Diamond Edition 21 - July & August 2023

Become a better leader with Help to Grow

Take time out of the business to develop yourself and grow your business with this 12-week programme now running in Crawley.

5 free places sponsored by Gatwick Diamond Business*

1. Review your business and create a Growth Action Plan

2. Equip yourself with the confidence and tools you need to lead the business

3. 12-week programme – a mix of face to face and online

4. Learn alongside other local businesses

5. Delivered by experts from the University of Brighton in Crawley

Delivered by experts

The programme is delivered by the University of Brighton and sessions are run by expert lecturers with guest speakers and case studies from the business world.

Sessions include strategy and innovation, vision mission and values, efficient operations and digitalisation.

As well as face to face and online sessions, participants get free access to a 1 to 1 mentor. You can choose the mentor based on their expertise relevant to your business and they will follow you through the programme supporting you on your business growth plan.

Time to concentrate on the business

Help to Grow participants say how much they really appreciate time away from the business to focus on the business. 4 sessions are face to face, so they easily fit around work but give the opportunity to be in a different environment and review the business from the outside. The networking and learning from other businesses is another valuable aspect of the programme. Past businesses range from retail to construction and healthcare to finance.

90% Government funded

Help to Grow is set up by the Government to support SMEs and is open to business leaders and decision makers of companies with 5-249 staff. With the 90% funding it costs

only £750 but you could be lucky enough to claim one of the free places for Gatwick Diamond Business members on the Crawley programme starting 22 September 2023.

Erica Castle, Operations Director, Anderida Care

Now I know what I don’t know! And I’ve learnt how to fill these gaps to grow the business with Help to Grow.

The plan that I have put together will complement our strategic plan, we have a planning day booked in already with our management team for us to merge the plans and work on how to action them.

I absolutely recommend the Help to Grow programme it has been incredibly useful.

Duncan Ray, Head of Strategic Partnerships, Focus SB

I was attracted to the course as it provided a structured approach to build on my 24 years of experience gained from supporting the development of the business. As a business grows it presents new challenges and the course provided a way to see how best to manage these and exploit opportunities.

The biggest take out from the course has been that it supports you in taking time, getting away from the dayto-day and allows you to take a fresh look at what you are doing. It’s great to discuss ideas with others and the course tutors in a supportive space.

Get more information and sign up here

To claim one of the limited sponsored places quote Gatwick Diamond Business under ‘other’ when asked where you heard about us. If you have any questions or would like to chat to a course leader email Helptogrow@brighton.ac.uk

*Free places sponsored for the Crawley September 2023 programme, subject to availability.