Personal Business Branding: Grow Faster and Spend Less on Marketing

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Wed 25 Nov09:00

Personal Business Branding: Grow Faster and Spend Less on Marketing

Where: Portsmouth
Cost: No ticket price
Who: Open to all

A business workshop. Photo: Campaign Creators, Unsplash

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A free half-day masterclass for Portsmouth businesses on building a personal brand and using LinkedIn to win clients without a bigger marketing budget. No-shows without 48 hours' notice may be charged.

When: Wednesday 25 November, 09:00 to 13:00.
Where: Portsmouth Guildhall, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth, PO1 2AB.
Cost: No ticket price. Book on the organiser’s site.
Who can come: Open to all.
Run by: Shaping Portsmouth
Listed from: shapingportsmouth.co.uk

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Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth

Conference centre. Guildhall Square, PO1 2AB

Portsmouth's civic concert hall and conference venue, right across the square from Portsmouth & Southsea station, with a main auditorium, studio and a run of meeting and banqueting rooms. It hosts business events such as the Cocktails & Connect networking evening (15 Sep 2026), and the Shaping Portsmouth business partnership is based on its upper second floor.

The way in: Main entrance off Guildhall Square, with a gentle ramp into the main foyers; stewards direct anyone with access needs to the accessible entrance. Box Office (with hearing loop and lowered counter) is open 9am-5pm Mon-Fri and from at least an hour before shows; ask there or front-of-house staff for help. Check your event's own joining instructions for the room.
Access: Step-free access. Gentle ramp into the main foyers; Stalls, Lens Studio and Square Kitchen Café are step-free; lifts on both sides of the ground floor reach all other areas; hearing loops in the Box Office and auditorium; assistance dogs welcome. Access team: [email protected], 023 9387 0200.
Parking: Parking nearby. No car park at the building and no accessible parking directly at the Guildhall; a very small number of on-street spaces on King Henry 1st Street. Nearest is Isambard Brunel multi-storey (Alec Rose Lane, about 200m; Portsmouth City Council; 1.9m height limit; Blue Badge exemption does NOT apply here). Blue Badge holders can park free in the Isambard Brunel pay-and-display surface car park and other council-owned pay-and-display car parks (not NCP).
Getting there: Portsmouth & Southsea station is just across the square (about 2 minutes on foot). Local and regional buses stop at Commercial Road City Centre (about 5 minutes); Guildhall Civic Offices stops are on Isambard Brunel Road. National coaches use The Hard Interchange, about 15 minutes' walk.
By train: Portsmouth & Southsea, 2 minutes on foot; Portsmouth Harbour, 18 minutes on foot.
By bus: Guildhall Civic Offices (Stop K), 3 minutes on foot.

Food and drink: On-site catering for conferences with bespoke menus and all dietary requirements; Square Kitchen Café in the foyer area; Stalls Bar (lowered counter)
Toilets: Basement (lift access), including accessible toilets with left and right transfer and an adult changing bed with hoist; also accessible toilets on the 1st floor
Has: Paid parking, Step-free access, Accessible toilets, Hearing loop, Near a station.

Portsmouth & Southsea, 2 minutes' walkGuildhall Civic Offices (Stop K), 3 minutes' walkGuildhall Civic Offices (Stop M), 3 minutes' walk

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Round the venue

Drop-off Drop-off on King Henry 1st Street. 0 minutes on foot. Dropped kerb outside the venue for car and taxi drop-off.
Station Portsmouth & Southsea. 2 minutes on foot. Just across the square; services to London Waterloo, Southampton and Brighton (per the Guildhall).
Bus stop Guildhall Civic Offices (Stop K). 3 minutes on foot. 1, 2, 7, 700, PR4. Isambard Brunel Road. 1, 2, 7 and PR4 are First Portsmouth, Fareham & Gosport, 700 is Stagecoach South.
Bus stop Guildhall Civic Offices (Stop M). 3 minutes on foot. 1, 2, 7, 700, H1, PR4. Opposite direction to Stop K.
Car park Isambard Brunel surface car park. 3 minutes on foot. £1.70 up to 1h, £2.90 up to 2h, £3.90 up to 3h, £5.00 up to 4h, £8.70 up to 5h, £13.00 over 5h; charges apply 24/7 incl. bank holidays. Alec Rose Lane. Portsmouth City Council pay and display; RingGo location 1382. Blue Badge holders park free. Max stay not stated by the council.
Bus stop City Centre Station Street (Stands H/J). 4 minutes on foot. 13, 14, 21.
Car park Isambard Brunel multi-storey car park. 4 minutes on foot. £1.70 up to 1h, £2.90 up to 2h, £3.90 up to 3h, £5.00 up to 4h, £8.70 up to 5h, £13.00 over 5h; charges apply 24/7 incl. bank holidays. Alec Rose Lane, PO1 2BX. Portsmouth City Council. 5 Blue Badge bays (but Blue Badge exemption does not apply here); 1.9m height limit; Park-It cards accepted. The Guildhall sells car-park 'exit tickets' to show-goers. Guildhall puts it about 200m away. Max stay not stated by the council.
Station Portsmouth Harbour. 18 minutes on foot. Next to The Hard Interchange (national coaches, Gosport Ferry, Isle of Wight ferries).
Drop-off Taxi rank on Guildhall Walk. Metered taxi rank outside the venue.