Business and Management Education

The core of the programme is a high quality, practically-focussed business and management education, delivered over twelve sessions lasting approximately 100 hours. The curriculum is designed specifically for the 10,000 Small Businesses programme by world-class international, national and local experts in entrepreneurial learning. The focus is on developing the practical skills and knowledge that small business and social enterprise leaders require as they grow their businesses. The curriculum sessions focus on action-based learning and are delivered by a combination of practitioners and experts who have extensive practical experience working with, and understanding the needs of small business leaders. Each session provides practical skills that can immediately be applied by participating businesses. During the course of the programme every small business owner develops a customised Growth Plan to direct their organisation's business strategy and expansion.

 

Programme Delivery Partners

Leeds University Business School (LUBS) is a global top 100 business school delivering widely respected programmes relevant to the contemporary business environment. The School is internationally renowned for the quality of its teaching, research and facilities and has extensive experience working with and understanding the needs of local entrepreneurs.

Said Business School, University of Oxford is one of the most entrepreneurial business schools in the UK, with a reputation for innovative business education. The School combines the highest standards of academic rigour with a practical understanding of business and wealth creation. It incorporates a cutting edge social entrepreneurship research centre with extensive experience working with social entrepreneurs and innovators.

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Eligibility and Selection Criteria

The programme is offered on a fully funded basis to a cohort of 25 to 30 small business and social enterprise leaders from Yorkshire & the Humber. Successful applicants will most importantly have the desire and drive to grow their businesses, create local employment and have scalable business models. The programme is not intended for startup businesses, sole traders or businesses that are not seeking to grow.

Specific eligibility criteria to apply for 10,000 Small Businesses are as follows:

•         The applicant to the programme must be the primary owner (or primary co-owner) of the business, or the most senior decision-maker if the business is not limited by shares.

•         The business must have been operating for at least one year and will have between five and 40 employees, though applications will be considered from businesses with fewer or more employees that have exceptional growth potential and could benefit significantly from the programme.

•         Social enterprise applicants must be commercially operated businesses (irrespective of legal structure) that seek to achieve their stated social purpose primarily through trading rather than through grant funding.

•         The business must be scalable and capable of generating additional local employment.

•         The applicant should not have extensive recent management education (e.g. MBA or equivalent).

•         Preference will be given to those businesses operating in or on behalf of disadvantaged communities or regeneration areas.

 

Information for Applicants

For more detailed information about the programme and the application process please click here to view the Applicant Information document (PDF).

If you are interested applying to the programme click here to register your details.