For SMEs, the right guidance at the right time can make all the difference. Having someone who can offer an external and unbiased viewpoint can provide a fresh and objective perspective on issues and strategies. In turn, this added confidence can positively impact your decision-making and overall business performance.
That's why the Help to Grow: Management Course gives you the opportunity to choose a mentor whose experience is best suited to your needs. Over 12 weeks you will learn about the fundamentals of scaling up a business, be provided with proven business frameworks and tools which your mentor will help you tailor and apply directly to your business.
95%
95% of participants felt supported well by their mentor
81%
Said they were well matched with their mentor
90%
Have increased awareness of the factors that drive business productivity and growth
How will a Help to Grow: Management mentor benefit your business?
Through a combination of online and face-to-face modules taught by subject matter experts, and peer group discussions, you will develop both your leadership skills and your business.
During your 1-to-1 sessions, your mentor will help you apply what you learn directly to your business and your leadership style. They will answer your questions about the curriculum, share real-world examples of some of the business frameworks presented in the modules and help you identify what needs to change in your business. Gain knowledge, experience, and support to realise your potential, today.
50 hours
of leadership training across 12 weeks
10 hours
of 1-to-1 mentoring
60 locations
across the UK
90% funded
Government funding means you pay just £750 per person
What is the Help to Grow: Management Course?
Designed specifically for small businesses, Help to Grow: Management is a practical leadership course delivered by Small Business Charter accredited business schools across the UK. Course leaders and facilitators are subject matter experts but many also own, or sit on the boards of, small businesses ensuring their knowledge and experience is recent and relevant.
The course is 90% funded which means you pay £750. The registration process is easy to complete with a few simple questions about you and your business. All eligible business leaders and senior managers are able to access the course. No funding application is required.
Designed to be completed alongside full-time work, the course:
Is delivered in 50 hours across 12 weeks
It consists of 8 online and 4 face-to-face module sessions
Includes 10 hours of mentoring and 8 online peer group sessions.
Each week you will explore a different aspect of leading a business which you can explore further with your mentor.
Who is the Help to Grow: Management Course for?
To date, over 7,000 small business leaders have enrolled on the course. Participants range from founders and managing directors to heads of sales or marketing, financial controllers and HR professionals.
Whether you need to lead your team through a period of change, identify new markets to provide business resilience or more clearly communicate your organisation’s sense of purpose, the Help to Grow: Management Course will provide the knowledge and support you need to lead your business with confidence and purpose.
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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It can be difficult to talk to staff because they are not looking at business problems from the same perspective, so the ability to explain my organisation's challenges and thoughts with a mentor was very useful.
Louise Nicholson
Founder and Managing Director of Little Superstars
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93%
of participants felt the application process was clear and simple
90%
were satisfied and would recommend the course to another business leader
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