SMEs | School of Business and Law

Celebrating one year of Help to Grow: Management at the University of Brighton

Happy Birthday Help to Grow: Management! It’s been one year since our first cohort of SME (small and medium enterprise) business leaders graduated from our Help to Grow: Management programme, and we’ve just celebrated our fifth cohort graduating. The numbers tell of a success story for the programme and the businesses that have grown with…

Dr Adam Jones, Programme Director of Help to Grow at the University of Brighton

University of Brighton students joined hundreds of business leaders in London to learn how to ‘think big’

Organised by Chartered Association of Business Schools for Help to Grow, the event in the impressive County Hall in London was set up for their alumni business leaders. They came to enjoy a masterclass on the psychology of success and listen to a panel of experienced entrepreneurs discussing their own business growth journeys. A benefit…

People walking in Brighton's north laine shopping area

Student-led marketing agency: Bright Young Things

Bright Young Things (BYT) is a student-led marketing agency offering consultancy and operational marketing support to local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and non-profit organisations. Carrying out work in the agency forms the basis for the assessment across several modules including The Professional Marketing Practitioner; Content, Copy and Creative; and Public Relations. As part of…

We’re sponsoring the Start-up of the Year award at the Sussex Business Awards 2022

We’re proud to be sponsoring the Start-up of the Year award at this year’s Sussex Business Awards. The award recognises the entrepreneurial aptitude, vision, ambition, drive and commercial acumen needed to build a successful start-up business. Sponsoring this award ties in with the great work we’re doing with the local business community, through initiatives such as…

Help to Grow team at the University of Brighton

Help to Grow: Management and Small Business Charter celebration

On Wednesday 20 July the School of Business and Law celebrated the final taught session of our first cohort of the government-subsidised Help to Grow: Management course. Kicking off an afternoon of celebrations, we were joined by Richard Freeman – Chief Executive Officer at business consultancy, Always Possible – for a keynote speech on asking for…