Following a successful second year, Only were invited to apply for the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses programme. The scheme is designed to provide high-quality, practical education and business support to leaders of high-growth small businesses and social enterprises across the UK. And we would recommend it to any design business experiencing high growth.  

Run over four months the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses programme is designed by leading experts and run in partnership with the Said Business School at Oxford University, the Aston Centre for Growth at Aston University, Leeds University Business School at University of Leeds, and the Manchester Metropolitan University Business School at Manchester Metropolitan University.

Since 2010, nearly 1,000 small business owners have graduated from the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses, with alumni growing their revenue on average 81% per year.

So far the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses programme has proven tremendously useful to our business, introducing new processes and ways of thinking to the business. More information on the programme can be found here.