Help to Grow: Forming the foundations of a successful business
- Written byLondon College of Fashion
- Published date 18 July 2024
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Delivered by entrepreneurs and industry experts from London College of Fashion, UAL’s Fashion Business School, the ‘Help to Grow: Management’ leadership course provides time away from the challenges of running a business for founders to invest in their leadership, and to learn how to take their business to the next level. This 12-week course covers business-focused learning, and provides nationwide networking opportunities and one-to-one mentor support, online and face-to-face to fit around existing work commitments.
As applications open for the next cohort starting this October, we spoke to Josie Pearson, Agency Manager at The Bureau, in the video below who shared why this course was a transformational experience in helping her to form the foundations of a successful business.
"Help to Grow Management (HtGM) is a wonderful opportunity for eligible SMEs to boost their leadership skills and their business performance. It is well known that when business owners/leaders invest time in their personal development, their business will also grow. The programme is delivered by business experts here at Fashion Business School, LCF and our recent HtGM alumni have said that the programme has been transformational and excellent experience especially meeting SMEs in a similar position to themselves. Moreover, HtGM is 90% funded by the UK Government and if you are an alumnus of UAL and meet the eligibility requirements, we will offer you a bursary of £750 so the entire 12-week programme, including 1-1 mentoring, will be fully funded."
- Dan Henderson, Associate Dean: Enterprise and Programme Director Help to Grow.
About Help to Grow: Management at LCF
Cost
The programme is 90% funded by the government so that’s £750 per participant.
This fee is waived for UAL alumni through bursaries.
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.
How to apply
Applications are open now for the next intake starting on 30 October 2024 (you can see the full schedule of modules on LCF’s website) and you can register by the Small Business Charter website. For enquiries, please contact, h2gm@fashion.arts.ac.uk.
If you, your colleagues or contacts would be interested in applying, please share this information with your networks.
- Read more about Help to Grow: Management on LCF’s website
- Read more about LCF’s Fashion Business School