Skillsmart Retail and Retail Trust are calling on retailers to enter their staff for scholarships worth £1,500 each at the Oxford Summer School, which will take place this August.
The summer school will take place at Keble College, Oxford August 16-22.
It gives rising retailers a chance to deal with the problems and challenges encountered when running a retail business.
It will focus specifically on leadership, finance, merchandising, marketing and retail space.
There will be guest lecturers, issue-driven discussions, team-building events and a black tie ball.
There are 10 bursaries available which are open to all retail managers from UK and owner-managers are especially welcome to apply.
Retailers interested in making an application can download an application form from the events section of www.skillsmartretail.com.
The closing date for applications is April 25.
