Help to Grow Management

What is Help to Grow Management?

Kingston Business School's Help to Grow Management course has been helping business owners and leaders boost their business performance, resilience and long-term growth for nearly a year, with over 280 participants since its inception.

Designed specifically for small and medium sized enterprises and delivered by expert lecturers and facilitators at the business school, the 12-week course is 90% funded by the government.

Key topics covered include strategy and innovation, digital adoption, marketing, branding, high performing workplace and finance.

Online study is combined with peer-to-peer networking and support, as well as in-person case study workshops to help apply the knowledge learnt.

By the end you will have developed a specific Growth Action Plan to help strengthen your business's future.

Interested? To register your interest, fill out the Help to Grow: Management Course registration form.

Follow the University's Help to Grow Management events on Eventbrite for up and coming online taster events which bring the course to life.

What will you get?

• 10 hours of 1:1 support from a dedicated business mentor to help your business and career as a manager
• 12 weeks of practical learning designed to fit alongside work commitments
• A bespoke business growth plan to help your team and business reach its full potential
• Peer calls and networking with people and businesses just like yours
• A completion ceremony to mark your achievement at Kingston University Business School

The course is 90% government funded with a one-off fee of only £750 – a small investment that can play a big part in securing the future of your business.

Next steps

• Book your place today
• View and book upcoming taster session events
• Download the full course catalogue for Help to Grow Management (PDF)

• How can business leaders get help to boost their productivity?

• Small and medium-sized businesses have a vital role to play in the growth and prosperity of the UK economy. Through Help to Grow Management the government is helping business leaders to boost their productivity, with training that is proven to get results. This will help UK businesses to reach their full potential as we build back better from the coronavirus pandemic.

  Help to Grow Management gives small and medium sized businesses the edge in leadership to improve productivity, as well as recruit and retain talented staff, find new customers and increase profits.

• How does the programme work?

• The programme is designed to be undertaken alongside full-time work, the time commitment is 50 hours over 12 weeks. It uses a combination of online and face-to-face sessions alongside case study workshops to give you the opportunity to apply the concepts being taught to real-life situations faced by business leaders.

  By the end of the course, you will have developed a tailored Growth Action Plan to help you lead and develop your business with the aim of realising its full potential. You'll be supported through the programme by your dedicated mentor, as well as having the opportunity to learn from peers and network with businesses just like yours.

  The programme is delivered by Kingston University Business School, a world class university that has been a leading provider of entrepreneurship education in the country.

• Why Kingston University Business School?

• Kingston Business School is:

  • Rated as the top MBA in the world for graduate start-ups.
  • Rated the most successful UK higher education institution for start-ups.
  • Home to the internationally recognised Small Business Research Centre.

• What have past participants said about Help to Grow at Kingston?

• "It definitely helped me cut costs as I now have a better understanding of how to run a successful marketing campaign that has led to better ROI."

  Andrei Ceteras, Managing Director, MedUKCare

Get in touch

Email us on h2gm@kingston.ac.uk.

Already decided the Help to Grow Programme is for you? Great! Click here to register.