Help to Grow: Management Programme

Help to Grow: Management will help you boost the performance and resilience of your business.

Delivered by entrepreneurs and industry experts at Fashion Business School, this leadership course will provide time away from the challenges of running a business to invest in your leadership, and to learn how to take your business to the next level.

Business-focused learning

Learn modules covering vision, mission and values, employee engagement, digital transformation, strategy and innovation.

Networking opportunity

Exchange experiences and ideas with other business leaders. Join a nationwide Alumni Programme that includes events and talks with industry speakers.

Mentor support

Work with an experienced small business mentor from Enterprise Nation (Newable Consortium) to tackle your business challenges and develop a tailored growth plan.

Works around you

Access a blend of online and face-to-face sessions designed to fit around your existing work commitments.

Why choose Help to Grow: Management at Fashion Business School?

Fashion Business School (FBS) at London College of Fashion (LCF), University of the Arts London (UAL), enjoys a global reputation as it is the only business school wholly focused upon the fashion industry and its commitment to the development of responsible leaders, managers and innovative thinkers.

UAL is Europe’s principal specialist arts and design university and delivers one of London’s largest programmes of creative professional development that forms a significant part of the capital’s creative research and development, innovation and enterprise infrastructure. Over two thirds of British ‘Designer of the year’ winners are UAL alumni.

We will deliver the Help to Grow Management curriculum using senior creative and fashion industry experts and leaders from within Fashion Business School.

Module design

The course will cover key areas of leadership including:

• Strategy and innovation.
• Adopting digital technology.
• Growing national and international markets.
• Building vision and brand.
• Developing a marketing strategy.
• Organisational design.
• Employee engagement and leading change.
• High-performance teams.
• Efficient operations.
• Finance and financial management.

Eligibility

To be able to register for this programme you must meet the following eligibility criteria:

• Be a leader and/or a senior manager from a UK based small and medium sized business that has been operating for over a year with between 5 – 249 employees.
• If your business has 5 – 9 employees, one senior leader/manager is eligible for registration.
• If your business has 10 or more employees or has attended the Small Business Leadership Programme (SBLP), two senior leaders/managers from the same business are eligible for registration.
• Unfortunately, the business can’t be a charity.

• The programme is 90% funded by the government so you'll only pay £750 per participant [no fee payable]
• Bursaries also available, please email h2gm@fashion.arts.ac.uk

Upcoming cohort dates

Cohort 7  29  October 2025