Help to Grow: Management (UK)
Funding
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Deadline
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Location
UK-wide
Applications
Rolling applications
Overview
Help to Grow: Management is a subsidised course for leaders of small and medium-sized businesses across the UK. You pay a £750 joining fee and the government covers the rest. It covers leadership, marketing, staff and finance, with one-to-one mentoring and help to build a growth plan. You need 5 to 249 employees and more than a year of trading. Social enterprises can join, but charities cannot. Businesses with 10 or more staff can send two people. Official source: https://www.gov.uk/business-finance-support/help-to-grow-management-uk. Last checked by GrantMatch on 17 October 2026.
Requirements to check
Who can apply:
Key requirements:
- 5 to 249 employees.
- Trading for more than a year.
- £750 joining fee.
- Charities are not eligible.
UK businesses in any sector, including social enterprises, with 5 to 249 employees, more than a year of trading and at least one layer of management. The attendee should be a senior decision maker. Charities are not eligible.
This summary may not include every exclusion. Check the full eligibility rules, including who and what the funder will not support.
Owners and managers of growing small businesses and social enterprises.
Regions
Awards published
236
Typical award
£132,252
Most awards
£39,971 to £298,250
Most funded region
London
Recent awards include West Sussex County Council (£194,000, 2024), Citizens Advice (£50,000, 2024) and Cheshire East Council (£261,000, 2024).
Contains data from 360Giving publishers, used under open licence.
Full details from Department for Business and Trade
Help to Grow: Management is a UK-wide, government-funded leadership course for small and medium-sized businesses, delivered by the Small Business Charter through business schools. It includes training, one-to-one mentoring, peer learning, an alumni network and help to write a business growth plan. Topics include leadership, marketing, employee engagement and financial management. It is heavily subsidised, with a £750 joining fee. Businesses need 5 to 249 employees, more than a year of trading and at least one layer of management. Social enterprises can take part; charities cannot.
Apply through the Help to Grow: Management website linked from the GOV.UK page and choose a business school near you.
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