“It's helped me network with a group of peers that I wouldn't ever have met beforehand.”
Lucy Prior is the Business Growth Director at Trough-Tec Systems which manufactures and supplies sustainable cable management systems, made entirely from recycled household waste.
Oldham Warm Homes Service evaluation
Client: Oldham Council| Staff: Will Eadson, Jan Gilbertson, Ian Wilson and Nadia Bashir
“Employee engagement and leading change was a stand-out topic for me.”
Lucy Dale is an Apparel Manager at Sheffield Motorcycle Centre, specialising in selling high-end new and used motorcycles, accessories and apparel. Lucy is a participant on the Help to Grow: Management Course.
“SMEs are the backbone of UK business.”
Debbie Harrison is the joint managing director of wholesale company Pricecheck, which has grown from a small family business 40 years ago to a business employing 300 people and with a turnover of £100m. She advises on the Small Business Leadership Programme.
EDF Evaluation
Client: EDF Energy Trust and managed by Charis Grants Ltd | Staff: Jan Gilbertson, Professor Gareth Morgan, Chris Dayson and Aimee Walshaw
West Yorkshire Finding Independence Evaluation
Client: DISC and Big Lottery Fund | Staff: Del Fletcher, Richard Crisp, Sadie Parr, Ian Wilson, Nadia Bashir and Elizabeth Sanderson.
Social Investment in Cumbria Research
Client: Northern Rock Foundation | Staff: Peter Wells, Chris Dayson, Kiri Langmead, Ellen Bennett and Tony Chapman (Durham University)
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“It’s helped me take time out to think strategically.”
Jules Leahy is the co-founder of Steps Rehabilitation, a residential centre in Sheffield for people who require specialist rehabilitation and nursing care following traumatic injuries. She enrolled on the Small Business Leadership Programme in 2020.
UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE)
Client: Economic and Social Research Council, Arts and Humanities Research Council, Joseph Rowntree Foundation | Ed Ferrari, Ken Gibb, Kesia Reeve, Paul Hickman and Ben Pattison