Development of Skills

Managing a successful business of any size requires access to different skills, either your own skills or that of your workforce.

As a business develops, the range and complexity of the skills needed by the business requires continuous development. Continually developing the skills of you and your employees will help keep your business competitive and enable growth.

A range of workshops and training events can be found in the Events and Training area of the website. The initiatives below provide details of support to develop the skills within your business. Whether its apprenticeships, training, funding or simply just up-skilling, we’re able to help.

 

Click one of the initiatives below to explore in more depth.

Enterprising Ashfield

Start-up to Scale-up business support programme across the Kirby-in-Ashfield and Sutton-in-Ashfield areas...
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Skills Bootcamps

Skills Bootcamps are free, flexible courses of up to 16 weeks, giving people the opportunity to build up sector-specific skills ...
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Midlands Net Zero Hub

Working with partners across the region to deliver projects to support the UK's Net Zero Strategy...
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Digital Boost

Digital Boost is a free online platform that connects those who work for and lead small businesses and charities with......
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Talent Grants

Support to recruit a university graduate or student ...
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Derby Talent Programme

Support to employ a student or graduate...
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Derby City Council Skills Support

A business support service to help you address current and future skills gaps, future-proof your business and ensure your employees......
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Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses

Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses UK Programme addresses the support gap for growth-orientated small businesses, helping them to unlock their economic......
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CITB Funding - Construction in Training Board

A range of funding schemes to cover day to day training or specific projects and commissions...
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Events

Case Studies

Aim Strong Sport

Aim Strong Sport

Aim Strong Sport is a family run business established in 2012 providing high quality coaching and education in movement, sport and...

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News

£500m Funding Boost Offers Support to SME's Facing Global Pressures

£500m Funding Boost Offers Support to SME's Facing Global Pressures

The government has introduced a £500m funding boost through the Growth Guarantee Scheme to help smaller businesses across the country...

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East Midlands Secures Government backing for Shared Priorities to Drive Regional Growth

East Midlands Secures Government backing for Shared Priorities to Drive Regional Growth

Mayor of the East Midlands, Claire Ward has formally secured Government support for a set of shared growth priorities aimed...

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Free Expert Business Advice and Support

Your business is unique but the challenges that you face aren’t, with our support, we can help get you through them.

Our impartial business support is delivered by experienced, expert business advisers, giving you the right advice at the right time for your business.

Contact us today and access a wealth of support, events, business growth programmes and expert advice.

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