Be the Business

The UK’s independent experts on small business productivity improvement, offering the most effective opportunities for you to improve your business.

From:
Department for Business and Trade and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
Published
24 March 2022
Last updated
23 July 2024 — See all updates
Type of support:
Expertise and advice
Business stage:
Start-ups (1-2 years trading) and Established
Industry:
Agriculture and food, Business and finance, Construction, Education and Health
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Hospitality and catering, IT, digital and creative, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Mining, Real estate and property, Science and technology, Service industries, Transport and distribution, Travel and leisure, Utilities providers, and Wholesale and retail
Number of employees:
0 to 9 employees and 10 to 249 employees
Region:
East Midlands, Eastern, London, North East and North West
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Northern Ireland, Scotland, South East, South West, Wales, West Midlands, and Yorkshire and the Humber

Who it’s for

Ambitious UK-based small business (5 to 50 employees) leaders who are actively seeking to invest into making improvements to their productivity.

What you can get

Be the Business provides:

  • the 6-month Productivity Programme, giving SMEs the tools, energy, confidence and connections to tackle the biggest business challenges
  • the opportunity to have access to and learn from experienced senior professionals at the UK’s largest corporations
  • a community to connect with other ambitious SME leaders

Maximum employees

50

Find out more

Updates to this page

Published 24 March 2022
Last updated 23 July 2024 + show all updates

  1. Scheme has changed, so summary and sections Who it's for and What you can get all updated.

  2. First published.

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