Universities in the South East have been given �225,000 to set up a leadership academy to boost the region's economy. The South East England Development Agency (Seeda) gave a contract to a consortium led by Surrey university.
Seeda spokeswoman Christina Hartshorn said: "It is vital we share and learn from the best international practice."
Two specialist leadership advisers had been appointed to advice and assist businesses, she said.
The academy will have four advisers in total.
The other consortium members are Henley Management College, the Open University Business School, Oxford Brookes University, Royal Holloway University in Surrey and the University of Greenwich in south east London and Kent.
Each adviser will give around 145 business support days a year to 50 businesses in the Seeda region, which covers Oxford, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, Surrey, Sussex, and Kent.
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