Workshop

Growth Builders: Turning Ideas into Actionable Business Cases

High Growth

Event Banner Image
Description
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.
Overview
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.

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
Outcome
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.
Additional Information

Eligibility:

This Forum 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.

 

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

High Growth Academy – Growth Builders course

Growth Builders: Your Personal Leadership DNA

Growth Builders: Leadership Team Dynamics - coming soon!

Growth Builders: Coaching for High Performance

Growth Builders: Scale Up Strategic Finance - coming soon!

Growth Builders: Structure for Scale: Projects, Insights & Future Tech

This event is available for: Eligible SMEs

9th March 2026

9:30am - 4:00pm

In-Person

Enterprise Centre, Derby, DE1 3LD

This is a funded event and will be subject to eligibility questions during the checkout process to ensure you match the required criteria.

Members must to purchase member only tickets

In stock

*All our business prices are excluding VAT at 20%.

For further information on this event, please contact Hannah Kerridge on 07741 163242 or email hannah.kerridge@emc-dnl.co.uk

Events

You may also like

High Growth Academy - Growth Forum

6th November 2025

09:30 - 11:00

Derby , DE1 3LD

FREE

High Growth Academy - Growth Drivers: Marketing

5th November 2025

09:30 - 16:00

Derby , DE1 3LD

FREE

High Growth Academy - Growth Drivers: Next Level Leadership

26th September 2025

09:30 - 16:00

Nottinghamshire , NG1 4BU

FREE

Growth Builders: Coaching for High Performance

10th November 2025

09:30 - 16:00

Nottinghamshire , NG1 4BU

FREE