures show","More restaurants, fewer pubs and tighter margins: the ONS counts behind Hampshire's hospitality trade, and where business events fit in.","Hampshire has more places to eat than it did in 2020 and fewer pubs and bars. Here is what the official counts say, and why business events matter to the rooms that host them.","2026-04-16",[210,90,46],"Hospitality","https:\u002F\u002Fimages.unsplash.com\u002Fphoto-1517833969405-d4a24c2c8280?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=70","Breakfast at Lime Wood, Lyndhurst","dylan nolte · unsplash.com\u002Fphotos\u002F-D09rH5sTw4",{"path":215,"title":216,"description":217,"standfirst":218,"date":219,"tags":220,"image":221,"imageAlt":222,"imageCredit":223,"kind":38,"readMins":17},"\u002Fnews\u002Fpetersfield-market-town-business","Petersfield: business in a South Downs market town","Small firms, a national park and a district plan: the official figures behind Petersfield's business community, and where to meet people nearby.","Nine in ten East Hampshire businesses employ fewer than ten people. Here is what the district's figures and its own strategy say about Petersfield, and where local businesses meet.","2026-04-09",[90,46,12],"https:\u002F\u002Fimages.unsplash.com\u002Fphoto-1646248374516-5938b47c0b34?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=70","The view from Butser Hill near Petersfield","Hannah Smith · Unsplash",{"path":225,"title":226,"description":227,"standfirst":228,"date":229,"tags":230,"image":231,"imageAlt":232,"imageCredit":233,"kind":38,"readMins":17},"\u002Fnews\u002Ffareham-gosport-networking-by-the-coast","Fareham and Gosport: business by the harbour, in figures","Fareham's and Gosport's businesses, Daedalus and the Innovation Centre, the waterfront plans, and where the two towns' business people meet.","Fareham and Gosport sit side by side on Portsmouth Harbour, but their economies are very different sizes. Here is what the official figures and the councils' own plans say, and where to meet the people behind the numbers.","2026-04-02",[90,46,12],"https:\u002F\u002Fimages.unsplash.com\u002Fphoto-1693132773626-4613e489d947?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=70","Gosport waterfront looking across to the Spinnaker Tower","Jeff Mann · Unsplash",{"path":235,"title":236,"description":237,"standfirst":238,"date":239,"tags":240,"image":241,"imageAlt":242,"imageCredit":243,"kind":38,"readMins":17},"\u002Fnews\u002Faldershot-enterprise-growth","Aldershot and Rushmoor: the business picture in figures","Rushmoor's 3,395 businesses, its tech and aerospace jobs, Union Yard and the airshow: what the figures say, and where to meet people locally.","Aldershot and Farnborough share a borough, a military past and an unusually technical economy. Here is what the official figures say about Rushmoor's businesses, and where its business people meet.","2026-03-26",[90,46,155],"https:\u002F\u002Fimages.unsplash.com\u002Fphoto-1560079266-8bc6529e983c?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=70","Modern glass office buildings","William Jones · unsplash.com\u002Fphotos\u002FPjNdmZhJ-IE",{"path":245,"title":246,"description":247,"standfirst":248,"date":249,"tags":250,"image":251,"imageAlt":252,"imageCredit":253,"kind":38,"readMins":17},"\u002Fnews\u002Fwhy-networking-matters-for-small-business","Why networking matters for small businesses","What the research on weak ties and the government's small business survey say about meeting people, and how to make it worth your time.","Most businesses have no employees, and most small firms take advice from only a handful of places. Fifty years of research on weak ties suggests why meeting people outside your usual circle pays, and the evidence is clearer than the usual networking clichés.","2026-03-19",[79,12,46],"https:\u002F\u002Fimages.unsplash.com\u002Fphoto-1531058020387-3be344556be6?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=70","People talking at a business event","Jakob Dalbjörn · unsplash.com\u002Fphotos\u002FcuKJre3nyYc",{"path":255,"title":256,"description":257,"standfirst":258,"date":259,"tags":260,"image":261,"imageAlt":262,"imageCredit":263,"kind":38,"readMins":50},"\u002Fnews\u002Fhampshire-green-economy-networks","Hampshire's green economy: the figures and the networks","What the official figures say about low-carbon business, what small firms are doing about net zero, and where Hampshire's sustainability groups meet.","The UK's low-carbon economy turned over £77 billion in 2024, and most small firms have taken at least one step towards net zero. Here is what that looks like in Hampshire, and where people working on it meet.","2026-03-12",[58,90,46],"https:\u002F\u002Fimages.unsplash.com\u002Fphoto-1579729131238-2444987e8de9?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=70","Woodland in the New Forest National Park","Annie Spratt · unsplash.com\u002Fphotos\u002FIg9Px-cTm3s",{"path":265,"title":266,"description":267,"standfirst":268,"date":269,"tags":270,"image":272,"imageAlt":273,"imageCredit":274,"kind":38,"readMins":17},"\u002Fnews\u002Fandover-growing-business-district","Andover and Test Valley: makers, movers and a new theatre","Test Valley's 5,800 businesses, its manufacturing and logistics jobs, and Andover's town centre plans, with where to meet local firms.","Andover makes and moves things for a living more than most of the South East. Here is what the official figures and the council's own strategy say, and where Andover's business people meet.","2026-03-05",[271,90,12],"Andover","https:\u002F\u002Fimages.unsplash.com\u002Fphoto-1594996663101-8ab435009d2e?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=70","Farmland near Romsey in the Test Valley","Belinda Fewings · unsplash.com\u002Fphotos\u002FItL7Z3tcmEM",{"path":276,"title":277,"description":278,"standfirst":279,"date":280,"tags":281,"image":282,"imageAlt":283,"imageCredit":284,"kind":38,"readMins":17},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsolent-digital-businesses","The Solent's digital businesses: what the numbers say","How many tech and digital firms the Solent really has, where the jobs are, and the meet-ups that bring the people together, from official figures.","Official counts show Southampton and Portsmouth have fewer digital jobs, as a share, than England as a whole, and that north Hampshire is where the county's tech employment sits. The Solent's digital scene is real, but smaller and more spread out than the word cluster suggests.","2026-02-26",[167,90,37],"https:\u002F\u002Fimages.unsplash.com\u002Fphoto-1682976967209-91219ab68a68?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=70","Boats on the water at Southampton","Simona Marinkova · unsplash.com\u002Fphotos\u002FKHyThxXuw0o",{"path":286,"title":287,"description":288,"standfirst":289,"date":290,"tags":291,"image":292,"imageAlt":293,"imageCredit":294,"kind":38,"readMins":295},"\u002Fnews\u002Fnetworking-etiquette-friendly-guide","Networking etiquette: a friendly guide","Small courtesies at business events, and the research behind them: the liking gap, why mixers don't mix, and following up properly.","Good networking is mostly good manners. Here are the courtesies that help, and what research on conversations and networks says about why they work.","2026-02-19",[79,12],"https:\u002F\u002Fimages.unsplash.com\u002Fphoto-1638262052640-82e94d64664a?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=70","Two people shaking hands over a wooden table","Rock Staar · unsplash.com\u002Fphotos\u002FNzIV4vOBA7s",6,{"path":297,"title":298,"description":299,"standfirst":300,"date":301,"tags":302,"image":303,"imageAlt":304,"imageCredit":305,"kind":38,"readMins":50},"\u002Fnews\u002Ffreelancer-to-founder-hampshire-stories","From freelancer to founder: what the numbers say","Most Hampshire firms are tiny. What official figures say about working alone, growing past it, and where networking fits in.","Three in four UK businesses employ nobody but the owner. Here is what the official figures say about the step from working alone to running a firm, and where local events help.","2026-02-12",[155,46,12],"https:\u002F\u002Fimages.unsplash.com\u002Fphoto-1704770064557-416292d1f4bd?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=70","Working on a laptop at a wooden table","Paul Esch-Laurent · unsplash.com\u002Fphotos\u002Fulj8F90yd0k",{"path":307,"title":308,"description":309,"standfirst":310,"date":311,"tags":312,"image":314,"imageAlt":315,"imageCredit":316,"kind":38,"readMins":50},"\u002Fnews\u002Fhampshire-manufacturing-in-figures","Hampshire's manufacturers: what the figures show","How many people make things in Hampshire, where they work, what has changed since 2019, and where makers meet to find suppliers and staff.","Around 56,000 people work in manufacturing across Hampshire, Portsmouth and Southampton. The official figures show a sector that is steady in share, smaller than it was in 2019, and strongest in aerospace, defence and marine work.","2026-02-05",[313,90,46],"Manufacturing","https:\u002F\u002Fimages.unsplash.com\u002Fphoto-1720036236855-9a1a2e4d3f26?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=70","Machines on a factory floor","Shavr IK · unsplash.com\u002Fphotos\u002FIKLG_PzSKSQ",{"path":318,"title":319,"description":320,"standfirst":321,"date":322,"tags":323,"image":324,"imageAlt":325,"imageCredit":326,"kind":38,"readMins":17},"\u002Fnews\u002Fcharity-and-business-giving-back","Charity and business: what the giving figures say","How much UK businesses and people give to charity, how the tax reliefs work for a company, and how Hampshire firms can support local causes.","Fewer people are giving to charity than ten years ago, and three in four businesses give nothing in time, cash or goods. Here is what the latest figures say, how company giving works, and where Hampshire businesses can start.","2026-01-29",[46,12],"https:\u002F\u002Fimages.unsplash.com\u002Fphoto-1560220604-1985ebfe28b1?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=70","Volunteers in matching shirts","Rashpal Singh · unsplash.com\u002Fphotos\u002FqKVSEuBT5EY",{"path":328,"title":329,"description":330,"standfirst":331,"date":332,"tags":333,"image":334,"imageAlt":335,"imageCredit":336,"kind":38,"readMins":17},"\u002Fnews\u002Fwinchester-vs-southampton-networking-cultures","Winchester and Southampton: two cities, two business mixes","Winchester has more registered businesses than Southampton on half the population. How the two economies differ, and what that means for their events.","Southampton has nearly twice Winchester's population, but Winchester has more registered businesses. The official figures show two very different economies, and the listings show very different calendars. Here is how they compare, and how to use both.","2026-01-22",[121,37,12],"https:\u002F\u002Fimages.unsplash.com\u002Fphoto-1701168400976-9408ef7ef692?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=70","Trees against the sunset in Southampton","Dan Norris · unsplash.com\u002Fphotos\u002FspUaplpFpdU",{"path":338,"title":339,"description":340,"standfirst":341,"date":342,"tags":343,"image":344,"imageAlt":345,"imageCredit":346,"kind":38,"readMins":17},"\u002Fnews\u002Fvenues-powering-hampshire-events","The rooms behind Hampshire's business events","Hotels, golf clubs, football grounds, museums and village halls: the kinds of venue that host Hampshire's business events, and what the figures say.","Our listings name close to a hundred different venues with an event coming up, from a sailing club to a bank branch. Here is what kind of rooms they are, what the events industry is worth nationally, and what to check before you go.","2026-01-15",[210,90,46],"https:\u002F\u002Fimages.unsplash.com\u002Fphoto-1770816307817-2fa6131e3a9b?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=70","A modern room with long tables, ready for an event","Tim Schmidbauer · unsplash.com\u002Fphotos\u002FBrlIqTYR190",{"path":348,"title":349,"description":350,"standfirst":351,"date":352,"tags":353,"image":354,"imageAlt":355,"imageCredit":356,"kind":38,"readMins":17},"\u002Fnews\u002Fyear-ahead-hampshire-networking","The year ahead for Hampshire business networking","A new combined authority, a mayor due in 2028, more registered businesses and record start-up activity: what 2026 changed and what it means for 2027.","We first wrote this in January 2026 as a forecast with no figures in it. We have rewritten it in November with what actually happened: new regional government, more businesses on the register, and more people starting up, and what that means for the year ahead.","2026-01-08",[46,12,90],"https:\u002F\u002Fimages.unsplash.com\u002Fphoto-1573132384450-05613acc76dd?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=70","Highclere Castle in north Hampshire","Andy Galbraith · unsplash.com\u002Fphotos\u002F4QkWB0o-Rqs",{"file":358,"alt":359},"\u002Fog\u002Fnews.png","News and guides for business events in Hampshire.",1794576682395]