Build skills to transform your business
A government-funded management course has helped tuition business Kelly's Heroes triple its take up.
Running and growing a business : Skills and mentoring
Here's your guide to help you maintain and grow your business, with expert guidance and support.
Skills and mentoring
Connecting with a mentor or taking on training can give you the confidence and skills to grow your business.
Courses
Help to Grow Management course
The UK government's Help to Grow: Management course is a 12-week programme designed specifically for small business leaders.
Help to Grow Management Essentials
A free, online course that explains the essential business concepts required for growth.
Mentoring
Find a mentor with Digital Boost
Join a community of small businesses for mentoring, virtual events and peer learning programmes.
Search for mentors in your local area
Mentorsme.co.uk offers businesses access to a list of quality-assured business-mentoring organisations across Britain.
Barclays Eagle Labs
An entrepreneurial network supporting ambitious startups and scaleups with networking, support and tailored learning.
The Association of British Business Mentors
Helping you find professional business mentors who have the right skills and experience.
Research partnerships
Find expert research advice and partnership opportunities via the national research and funding body Innovate UK, and the Catapult network of late-stage R&D centres.
Innovate UK Business Connect
Innovate UK connects innovators with funding, new partners and new opportunities, accelerating ambitious ideas into real-world solutions.
Get expert R&D support
The Knowledge Transfer Partnership scheme links your business with a research body, providing partial funding of a graduate as an associate.
Resources
Find your local business and IP centre
The British Library provides access to the UK's largest collection of business and intellectual property information, via a network of local libraries, as well as a programme of business events.
Innovate UK Business Growth
Helping innovators across every sector and in every part of the UK, through funding, business network and growth advice, world class facilities and centres, and access to talent and skills.
Get legal advice
Lawyers For Your Business from the Law Society can put you in touch with solicitors with the right experience for small and medium businesses.
Suggested reading
Build skills to transform your business
A government-funded management course has helped tuition business Kelly's Heroes triple its take up.