Opportunities, Products and Services

Business Boosters
Businesses recognise that keeping employees skills up to date enhances company effectiveness.  pro.manchester are offering short workshops throughout the year covering subjects such as: influencing, communication, team management, delegating, networking, appraising, presenting, motivating. Please click here to see future events.

Corporate Fusion
Within the pro.manchester membership there is a wealth of knowledge across a huge range of subjects.  Corporate Fusion is offering members a chance to learn from other members.  Please click here to see a list of future events

Funded schemes
Innovation Vouchers (NWDA): Vouchers worth up to £3,000 to help SMEs access the knowledge base in universities and colleges as a way of stimulating innovation to improve productivity and competitiveness.
innovationvouchers@nwda.co.uk

Higher Education Links
The Greater Manchester Universites are keen to work with businesses.  Using the drop down menu on the left please see how you can interact with them and how to utilise their expertise and research.

Innovation & Incubation
To keep the North West globally competitive businesses need to be thinking more about technologies to improve efficiencies and develop new markets.  Please click here to see more from the NWDA in how you can be involved.

Internships
An internship is a job opportunity offered by an employer, usually for a fixed length of time and designed to give someone practical experience in that field and company. It's good for employers as they can find talent, and great for the intern as they gain experience and maybe even an offer of a job.

For more information about internships please click here

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP)
KTP is Europe's leading programme helping businesses to improve their competiveness and productivity through the better use of knowledge, technology and skills.
For more information please click here

Mentoring
The Mentoring Programme is for leaders and senior managers of small businesses that have been trading for a minimum of a year.  It offers a priceless opportunity to learn from and be inspired by an experienced senior business leader or manager. 
for more information please click here   

Employer Based Training Accreditation (EBTA)

The EBTA service supports employers who wish to gain higher education accreditation for their in-house or third party training. The EBTA team can also help you find ways to make the impact of your in-house training more explicit. Please see here for more information, and if you would like to discuss further please let Adele know.

If you would like to discuss any of the above further please contact Adele Edgar on 0161 817 3487 or adele.edgar@pro-manchester.co.uk