Growth Builders: Turning Ideas into Actionable Business Cases

Host: East Midlands Chamber

Cost: Free

Dates:

Growth Builders: Turning Ideas into Actionable Business Cases

Monday, 9th March 2026 at 9:30am - 4:00pm
Location: Enterprise Centre, Derby, DE1 3LD
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The High Growth Academy is an exciting programme of events, workshops and forums, brought to you by East Midlands Chamber in collaboration with Nottingham Trent University, University of Derby and University of Nottingham. It is aimed at businesses in the EMCCA region.

Effectively managing the challenges of change is vital to successful growth. This workshop will equip you with tools to manage change effectively, helping you to recognise the drivers of change, how these affect stakeholders differently and what you can do to achieve a successful outcome for your business.

What’s covered:

During this workshop you will be introduced to concepts such as:

  • Identifying drivers of change for your business
  • Understanding the needs and priorities of different stakeholders.
  • Recognising the power and politics of change
  • Effective processes and models for change

What outcomes will be achieved?

This session helps you to be able to manage the challenges of change as your business grows, while considering your strategic priorities and those of stakeholders, as well as the wider context.

Who should attend?

This course is aimed at business owners, CEOs, MDs, senior managers or strategic leaders, from established scale-ups businesses (typically 25+ FTEs) ready to deepen strategic leadership, governance, performance management and sector positioning.

Eligibility:

This workshop is open to eligible high growth businesses located in Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire that can demonstrate 20% annual growth in revenue, employment, or market share over the past three consecutive years. You must be registered on the High Growth Accelerator project.

Receipt of this support is subject to the Subsidy Control Act (2022). To qualify an enterprise cannot have received more than £315,000 Minimal Financial Assistance (MFA) and or De Minimis within any three-year period.

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The project is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.





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