Help to Grow: Management
A 12-week programme designed to equip senior managers of small and medium-sized businesses with the skills and strategies to drive performance, resilience, and sustainable growth.
90% government-funded (you pay £750)
10 hours of 1-2-1 mentoring
Access to the alumni programme
Develop a bespoke growth plan for your business
Join a network of 30,000 senior leaders benefiting from hands-on management training, delivered by world-class business schools and accredited by the Small Business Charter.
This blended programme combines online learning, face-to-face sessions, and one-to-one mentoring, offering practical insights you can apply immediately. With 90% of the cost funded by the Government, your investment is just £750.
What you gain:
- Strengthen your leadership and strategic decision-making
- Develop a tailored growth plan for your business
- Build resilience to navigate future challenges
- Innovate and adopt digital technologies to enhance productivity
- Expand your market reach with a refined value proposition
- Improve employee engagement and responsible business practices
- Gain insights into sustainable business strategies
- Learn through a mix of interactive online sessions and in-person workshops
Throughout the 12 weeks, you'll develop expertise in:
- leadership and innovation
- digital adoption and marketing
- financial management and business strategy
- employee engagement and responsible business practices.
By the end of the programme, you have a clear, actionable plan to accelerate your business growth and long-term success.
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Dates
Our next cohort is in September 2026.
| Module | Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onboarding | Monday 28 September | 9.00am - 10.30am | Teesside University International Business School |
| Strategy and Innovation | Monday 28 September | 10.30am - 1.00pm | Teesside University International Business School |
| Peer-2-Peer | Friday 2 October | 9.00am - 10.00am | Online |
| Digital Adoption | Monday 5 October | 9.00am - 11.00am | Online |
| Peer-2-Peer | Friday 9 October | 9.00am - 10.00am | Online |
| Winning New Markets | Monday 12 October | 9.00am - 1.00pm | Teesside University International Business School |
| Vision, Mission and Values | Monday 19 October | 9.00am - 11.00am | Online |
| Peer-2-Peer | Friday 23 October | 9.00am - 10.00am | Online |
| Developing a Marketing Strategy | Monday 26 October | 9.00am - 11.00am | Online |
| Peer-2-Peer | Friday 30 October | 9.00am - 10.00am | Online |
| Building a Brand | Monday 2 November | 9.00am - 1.00pm | Teesside University International Business School |
| Organisational Design | Monday 9 November | 9.00am - 11.00am | Online |
| Peer-2-Peer | Friday 13 November | 9.00am - 10.00am | Online |
| Employee Engagement and Leading Change | Monday 16 November | 9.00am - 11.00am | Online |
| Peer-2-Peer | Friday 20 November | 9.00am - 10.00am | Online |
| High Performance Workplace | Monday 23 November | 9.00am - 1.00pm | Teesside University International Business School |
| Efficient Operations | Monday 30 November | 9.00am - 11.00am | Online |
| Peer-2-Peer | Friday 4 December | 9.00am - 10.00am | Online |
| Finance and Financial Management | Monday 7 December | 9.00am - 11.00am | Online |
| Peer-2-Peer | Friday 11 December | 9.00am - 10.00am | Online |
| Implementing Growth Plans | Monday 14 December | 9.00am - 1.00pm | Teesside University International Business School |
Eligibilitiy
Your business must:
- be small or medium-sized, based in the UK
- employ between five and 249 people
- be operational for at least one year
- not be registered a charity.
The applicant must:
- be a senior decision maker
- have at least one direct report
- commit to completing all sessions.
If your business employs between 10 and 249 employees, you can send up to two people on the course. If your business employs between five to nine employees, you can send one person on the course.