As an SME leader, it can be difficult to find a trusted advisor you can openly discuss your challenges with. But the opportunity to spend time with a mentor can provide the much-needed sounding-board or objective perspective you need to tackle a challenge with confidence, look more widely at the strategic direction of your business, or redefine your role or purpose in the business.
That's why the Help to Grow: Management Course includes 10 hours of 1-to-1 mentoring with a mentor selected by you from a wide pool of experienced subject matter experts and business leaders. During the 12 module sessions, you will learn about the fundamentals of leading a business and how to use proven business frameworks and tools. Your mentor will then help you apply what you have learnt directly to your business and your role as a leader.
95%
95% of participants felt well supported 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?
During your 1-to-1 sessions, your mentor will answer any questions you have about the module content, share real-world examples of the business frameworks you want to explore further, and help you identify what needs to change in your business. Together you will be able to dive deeper into topics covered in the course to understand how you can best apply your new-found knowledge to your business. You may choose to do this by exploring what this means for your role as a leader and your relationship with your team, or spend 10 hours working on a specific project that is a high priority for you and your business.
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
Who delivers 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
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.
For more information, please read the FAQs.
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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We are delighted you would like to know more about the Help to Grow: Management Course. Before you enter your details, here is a quick reminder of the eligibility requirements.
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.
If you are eligible for the course, and are ready to sign up, you can do this via the registration form.
If you are not eligible, then you might be interested in finding out more about Help to Grow: Management Essentials.
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