Help to Grow: Management

As a small business enterprise, you will develop your strategic skills. This will allow you to increase your productivity, resilience and capacity to innovate

School of Business

Date of entry

December 2025

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Start date
Monday 15 December 2025
Duration
12 weeks (part time)
Location
Online / Dundee City Campus

Funding available please contact [email protected] for more details

This course is designed with support from industry, using real-world case studies from British businesses. The course will combine in-person and online teaching, designed to be manageable alongside full-time work.

It is delivered in 50 hours over a 12-week period, during which you will receive 10 hours of one-to-one support from a mentor to develop a business growth plan. This also includes 8 hours of peer-to-peer learning.

You’ll also get access to a network of fellow business professionals that have taken part in Help to Grow Management, and the opportunity to join their community, attend events, network, and peer support throughout the duration of your course and beyond.

Eligibility

Businesses with 5-249 employees, that have been operating for 1+ years and based in the UK are eligible. Participants should be senior decision-makers within the business (e.g. Chief Executive, Finance Director etc.).

If your business employs between 10 and 249 people, you can send up to two participants on the course.

Charities are not eligible.

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“Taking part in the Help To Grow Management course was probably the best professional learning experience I’ve had. The right amount of learning, challenge and a healthy dose of fun! It was [reassuring] to be in a room full of people facing similar business challenges as you were, albeit across different industries.”

Paul Hastie, Co-Chief Executive Officer, The Circle

Registration

To find out more, or talk to someone about getting involved, please email [email protected]

External funding

Help to grow logo, alongside funded by HM Government logo and Small Business Charter logo.

This course is partially funded by HM Government and delivered by Small Business Charter & the School of Business