Short Courses

For senior managers of small and medium sized businesses looking to boost their business’s performance, resilience, and long-term growth.

Announced at Budget 2021, ‘Help to Grow’ is an executive development programme to support SMEs to boost their business performance and growth potential. Led by the Chartered Association of Business Schools and delivered by a number of leading Busines Schools who hold the Small Business Charter accreditation. Small business leaders will develop their strategic skills to increase their business’s long-term productivity, resilience and capacity to innovate.

Help to Grow is a hybrid, virtual/in person programme, providing 50 hours of support over 12 weeks (plus two week break). Designed to be manageable alongside full time work.

Support will be delivered via the following formats:

• 8 x Virtual webinars
• 4 x Face to Face Case Study Workshops
• 8 x Virtual Peer Group Calls 
• Up to 10 hours of 1:1 support from a mentor to develop a business growth plan
• Alumni Programme.

 

Eligibility

• Open to businesses with 5-249 employees
• Must have been operating for 1+ years
• Participants should be a member of the senior management team and have at least one direct report
• Can be located anywhere in the UK but must be prepared to travel to Face to Face Case Study workshop locations
• Restricted to one participant per business.

 

Modules

The in-depth, high quality curriculum will support you to build your capabilities in leadership, innovation, digital adoption, employee engagement, marketing, responsible business, and financial management. By the end of the programme you will develop a business growth plan to help you lead your business to release its potential.

Module	Title of Module	Delivery Format
1	Strategy & Innovation	2 hour group Webinar plus virtual peer group session
2	Digital Adoption	2 hour group Webinar plus virtual peer group session
3	Internationalisation - Case study	Face to Face Workshop
4	Vision Mission & Values	2 hour group Webinar plus virtual peer group session
5	Developing a Market Strategy	2 hour group Webinar plus virtual peer group session
6	Building a Brand - Case study	Face to Face Workshop
7	Organisational Design	2 hour group Webinar plus virtual peer group session
8	Employee Engagement and Leading Change	2 hour group Webinar plus virtual peer group session
9	High-Performance Workplace - Case study	Face to Face Workshop
10	Efficient Operations	2 hour group Webinar plus virtual peer group session
11	Finance and Financial Management	2 hour group Webinar plus virtual peer group session
12	Implementing Growth Plans - Case study	Face to Face Workshop

 

Mentoring

All participants will also be eligible for up to 10 hours of one to one mentoring support. Your mentor will support you with the development of realistic and valuable Growth Action Plans and provide advice on implementation. Nottingham Business School will work closely with each participant to match you with a mentor from our wide pool of professionals with sector-specific industry experience or expertise in areas of your business you identify for priority support.

 

Queries & Further Information

Please email grow@ntu.ac.uk and a one of the team will get back to you as soon as possible.

 

Fees

Help to Grow Management is part funded by UK Government. The total value of the programme is £7500, participants must make a 10% contribution towards the cost of the support.

Fee payable: £750 (VAT not applicable).

 

Cohorts

Cohort 1.

Delivery: Online and Nottingham City Centre for Face to Face Workshop Sessions

Onboarding Date: 09 February 2022

Module 1 Start Date: 09 February 2022

End Date: 27 April 2022

 

Cohort 2.

Delivery: Online and North Nottinghamshire for Face to Face Workshop Sessions

Onboarding Date: 06 October 2021

Module 1 Start Date: 13 October 2021

End Date: 17 January 2022

 

Cohort 3.

Delivery: Online and West Midlands for Face to Face Workshop Sessions

Onboarding Date: 17 November 2021

Module 1 Start Date: 22 November 2021

End Date: 28 February 2022

 

Cohort 4.

Delivery: Online and Nottingham City Centre for Face to Face Workshop Sessions

Onboarding Date: 20 December 2021

Module 1 Start Date: 08 December 2021

End Date: 23 March 2022

 

Cohort 5.

Delivery: Online and North Nottinghamshire for Face to Face Workshop Sessions

Onboarding Date: 13 January 2021

Module 1 Start Date: 13 January 2021

End Date: 31 March 2022

 

Cohort 6.

Delivery: Online and West Midlands for Face to Face Workshop Sessions

Onboarding Date: 01 February 2022

Module 1 Start Date: 08 February 2021

End Date: 25 May 2022.