From November 2008:
We extended funding for leadership and management training to businesses with 5-10 employees.

From January 2009:
You can access smaller, focused training programmes in subjects important to your business, including:

• business improvement
• team working and communications
• sales and marketing
• customer service
• new product design
• cash flow and profit management.

You may also be able to recieve fully funded Level 2 qualifications and partially subsidised Level 3 qualifications for your employees, regardless of whether they already have a qualification at this level.

If your business has less than 50 employees you may be able to get a contribution to wage costs to cover the cost of time off to train.

To find out more, contact your independent business adviser at Business Link, college or training provider.