Beyond Busy: Boosting Productivity and Growth for Small Business

The Future is Blue

Leeds Beckett University and Exemplas Season 1 Episode 6

In this episode of Beyond Busy, hosts Dr Ollie Jones and Martin Coats talk about the blueprint they’ve developed from years of working with small businesses. Drawing on their experience, research and evaluation of productivity and growth programmes, they explain how this approach helps businesses improve and grow.

You’ll hear about:

●      The key parts of their business support programmes

●      The 5 aspects of strong programme management

●      How they use diagnostics and expert coaching to create real change

●      The exciting new step of digitising these diagnostics to make business support easier and more effective

●      The role of digital adoption and emerging technologies like AI and IoT for small businesses

●      Upcoming research projects and plans for expanding and designing future business support

●      How the partnership between Exemplas and Leeds Beckett University to combine their strengths to design new propositions, which has led them to better understand the marketplace

If you want to know how a mix of hands-on help, data and research can help small businesses get more productive and ready for the future, this episode is for you.

For a deeper dive into the topics covered by our podcast series, explore the full Insight Papers, available now for more information and context.

Commissioning bodies and funders seeking more information are invited to contact Rob Sale of Exemplas directly, we’d be happy to discuss further! You can contact Rob via RobS@exemplas.com or by visiting the contact page at www.exemplas.com

People on this episode