Business and community

We empower businesses and individuals to drive innovation, develop talent, and achieve sustainable growth. By leveraging the latest developments in business and management, we help you solve real-world problems and deliver lasting impact.

Our Centre for Enterprise transforms business through a range of leadership and innovation programmes, enabling a future-focused approach in a rapidly evolving digital world. Our specialist team turns research into practical solutions, helping businesses upskill staff, adopt emerging technologies, and improve productivity.

Our centre supports micro, small, and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) across Greater Manchester to understand their needs and identify practical, achievable steps for growth. Whether it’s developing action plans, marketing strategies, and business toolkits through our growth programmes, or supporting the adoption of digital technologies and the launch of new products or services through our innovation services, we provide tailored, hands-on support.

Manchester Metropolitan University is a leading provider of degree apprenticeships, working with over 750 employer partners to develop the skills businesses need. Degree apprenticeships are a powerful combination of study and on-the-job learning and allow you to recruit new staff or upskill existing employees to build strong talent pipelines. 

Our Business, HR and management higher and degree apprenticeship programmes build skilled, strategic and sustainability driven leaders and future managers within your organisation.

Apprentices will gain expertise in leadership and management strategies, organisational behaviour, project management, financial oversight, HR practices, and strategic planning, equipping them to effectively lead teams and contribute to your business’s success.

For individuals

Our open masterclasses and workshops are designed for leaders and professionals who need insight they can apply immediately.

Each workshop addresses the opportunities and challenges shaping agendas today, and are aligned to key industry sectors. These include AI and digital transformation, sustainability and ESG, organisational performance, strategy, resilience and leadership in complex environments.

Our open workshops provide an opportunity for individuals to gain valuable new insights and engage with the latest thinking in business and management. 

By participating in these sessions, you can enhance your CV, demonstrate your commitment to personal development, and apply fresh perspectives to your professional role.

For organisations 

We work in partnership with you to design bespoke programmes aligned to your strategy, culture and commercial objectives. Whether you are strengthening leadership capability, navigating disruption, embedding innovation, creating change or executing challenging strategies, we will deliver a programme designed around your needs, resources, behaviours and desired outcomes.

Research and development 

Our research focuses on creating knowledge that solves real challenges. We work with businesses to co-create practical, inclusive insights that support better decisions and drive meaningful change. 

By combining academic rigour with real-world experience, we help organisations manage uncertainty, improve performance and build a more sustainable future. Our research is collaborative, applied and focused on impact. 

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships

This government-funded scheme connects UK businesses with academic researchers and specialists who can help them solve strategic challenges, innovate and grow. The partnership can involve developing new or improved products, processes and services.  It can also support changes to business models based on novel ideas and technologies. 

Forming a partnership will give you access to leading research expertise and facilities at the university while helping you recruit a full-time, dedicated specialist known as an associate to lead the project in your organisation.

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs) are open to UK-based businesses of any size and any sector.

Solve business challenges, develop future-ready leaders and gain global insight with the Manchester Met MBA. Whether for your own development or to retain and engage senior talent, the programme builds the leadership, insight and confidence needed to deliver business impact. 

Key outcomes include stronger strategic leadership and decision-making, data-driven insight, entrepreneurial thinking, and a focus on sustainable, responsible business - underpinned by applied consultancy that delivers real organisational value.