Short course

Help To Grow: Management Course

Lead the growth of your business, reach more customers and learn how to boost your profits with our 90% funded, government-backed 12-week management course delivered by Birmingham City University Business School.

Overview

Developed for senior managers of small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the 12-week Help To Grow Management course is delivered through a mix of face-to-face and online sessions and helps you build and improve your practical management and leadership capabilities, enabling you to grow your business and professional expertise with confidence.

Backed and part-funded by the government, and delivered by Birmingham City Business School, the course offers an affordable, tailored and high-quality way of improving your business management approach. 

Enquire for Help To Grow: Management

Learning Outcomes

  • Build strong leadership and management practices through over 12 weeks of online and face to face learning with leading academics.

  • Gain a comprehensive understanding of how to review systems, processes, communication strategies and financials through our targeted modules.

  • Develop an effective growth plan with 1-1 support from a business mentor for you to action. 

  • Benefit from the expertise of Birmingham City Business School academics, accredited by the UK’s Small Business Charter.

Who would benefit?

The Help To Grow: Management course is designed for senior decision makers of small or medium-sized enterprises (between 5-249 people) from any sector based in the UK. The business must have been operational for at least one year and not be a charity. Only one participant per business can attend.

WHAT’S INCLUDED?

By offering a comprehensive learning programme, access to Business School experts and a supportive learning environment, Help To Grow: Management equips participants with the tools, knowledge and strategies necessary to overcome challenges, capitalise on opportunities and drive long-term growth and success for their business. Participants can expect to:

  • Produce a growth plan tailored to your business with the help of an assigned mentor.
  • Partake in face-to-face and online management modules, gaining insights from a diverse range of academic experts across different business fields.
  • Identify drivers of productivity and growth within their market and look to translate that knowledge into actionable strategies for their business.
  • Learn about responsible business practices and how to implement them.
  • Learn about business innovation and how to leverage digital technologies for sustainable growth.
  • Identify relevant domestic and export markets and develop strategies for market segmentation, positioning and targeting.
  • Understand how to improve operational efficiencies and how to save money and time. 

Schedule & Location

Dates

Onboarding – Tuesday 4 November, 10-11am (online)

Strategy & Innovation – Tuesday 4 November, 11:15-1:15pm (online)

Digital Transformation – Tuesday 11 November, 10-12pm (online)

Winning New Markets – Tuesday 18 November, 10-2pm

Vision, Mission and Values – Tuesday 25 November, 10-12pm (online)

Developing a Marketing Strategy – Tuesday 2 December, 10-12pm (online)

Building a Brand - A Case Study – Tuesday 9 December, 10-2pm

Organisational Design – Tuesday 16 December, 10-12pm (online)

Employee Engagement and Leading Change – Tuesday 6 January 2026, 10-12pm (online)

High Performance Workplace - A Case Study – Tuesday 13 January, 10-2pm

Effective Operations – Tuesday 20 January, 10-12pm (online)

Finance and Financial Management – Tuesday 27 January, 10-12pm (online)

Implement Growth Plans - A Case Study – Tuesday 3 February, 10-2pm

LOCATION

The course is a mix of sessions delivered online via Microsoft Teams and case study sessions delivered face to face at our Birmingham City Centre Campus in the Curzon Building.

Fees and enrolment

Level: Short course

Cost: £750 (inc VAT)

If you’re interested in finding out more about this course or would like to sign up directly for our next course, please sign up today, or register your interest and we’ll be in touch with more information.