Patrick White, a Director here at SME Academy, opens up about his background and how he learned the skills that have helped him to dramatically transform businesses all over the world. With 14 successful businesses of his own, each selling for millions, he now shares his tools and techniques with you on his unique Business Growth Course.

To find out when the next Business Growth Course starts Click Here

Or call Lenka on 020 7939 9910  to discuss whether the course is right for your business.

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Funding is available via Train to Gain. A Home Study Course is available.

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Find out how you could access a grant of up to £1,000 to help fund training within your company (see below).

New funding from Train to Gain means that you can invest in training and development for yourself and your team

Changes to the Train to Gain Leadership & Management Programme Announced

We are pleased to announce that the eligibility criteria for the Leadership & Management Grants from Train to Gain have changed so that they now include more small businesses.

If your organisation has between 5 and 249 staff, you may be eligible for a grant of £1,000 to spend on leadership & management training, coaching or mentoring.

This is a great opportunity to up-skill – both for you and your staff:

• Are your business skills and knowledge up to date (or are you still relying on skills you learned on a course 10 years ago)?
• Who in your business could improve their management style?
• Are the members of the senior management team ready to inspire and lead staff through changes?
• Are you being as strategic as you could be?
• Do you throw new managers in at the deep end without any training on how to get the best out of their people?
• Are you holding your business back by not delegating? You know: “If you want something done right, you need to do it yourself”.

SME Academy can explain how the grant works, show you the options available to you and help you to apply for the funding with the help of a Train to Gain Leadership & Management Broker.

How much is available?

You may be eligible for a grant of up to £1,000.

The way it works is that the first £500 is a straight-forward grant and then a further grant of up to £500 is available on a match funded basis, i.e. you put in £500 and Train to Gain match it with a grant of £500.

Most people like to take the maximum amount available and get £1,500 worth of training/development for an investment of £500 – the company pays £500 and Train to Gain pay £1,000.

What can I use the grant for?

Our services include:

• One-to-one training, coaching and mentoring
• In-house training and workshops
• Open programmes and training courses

Our style is very down-to-earth and we focus on what helps you and your staff to get the skills you need, when you need them.

The grant from Train to Gain can be used on a variety of options and if we are not able to provide you with the kind of training or support that you need, we will put you in touch with someone who can.

You can use the funding to combine the services of different providers, for example if you want to spend £250 with a course run by someone else, but use the balance of the grant to spend on business coaching with us – you can!

How do I apply?

Contact Hannah McNamara on 020 7939 9910 for more information or use the form below to request a call-back:

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Be mentored by a millionaire!

Self-made multi-millionaire entrepreneur Patrick White shows you exactly how to grow YOUR business.

The Business Growth Course is designed for established businesses employing staff. If you are growing or you are about to restructure or rationalise, this course will help you.

To find out more about the course and to see which dates would suit you, go to Business Growth Course.

Did you know

You may be eligible for a government grant to help pay for this course. Contact us to find out more.

The next Business Growth Course with Patrick White will be starting on Wednesday 16th April 2008.

There are still some places available and businesses with 10 or more staff may be eligible for funding via Train to Gain to part-fund the course.

Please contact us for more information about the course and to find out your eligibility for funding.