Accelerating Borders

Developing people. Strengthening leadership. Accelerating business.

Support for every stage of your business journey, from developing future leaders to strengthening performance and preparing for growth.

Support for every stage of your business journey, from developing future leaders to strengthening performance and preparing for growth.

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4i Workforce Review

Understand where you are now and what your people and business need next.

Installer working on a residential roof
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two women near tables
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4i Workforce Review

Understand where you are now and what your people and business need next.

Installer working on a residential roof
a group of women sitting around a table working on a project
two women near tables
woman sitting and reading book on airliner
woman in black leather jacket using macbook air
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4i Workforce Review

Understand where you are now and what your people and business need next.

Built for Growth

Three Key Outcomes

Accelerating Borders is designed to create practical, lasting impact helping businesses build stronger people, improve performance and develop the confidence and capability to grow.

Accelerating Borders is designed to create practical, lasting impact helping businesses build stronger people, improve performance and develop the confidence and capability to grow.

  • Outcome

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    Develop your people

    Build confidence, leadership skills and capability at every stage of your team’s development.

  • Outcome

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    Strengthen your business

    Improve clarity, culture and ways of working to support stronger day-to-day performance.

  • Outcome

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    Prepare for growth

    Equip your people and business with the skills, insight and confidence to take the next step.

  • Outcome

    01

    Develop your people

    Build confidence, leadership skills and capability at every stage of your team’s development.

  • Outcome

    02

    Strengthen your business

    Improve clarity, culture and ways of working to support stronger day-to-day performance.

  • Outcome

    03

    Prepare for growth

    Equip your people and business with the skills, insight and confidence to take the next step.

  • Outcome

    01

    Develop your people

    Build confidence, leadership skills and capability at every stage of your team’s development.

  • Outcome

    02

    Strengthen your business

    Improve clarity, culture and ways of working to support stronger day-to-day performance.

  • Outcome

    03

    Prepare for growth

    Equip your people and business with the skills, insight and confidence to take the next step.

How It Works

People At the Heart of Performance

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Accelerating Borders takes a joined-up approach to business development, recognising that leadership, culture, wellbeing, workforce planning and growth all affect how a business performs. By developing these areas together, businesses can create stronger teams and more sustainable foundations for the future.

By taking a joined-up approach, Accelerating Borders helps businesses develop their people at every stage while creating the right conditions for stronger performance and sustainable growth. The result is support that looks beyond individual challenges and considers the wider needs of both the workforce and the business.

Accelerating Borders takes a joined-up approach to business development, recognising that leadership, culture, wellbeing, workforce planning and growth all affect how a business performs. By developing these areas together, businesses can create stronger teams and more sustainable foundations for the future.

By taking a joined-up approach, Accelerating Borders helps businesses develop their people at every stage while creating the right conditions for stronger performance and sustainable growth. The result is support that looks beyond individual challenges and considers the wider needs of both the workforce and the business.

Our connected approach helps businesses develop people at every stage while creating the conditions in which they can perform and grow sustainably.

Our connected approach helps businesses develop people at every stage while creating the conditions in which they can perform and grow sustainably.

Programmes

Find the Right Support for Your Business

You do not need to follow a rigid route or know exactly what you need before getting in touch. Explore each area below or speak to us about the challenges and ambitions within your business.

4i Workforce Review

Aspiring Leaders

Drive Success

Beyond Borders

Body Mapping

Mentoring Programme

Multiple points of entry

4i Workforce Review

Understand where you are now and what your people and business need next.

Take a structured look at your workforce, skills, culture and ways of working. Identify strengths, gaps and the practical priorities that will support better performance and future growth.

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4i Workforce Review

Understand where you are now and what your people and business need next.

Take a structured look at your workforce, skills, culture and ways of working. Identify strengths, gaps and the practical priorities that will support better performance and future growth.

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4i Workforce Review

Understand where you are now and what your people and business need next.

Take a structured look at your workforce, skills, culture and ways of working. Identify strengths, gaps and the practical priorities that will support better performance and future growth.

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Aspiring Leaders

Develop the people who will lead your business in the future.

Give employees taking their first steps into leadership the confidence, self-awareness and practical skills to communicate well, take responsibility and bring out the best in others.

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Aspiring Leaders

Develop the people who will lead your business in the future.

Give employees taking their first steps into leadership the confidence, self-awareness and practical skills to communicate well, take responsibility and bring out the best in others.

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Aspiring Leaders

Develop the people who will lead your business in the future.

Give employees taking their first steps into leadership the confidence, self-awareness and practical skills to communicate well, take responsibility and bring out the best in others.

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Drive Success

Strengthen management, sharpen strategy and turn ambition into action.

A practical leadership and business growth programme for managers, business owners and established leaders who want clearer priorities, stronger teams and more effective ways of working.

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Drive Success

Strengthen management, sharpen strategy and turn ambition into action.

A practical leadership and business growth programme for managers, business owners and established leaders who want clearer priorities, stronger teams and more effective ways of working.

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Drive Success

Strengthen management, sharpen strategy and turn ambition into action.

A practical leadership and business growth programme for managers, business owners and established leaders who want clearer priorities, stronger teams and more effective ways of working.

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Beyond Borders

Prepare your people and business for opportunities beyond your current market.

Build the confidence, capability and connections needed to explore new markets, international trade, partnerships and wider opportunities for sustainable growth.

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Beyond Borders

Prepare your people and business for opportunities beyond your current market.

Build the confidence, capability and connections needed to explore new markets, international trade, partnerships and wider opportunities for sustainable growth.

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Beyond Borders

Prepare your people and business for opportunities beyond your current market.

Build the confidence, capability and connections needed to explore new markets, international trade, partnerships and wider opportunities for sustainable growth.

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Body Mapping & Performance

Understand how health, stress and physical strain affect the way people work.

Connect wellbeing with concentration, confidence, decision-making and productivity. Help your people recognise what their bodies may be telling them and support healthier, more sustainable performance.

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Body Mapping & Performance

Understand how health, stress and physical strain affect the way people work.

Connect wellbeing with concentration, confidence, decision-making and productivity. Help your people recognise what their bodies may be telling them and support healthier, more sustainable performance.

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Body Mapping & Performance

Understand how health, stress and physical strain affect the way people work.

Connect wellbeing with concentration, confidence, decision-making and productivity. Help your people recognise what their bodies may be telling them and support healthier, more sustainable performance.

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Borders Mentoring Programme

You do not have to work everything out alone.

Connect with an experienced, independent mentor who can help you think through challenges, test ideas, apply your learning and maintain focus and momentum.

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Borders Mentoring Programme

You do not have to work everything out alone.

Connect with an experienced, independent mentor who can help you think through challenges, test ideas, apply your learning and maintain focus and momentum.

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Borders Mentoring Programme

You do not have to work everything out alone.

Connect with an experienced, independent mentor who can help you think through challenges, test ideas, apply your learning and maintain focus and momentum.

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Not sure where to begin?

Tell us what is happening in your business, where you feel stuck and what you would like to achieve. We'll help you identify the most relevant starting point within Accelerating Borders.

The UK Shared Prosperity Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK investing in communities and place, supporting local business, and people and skills.

For more information, visit the UK Shared Prosperity Fund supporting documents.