HtGM Alumni refresher training

Join us in our next Help to Grow Management Alumni event on 11 September and an afternoon of business professional development training and networking.

This September, you will have the opportunity to revisit the business growth action plan that you produced for your HtGM course, and enjoy bespoke training on AI in Business, a pertinent topic to any business, while networking

This half-day professional development training will help you improve your business strategy and operations, and explore the potential of using AI in business including how to draft AI legal documents. You will also have the opportunity to reflect on your future training needs.

In addition, our networking lunch will give you the opportunity to learn more about other SMEs in the region and exciting collaboration opportunities with the University of Kent.

Note that this event is for our Help to Grow Management course alumni and those interested in registering for our next cohort in November 2024.


Register here

To register, fill in the form below. If for some reason you are unable to do so, please get in touch at gllpdt@kent.ac.uk.

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Wednesday, 11 September (12.15-4.30pm): 

12.15-1pm: Networking Lunch: An opportunity to meet other SMEs and learn about the latest university-business collaborations at the University of Kent.

1-1.20: Introduction and current opportunities

1.20-2.45: Refresh your Business Growth Action Plan: A workshop to revisit the action plan that you produced during your HtGM course and evaluate its progress, share your successes and identify any challenges. You will develop an updated action plan to reflect your business’ current reality, and use it to achieve your goals and entrepreneurial ambition.

2.45-3pm: Coffee break 

3-4.30: AI in Business: A workshop to explore how AI technology is used in business and discuss the risks but also the solutions it can offer for optimisation, marketing and growth. You will prepare a draft AI legal document, and reflect on your future training needs. (Note this workshop is a stand-alone version of our course AI in Business running in February 2025.)

This course is for senior leaders and decision-makers of SMEs who are looking to reflect on their business growth action plan, register for our HtGM course in November, network, and learn more about the professional development training at the University of Kent.

Duration: 4 hours

Location: MBA Suite, Sibson. Kent Business School, Canterbury Campus, the University of Kent

Date: 11 September 2024



This is a free event.

Dr Arpita Ghatak, Lecturer in Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Kent Business School

Luke Scalnon, Head of Fintech Propositions, Pinsent Masons

Jerome Harlington, Consultant, Telos Partners


Contact us

Our Professional Development Training team is here to help you identify your training needs, and design and delivery bespoke training to match them. We can introduce you to a range of professional training opportunities such as CPD-accredited courses, apprenticeships and professional postgraduate degrees offered by the University of Kent, as well as business collaboration opportunities. To find out more, get in touch.

E: gllpdt@kent.ac.uk

T: + 44 (0) 1227 82 3236

W: kent.ac.uk/global-lifelong-learning/professional-development-training






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