This free, informal event is a great opportunity to find out about how becoming a member of the Norfolk Chamber can help you grow and develop your business in 2013 and beyond. Join us for a coffee and you will be able to find out about how the Norfolk Chamber can help you grow and develop your business. Whether you are looking for new sales leads, networking opportunities or to raise your profile, this will give you a chance to learn about the benefits, meet the Membership team and find out how our services can save you money Venue: Norfolk Chamber Free to attend! However, if this date is inconvenient for you then we would welcome a chance to set up meeting for you at a convenient time at the Chamber to discuss how becoming a member can help support your business. To attend please click on the “book now” button below. Or email [email protected] if you would prefer to arrange a meeting with one of our membership team.
‘Want to know more about the Norfolk Chamber and the benefits to membership?’
This free, informal event is a great opportunity to meet me and the team and network with some other businesses over a coffee. You will be able to find out about how the Norfolk Chamber can help you grow and develop your business in 2013 and beyond.
Join us for a coffee and you will be able to find out about how the Norfolk Chamber can help you grow and develop your business. Whether you are looking for new sales leads, networking opportunities or to raise your profile, this will give you a chance to learn about the benefits, meet the Membership team and find out how our services can save you money
Venue: Library Restaurant, Norwich
Free to attend!
However, if this date is inconvenient for you then we would welcome a chance to set up meeting for you and Chris Perry, at a convenient time and place to discuss how we can support your business.
To attend or set up a meeting please email our Membership Administrator Jessica Coburn: [email protected]
Simply email the names of the delegates you wish to come and your company name and number of employees and we will book you on to attend. You will receive a confirmation email once your place has been booked
Please arrive 15 minutes before the session starts at 08.30am.
Venue:Norfolk Chamber of Commerce, 9 Norwich Business Park, Whiting Road, Norwich, NR4 6DJ
In this session (Be Better at Business Blogging)Huw Sayer, Business Writers Limitedwill be your host.
You will learn:
In this interactive session, Huw will discuss ways to improve your business blogging. Hewill look at why you should blog, what you might blog about and how it can help you build your brand. He’llwill also discuss how blogging should fit with your sales, marketing and social media strategy. This session will include practical tips on content and style for aspiring bloggers and those responsible in managing external writers
About Huw:
Huw is a director and co-owner of Business Writers Ltd, a communications consultancy with clients in the UK and Europe. He has over 25 years experience in marketing and corporate communications anddraws on this to help clients create engaging conversations with their buyers, suppliers, employees and investors.
Outside of work, he uses social media and speaking engagements to champion innovation and culture in East Anglia. His passion is encouraging more people to visit our region and more businesses to invest here. The Eastern Daily Press called him “one of the top 20 tweeters in the region,” while the EDP Norfolk Magazine called him “a great Norfolk online ambassador.”
This session forms part of The Chamber Sessions. The Chamber Sessions are open to Chamber Members only. They are free to attend but booking is required and places limited to one per company per session.
Please note this event is fully booked, to be added to the waiting list please email: [email protected]
Being our last event of the year, the Christmas Breakfast was a great opportunity to wrap up 2013 with the Chamber at the Sprowston Manor. Delegates commented on the great atmosphere and the event went above and beyond, exceeding expectations. Andy Gillies, Gillies Associates said ‘it was relaxed, friendly and great to network in a relaxed atmosphere. I thoroughly enjoyed it.’
The morning started off with the ‘Name that Christmas Tune’ icebreaker which proved great fun and brought out the competitiveness of delegates. Breakfast followed and delegates took full advantage of the networking opportunity.
Our featured Charity Break, well known for their Go Go Gorillas Campaign, gave delegates an opportunity to bring a gift for young people setting up their first home. Break were overwhelmed with the generosity of all the businesses who attended. Michael Rooney, Fundraising Manager from Break spoke about the Moving On project delegates contributed to and what Break has planned for 2014. Michael Rooney said ‘An enormous thank you to everyone who donated a gift, we will let people know when they have been distributed and how they were received. This changes young lives.’
A Safari Network Move got delegates circulating and networking with other businesses. Four businesses had the opportunity to showcase their business in our 60 second spotlight. Finally delegates networked over a memory icebreaker. As well as testing your memory, each delegate shared a fact about their business they are proud of.
Norman Wilson, WLP: ‘Have grown by 50% in 2013.’
Richard Moore, Business Wealth Club: ‘Enquiry conversions up 100%, cost per conversion down 50% through video.’
Brendan Landsdown, Dingles Motor Group: ‘3rd Generation family business established in Norfolk since 1919.’
There was no better way to finish off 2013 then a morning full of networking opportunities, fun, festivity, interactive ice breakers, Christmas music in a relaxed and informal setting.
King’s Lynn has a rich history as a thriving trade center, dating back to its days as a key member of the Hanseatic League. Today, it remains a business, manufacturing, and international trade hub.
The Hanse Festival Business Breakfast is an exclusive opportunity to connect with fellow professionals in export, manufacturing, logistics, and international trade.
Held at the historic Hanse House, this event will bring together industry leaders for a morning of networking and discussions, and an expert speaker sharing insights on global trade and regional opportunities.
Agenda
7:30 am: Arrivals and Networking, Breakfast. Brief Greeting and Overview by The English Commissioner of the Hanseatic League.
8:30 am: 1st Speaker and Q&A – Andy Constable, Associated British Ports: Investment News and the Importance to the Local Economy from International Trade
9:00 am: 2nd Speaker & Q&A – Alan Pain – Head of Export Development and Operations at the Department for Business and Trade: Presentation on behalf of the Department for Business and Trade
9:30am: Networking and Event Close
Our main speaker, Alan Pain, Head of Export Development and Operations, Department for Business and Trade
Alan’s career background spans the public and private sectors. In industry, he worked as an engineer and project leader, specialising in international product development and market entry legislation. He went on to run and grow a successful small business in Norfolk, where he developed export sales to North America, Canada, and Europe. Subsequently, in the public sector, he has worked at local, regional, and now national government level, always with a focus on economic development, investment, and business growth.
Alan has been based in Norfolk for the last 25 vears and has enjoyed watching his children grow up in such a wonderful part of the country.
This free-to-attend event is a fantastic chance to build valuable connections, gain insights into international trade, and celebrate King’s Lynn’s role in trade- past, present, and future.
Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with industry professionals and celebrate the spirit of Hanse.
On Friday 9 May over 80 Norfolk & Cambridgeshire Chamber Members attended our standing room only business breakfast to get the unique opportunity to network with neighbouring chamber members. Delegates heard from the two Local Enterprise Partnership’s that border West Norfolk and King’s Lynn & West Norfolk Borough Council.
The breakfast took place in the Great Barn at Knights Hill Hotel with our host for the morning, Norfolk Chamber President, Ian Hacon taking the delegates through the agenda. Ian introduced our event featured charity, King’s Lynn Festival, who told us about how the festival helps King’s Lynn and how support of their events is crucial.
The breakfast was buzzing with conversation as the cross-county networking started with one or our trademark ice breaker activities, guess my CV. Networking continued over breakfast and our safari networking got the delegates to take a seat at a new table and meet new people, making even more connections.
It was then time to hear from our panel of three keynote speakers; Chris Starkie, New Anglia LEP, Graham Nix, Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough LEP& Cllr Nick Daubney, Borough Council of King’s Lynn & West Norfolk about the progress they have made locally in the past year and their aims for the next 12 months.
Chris Starkie said “New Anglia LEP are aiming to have 95,000 more jobs by 2026”
Grahame Nix highlighted GCGP’s “Growing Places fund £500k in 12 £30k grants to charity – employment that are available to West Norfolk.”
Watch out for the Borough Council of King’s Lynn & West Norfolk “local investment board” that will be with us soon.
A Q&A session then took place with various questions from delegates to better understand the opportunities and funding that are open to them as a business and how they can influence their LEPs plans for the coming year.
Delegates had a lot of positive things to talk about on twitter;
Chaplin Farrant
“Great morning @norfolkchamber breakfast in Kings Lynn this morning – many thanks. #wellconnected”
Independence Matters
“At kings lynn @norfolkchamber#wellconnected event – first time and getting connected with some great future contacts!”
Please arrive 15 minutes before the session starts.Venue:Norfolk Chamber of Commerce, 9 Norwich Business Park, Whiting Road, Norwich, NR4 6DJ In this session (Be Better at LinkedIn) John Davy, Dojo Media Consulting will be your host.You will learn: Marketing strategies for your business are wide and varied. Every year something new comes along for you to get your head around and fit in with your current marketing effort. Nobody is great at everything. Social media is expanding all the time and getting the message through the noise can be hard. That’s where LinkedIn can cut through and offer some real gains, learn how in this session. About John: John Davy is a life long business networker, both in the real business world and more recently in online communities. John is a leading expert in the business social media platform, LinkedIn. He has a consultancy business in the UK that is specifically targeted to optimise companies approach to this most powerful of business tools. Connect with Dojo Media Consulting:Twitter: @biznetworkguyFacebook:The Linkedin ProLinkedIn:Dojo Media ConsultingGoogle Plus:Dojo Media Consulting Limited This session forms part of The Chamber Sessions. The Chamber Sessions are open to Chamber Members only. They are free to attend but booking is required and places limited to one per company persession. Please note this event is fully booked, to be added to the waiting list please email:[email protected]
On 5 June, over 60 members enjoyed an evening of informal networking with a competitive twist in our Pub Quiz. The 11 teams created a vibrant atmosphere at the King’s Centre in our latest After Hours Event.
We started out event of with a hallmark icebreaker of ‘Fine Someone Who..’ which got the delegates mixing around the room and networking with each other., with the prize being 3 extra bonus points for their team score.
Our guest host Nicky Price, BBC Radio Norfolk then got the quiz off to a great start by testing our delegate’s general knowledge. This then lead to some Norfolk based questions which included both local knowledge and Norfolk company logo’s. The final round was deciphering over 80 slogans from companies all over the UK. Scores came very close together with them all fighting to win the sought after 1st place medals.
After adding all the scores together, host Nicky Price declared the winning team to be none other than the sponsor The King’s Centre.
Below are some of the tweets from last night’s event.
James Elvin, Price Bailey
Enjoyable quiz night and networking with a local theme by @norfolkchamber and a great venue @KCNorwich #ChamberNetworking #AfterHours
Joanna Keane, Lovewell Blake
Go team Lovewell Blake @LovewellBlake @norfolkchamber #ChamberNetwork #AfterHours
Leathes Prior
We had lots of fun at the quiz last night and can’t believe we didn’t come last! Thanks @norfolkchamber #ChamberNetworking #AfterHours
Dan Bradfield, Naked Marketing
Pleased with 2nd place for the Naked Angels @FionaTemple @RedCatSarah @norfolkchamber #ChamberNetworking #wellconnected
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Our next After Hours event is Look the Business on 21 August. Join us for the ultimate business fashion event where you can update your contacts and your wardrobe in one night. To book your place or for more details click here.
This HR Forum will focus on some of the key factors that should be taken into account, in order to ensure your recruitment process is watertight. With talk of an economic upturn, many employers are now turning their attention to recruitment. This valuable HR Forum will look at the recruitment process itself, and how to avoid the risk of discrimination during recruitment. It will also review the best approach to employment documentation, including contractual issues to address at the outset of the employment relationship and also consider the use of probationary periods, and how to deal with a new recruit who is not performing to the required standard.
Elizabeth Stevens -Professional Support Lawyer, Steeles Law
Elizabeth’s role includes keeping track of employment law developments, designing seminars and training programmes for clients, and ensuring continuous improvement. Elizabeth enjoys getting to grips with new areas of law, and is particularly adept at communicating new legislation and judgments in a clear and practical way that is meaningful for the audience.
Robert Hickford -Solicitor, Steeles Law
Robert advises on all aspects ofemployment law, including defending employment tribunal claims on behalf on employers. He also assists employers with immigration matters, including the process for sponsoring migrants to work in the UK.
Sponsored and delivered by Steeles Law.
“A very good opportunity to gain further insight into non-industry specific HR factors.”-Alistair Betts,East Anglia Care Homes Ltd.
“Highly recommended to keep your HR procedures up to date.”-Ermine Amies, Sandler Training.
Member Rate: £25 + VAT
Non-Member Rate: £50 + VAT Venue: Dunston Hall, Ipswich Rd, Norwich, Norfolk, NR14 8PQ A delegate list and agenda will be emailed to you 2 days prior to this event, please ensure you register early to feature on the published delegate list. Bookings are now closed. For the opportunity to book, please phone 01603 625977 and dial through to events.
Let loose your competitive side. Join like-minded Chamber members for an evening of networking and bowling, followed by a buffet. Whether as a team or as an individual, this is a great way to have fun and do business.
There was a great atmosphere and competitive air at last years 2014 Super Bowl Challenge as delegates finished work and headed to Hollywood Bowl. A hard fought contest with 21 teams, delegates took advantage of the informal networking and team building. Price Bailey regained this year’s winning trophy in 2014 after losing it to Lovewell Blake in 2013. Join our competitive members in 2015 for another highly unique competition on the Chamber calendar.
“A massive thank you to the Norfolk Chamber for a great evening at the Super Bowl Challenge. We’re already talking tactics for next year!” -Leathes Prior
#ChamberNetworking @norfolkchamber
Thursday 29 January 2015 Venue: Hollywood Bowl, Wherry Road, Riverside Leisure Complex, Norwich NR1 1WZ Time: 6.00pm-8.00pm, Doors open at 5.30pm Price: £18.00 + VAT This is a members only event, but exclusive to the After Hours series – bring a guest who isn’t a member. The more the merrier! Please email us to book a guest place. If you are a non-member and are interested in joining the Chamber or finding out more information please call 01603 625977 or look here A delegate list and agenda will be emailed to you two days prior to this event, please ensure you register early to feature on the published delegate list.
On a beautifully sunny July morning, over 90 delegates enjoyed our sold out business breakfast at Sprowston Manor, where they learnt how Norwich International Airport and KLM are helping to drive Norwich’s economic development.
We heard from our featured charity RNLI and as well as our sponsors Low Carbon KEEP and Ashton KCJ. Delegates tried out a new networking icebreaker, First Letter Last Letter, to get them thinking and finding creative ways to describe their business in just a few words. Delegates also got to meet a new table of people with our Safari Network.
It was then time to hear from out 2 keynote speakers; Andrew Bell, Chief Executive at Norwich International Airport and Melissa Hartal, Field Sales Manager at Air France KLM.
Andrew explained how Norwich airport impacts the local economy by saying ‘it facilitates, it connects, it connects your businesses.’ He discussed future plans for the 100 acre Norwich Aeropark which is to be built by 2016 and will create 1,500 skilled jobs worth £90m. He said ‘Our role is to look at what the business community wants’ with two core objectives ‘Maximise the productivity of the Airfield’ and ‘Support the region’s businesses and therefore economic growth’
Melissa Hartal started her presentation with a short video showing the journey of Air France KLM and how technology has developed to help them give great customer service. She then talked about how they consider Norwich their home port and the huge network of destination that fly from Norwich Airport, she said ‘A flight leaves the UK every 5 minutes, we are well connected’
Here’s what delegates thought of the event;
Matthew Downing from Ashton KCJ tweeted “Excellent breakfast this morning @norfolkchamber which we @AshtonKCJ sponsored great speakers @KLM and @NorwichAirport”
Peter Treglow from Four tweeted “Fascinating to hear about how @NorwichAirport supports Norfolk economy @norfolkchamber Exciting growth plans.”
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The next Norwich Breakfast is on 10 October at Dunston Hall. For more details or to book your place click here
On Friday 10thOctober over 80 delegates joined the Norfolk Chamber for a morning of economics, networking and a delicious breakfast at Dunston Hall, Norwich. With the opportunity to hear from two leading experts, Robert Woods, Director of Economics at HM Treasury and Phil Eckersley, Agent for the South East & East Anglia at the Bank of England.
The morning was hosted by the event sponsors Steeles Law who took delegates through the jam packed morning. They started with an economy themed networking activity got people talking on their tables creating a great atmosphere. This atmosphere carried on through breakfast and straight into safari networking where the delegates got to meet a whole new table of contacts.
It was then onto the main part of the breakfast to hear from our two key note speakers; Robert Woods explained the challenges the UK Economy faces and the government’s economic strategy. Phil Eckersley talked about the role of the Bank of England and the current economic outlook.
The breakfast finished with a Q&A where delegates got the chance to get some of their questions and concerns answered by the experts.
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Our main speaker, Alan Pain, Head of Export Development and Operations, Department for Business and Trade
