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The Productivity Programme (Be The Business)

The Productivity Programme (Be The Business) is a support programme for established small businesses moving into growth or change, with mentoring and peer sessions, open to applicants based in the United Kingdom.

Run by Be the Business

Checked against the official page (bethebusiness.typeform.com) on 15 Oct 2026.

A support programme for established small businesses moving into growth or change, providing an advisory board of experienced business figures, 1-to-1 mentoring, online peer sessions and assessment tools.

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Status and deadline

Status

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We could not tell whether it is open

Deadline

Not stated

How much

Not stated

Who can apply

Established businesses that have moved beyond the startup phase and are entering a stage of growth or change, including leaders who want to professionalise operations and strengthen management practices.

Confirmed on the official page

Business size

Small (10 to 49 staff), Medium (50 to 249 staff), Micro (under 10 staff)

Not confirmed on the official page

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How to apply

Click 'Apply now' on the page or contact the team at programmes@bethebusiness.com to schedule a call.

Not confirmed on the official page

Where it is open: UK-wide

United Kingdom

Not confirmed on the official page

HartlepoolMiddlesbroughRedcar and ClevelandStockton-on-TeesDarlingtonHaltonWarringtonBlackburn with DarwenBlackpoolKingston upon Hull, City ofEast Riding of YorkshireNorth East LincolnshireNorth LincolnshireYorkCounty DurhamCheshire EastCheshire West and ChesterNorthumberlandCumberlandWestmorland and FurnessNorth YorkshireBurnleyChorleyFyldeHyndburnLancasterPendlePrestonRibble ValleyRossendaleSouth RibbleWest LancashireWyreBoltonBuryManchesterOldhamRochdaleSalfordStockportTamesideTraffordWiganKnowsleyLiverpoolSt. HelensSeftonWirralDoncasterRotherhamNewcastle upon TyneNorth TynesideSouth TynesideSunderlandBradfordCalderdaleKirkleesLeedsWakefieldGatesheadBarnsleySheffield

Open across United Kingdom, so every council area in the North of England is shaded.

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Things we could not confirm

  • The page does not state the price of the programme, so it is not confirmed as free.
  • Start and end dates are not stated.
  • Areas not stated; recorded as UK because the page does not name a place limit.

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Source and last checked

Local Landscape gathers this information automatically from the pages below, then checks the key details against the official page. Checked against the official page (bethebusiness.typeform.com) on 15 Oct 2026. Its details have not changed since it was listed on 15 Oct 2026. No person has checked it, so confirm the details with Be the Business before you apply.

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