Short course

Help to Grow

Management Course

Boost your leadership skills and business performance. This leadership course, starting on 16 September 2024, is 90% funded by the government with mentoring, networking and peer-to-peer support provided by our Centre for SME and Enterprise Development.

Why study with us

  • Develop a growth action plan to benefit your business. At the end of this 12 week course (50 hours over 12 weeks), you will have a bespoke plan to take your business to the next level.
  • Ten hours of extra, optional one-to-one support with business mentors and experts. Benefit from learning alongside peers and networking with other business leaders.
  • The blended face-to-face and online learning approach is designed to fit alongside your work commitments.
  • Access to hot-desking in our co-working space, the Propeller Hub, during the programme.
  • Receive practical management training to help you develop your strategic leadership skills.
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What is the Help to Grow: Management Course?

The Help to Grow: Management Course runs over 12 weeks and includes online and face-to-face sessions, 1-to-1 mentoring and peer networking. You will finish the course ready to lead on the delivery of increased profitability, innovation and growth.

Why choose the Help to Grow: Management Course?

  • You’ll receive practical Management Training to help you develop your strategic leadership skills.
  • At the end of this 12-week course, you will have developed a bespoke Growth Action Plan to help you take your business to the next level.
  • You’ll benefit from 1:1 support from a business mentor, as well as from learning alongside peers and networking with other business leaders.
  • The blended face-to-face and online learning approach is designed to fit alongside your work commitments, providing you with training and a range of new skills that directly apply to your business.

Who is the Help to Grow: Management Course for?

Whether you need to identify more efficient ways of working, target new markets, or create a plan to take your business and team to the next level, the Help to Grow: Management Course will provide the knowledge and support you need.

To join the Help to Grow: Management Course you should:

  • Work for a Small or Medium-sized Enterprise based in the United Kingdom
  • Employ between 5 and 249 employees
  • Be a member of the senior leadership team and have direct reports.
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Hear from our small business participants

It’s been really useful for me to learn more about the finance part of business. The Help to Grow course has been helpful for my role in managing my team and supporting the business as a whole.
Lyndsay Rushton, Help to Grow student
Lyndsay Rushton
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