[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":767},["ShallowReactive",2],{"news-\u002Fnews\u002Fbreakfast-networking-in-winchester":3,"site:reading-news-breakfast-networking-in-winchester":380,"news-rows":526,"site:og:\u002Fnews\u002Fbreakfast-networking-in-winchester":765},{"id":4,"title":5,"answeredBy":6,"atAGlance":6,"author":7,"blocks":6,"body":8,"date":332,"description":333,"events":334,"extension":344,"gettingThere":6,"image":345,"imageAlt":346,"imageCredit":347,"interview":6,"kind":348,"lifted":6,"means":6,"meta":349,"navigation":350,"now":6,"organisers":6,"path":351,"photos":6,"pick":6,"pull":6,"questions":6,"quote":6,"readMins":352,"scene":6,"seo":353,"source":6,"sources":354,"span":6,"standfirst":373,"stem":374,"steps":6,"tags":375,"town":6,"updated":378,"venues":6,"was":6,"__hash__":379},"news\u002Fnews\u002Fbreakfast-networking-in-winchester.md","Breakfast networking in Winchester: what's really on",null,"hampshire.events",{"type":9,"value":10,"toc":321},"minimark",[11,15,20,37,46,55,58,62,65,98,106,109,113,116,119,123,126,194,202,206,238,242,245,286,293,297,315],[12,13,14],"p",{},"Winchester has the business base you would expect to fill a café before work: thousands of registered firms, many of them professional. Our listings show something different. This piece sets out what the official figures and the listings actually show, and where to find an early start if you work in or near the city.",[16,17,19],"h2",{"id":18},"a-big-business-base-for-a-small-city","A big business base for a small city",[12,21,22,23,30,31,36],{},"Winchester district is not large. The ONS estimated its population at ",[24,25,29],"a",{"href":26,"rel":27},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nomisweb.co.uk\u002Fdatasets\u002Fpestsyoala",[28],"nofollow","136,856 in mid-2025",", about half of Southampton's 259,230. Yet in March 2026 ",[24,32,35],{"href":33,"rel":34},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nomisweb.co.uk\u002Fdatasets\u002Fidbrent",[28],"UK Business Counts"," recorded 8,235 VAT or PAYE registered businesses based in Winchester district, more than Southampton's 7,285. Winchester also had 1,350 businesses with 10 to 49 staff, more than twice Southampton's 610.",[12,38,39,40,45],{},"The mix leans professional. Professional, scientific and technical firms were the largest group in the district, at 1,560 businesses, and information and communication firms numbered 585. In jobs terms, the ",[24,41,44],{"href":42,"rel":43},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nomisweb.co.uk\u002Fdatasets\u002Fnewbres6pub",[28],"2024 employment survey"," counted about 99,000 jobs in the district, with professional, scientific and technical work at 9.1% (close to the 9.4% across the Hampshire County Council area) and information and communication at 6.1% (against 5.7%).",[12,47,48,49,54],{},"The council's own ",[24,50,53],{"href":51,"rel":52},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.winchester.gov.uk\u002Fassets\u002Fattach\u002F31913\u002FREP2107-Winchester-GEDS-Final.pdf",[28],"green economic development strategy",", written in 2021, describes Winchester as \"a very open economy, with high levels of inward and out-commuting\" and high jobs density. It adds that the largest employment clusters, especially in the city itself, are public sector-oriented, including health and education.",[12,56,57],{},"So on paper, Winchester has exactly the kind of business base that breakfast networking suits: lots of professional firms, many of them small, and many people travelling in and out each day.",[16,59,61],{"id":60},"what-the-listings-show","What the listings show",[12,63,64],{},"The listings tell a different story. In the events listed on hampshire.events from 12 November to 31 December 2026, Winchester had four dated in-person events from three organisers, against 38 dates in Southampton. None of them was a breakfast meeting. They were:",[66,67,68,82,90],"ul",{},[69,70,71,72,76,77,81],"li",{},"a ",[24,73,75],{"href":74},"\u002Fguides\u002Fwhat-is-netwalking","netwalk"," from ",[24,78,80],{"href":79},"\u002Forganisers\u002Fhampshire-business-networking","Hampshire Business Networking"," that loops through the historic centre;",[69,83,84,85,89],{},"a community networking group, ",[24,86,88],{"href":87},"\u002Forganisers\u002Fk2-networking","K2 Networking",", which also raises money for the Cash for Kids charity;",[69,91,92,93,97],{},"a craft-based networking session from ",[24,94,96],{"href":95},"\u002Forganisers\u002Fbellacrafts","Bellacrafts",".",[12,99,100,101,105],{},"There are also two online groups for Winchester businesses run by ",[24,102,104],{"href":103},"\u002Forganisers\u002Fonle","ONLE",", which meet by video.",[12,107,108],{},"That is a snapshot of what organisers have listed with us, not a census of every meeting in the city. Some groups may not list publicly, and we would like to hear from any that meet in Winchester.",[16,110,112],{"id":111},"why-the-gap","Why the gap",[12,114,115],{},"We can only guess at reasons, and the figures don't settle it. Two things in the council's strategy are worth keeping in mind. A district with heavy commuting in and out has many residents who start their day somewhere else, and a large share of the city's jobs are in the public sector, health and education, where early-morning business networking is less common. Neither explains the gap on its own.",[12,117,118],{},"What we can say is that a breakfast group needs a regular room, a regular crowd and an organiser willing to run it every week or month. Those exist close to Winchester, just not mostly in the city.",[16,120,122],{"id":121},"where-to-find-a-breakfast-nearby","Where to find a breakfast nearby",[12,124,125],{},"In towns near Winchester, the listings show several regular early starts:",[66,127,128,149,169,184],{},[69,129,130,134,135,139,140,144,145,97],{},[131,132,133],"strong",{},"Romsey."," The ",[24,136,138],{"href":137},"\u002Forganisers\u002Fromsey-mutual-business-group","Romsey Mutual Business Group"," holds a monthly business breakfast, and ",[24,141,143],{"href":142},"\u002Forganisers\u002Fromsey-chamber-of-commerce","Romsey Chamber of Commerce"," runs Brew and Business mornings, open to non-members. See ",[24,146,148],{"href":147},"\u002Ftowns\u002Fromsey","Romsey",[69,150,151,154,155,159,160,164,165,97],{},[131,152,153],{},"Eastleigh."," A weekly chapter of ",[24,156,158],{"href":157},"\u002Forganisers\u002Fbni-hampshire-and-the-isle-of-wight","BNI"," meets early, and ",[24,161,163],{"href":162},"\u002Forganisers\u002Fbcp-business-network","BCP Business Network"," runs a monthly morning. See ",[24,166,168],{"href":167},"\u002Ftowns\u002Feastleigh\u002Fbreakfasts","breakfasts in Eastleigh",[69,170,171,174,175,179,180,97],{},[131,172,173],{},"Stockbridge."," A BNI core group meets weekly, and ",[24,176,178],{"href":177},"\u002Forganisers\u002Fnatural-business-network","Natural Business Network"," runs a coffee morning. See ",[24,181,183],{"href":182},"\u002Ftowns\u002Fstockbridge\u002Fbreakfasts","breakfasts in Stockbridge",[69,185,186,189,190,97],{},[131,187,188],{},"Andover."," Natural Business Network runs a monthly breakfast meeting as well as coffee mornings. See ",[24,191,193],{"href":192},"\u002Ftowns\u002Fandover","Andover",[12,195,196,197,201],{},"Our ",[24,198,200],{"href":199},"\u002Fguides\u002Fhow-a-networking-chapter-works","guide to how a networking chapter works"," explains what to expect from the weekly referral groups, which are a different thing from an informal breakfast.",[16,203,205],{"id":204},"what-this-means-if-youre-going-to-events","What this means if you're going to events",[66,207,208,214,220,226],{},[69,209,210,213],{},[131,211,212],{},"If you want breakfasts, look a few miles out."," Romsey, Eastleigh and Stockbridge have more regular early meetings in the listings than Winchester itself.",[69,215,216,219],{},[131,217,218],{},"If you want to stay in the city, try a different format."," A netwalk or an evening group is easier to find in Winchester than a breakfast.",[69,221,222,225],{},[131,223,224],{},"Use the online groups for a regular slot."," They suit people who commute and can't get to a room at a fixed time.",[69,227,228,231,232,237],{},[131,229,230],{},"Ask the people you meet."," The small business survey found that in 2025 only ",[24,233,236],{"href":234,"rel":235},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gov.uk\u002Fgovernment\u002Fstatistics\u002Fsmall-business-survey-2025-businesses-with-employees\u002Flongitudinal-small-business-survey-2025-sme-employers-businesses-with-1-to-249-employees",[28],"28% of small and medium employers"," sought outside advice in a year. A breakfast is a cheap way to be one of them.",[16,239,241],{"id":240},"if-you-want-to-start-one","If you want to start one",[12,243,244],{},"The gap between Winchester's business base and its listed breakfasts is also an opening. If you run, or want to run, a breakfast group in the city:",[66,246,247,258,264,270],{},[69,248,249,252,253,257],{},[131,250,251],{},"Start with a room you can keep."," Hotels, golf clubs and cafés host many of the breakfasts in our listings. The ",[24,254,256],{"href":255},"\u002Fvenues#winchester","venues directory"," lists the Winchester venues that have hosted listed events.",[69,259,260,263],{},[131,261,262],{},"Pick a pattern and stick to it."," People come back to a meeting they can put in the diary: the same day of the month, the same place.",[69,265,266,269],{},[131,267,268],{},"Say who it is for."," A clear line on who should come, and whether visitors are welcome, does more than a long description.",[69,271,272,275,276,280,281,285],{},[131,273,274],{},"List it."," ",[24,277,279],{"href":278},"\u002Flist-your-event","List your event"," explains how to add it to hampshire.events. Our ",[24,282,284],{"href":283},"\u002Fguides\u002Fgetting-people-to-your-event","guide to getting people to your event"," covers the rest.",[12,287,288,289,97],{},"Before your first one, read ",[24,290,292],{"href":291},"\u002Fguides\u002Fmake-the-most-of-a-networking-breakfast","how to make the most of a networking breakfast",[16,294,296],{"id":295},"find-the-next-one","Find the next one",[12,298,299,300,304,305,309,310,314],{},"The listings below show Winchester's groups and the nearest breakfasts. For more, see ",[24,301,303],{"href":302},"\u002Ftowns\u002Fwinchester","Winchester",", the ",[24,306,308],{"href":307},"\u002Fareas\u002Fwinchester-and-the-test-valley","Winchester and the Test Valley"," area and every ",[24,311,313],{"href":312},"\u002Fformats\u002Fbreakfasts","breakfast"," in the county.",[12,316,317],{},[318,319,320],"em",{},"Correction: an earlier version of this article said breakfast networking in Winchester was growing fast and that cafés were full before eight. We had no evidence for either, so both have been removed.",{"title":322,"searchDepth":323,"depth":323,"links":324},"",2,[325,326,327,328,329,330,331],{"id":18,"depth":323,"text":19},{"id":60,"depth":323,"text":61},{"id":111,"depth":323,"text":112},{"id":121,"depth":323,"text":122},{"id":204,"depth":323,"text":205},{"id":240,"depth":323,"text":241},{"id":295,"depth":323,"text":296},"2026-06-18","Winchester has more registered businesses than Southampton, but few listed breakfast groups. The figures, what is on, and where nearby to go instead.",[335,336,337,338,339,340,341,342,343],"onle-winchester-group-1","onle-winchester-group-2","hampshire-business-networking-presents-netwalking","k2-networking-a-community-based-networking-group","romsey-mbg-networking-breakfast","brew-and-business-networking-november","bni-royal-wessex","bni-stockbridge","natural-business-network-informal-networking-breakfast-meeting-andover","md","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","article",{},true,"\u002Fnews\u002Fbreakfast-networking-in-winchester",4,{"title":5,"description":333},[355,359,362,365,369],{"title":356,"publisher":357,"url":33,"date":358},"UK Business Counts: enterprises by industry and employment size band, 2026","Office for National Statistics (via Nomis)","2026-09-24",{"title":360,"publisher":357,"url":26,"date":361},"Population estimates: local authority based by single year of age, mid-2025","2026-07-29",{"title":363,"publisher":357,"url":42,"date":364},"Business Register and Employment Survey: open access, 2024","2025-10-28",{"title":366,"publisher":367,"url":51,"date":368},"Winchester district green economic development strategy","Winchester City Council (written by Urban Foresight)","2021-09-08",{"title":370,"publisher":371,"url":234,"date":372},"Longitudinal Small Business Survey 2025: SME employers (businesses with 1 to 249 employees)","Department for Business and Trade","2026-10-15","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.","news\u002Fbreakfast-networking-in-winchester",[376,303,377],"Networking","Community","2026-11-12","-SxMb_nIigcnjR58qnNnRWzyNdYQMjVhtH2LtPiZ_VY",{"today":381,"events":382,"pick":6,"organisers":523,"venues":524,"town":6,"townEvents":525},"2026-11-13",[383,401,422,437,450,469,483,500,510],{"id":384,"series":335,"date":385,"href":386,"title":387,"start":388,"end":389,"day":390,"time":391,"endTime":392,"slot":393,"format":393,"organiser":104,"organiserSlug":394,"price":395,"isFree":350,"priceWords":396,"isOnline":350,"access":397,"checked":398,"checkedAt":399,"photo":400},"05442c9b-2974-472a-80f7-ac398b028933","monday-16-november","\u002Fevents\u002Fonle-winchester-group-1\u002Fmonday-16-november","ONLE Winchester Group 1","2026-11-16T08:00:00+00:00","2026-11-16T09:30:00+00:00","2026-11-16","08:00","09:30","online","onle",0,"No ticket price","Open to all","Checked 19 Oct","2026-10-19","https:\u002F\u002Fbusinesseventstack.lon1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\u002Fhampshire\u002Flisting-images\u002F986bcef5-35ec-4666-b5e2-12bbc5c80d35.webp",{"id":402,"series":342,"date":403,"href":404,"title":405,"start":406,"end":407,"day":408,"time":409,"endTime":410,"slot":411,"format":412,"town":413,"townSlug":414,"venue":415,"venueSlug":416,"organiser":417,"organiserSlug":418,"price":395,"isFree":350,"priceWords":396,"isOnline":419,"access":397,"checked":398,"checkedAt":399,"lat":420,"lng":421},"47d1e012-f434-45c6-ad45-8abb42abb69d","wednesday-18-november","\u002Fevents\u002Fbni-stockbridge\u002Fwednesday-18-november","BNI Stockbridge","2026-11-18T06:45:00+00:00","2026-11-18T08:30:00+00:00","2026-11-18","06:45","08:30","morning","breakfasts","Stockbridge","stockbridge","Stockbridge Town Hall","stockbridge-town-hall","BNI Hampshire and the Isle of Wight","bni-hampshire-and-the-isle-of-wight",false,51.114147,-1.494248,{"id":423,"series":340,"date":403,"href":424,"title":425,"start":426,"end":427,"day":408,"time":428,"endTime":429,"slot":411,"format":412,"town":148,"townSlug":430,"venue":431,"venueSlug":432,"organiser":143,"organiserSlug":433,"price":395,"isFree":350,"priceWords":396,"isOnline":419,"access":397,"checked":398,"checkedAt":399,"lat":434,"lng":435,"photo":436},"c40c8762-1d4b-42e4-95dd-aca746471427","\u002Fevents\u002Fbrew-and-business-networking-november\u002Fwednesday-18-november","Brew and Business Networking – November","2026-11-18T07:30:00+00:00","2026-11-18T09:00:00+00:00","07:30","09:00","romsey","King John's House & Museum","king-john-s-house-and-museum","romsey-chamber-of-commerce",50.990391,-1.499982,"https:\u002F\u002Fbusinesseventstack.lon1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\u002Fhampshire\u002Flisting-images\u002F61ac3832-65e7-470d-a300-78145b5a0d39.jpg",{"id":438,"series":343,"date":403,"href":439,"title":440,"start":426,"end":427,"day":408,"time":428,"endTime":429,"slot":411,"format":412,"town":193,"townSlug":441,"venue":442,"venueSlug":443,"organiser":178,"organiserSlug":444,"price":445,"isFree":419,"priceWords":446,"isOnline":419,"access":397,"checked":398,"checkedAt":399,"lat":447,"lng":448,"photo":449},"4fdfad87-8c04-4a00-98a0-eac6c97790d7","\u002Fevents\u002Fnatural-business-network-informal-networking-breakfast-meeting-andover\u002Fwednesday-18-november","Natural Business Network - Informal Networking & Breakfast Meeting Andover.","andover","White Hart Hotel, Andover","white-hart-hotel-andover","natural-business-network",14.06,"£14.06",51.206514,-1.479922,"https:\u002F\u002Fbusinesseventstack.lon1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\u002Fhampshire\u002Flisting-images\u002Fb0c8cc93-d277-49de-96ee-937bef07667b.jpg",{"id":451,"series":337,"date":403,"href":452,"title":453,"start":454,"end":455,"day":408,"time":456,"endTime":457,"slot":458,"format":459,"town":303,"townSlug":460,"venue":461,"venueSlug":462,"organiser":80,"organiserSlug":463,"price":464,"isFree":419,"priceWords":465,"isOnline":419,"access":397,"checked":398,"checkedAt":399,"lat":466,"lng":467,"photo":468},"1c00923d-246f-4307-8739-08ef03a9d4c7","\u002Fevents\u002Fhampshire-business-networking-presents-netwalking\u002Fwednesday-18-november","Hampshire Business Networking Presents: Netwalking","2026-11-18T10:00:00+00:00","2026-11-18T12:00:00+00:00","10:00","12:00","day","walks","winchester","Winchester Cathedral (Meeting Point)","winchester-cathedral-meeting-point","hampshire-business-networking",5,"£5",51.05997,-1.314457,"https:\u002F\u002Fbusinesseventstack.lon1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\u002Fhampshire\u002Flisting-images\u002F874919ce-9f06-45c3-96aa-df95a58bc367.jpg",{"id":470,"series":341,"date":471,"href":472,"title":473,"start":474,"end":475,"day":476,"time":409,"endTime":410,"slot":411,"format":412,"town":477,"townSlug":478,"venue":479,"venueSlug":480,"organiser":417,"organiserSlug":418,"price":395,"isFree":350,"priceWords":396,"isOnline":419,"access":397,"checked":398,"checkedAt":399,"lat":481,"lng":482},"1454067d-8aab-424a-99f9-b8e715b22d1a","thursday-19-november","\u002Fevents\u002Fbni-royal-wessex\u002Fthursday-19-november","BNI Royal Wessex","2026-11-19T06:45:00+00:00","2026-11-19T08:30:00+00:00","2026-11-19","Eastleigh","eastleigh","Holiday Inn Southampton - Eastleigh","holiday-inn-southampton-eastleigh",50.971197,-1.369365,{"id":484,"series":338,"date":485,"href":486,"title":487,"start":488,"end":489,"day":490,"time":491,"endTime":492,"slot":493,"format":493,"town":303,"townSlug":460,"venue":494,"venueSlug":495,"organiser":88,"organiserSlug":496,"price":395,"isFree":350,"priceWords":396,"isOnline":419,"access":397,"checked":398,"checkedAt":399,"lat":497,"lng":498,"photo":499},"639c985d-7032-45e3-bd99-a0fa77c2e778","thursday-3-december","\u002Fevents\u002Fk2-networking-a-community-based-networking-group\u002Fthursday-3-december","K2 Networking - a community based networking group","2026-12-03T17:45:00+00:00","2026-12-03T19:30:00+00:00","2026-12-03","17:45","19:30","after-work","Marwell Hotel","marwell-hotel","k2-networking",50.989745,-1.28701,"https:\u002F\u002Fbusinesseventstack.lon1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\u002Fhampshire\u002Flisting-images\u002Fdcd438fa-0935-4a50-8de0-a7d1cfed2b66.jpg",{"id":501,"series":336,"date":502,"href":503,"title":504,"start":505,"end":506,"day":507,"time":456,"endTime":508,"slot":393,"format":393,"organiser":104,"organiserSlug":394,"price":395,"isFree":350,"priceWords":396,"isOnline":350,"access":397,"checked":398,"checkedAt":399,"photo":509},"b619d7b2-abb0-4212-9902-38ae02a7966b","tuesday-8-december","\u002Fevents\u002Fonle-winchester-group-2\u002Ftuesday-8-december","ONLE Winchester Group 2","2026-12-08T10:00:00+00:00","2026-12-08T11:30:00+00:00","2026-12-08","11:30","https:\u002F\u002Fbusinesseventstack.lon1.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\u002Fhampshire\u002Flisting-images\u002Faeaaba0e-3df4-479f-93eb-78d20dcdccae.webp",{"id":511,"series":339,"date":512,"href":513,"title":514,"start":515,"end":516,"day":517,"time":428,"endTime":429,"slot":411,"format":412,"town":148,"townSlug":430,"venue":518,"venueSlug":519,"organiser":138,"organiserSlug":520,"price":395,"isFree":350,"priceWords":396,"isOnline":419,"access":397,"checked":398,"checkedAt":399,"lat":521,"lng":522},"874e92ef-2ae2-4e4f-ab82-926e0fe9e6a1","thursday-10-december","\u002Fevents\u002Fromsey-mbg-networking-breakfast\u002Fthursday-10-december","Romsey MBG networking breakfast","2026-12-10T07:30:00+00:00","2026-12-10T09:00:00+00:00","2026-12-10","The Cromwell Arms","the-cromwell-arms","romsey-mutual-business-group",50.984005,-1.505051,[],[],[],[527,535,544,550,556,564,570,578,586,593,600,602,610,617,625,634,642,650,657,665,672,679,686,693,700,707,714,722,729,737,744,751,758],{"path":528,"title":529,"date":378,"tags":530,"image":532,"imageAlt":533,"kind":534,"readMins":352},"\u002Fnews\u002Fnovember-edition-2026","The November edition: ideas, expos and awards",[531,376],"Events","https:\u002F\u002Fimages.unsplash.com\u002Fphoto-1711390811937-1b061eaf28ea?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=70","Visitors walking between stands at a trade show","article-edition",{"path":536,"title":537,"date":538,"tags":539,"image":540,"imageAlt":541,"kind":542,"readMins":543},"\u002Fnews\u002Fchristmas-business-networking-2026","Christmas networking 2026: festive dates across Hampshire","2026-10-21",[531,376],"https:\u002F\u002Fimages.unsplash.com\u002Fphoto-1511988617509-a57c8a288659?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=70","A group of friends laughing together","article-season",3,{"path":545,"title":546,"date":547,"tags":548,"image":532,"imageAlt":533,"kind":348,"readMins":352},"\u002Fnews\u002Fhampshire-business-show-2026-guide","Hampshire Business Show: getting the most from an expo","2026-10-20",[531,549],"Southampton",{"path":551,"title":552,"date":372,"tags":553,"image":554,"imageAlt":555,"kind":348,"readMins":464},"\u002Fnews\u002Fintroducing-hampshire-events","Introducing hampshire.events: one checked list",[377,376],"https:\u002F\u002Fimages.unsplash.com\u002Fphoto-1579045846121-299dc925c614?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=70","Boats moored at Southampton",{"path":557,"title":558,"date":559,"tags":560,"image":562,"imageAlt":563,"kind":348,"readMins":352},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsustainability-on-the-business-agenda","Sustainability on the business agenda: figures and meet-ups","2026-10-08",[561,531],"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",{"path":565,"title":566,"date":358,"tags":567,"image":568,"imageAlt":569,"kind":348,"readMins":352},"\u002Fnews\u002Fhampshire-business-awards-season-2026","Awards season: Hampshire's business awards this autumn",[531,377],"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",{"path":571,"title":572,"date":573,"tags":574,"image":576,"imageAlt":577,"kind":348,"readMins":352},"\u002Fnews\u002Fbreakfast-groups-back-september","Hampshire's breakfast groups: how they work and why","2026-09-03",[376,575],"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",{"path":579,"title":580,"date":581,"tags":582,"image":584,"imageAlt":585,"kind":348,"readMins":352},"\u002Fnews\u002Fautumn-business-calendar-2026","Hampshire's big business days this autumn","2026-08-13",[531,583],"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",{"path":587,"title":588,"date":589,"tags":590,"image":591,"imageAlt":592,"kind":348,"readMins":352},"\u002Fnews\u002Fnetwalking-business-outdoors","Netwalking: why business conversations are moving outdoors","2026-07-23",[376,377],"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",{"path":594,"title":595,"date":596,"tags":597,"image":598,"imageAlt":599,"kind":348,"readMins":352},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsummer-networking-hampshire","Summer networking in Hampshire: keeping in touch","2026-07-09",[376,575],"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",{"path":351,"title":5,"date":332,"tags":601,"image":345,"imageAlt":346,"kind":348,"readMins":352},[376,303,377],{"path":603,"title":604,"date":605,"tags":606,"image":608,"imageAlt":609,"kind":348,"readMins":352},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsouthampton-maritime-business-connections","Southampton's maritime economy and who it meets","2026-06-12",[549,607,583],"Maritime","https:\u002F\u002Fimages.unsplash.com\u002Fphoto-1613423468841-f8d8ca10bf3f?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=70","Boats moored on the Hamble near Southampton",{"path":611,"title":612,"date":613,"tags":614,"image":615,"imageAlt":616,"kind":348,"readMins":352},"\u002Fnews\u002Fbni-chapters-in-hampshire","BNI in Hampshire: how the weekly chapters work","2026-06-05",[376,158,377],"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",{"path":618,"title":619,"date":620,"tags":621,"image":623,"imageAlt":624,"kind":348,"readMins":352},"\u002Fnews\u002Fstarting-up-in-eastleigh","Starting up in Eastleigh: what the figures say","2026-05-28",[477,622,377],"Startups","https:\u002F\u002Fimages.unsplash.com\u002Fphoto-1534432295314-d934309ea09d?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=70","A cappuccino beside a laptop",{"path":626,"title":627,"date":628,"tags":629,"image":632,"imageAlt":633,"kind":348,"readMins":352},"\u002Fnews\u002Fportsmouth-tech-sector-networking","Portsmouth's tech sector: the figures and where to meet","2026-05-21",[630,631,583],"Portsmouth","Tech","https:\u002F\u002Fimages.unsplash.com\u002Fphoto-1666294380353-8cd2f6b0d3bd?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=70","Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth, at night",{"path":635,"title":636,"date":637,"tags":638,"image":640,"imageAlt":641,"kind":348,"readMins":352},"\u002Fnews\u002Fbasingstoke-quiet-powerhouse","Basingstoke: the quiet powerhouse, in figures","2026-05-14",[639,583,377],"Basingstoke","https:\u002F\u002Fimages.unsplash.com\u002Fphoto-1759329657243-ab14296df12f?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=70","The Basingstoke Canal under summer trees",{"path":643,"title":644,"date":645,"tags":646,"image":648,"imageAlt":649,"kind":348,"readMins":352},"\u002Fnews\u002Fwomen-in-business-networking-hampshire","Women in business: the groups meeting across Hampshire","2026-05-07",[647,376,377],"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",{"path":651,"title":652,"date":653,"tags":654,"image":655,"imageAlt":656,"kind":348,"readMins":464},"\u002Fnews\u002Fcoworking-spaces-hampshire","Co-working spaces and the people who meet in them","2026-04-30",[583,377,622],"https:\u002F\u002Fimages.unsplash.com\u002Fphoto-1497366811353-6870744d04b2?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=70","A shared workspace with long tables",{"path":658,"title":659,"date":660,"tags":661,"image":663,"imageAlt":664,"kind":348,"readMins":464},"\u002Fnews\u002Fhampshire-hospitality-2026","Hampshire hospitality in 2026: what the figures show","2026-04-16",[662,583,377],"Hospitality","https:\u002F\u002Fimages.unsplash.com\u002Fphoto-1517833969405-d4a24c2c8280?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=70","Breakfast at Lime Wood, Lyndhurst",{"path":666,"title":667,"date":668,"tags":669,"image":670,"imageAlt":671,"kind":348,"readMins":352},"\u002Fnews\u002Fpetersfield-market-town-business","Petersfield: business in a South Downs market town","2026-04-09",[583,377,376],"https:\u002F\u002Fimages.unsplash.com\u002Fphoto-1646248374516-5938b47c0b34?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=70","The view from Butser Hill near Petersfield",{"path":673,"title":674,"date":675,"tags":676,"image":677,"imageAlt":678,"kind":348,"readMins":352},"\u002Fnews\u002Ffareham-gosport-networking-by-the-coast","Fareham and Gosport: business by the harbour, in figures","2026-04-02",[583,377,376],"https:\u002F\u002Fimages.unsplash.com\u002Fphoto-1693132773626-4613e489d947?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=70","Gosport waterfront looking across to the Spinnaker Tower",{"path":680,"title":681,"date":682,"tags":683,"image":684,"imageAlt":685,"kind":348,"readMins":352},"\u002Fnews\u002Faldershot-enterprise-growth","Aldershot and Rushmoor: the business picture in figures","2026-03-26",[583,377,622],"https:\u002F\u002Fimages.unsplash.com\u002Fphoto-1560079266-8bc6529e983c?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=70","Modern glass office buildings",{"path":687,"title":688,"date":689,"tags":690,"image":691,"imageAlt":692,"kind":348,"readMins":352},"\u002Fnews\u002Fwhy-networking-matters-for-small-business","Why networking matters for small businesses","2026-03-19",[575,376,377],"https:\u002F\u002Fimages.unsplash.com\u002Fphoto-1531058020387-3be344556be6?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=70","People talking at a business event",{"path":694,"title":695,"date":696,"tags":697,"image":698,"imageAlt":699,"kind":348,"readMins":464},"\u002Fnews\u002Fhampshire-green-economy-networks","Hampshire's green economy: the figures and the networks","2026-03-12",[561,583,377],"https:\u002F\u002Fimages.unsplash.com\u002Fphoto-1579729131238-2444987e8de9?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=70","Woodland in the New Forest National Park",{"path":701,"title":702,"date":703,"tags":704,"image":705,"imageAlt":706,"kind":348,"readMins":352},"\u002Fnews\u002Fandover-growing-business-district","Andover and Test Valley: makers, movers and a new theatre","2026-03-05",[193,583,376],"https:\u002F\u002Fimages.unsplash.com\u002Fphoto-1594996663101-8ab435009d2e?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=70","Farmland near Romsey in the Test Valley",{"path":708,"title":709,"date":710,"tags":711,"image":712,"imageAlt":713,"kind":348,"readMins":352},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsolent-digital-businesses","The Solent's digital businesses: what the numbers say","2026-02-26",[631,583,549],"https:\u002F\u002Fimages.unsplash.com\u002Fphoto-1682976967209-91219ab68a68?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=70","Boats on the water at Southampton",{"path":715,"title":716,"date":717,"tags":718,"image":719,"imageAlt":720,"kind":348,"readMins":721},"\u002Fnews\u002Fnetworking-etiquette-friendly-guide","Networking etiquette: a friendly guide","2026-02-19",[575,376],"https:\u002F\u002Fimages.unsplash.com\u002Fphoto-1638262052640-82e94d64664a?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=70","Two people shaking hands over a wooden table",6,{"path":723,"title":724,"date":725,"tags":726,"image":727,"imageAlt":728,"kind":348,"readMins":464},"\u002Fnews\u002Ffreelancer-to-founder-hampshire-stories","From freelancer to founder: what the numbers say","2026-02-12",[622,377,376],"https:\u002F\u002Fimages.unsplash.com\u002Fphoto-1704770064557-416292d1f4bd?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=70","Working on a laptop at a wooden table",{"path":730,"title":731,"date":732,"tags":733,"image":735,"imageAlt":736,"kind":348,"readMins":464},"\u002Fnews\u002Fhampshire-manufacturing-in-figures","Hampshire's manufacturers: what the figures show","2026-02-05",[734,583,377],"Manufacturing","https:\u002F\u002Fimages.unsplash.com\u002Fphoto-1720036236855-9a1a2e4d3f26?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=70","Machines on a factory floor",{"path":738,"title":739,"date":740,"tags":741,"image":742,"imageAlt":743,"kind":348,"readMins":352},"\u002Fnews\u002Fcharity-and-business-giving-back","Charity and business: what the giving figures say","2026-01-29",[377,376],"https:\u002F\u002Fimages.unsplash.com\u002Fphoto-1560220604-1985ebfe28b1?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=70","Volunteers in matching shirts",{"path":745,"title":746,"date":747,"tags":748,"image":749,"imageAlt":750,"kind":348,"readMins":352},"\u002Fnews\u002Fwinchester-vs-southampton-networking-cultures","Winchester and Southampton: two cities, two business mixes","2026-01-22",[303,549,376],"https:\u002F\u002Fimages.unsplash.com\u002Fphoto-1701168400976-9408ef7ef692?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=70","Trees against the sunset in Southampton",{"path":752,"title":753,"date":754,"tags":755,"image":756,"imageAlt":757,"kind":348,"readMins":352},"\u002Fnews\u002Fvenues-powering-hampshire-events","The rooms behind Hampshire's business events","2026-01-15",[662,583,377],"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",{"path":759,"title":760,"date":761,"tags":762,"image":763,"imageAlt":764,"kind":348,"readMins":352},"\u002Fnews\u002Fyear-ahead-hampshire-networking","The year ahead for Hampshire business networking","2026-01-08",[377,376,583],"https:\u002F\u002Fimages.unsplash.com\u002Fphoto-1573132384450-05613acc76dd?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1600&q=70","Highclere Castle in north Hampshire",{"file":766,"alt":6},"\u002Fog\u002Fnews\u002Fbreakfast-networking-in-winchester.png",1794578005050]