Learn more about how you can play a part in the UK’s productivity movement.
The answer to the productivity puzzle ultimately lies within the business community. It is up to the UKs flagship businesses to show leadership on this issue, and to do their part to revitalise our economy and society.
Sir Charlie Mayfield, Chair, Be the Business
How our partnerships work…
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Inspiring Events
We bring our partners and small businesses together to share knowledge and create new connections.
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Powerful Programmes
Our partners support the ambitions of their customers and colleagues by funding places on our unique programmes.
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Research and Insight
Partners collaborate with us on first-party research into the barriers and opportunities for a more productive UK.
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Innovative Interventions
We co-create and pilot ideas with our partners, to deliver direct impact to UK businesses.
Inspiring Events
Beyond the Hype:
Our series of workshop events focuses on how small businesses can take practical action to implement new technologies and ideas
Round Tables:
We create opportunities for businesses and policy makers to explore current issues and trends affecting small businesses.
The Be the Business Festival:
Our showcase event, bringing together hundreds of business leaders to connect and celebrate the impact and innovation our partnerships have delivered.
Our Programme Delivery Partnerships
Mastercard Strive:
Empowering Black, Asian and Ethnic Minority businesses.
Mastercard Strive seeks to actively support and empower Black, Asian, and other ethnic minority business leaders. We’ve helped them engage 250+ small businesses across the UK.
Lloyds Banking Group:
Supporting small business customers to grow.
Our long term partnership with Lloyds Banking Group has seen hundreds of small and medium sized businesses supported through mentoring and The Productivity Programme.
BAE Systems:
Strengthening supply chain resilience.
BAE Systems are working in partnership with Be the Business to provide improvement opportunities to small businesses within their supply chain.
Innovative Interventions
Ignite Leadership Profiling Tool:
Supported by Mastercard Strive
Our quiz-based profiling tool was built on in-depth research into the leadership styles of founders, entrepreneurs and small business leaders.
The Strategy Bootcamp:
A collaboration with The Productivity Institute and the Behavioural Insights Team
This short online learning offer combined the latest business management research with cutting-edge behavioural science
Click Start London
A partnership with the Institute of Coding, Nominet and the University of East London
Click Start London teaches digital skills and supports entry into digital roles, jobs or apprenticeships to 18–30-year-olds living in London who are not in education, employment or training.
Research and Insight
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Blog
Connected Britain: Breaking down the Gigabits and Megabits into what matters to you
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Research Report
AI-Powered Potential: Unlocking SME Productivity with AI
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Research Report
Four small changes to improve productivity in 2024
Make a difference today
Find out what working with the UK’s small business productivity experts can do for you.
Our partners
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