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Designed to help you unlock business potential, the Help to Grow: Management course is 90% funded by the government.

The course supports leaders and senior managers of small and medium-sized businesses in any sector via a 12-week programme that can be completed alongside full-time work.

With the extra support of a one-to-one mentor and the group of local business peers, you'll come away with an actionable plan to grow your business.

We offer this MBA-style programme across East and West Sussex.

To arrange a chat with a course leader or to request more information email helptogrow@brighton.ac.uk and we will get in touch.

Last few places for the February course

Over 90% of SME leaders surveyed say they would recommend the programme to another business leader*

Benefits to your business

The Help to Grow: Management course is a small investment that can play a big part in securing the future of your business.

Develop leadership and management skills, plus adopt new practices and tools that you can use to implement change within your business.

This course is designed to help your business become more resilient and sustainable in the long-term.

You’ll focus on ways to develop your business’ growth and productivity, creating a Growth Action Plan with the goal of strengthening your future.

  • Develop your leadership and management skills, enhancing employee wellbeing and engagement
  • Identify what drives productivity and growth in your market, and understand what this means for you
  • Learn how to advance responsible business practices, including more inclusive and greener practices
  • Understand how to innovate your business model, including adopting and investing in new and digital technologies
  • Identify key domestic and export markets for your business and develop strategies for segmentation, positioning and targeting
  • Generate strategies to improve operational efficiency, allowing you to save time and money.

Creating happy business leaders

The Help to Grow course was a superb addition to a busy full-time job, striking a good balance between theory and practice, ensuring things learned can be applied to my actual job.

Charly Thieme, 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ Gin

Charly at 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ Gin with a cocktail glass and a slice of orange
Help To Grow - KYRIAKOS BAXEVANIS-2

It is an incredible programme, delivered by a very talented team. Its compact format ensures that it fits around my busy work schedule, but it doesn’t cut corners.

I would absolutely recommend this programme to anyone looking to evolve their organisation by leveraging modern management tools / techniques and learnings.

Kyriakos Baxevanis, Nostos Greek Restaurant

Eligibility

This Help to Grow: Management course is 90% funded by the government. There is a £750 one-off fee due to pay once you’ve been accepted onto the course - this will be collected by our School of Business and Law.

To be eligible for Help to Grow, the following criteria must be met.

Your business must

  • Be a small or medium-sized enterprise (SME) based in the United Kingdom
  • Employ between 5 and 249 people
  • Have been operational for at least one year
  • Not be a charity

You must

  • Be a chief executive, owner/founder or member of the senior management team
  • Have at least one direct report
  • Commit to completing all sessions

Other important information

  • If your business employs between 10 and 249 people, you can send up to two participants on the course
  • The application form will take approximately 10 minutes to complete and will request information about you and the business

Got a question? Want to register your interest for future cohorts? Contact us on helptogrow@brighton.ac.uk.

for news and information on the course. 

Over 90% of SME leaders surveyed were satisfied with how Help to Grow: Management was delivered from start to end*

The Help to Grow: Management

You’ll be supported by an experienced business mentor and taught by experienced academics and practitioners from our School of Business and Law who will support you in building capabilities in:

  • strategy and innovation
  • internationalisation
  • vision, mission and values
  • organisational design
  • efficient operations
  • implementing growth plans.

The Help to Grow: Management is delivered by leading business schools across the UK who have been awarded the (SBC) by the (CABS).

Help to Grow is a 12-week course designed to be undertaken alongside full-time work. The time commitment is 50 hours over 12 weeks. Learning alongside other business owners, you have the opportunity to learn from your peers and network.

Using a combination of online and face-to-face sessions alongside case study workshops, you’ll have the opportunity to apply the concepts being taught to real-life situations faced by business leaders.

By the end of the course, you’ll have a tailored Growth Action Plan to help you lead and grow your business.

Why choose the 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ?

The 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ has a long history of working with small to medium-sized businesses, and a strong track record of delivering business growth programmes.

Our Knowledge Exchange team helps businesses find affordable solutions to acheive their goals and transform their business.

Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF) results ranked the university 'very high' rating for its research partnerships and public and community engagement, complemented by 'high' ratings for its work with business as well as the public and the third sector.

Elm House home to our School of Business and Law

*Findings originate from 171 responses to the End of Year 1 Help to Grow Management Evaluation report, produced by the Small Business Charter, due to be published in early 2023. Year one completion survey response rate 27%.
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