Help to Grow: Management course
Help to Grow: Management
Open continuously
No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.
Subsidised leadership and management programme: 50 hours of training over 12 weeks, 1-1 business mentor, peer learning, alumni network and a business growth plan. Government funding covers about 90% of costs; the participant pays a GBP 750 joining fee.
Department for Business and Trade / Small Business Charter
public · national
Deadline: Open all year — No closing date published on the gov.uk page.
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Quick — mostly identity and bank details.
Who can apply
- Up to 249 employees
- Stage: seed, Series A and growth
- Locally registered entity required
Business must be UK-based, have between 5 and 249 employees, have operated for more than a year and have at least one link of management. Attendee should be a decision maker (e.g. CEO, MD). Charities are not eligible. Businesses with 10-249 employees can send up to two participants.
How to apply
- Check eligibility on the gov.uk page and apply via the programme website. — link
- Pay the GBP 750 joining fee on acceptance.
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Source. https://www.gov.uk/business-finance-support/help-to-grow-management-uk
"Businesses across all sectors can apply, including social enterprises. ... have between 5-249 employees; have been operating for more than a year. Apply via the website. There is a £750 joining fee."
Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026
Source: www.gov.uk
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