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Our Business Support Finder makes it easy for Leicester and Leicestershire businesses to search for the help and advice they need.

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Ian Harmer

University of Leicester

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Public Sector Offer
University of Leicester - Help to Grow

Product Description:
Are you a member of the senior management team at a small or medium-sized business?

Do you want to take your leadership skills and your business to the next level?

Join other business leaders at the University of Leicester School of Business on the government-subsidised, Help to Grow Management programme.

Help to Grow is a 12-week part-time business development programme for senior leaders in SMEs which we are delivering as a leading business school accredited by the Small Business Charter and it is 90% subsidised by the government.

The programme combines a practical curriculum with 1:1 support from a business mentor, peer-learning sessions and an alumni network. It is designed to be manageable alongside full-time work and will support senior leaders to develop their strategic skills with key modules covering financial management, innovation and digital adoption. By the end of the programme you will have developed a tailored business growth plan to lead your business to its full potential.

• Key course topics include innovation, digital adoption, winning new markets, building a brand, financial management, employee engagement and efficient operations
• 10 hours of confidential 1:1 mentoring with an experienced business mentor
• Small group peer learning sessions to support you in reflecting on the course content in the light of the real world experience of other business leaders
• Delivered flexibly online plus 4 half-day in person case study workshops in Leicester
• Designed to be manageable alongside full-time work
• Develop a tailored business growth action plan to lead your business to its full potential
• 90% government subsidised – meaning the cost to participating businesses is only £750

Please take a look at our Help to Grow Management course brochure at https://smallbusinesscharter.org/h2gm-brochure

Area of Expertise:
Creating globally-minded leaders who are socially responsible, agile and resilient and to make a difference in the world by engaging in research, teaching and enterprise activities. We are driven by a commitment to asking challenging questions and to engaged, creative and socially responsible approaches to business, management and economics.

Eligibility:
5-249 Employees
Have been operational for at least one year
Not be a charity
Participant must be a senior decision maker within the SME

Districts:

  • Leicester City
  • Blaby
  • Charnwood
  • Oadby and Wigston
  • Melton
  • Harborough
  • Northwest Leicestershire
  • Bosworth and Hinckley

Number of Employees from 5 to 249

Application Process:
www.le.ac.uk/helptogrow

Date From: 01-Sep-2021

Date To: 31-Mar-2025