University of Brighton Help to Grow: Management

Help to Grow: Management is a 12-week leadership and management course for senior decision makers in SMEs. The University of Brighton delivers the programme locally through a blend of online and face-to-face learning.

The course helps business leaders step back from day-to-day delivery, strengthen strategy and build a practical growth action plan. Topics typically include leadership, markets, finance, innovation, employee engagement, digital adoption and responsible business.

For SussexDigital readers, it is particularly relevant for digital agencies, studios, consultancies and product businesses that have moved beyond solo founder stage and need more structured management practice, stronger systems and a clearer plan for sustainable growth.

This course is worth considering when a business has reached the point where founder energy alone is no longer enough. The combination of taught modules, mentoring and a growth action plan can help leaders improve systems, delegate better, understand finance and marketing more clearly, and make growth less reactive.