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91% of Help to Grow: Management completers recommend the course

Help to Grow: Management was launched in May 2021 and was designed to help small business leaders develop leadership skills that would enable them to increase profitability,…

What do new tax breaks mean for small businesses

Rebecca Dean, Help to Grow: Management alumni and Director at accountancy firm Unico 3, has given her insights into what some of the tax breaks introduced in the Spring Budget will…

Help to Grow: Management’s employee engagement event

Employee engagement is a term that is used a lot in the working world, but it can still be an enigmatic concept. To tackle retaining, attracting and engaging staff, Help to Grow:…

Businesses in the West Midlands benefit from Help to Grow: Management

Almost 300 business leaders across the West Midlands have now completed the Help to Grow: Management Course in a bid to strengthen resilience and innovation, according to new…

Skating forward with Help to Grow: Management

Shifting careers can be difficult, but doing so with your own business can be even harder. Melissa Blackwood, the founder of Roller Girl Gang, managed to pivot from a career in…

Overdue payments are impacting a third of small businesses 

Late payments are a concern for every small business, as missing finances can quickly add up for business owners.  The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has investigated how…

Can multiple participants join Help to Grow: Management?  

Help to Grow: Management will now enable multiple participants from small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to attend the course. Two leaders or senior managers from a business…

Thriving in digital business with Help to Grow: Management

The technology sector in the UK is the largest in the EU and the third biggest in the world. Safe to say, the technology industry is growing and as a result, many businesses and…

SMEs say the pandemic built resilience

58% of small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) claim that the COVID-19 pandemic has helped build resilience, but that doesn’t mean that business is running smoothly for…

Women founded more than 150,000 businesses last year

The Rose Review Progress Report 2023 sets targets for female-led business support. Originally commissioned by the UK Treasury in 2019, the report was designed to monitor the…

Peter Jones ILG: Crafting a brand and vision

Peter Jones ILG Ltd, was founded in Abergavenny, South Wales in 1967 by master saddler Peter Jones. Through the years, Peter’s work diversified from quality saddles to other…

Business Schools back FSB Award

Business Schools in Yorkshire and Humber have collectively sponsored a regional Federation of Small Businesses Award (FSB) to promote the Help to Grow: Management Course. The…

Implementing business change in Welsh Triathlon

As CEO of Welsh Triathlon Limited, Beverley Lewis has plenty of opportunity to speak with leaders and senior managers within the world of sport, what she lacked was the opportunity…

Haigs passion for business marketing reignited

When it comes to thinking of new ways to raise the profile of family business, Haigs, Julie Haig has an impressive track record. In 2014 the fresh food business harnessed World Cup…

Fentrade Limited benefits from business network

Having worked in the double-glazing industry for 30 years, Newport-based Chris Reeks had long held a burning ambition to set up his own business. In August 2018, he invested…

Help to Grow: Management increases eligibility

The Help to Grow: Management Course is being well-received amongst small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), but previously only one leader from a business had the opportunity to…