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In March 2026 the Office for National Statistics counted ",[16,17,21],"a",{"href":18,"rel":19},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nomisweb.co.uk\u002Fdatasets\u002Fidbrent",[20],"nofollow","59,420 VAT or PAYE registered businesses"," in the Hampshire County Council area, which leaves out Southampton and Portsmouth. Of those, 52,295, or 88%, employed fewer than ten people. Southampton added another 7,285 businesses and Portsmouth 6,095, and the share of micro firms was much the same in both cities.",[12,24,25,26,31,32,37],{},"Many of those businesses are one person. Nationally, the ONS found that ",[16,27,30],{"href":28,"rel":29},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ons.gov.uk\u002Fbusinessindustryandtrade\u002Fbusiness\u002Factivitysizeandlocation\u002Fbulletins\u002Fukbusinessactivitysizeandlocation\u002F2026",[20],"43.0% of the UK's 2.2 million companies"," were single-employee limited companies in March 2026. 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The current dates are in the listings at the end of this article.",[42,203,205],{"id":204},"why-it-works-for-one-person-businesses","Why it works for one-person businesses",[12,207,208,209,214],{},"The government's small business survey gives a hint of why. In 2025, ",[16,210,213],{"href":211,"rel":212},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gov.uk\u002Fgovernment\u002Fstatistics\u002Fsmall-business-survey-2025-businesses-with-no-employees\u002Flongitudinal-small-business-survey-2025-businesses-with-no-employees",[20],"22% of businesses with no employees"," said they had sought external information or advice in the previous year, against 28% of small and medium employers. When the survey asked where that advice came from, accountants were named by 34% and business networks and trade associations by 21%. For someone without colleagues, the people at the next desk or the monthly meet-up are often the nearest thing to a team to ask.",[12,216,217],{},"A co-working event also has practical advantages over a hotel breakfast:",[87,219,220,226,232],{},[90,221,222,225],{},[93,223,224],{},"The room is already set up for work."," There is wifi, a screen, and somewhere to sit afterwards with a laptop.",[90,227,228,231],{},[93,229,230],{},"You can stay."," Several of the sessions in the listings are built around that, with networking first and working time after.",[90,233,234,237],{},[93,235,236],{},"Members are often the hosts."," Conversations carry on between events because people see each other on ordinary working days.",[42,239,241],{"id":240},"what-this-means-if-youre-going-to-events","What this means if you're going to events",[12,243,244],{},"If you work alone, a session at a shared workspace is one of the gentler ways into networking. A few things worth knowing:",[87,246,247,253,259,265],{},[90,248,249,252],{},[93,250,251],{},"Check whether you need to be a member."," Most events in the listings are open to visitors, but some workspace socials are mainly for members. The listing and the organiser's page say which.",[90,254,255,258],{},[93,256,257],{},"Bring something to do."," If the event runs into co-working time, use it. Working in the same room is how the encounters the 2017 study describes actually happen.",[90,260,261,264],{},[93,262,263],{},"Try more than one space."," A science park lab and a high street co-working unit feel very different, and the people are different too.",[90,266,267,270],{},[93,268,269],{},"Look at the workshops as well as the socials."," Some of the business centres run training sessions under council business support programmes, and the eligibility rules are on the listing.",[12,272,273,274,278,279,283],{},"Our ",[16,275,277],{"href":276},"\u002Fguides\u002Fyour-first-business-event","guide to your first business event"," covers what to expect on the day, and ",[16,280,282],{"href":281},"\u002Fguides\u002Fchoosing-a-networking-group","choosing a networking group"," helps if you want something regular.",[42,285,287],{"id":286},"find-a-room-near-you","Find a room near you",[12,289,290,291,295,296,101,300,101,304,101,308,101,312,316,317,321,322,326,327,331],{},"Browse the ",[16,292,294],{"href":293},"\u002Fvenues","venues directory"," to see every place that has hosted a listed event, or start from your town: ",[16,297,299],{"href":298},"\u002Ftowns\u002Fsouthampton","Southampton",[16,301,303],{"href":302},"\u002Ftowns\u002Fportsmouth","Portsmouth",[16,305,307],{"href":306},"\u002Ftowns\u002Ffareham","Fareham",[16,309,311],{"href":310},"\u002Ftowns\u002Fbasingstoke","Basingstoke",[16,313,315],{"href":314},"\u002Ftowns\u002Fandover","Andover"," or ",[16,318,320],{"href":319},"\u002Ftowns\u002Fbordon","Bordon",". 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