Help to Grow: Management (HtG:M) Course

Help to Grow: Management programme  supports senior managers of small and medium sized businesses (SME’s) to boost their business’s performance, resilience and long-term growth. 

Course Organiser: Dr Laura Bradley McCauley & Rachael Withers
Dates: starting on 2nd October 2025 for 12 weeks
Delivery Mode: Hybrid (Online and Face to Face)
Fee: £750

Further information: Rachael Withers email - r.withers@ulster.ac.uk   Phone: 00442871675324

*Closing date for payment: Wednesday 1st October  2025 @ 12 pm

Course Description

Full Course Description (including content, assessment, and expected outcomes)
Help to Grow: Management programme  supports senior managers of small and medium sized businesses (SME’s) to boost their business’s performance, resilience and long-term growth.  The 12-week programme is designed to be taken alongside full-time work through a combination of online sessions and face-to-face learning. The cost to attend is 90% funded by the Government with SMEs paying only £750.  SME participants will build capabilities in leadership, innovation, digital adoption, employee engagement, marketing, responsible business and financial management. By the end of the programme every SME will develop a business growth plan to help their businesses release their full potential.  The programme is facilitated by small business experts from Ulster University Business School.  It is a practical programme and uses short focused sessions.  Learning sessions are provided, alongside peer support and 1:1 mentoring.

In total there are eight facilitated online two-hour sessions and four practical, face-to-face case study workshops.  Each SME is provided with 10 hours of one-to-one support from a mentor with experience of running a business, providing personalised support to develop their own business growth plan.  Peer networking, including peer group calls, give SME participants the opportunity to share experiences with a small group of other small business leaders on the programme.  Finally all participants will have access to the Alumni Network featuring events with inspirational speakers, business clinics and networking events.