Come along to the free launch of Norfolk Skills and Careers Festival on Friday 11 January 2019, 8am-9am at The International Aviation Academy Norwich. Join us to learn more about the festival and network with business over a coffee and pastry. Hear from the organisers of the region’s largest careers events, as well as students who have been involved and learn how you can help to inspire, motivate students. Find out how your business can support this non-for-profit event by taking an exhibition stand, sponsoring or volunteering. Be part of the largest skills and careers event in Norfolk, with 70 employers, 4,500 students, 100+ careers represented across the two days. The event takes place on Wednesday 6 & Thursday 7 March 2019, at Norfolk Showground. For more about the festival visit click here.
Get ready to celebrate the festive season at the Co.Solo Christmas Party on Friday December 13th from 7 pm until midnight at the St Giles Hotel, in the heart of beautiful Norwich.
Co.Solo’ers will enjoy Prosecco upon arrival, followed by a delicious three-course meal – the perfect way to toast to 2024 and your business!
Led by Co.Solo lead Katie Norwood, this event is part of the Co.Solo programme offering Norfolk Freelancers, Sole traders and Independent Professionals an opportunity to connect with fellow Co.Solo members in a festive atmosphere. Join the Co.Solo community and let’s celebrate together! Ticket sales will close on December 6th, with pricing set at £55 for members and £75 for non-members. A special thank you to our festive sponsor, Howes Percival.Howes Percival are a leading commercial law firm with clients ranging from individuals and families to global businesses and government departments. They offer a wide range of legal expertise and are constantly investing in new specialisms to ensuring they offer excellent advice to their clients across all aspects of their business. We look forward to celebrating the festive season with you!
This is a non-technical half day training workshop delivered by Holly Stibbon, 101 designed for people with limited experience in email marketing. This course is well suited to people who wish to improve their knowledge and get better results.
What you will learn
This course will arm you with the knowledge you need to create email campaigns that deliver measurable results.
Aims:
Plan, develop and refine your email marketing strategy and evaluate ROI (Return on Investment)
How to get your emails open, read and acted upon
Course Content
1. Email Marketing and the law
2. Planning your email campaigns
3. Get your audience to open your email
4. Get your audience to react to your email
5. Evaluate your performance
6. Review of your campaigns
About Holly
Holly has worked in the online marketing industry since 1998 and is a Director of Website, Mobile App & Email Marketing company 101. She is responsible for developing and delivering strategies for sales and business management as well as overseeing customer service and project management.
Testimonials
“Very informative and lots of ways for us to improve our email marketing”
“Having little experience I found it very informative, covered all areas and will be very useful to feedback to colleagues.”
“The diversity of the subject and the depth that was covered. Relevant, current information. Good and varied level of detail.”
This course will cover two modules, both Letters of Credit and Methods of Payment, counting two towards the BCC Foundation Award in International Trade.
Over 75% of first presentations to banks are rejected, resulting in cost and time delays for many businesses. This course aims to give business better understanding of getting paid for their goods.
Learners will:
Be able to understand the Letter of Credit procedure, and identify the relevant parties.
Be compliant to the requirements of a Letter of Credit and methods of payments
Be able to identify different Methods of Payment in International Trade.
Identify & understand the necessary process for payment documentation.
In the event you are no longer able to attend this training course, please note you must cancel or request a transfer of your place at least 7 working days before the course. The cancellation must be in writing and sent to [email protected] indicating the name of the course you are cancelling for and delegate(s) details.
SOLD OUT Culture Shock, an event presented by The University of East Anglia (UEA) and Fountain Partnership, supported by Norfolk Chamber of Commerce, will look at tackling issues surrounding workplace culture including non-hierarchical organisational structure, equality in pay, diversity in the workplace, and agile working. Join the conversation to explore ways in which traditional workplace culture is being challenged, and gain insight from diverse viewpoints on how these issues and themes might be approached. Speakers include:
Ali Clabburn – Liftshare
James Groves – Indigo Swan
Dr Claire Hynes – UEA
Rebecca Lewis Smith – Fountain Partnership (keynote)
Laura McGillivray – Norwich City Council
Chris Sargisson – Norfolk Chamber of Commerce
Adam Smith – The Economist
Glen Webster – Barclays
Plus more to be confirmed!
The evening will include a networking reception with food and drinks, which will kindly be provided by our drinks sponsor, Adnams.
To celebrate International Women’s Day, NatWest is joining forces with Norwich Community Sports Foundation, Norfolk Chamber of Commerce & Grant Thornton to bring you a unique and free annual event with expert speakers Friday 8th March is your opportunity to discuss and celebrate the ground-breaking work that is taking place to truly drive the greatest change for women. This year’s topic is #BalanceForBetter. Better the balance, better the world. Your guest speakers will take you on a short voyage into the world of Women in Business, covering topics such as gender pay gap and diversity in the workforce. Afterwards we will engage in a lively and informative panel discussion with special guest Chloe Smith MP. Refreshments will be provided and there is ample free parking on site. this event is being held at The Nest which formerly was the Anglian Windows Social Club. 0900 Arrive, Registration & Networking 0930 Guest Speakers:
Kelly Saddleton – Women in Business
Bethan Gill – The Gender Pay Gap
Fiona Ryder – Diversity in Business
1015 Panel Q&A introducing special guest, Chloe Smith MP 1100 Feedback, Marketplace & Networking
It’s Networking. Only better. And now sponsored by the Norfolk Chamber of Commerce.
Set your alarm, bring your business cards, and join us bright and early for one of King’s Lynn’s friendliest, most rewarding and enjoyable networking – see you there!
Everyone’s welcome – all types and sizes of business – Join us!
What’s the format?
Arrive at the Yours Business Network foraround 07:30 and network for 20-25 minutes, after a fifteen-minute talk, back into the business lounge for another 20-25 minutes or so of networking. Many people choose to stay much longer and are more than welcome to continue chatting and developing new contacts.
Who’s it for?
Business owners, managers, entrepreneurs, start-ups, young businesses and anyone who wants to connect and engage with other businesses in King’s Lynn and West Norfolk. Newbies are always welcome, whether it’s to our group or to networking in general.
Who’s behind it?
The networking events are sponsored by Norfolk Chamber of Commerce and held at the King’s Lynn Innovation Centre this month. Swarm Apprenticeships created the network and Harry Harris from Swarm Apprenticehships or Paul Ward, Solace Coaching normally host it. Norfolk Chamber facilitate the events to engage with local businesses and the wider community.
Can I find out more?
If you’d like to talk at one of our events, get in touch, it’s a great opportunity to bring your message to our audience.
It’s Networking. Only better. And now sponsored by the Norfolk Chamber of Commerce.
Set your alarm, bring your business cards, and join us bright and early for one of King’s Lynn’s friendliest, most rewarding and enjoyable networking – see you there!
Everyone’s welcome – all types and sizes of business – Join us!
What’s the format?
Arrive at the Yours Business Network foraround 07:30 and network for 20-25 minutes, after a fifteen-minute talk, back into the business lounge for another 20-25 minutes or so of networking. Many people choose to stay much longer and are more than welcome to continue chatting and developing new contacts.
Who’s it for?
Business owners, managers, entrepreneurs, start-ups, young businesses and anyone who wants to connect and engage with other businesses in King’s Lynn and West Norfolk. Newbies are always welcome, whether it’s to our group or to networking in general.
Who’s behind it?
The networking events are sponsored by Norfolk Chamber of Commerce and held at the King’s Lynn Innovation Centre this month. Swarm Apprenticeships created the network and Harry Harris from Swarm Apprenticehships or Paul Ward, Solace Coaching normally host it. Norfolk Chamber facilitate the events to engage with local businesses and the wider community.
Can I find out more?
If you’d like to talk at one of our events, get in touch, it’s a great opportunity to bring your message to our audience.
The Speaker:
Sarah Hawkes is a Frist Aid at Work Trainer, Mental Health First Air Trainer and NVQ Assessor – with so much knowledge in this field the talk will be about Mental Health First Aid in the workplace and what kind of training is available.
Bookings for this event have now closed, why not check out our next Great Yarmouth Breakfast June 20th?
Join us in Great Yarmouth for a morning of networking over breakfast.
A great way to catch up with existing connections and make new ones. Join us for a morning of networking over breakfast, we’ll also have a fun networking activity to get everyone talking.
In our usual style the breakfast will include:
Popular networking activities to help you connect with new businesses
A continental-style breakfast
A presentation from Graham Ridley, Managing Director, and Siobhan McEvoy-Ridley, Business Development Director, of Retro Activewear on 2019 London vs Norfolk… the benefits and perception.
A fantastic venue
Retro Activewear is one of the UK’s largest manufacturers of garments and have won numerous international awards for their design and print quality. Graham and Siobhan recently moved the business from London to Great Yarmouth, Graham will be discussing the benefits for moving out of London and the perception of old and new customer as well as the benefits of employing staff in Norfolk vs London, and Siobhan will look at the power of social media and the impact it’s had on Retro Activewear and how the tremendous welcome from Norfolk County Council has helped their business with the relocation.
Join us as we have a networking breakfast centred solely around motorbikes!
Whether you are the passionate owner of a bike (or many bikes), have an interest in bikes, or just want to hear more about how business and bikes tie together then this breakfast is for you.
We are pleased to be holding the breakfast at the beautiful Caistor Hall Hotel, the perfect backdrop for everyone to show off their bikes and enjoy a morning of networking. After breakfast we have arranged a ride out to visit Norfolk dealerships, the route will be provided to delegates 48 hours beforehand and may be subject to change.
The morning is kindly sponsored by Westcotec who are one of the industry leaders in Vehicle Activated Signs and other related technologies. They do everything from Vehicle Activated Signs to Street Lighting and even recently installed the UK’s first Smart Bench outside the forum.
We’re pleased to have three speakers for the morning:
Barry Clarke, Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service, has been riding motorbikes for 25 years, in the fire service for 25 years, and now is the lead instructor for Advanced Emergency Care, Swift Water, and Flood rescue. He will be presenting on Bikerdown, a free 3 hour training session covering scene management, basic first aid, and the art of being seen.
Andy Micklethwaite, Norfolk County Council, a former Norfolk constabulary motorcyclist and instructor he created the Safe Rider scheme which is now in its 21st year. He owns a quirky collection of bikes and will be presenting on motorcycle course options to improve your riding.
Iain Temperton, Norfolk County Council, an experienced road safety trainer and enthusiastic motorcyclist he will be presenting on occupational road risk liabilities for employers whose staff use motorbikes in their daily work and signposting delegates to policy writing services.
We are very pleased to have the following dealers involved:
Seastar Superbikes – They’re kindly providing two centrepiece bikes and we will be visiting them on the ride out afterwards. They also have their open weekend Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th May where test rides will be freely available.
Norfolk Triumph (Lings) – We will be visiting their showroom on the ride out and you can book non-event specific test rides with them, contact them for more details (01953 881285)
Lind Motorrad – We will be visiting them on the ride out and they will be providing coffee and doughnuts to keep everyone going! If you would like to arrange a non-event specific test ride please contact them on 01603 622655
CJ Ball – They are making their Honda test fleet available to delegates for the morning, please contact them on 01603 307500 for more details. We will also be visiting their showroom.
This event is now SOLD OUT, why not look at our other networking events. Enjoy a morning of networking over breakfast as we bring over 80 businesses together to build new relationships. Catch up with existing contacts and make new ones as you take part in our networking ice breakers, designed to help break down the barriers of networking and get to know local businesses in a different way.
Meet your guest speaker…
Matt Legon, Managing Director of Gnaw Chocolate Limited Founded in 2011 by Matt and Teri Legon, Gnaw are on a mission to spread our own brand of innovative chocolatey fun around the world. Winners of the 2018 Norfolk Chamber Export Business of the Year and Small Business of the Year Award and, the National Chamber winner of Small Business of the Year Award, Gnaw feel the awards show recognition of their innovation and effort to grow their brand both locally and in international markets. The presentation will aim to give a short insight in how our team achieved this and our strategy for future growth.
Menu Options
When booking your place on this event, please ensure you list any dietary requirements. If you do not list a dietary requirements you will be given the main breakfast option. All other dietary requirements, e.g. gluten free, will also be catered for. If you would like the healthy option please add this as a dietary requirement.
Main Breakfast – Cosy Club Breakfast
Grilled smoked back bacon, Gloucester Old Spot sausage, field mushroom, grilled tomato, potato rosti, baked beans and a fried or scrambled egg, served with sourdough toast (gluten free option available)
Vegetarian Breakfast
Halloumi & sweetcorn fritters, grilled tomato, field mushroom, spinach, potato rosti, baked beans and a fried or scrambled with server with sourdough toast (Vegan and gluten free option available)
Healthy Option – Avocado Brunch
with lime, chilli, coriander and tomato topped with a poached egg on toasted puccia (Gluten free options available)
Featured Charity:
Nansa provides support, education, training and advice to people of all ages and disability levels. It is one of a few UK disability charities to provide conductive education services for young people with disabilities (pre-school aged 0-5 and their families).
We have limited places available – please email [email protected] for more information. Come and join us at Redwell Brewery for a relaxed (mildly competitive), fun evening of pub quizzness! Come as your own team of six or join a mix of six! Whatever you decide you have a little time to brush up on your Led Zepplin and pick your team name! Relax with a local beer and enjoy Pizza from Brick whilst getting all social! It’s a great way to get social with Norfolk businesses, and a little bit competitive! Redwell BreweryHow to get there