Norfolk is full of talented business men and women and we’re delighted to have some of them giving up their time to provide free mentoring sessions for young professionals (under 35s) across Norfolk.
Date: 11th September 2023
Time: Hourly slots available between 10am – 1pm
Virtual Call – Video Link shall be emailed beforehand.
Topics
Nick can provide advice, guidance, hints and tips on: Life Coaching.
-Goal Setting
-Time management & productivity
-Dealing with procrastination
-Work/Life Balance
-Personal Value Setting
About Nick
Nick has enjoyed a successful twenty-three-year business career, working in the global corporate arena. Throughout his career, he has held various senior operational leadership roles and has effectively led, developed, and coached high-performing individuals and teams.
With extensive business experience and a professional certification in coaching, Nick currently operates his own Life Coaching practice based in Norfolk.
“I derive my energy and passion from assisting individuals in gaining clarity, overcoming challenges, and equipping them with the necessary tools for a successful journey towards achieving desired life changes in their personal or professional lives.”
We will be joined by Ascot Lloyd a dynamic and progressive company who focus on the importance of financial planning, not just financial advice. Join us at Tipsy Jar for our next Co.next event on are you making the best use of your financial opportunities and allowances?
Drink on arrival will be provided with the opportunity to network and connect with other under 35’s in Norfolk while gaining insightful knowledge.
Guest Speakers Ascot Lloyd
• Could your business or personal finances be more tax efficient?
• Are you making the best use of your pension opportunities and allowances?
• Are you protected? Master your Money.
Their highly experienced and qualified independent financial advisers are supported by subject specialists. Being independent means their advisers are unbiased and access the whole of the market to find the right solution tailored to your specific needs.
The team from Ascot Lloyd will give a brief introduction to the services they offer and then will take questions from the audience.
Opportunity for Q&A afterwards
What is Co.next?
Co.next was launched in early 2022 to empower, engage and encourage young professionals across Norfolk.
Co.next is a service curated by the Norfolk Chambers of Commerce designed to support working young professionals 35 and under in Norfolk. Co.next will offer engaging knowledge and networking programs supported and developed by a board of like-minded individuals, who want to empower budding professionals.
The Board is made up of experienced business professionals. They are ably supported by an Advisory Board of those young professionals who are the heart of this programme. They have their feet on the ground, sharing their ideas and raising awareness of what support and guidance they actually need.
Join us for a netwalking event and make co.nnections whilst enjoying the beautiful grounds at Langley School Prep at Taverham.
What better way to give your wellbeing a boost than by spending time outside in the fresh air, networking with fellow business professionals at the Prep School which is set in the enviable position within a stunning 100-acre woodland area giving children the freedom to learn and explore with space around them. Whilst also getting those important steps in and enjoying a rewarding drink at the end!
Once you have parked your car, meet us at the main school reception, were this walk will start. For those that would like to continue networking at the end of our walk, we will stop at the school for a well needed tea or coffee and can continue conversations.
Langley Pre-Prep and Prep School, Taverham, Norwich, NR8 6HU
Car parking is free.
Who’s it for?
Business owners, managers, entrepreneurs, start-ups, young businesses and anyone who wants to connect and engage with other businesses in the Norfolk area.
The Power of LinkedIn: Enhancing your personal brand event. Join us for drinks and pizza while learning how to master LinkedIn.
Transform your LinkedIn profile and enhance your personal brand at our Co.next event where we shall be hearing from our very own Norfolk LinkedIn experts, Sam Edwards from Yawn Marketing, Bex Headden from R13 Recruitment and professional photographer, Rob Dodsworth.
Join us at Fuel Studios for drinks and pizza and hear from our experts while enhancing your personal brand on LinkedIn.
Please arrive for 5.30pm, event kick starts at 6pm.
Beer and Pizza shall be provided and kindly sponsored by Fuel Studios, please let us know if you have any dietary requirements on booking.
The team from Norfolk Chambers will give a brief introduction to the evening followed by a talk from Sam Edwards, Founder and Managing Director of Yawn Marketing. We shall then break out and provide insightful workshops to work on your LinkedIn profiles on the night.
Opportunity to network and connect with other under 35’s in Norfolk while gaining insightful knowledge.
Guest Speakers
• Sam Edwards – Sam is founder and Managing Director of Yawn Marketing. Sam has a wealth of experience devising strategy and managing marketing campaigns across a wide variety of industries, with a particular focus on stand-out, creative campaigning. His work champions thoughtful and engaging content at every step.
• Bex Headden – Bex is Co-Director of award-winning R13 Recruitment Ltd. Having set up the business 9.5 years ago, it now incorporates a formidable team of 15, a 7-figure turnover, and an instantly recognisable brand synonymous with delivering exceptional service and standards in recruitment in the Norfolk area. Bex is a solution finder, an ideas generator, a collaborator and a supporter of young people in business (having been one back in the day!).
• Rob Dodsworth – Rob is founder of Brand Story Studio. A professional, award-winning, photographer in Norfolk, with over 12 years experience working with B2C and B2B clients. Rob will be on hand on the night to share tips and best practices for that perfect LinkedIn headshot.
Opportunity for Q&A
What is Co.next?
Co.next was launched in early 2022 to empower, engage and encourage young professionals across Norfolk.
Co.next is a service curated by the Norfolk Chambers of Commerce designed to support working young professionals 35 and under in Norfolk. Co.next will offer engaging knowledge and networking programs supported and developed by a board of like-minded individuals, who want to empower budding professionals.
The Board is made up of experienced business professionals. They are ably supported by an Advisory Board of those young professionals who are the heart of this programme. They have their feet on the ground, sharing their ideas and raising awareness of what support and guidance they actually need.
This event is now sold out, if you would like to be added to the waitlist please fill in the booking form.
Are you ready for our final engagement event in your area as the Sizewell C project gets ready to commence…
‘Building the Sizewell C Supply Chain’ | Norfolk Roadshow
In partnership with Great Yarmouth Borough Council and Norfolk Chamber of Commerce
We are looking forward to meeting with local businesses to discuss the supply chain opportunities that Sizewell C will bring to your region.
You will have the chance to hear from a range of speakers:
Ashley Shorey-Mills | Head of Sizewell C Supply Chain Engagement Ashley will be chairing the event and discussing the supply chain opportunities.
Steve Carroll | Senior Supply Chain Lead at Sizewell C Steve will be giving an overview of Sizewell C and an update on the project.
Tom Beales | Owner/Director at Armultra Limited Tom will be discussing his experience working within nuclear, how he got involved with the project and what he is doing to adapt his business to work within the nuclear industry.
There will be dedicated time for networking and you will have the opportunity to partake in a Q&A session with our speakers.
Catering on the day will include tea and coffee followed by lunch.
Click here to register your attendance for this exclusive event.
We will be joined by 10+ exhibitors who will be announced shortly!
Norfolk is full of talented business men and women and we’re delighted to have some of them giving up their time to provide mentoring sessions for young professionals (under 35s) across Norfolk. Free mentor session with Chris Cliffe.
Date: 9th October 2023
Time: Hourly slots available between 10am – 3pm
Venue: The Stables, Royal Norwich, The Weston Estate, Weston Hall Road, Weston Longville, Norwich, NR9 5JE
Topics
Professionally:
Procurement & Supply Chain
Buyer / Supplier Relationship Management
Spend Categorisation and Supplier Preferencing
Personally:
Networking skills and tactics
Career development and personal brand
About Chris
Chartered Procurement & Supply Professional
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (FCIPS)
Member of the Institute of Directors (MIoD)and IoD Procurement Ambassador and Norfolk Branch Committee member
What percentage of UK small businesses fail within the first year?
In the UK, according to research by Fundsquire, a global start up funding network, 20% of small businesses fail in their first year. Around 60% of small businesses fail within the first three years.
Learning from your start-ups wins and losses is crucial for improving your business performance, adapting to changing markets, and growing your business. But how do you do it effectively and consistently?
Join us at Norwich GRIDSERVE on Wednesday 13th September and hear from Jason Carlton, Managing Director at Uptech, from his own experiences of losing and winning during his business life and gain valuable insights and actions. Informal open forum to listen, ask and learn while connecting with likeminded individuals.
The team from Norfolk Chambers will give a brief introduction followed by a talk from Jason then open for Q&A’s.
Tea and Coffee included.
Opportunity to network and connect with other under 35’s in Norfolk while gaining insightful knowledge.
Guest Speaker
Jason Carlton – Jason Carlton, left education with a degree in electrical engineering, and spent working on the high street working as a repair person. He then set up on his own and started Uptech. with Over 30 years of being self employed and running the business there is not much he has not seen. From sales, to Business development, to HR and Finance, Jason has done it all.
Uptech
Uptech is the leading IT support company in Kings Lynn and West Norfolk. Recognised as a multi award winning regional, national and global company. They are passionate about the support they offer businesses like yours. Offering Enterprise-level tools, Cyber Security Solutions, and IT hardware to businesses just like yours.
Established in 1994, Uptech offers High-end IT Services to Businesses with 5-200 staff, with multiple locations (including WFH), keeping them all Connected. They have helped clients grow and improve their IT, becoming more profitable and productive.
Norfolk is full of talented business men and women and we’re delighted to have some of them giving up their time to provide free mentoring sessions for young professionals (under 35s) across Norfolk.
Date: 16th October 2023
Time: Hourly slots available between 10am – 3pm
Meet in person at Centrum Building on Norwich Research Park.
Topics
Matt can provide advice, guidance, hints and tips on:
Understanding your ICP (ideal Customer Profile) so that your lead-gen strategy is attracting the clients you want to work with.
Building a sales process to attract your ICP.
How to take a SQL (Sales Qualified Lead) and convert it into a sale.
Creating proposals that close
Effective follow up to reduce deal time
How to get referrals
About Matt
Matt Sykes is founder of Sales Training company Salescadence. Which centres helping individuals and the organisations they represent to sell more effectively by eliminating the behaviours that make selling difficult. He does this via team sales training and 121 coaching sessions.
He has clocked up over twenty-five years of sales experience across a variety of industries and roles, ranging from global corporate B2B relationship management through to owner/startup lead generation and worked across various sectors including media, recruitment, technology and packaging.
He hosts The Salescadence Podcast and has written two sales books; ‘Sales Glue’ (2nd edition) links the world of Sales and Psychology and ‘Converted’, shares the exact sales process steps that helped me increase sales by 350% in just 24 months for an outsourced service business. A true Sales Guru.
Norfolk is full of talented business men and women and we’re delighted to have some of them giving up their time to provide mentoring sessions for young professionals (under 35s) across Norfolk. Free mentor session with Nicolle Matthews.
Date: 6th November 2023
Time: Hourly slots available between 10am – 1pm.
Virtual Call – Video Link shall be emailed beforehand.
Topics
Career Planning
Personal Development / Growth Mindset
Studying whilst Working
Women in STEM
Women in Business
About Nicolle
Currently General Manager at Ordtek, a specialist Unexploded Ordnance Risk Management consultancy, Nicolle has worked in a wide variety of industries and career paths.
Beginning her career in Oil & Gas and Renewables, before moving into owning her own Business & Marketing consultancy, Nicolle found her passion for developing and growing businesses and individuals. She fulfilled a lifelong dream of working for a well-known sportscar manufacturer in 2019, where she worked in Corporate Strategy, led the Women’s Community driving inclusion, and undertook her Executive MBA with the UEA.
Now a Chartered Manager overseeing day-to-day operations of an SME, Nicolle is passionate about Equity, Sustainability, Organisational Design, High-Performance Teams, and Personal Development.
Free informal networking with drinks and mince pies on arrival, what more could you want as a business in West or North Norfolk?
Whether established or growing from scratch, we invite all businesses based in West Norfolk, North Norfolk and as far East as Fakenham to join us for an afternoon of what we do best, networking!
Sponsored by Uptech and TaxAssist Accountant, King’s Lynn
Who is it for?
Business owners, managers, entrepreneurs, start-ups, young businesses and anyone who wants to connect and engage with other businesses in the Norfolk area.
Make sure you book your place now to make those all-important connections local to you.
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