Help to Grow: Management Course – Taster & Alumni Workshop

Now’s the time to enhance your plans to grow your business in 2025!

The Help to Grow: Management course will help you boost the performance and resilience of your business. Find out more with our unique Taster Workshop.

Taster Workshop

To enable you to find out more about the flagship Help to Grow: Management programme, the accredited Business School at Birmingham City University is pleased to offer a short Taster Workshop where you will explore core elements of the Leadership content.

Agenda

Date: Wednesday 24 September 2025

Taster Workshop: 10.00 am – 2.00 pm

Venue: Curzon Building

Delivered by two of our leading academics, Michelle Harte and Chinny Nzekwe-Excel, both of whom have been involved since the programme's inception.

Being a leader isn’t just about responsibility for others—it starts with responsibility for yourself. Knowing what you need, when you need it, and how to get it can be tough if you don’t first know yourself. You will learn from Michelle and Chinny's industry expertise and practical knowledge. This event will offers a unique opportunity to take part in a face-to-face session and connect with other business leaders.

Looking in the mirror takes courage. It demands vulnerability and resilience like no other. The question isn’t what if I fail? —It’s what if you fly?

Self-Awareness

Effective leadership begins with self-awareness. Before we can guide and support others, we must first understand and take responsibility for ourselves. Recognising what we need, when we need it, and how to access it requires a grounded sense of who we are.

Leaders who neglect their own growth struggle to foster growth in others. Resentment, comparison, and inauthenticity create barriers, while self-awareness builds resilience, confidence, and authenticity. Developing this foundation enables us to support others from a place of strength rather than deficit.

This session will focus on:

• Identifying and harnessing your strengths
• Learning when to amplify or dial back aspects of your style
• Building awareness of others’ personalities to strengthen relationships and collaboration

Self-awareness is not about perfection—it’s about clarity, adaptability, and responsibility. These are the qualities that sustain effective leadership.

You'll have the opportunity to network with other academics delivering the programme, as well as meet former participants over a light networking lunch. They will give you first-hand insights into the benefits of the programme, while you'll also have the opportunity to ask questions and explore whether the programme is the right fit for you and your business.

Speakers:

Michelle Harte: Visiting Lecturer at Birmingham City Business School

Chinny Nzekwe-Excel: Associate Professor in Enterprise and Corporate Development, Help to Grow Programme Director

Find Out More and Join Us

This event is free and open to all businesses with 5-249 employees.

Discover if you’re eligible and take the first step towards growing your business. Visit our Help To Grow: Management Course | Birmingham City University to learn more and register. Once signed up, you’ll receive all the joining details by email shortly before the workshop—ready for you to get started.

Help to Grow: Management Programme - 12-Week Course Overview

Give your organisation a competitive edge with the 12-week management development programme designed to help you take your business t the next level. Over the course, you will invest in key areas such as:

• Strategies for Growth & Innovation
• Leadership
• Marketing
• Employee engagement
• Operations & Financial Management

What's on Offer

• 12-week programme covering 12 modules of blended learning – combining online sessions with in-person workshops
• 1-2-1 support from an experienced business mentor
• Peer-to-peer learning and valuable networking opportunities
• A tailored Growth Action Plan to help your business reach its full potential
• Delivered by Birmingham City Business School
• 90% government funded - you pay a one-off fee of just £750.

By the end of the course, you will be to equipped to lead with confidence, drive innovation, boost profitability, and acheive sustainable growth.

Any Questions?

We’d love to hear from you! Whether you have queries, want to chat about the workshop, or want to learn more about the 12-week programme, email us at: bcbsbusiness.services@bcu.ac.uk