The Business School for Small and Medium Business

We help business owners/leaders make confident decisions at growth transitions

Flexible and accessible capability building programs that boost vital business & digital skills in a short space of time.

As if there’s 25 hours in a day and eight days in a week.

For Business Leaders/Owners

For Government & Industry Partners

Evidence-based and impact measured to ensure you achieve meaningful results for you and your business.

MBA-accredited education, complemented by sessions with qualified business coaches, & expert industry mentors

Over 10,000+
Small to Medium Businesses supported through award-winning local, national and global programs.

Decisions get harder as business grows

As small to medium businesses grow, decisions change and complexity increases. What worked before may not work anymore. Many capable leaders either find themselves stuck in their growth journey or at a pivotal stage where the next decision shapes everything that follows.

At 25eight, we help you navigate that complexity with confidence, clarity, and strategy you can actually use. Whether you’re leading a business yourself or supporting your business community through programs.

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Businesses

You’re at a pivotal point in your growth journey or key transition point. We help decisions feel lighter by helping you get focused on exactly what you need to do, and how to do it, to take your business to it’s next stage of growth. This isn’t like any ‘school’ you’ve been to before.

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Startups

Every action counts and whilst it may be easier to do it yourself, it isn’t always the quickest or most impactful. Let us help you get there faster. You could spend your time figuring it out for yourself, or you could get targeted help to help you get there faster, saving time and money.

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Partners

Get measurable outcomes for business capability. We'll help you harness innovation, entrepreneurship, and digital transformation to drive decent work, growth, and job creation. Our data-driven and evidence programs strengthen local ecosystems and create impact in a short space of time.

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Outcomes, not attendance or enrolment stats

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When you choose 25eight, you get:

Proprietary AI powered diagnostics that pinpoint the exact areas for development; so you don’t waste time focusing on things you already know and do and get support to ‘level-up’ your existing capabilities.

MBA accredited business education that’s relevant and builds critical thinking; It’s micro, engaging and immediately applicable to your business situation, so you get results, fast.
1:1 sessions with Business Coaches, trained to keep you motivated and accountable. They help shift your mindset to get you and the business the best results and provide you with those gold nugget ideas that catapult your progress
1:1 sessions with Industry Mentors who give you insights and connections to the market you want to grow into helping you to combine the ‘what you know’ with the ‘who you know’.
Online community of like-minded business owners and leaders working stronger together to uplift their capabilities.

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Impact measured, so you know you’ll get results

We’re a certified Benefit Corporation, which means we take our impact seriously. We continuously measure our results on the individual and the business.

We don’t make wild claims, we rather let the data and evidence do the talking. We know that businesses that follow our process get transformational results in a matter of weeks and we help every single customer build their business confidence.

We’re driven to help your business succeed. Find out why

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Businesses we’ve accelerated: 11,246

Individuals we’ve upskilled: 17,415

Building your skills and confidence in:

Strategy

Rowing harder doesn’t help if you’re going in the wrong direction. This is one of the most important areas to get right and one where new practices and tools can help you navigate ever-changing markets.

Growth

If you don’t have ‘customers’, you don’t have a business. The role of sales and marketing has changed considerably and you need to keep up to attract and connect with those who will love what you do.

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Digital

Advancements in technology are accelerating and this can be a powerful enabler in your business. You need to choose the right systems for you and build internal confidence to optimise them.

Innovation

Innovation is vital for business to survive into the future and the ability to creatively problem solve and generate and execute new ideas are essential leadership skills that can be built through practise.