Turning Strategy into action – What does your business need to grow? Join us to help shape the delivery plans for the new Economic Strategy for Norfolk and Suffolk. The strategy identifies the key themes and opportunities for the region’s businesses and now we need you to help us create the delivery plans. You’ll have a chance to tell us what activity is already under way in your business and what you have planned for the coming years.
We’re also holding other roundtable discussions in these areas:
Join Norfolk Chamber for our first business breakfast in South Norfolk!
Make new contacts and catch up with existing ones as you network over a delicious breakfast. The morning event will include Popular networking activities aimed at helping you meet new businesses.
Guest Speaker
Hear from guest Speaker, Matt Sykes a Trainer at Mindspan Global who will help you understand the shift in buying behaviour and how the popularity of online selling is drastically altering the selling process. This interactive session will provide you with top tips on how your business can adapt to the evolving marketplace and rise to the challenges that sales professionals are facing.
Featured Charity
We’ll be joined by children’s charity, Break, that will be promoting their new ‘GoGoHares 2018′ project, in celebration of the charity’s 50th anniversary
This breakfast event is perfect for businesses looking to broaden their network contacts. Not a member of Norfolk Chamber? This event is open to all businesses. Have a taster of our networking events and speak to our team about how Chamber Membership can benefit your business.
Book a stand
Interested in taking an exhibition stand at a business breakfast? The stand package is £75+ VAT and includes your event ticket. Email us.
Sponsor this event
Want more exposure for your business? Sponsoring an event puts your logo in front of our 900+ members and more! Sole sponsorship is £550+ VAT. More information here.
Our Autumn Masterclasses aim to give you money confidence.
This is the first in our 3-part Autumn Masterclass series. We will be starting with investment fundamentals, look at how investment markets work and how, by bringing different types of investments together, we can manage risk.
Whether you’re new to investing or experienced but feel your knowledge could do with a refresh, this session will leave you more confident in your investment decisions. An understanding of how investment market’s function, of how to manage risk and of what are reasonable expectations are all fundamentals for money confidence.
Agenda:
Markets – what are they, how do they work and why do they matter?
Investing – where to start; what to expect; investment vs speculation
Risk – types of risk; managing and mitigating risk
Comfort Break
Psychology of investing – why we tend to make the same mistakes
Economic update – bringing theory into practice with an overview of current economic conditions
Our guest speaker will be Dr James Watson is an Associate Professor in Financial Economics at UEA, where he teaches macroeconomics and finance to undergraduate and postgraduate students. He is particularly interested in fiscal and monetary policy, and the levels of government debt. James sits as the external member on the Chadwicks Investment Committee.
This is an in-person session, so places are limited. We are keen to keep our Masterclasses free of charge. To help achieve this please could you try to honour your commitment to attend or let us know as soon as possible if you are unable to make it so your place can be allocated to someone else. This year, we are proud to support The Priscilla Bacon Hospice Charity. If you find the masterclass useful, we encourage you to donate to support their work.
This one day course is a must have qualification for all employees who are designated First Aiders.
The course will introduce delegates to…
* The roles and responsibilities of a First Aider. * The legal requirements for First Aid provision. * The importance of accurate incident reporting. * The need to minimize the risk of infection. * The importance of assessing the incident. * Undertaking a Primary Survey. * When and how to call for help.
This course delivers the official Health and Safety Executive/HABC syllabus with one of the most experienced first aid trainers in Norfolk.
The subjects covered & assessed are… 1. Recovery Position 2. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation 3. Choking 4. Bleeding 5. Shock
Prerequisites: None – just enthusiasm! (well, and a completed booking form…)
Duration: One day programme ( 09:00 start-16:45 finish )
Cost: £97 + VAT Includes exam fees, (Accident Report Form Assessment, Written Question assessment & Practical assessment) course hand book & materials, lunch and refreshments)
Venue: No8 Thorpe Road, Norwich
Course Tutor: Pete Muddell & The RedCat Partnership have been providing Health & Safety training and consultancy in Norfolk, East Anglia and nationally for over 18 years.
We have a reputation for delivering high quality, practical, effective and engaging training. Regular customers will know we offer stimulating, highly interactive training; you won’t get a dull lecture from us!
Bookings have now closed for this event for spaces please email [email protected]
Join us for a morning of business networking over a delicious breakfast. Make new contacts and catch up with existing ones.
The morning event will include;
Popular networking activities aimed at helping you meet new businesses
Breakfast – healthy options available upon request
Interesting presentation from a guest speaker
This breakfast event is perfect for businesses looking to broaden their network contacts.
Hear from our guest speaker Stuart Rimmer, Chief Executive of East Coast College speaking about the newly merged college with campuses across two counties. As well as the new £10 Million Energy Skills Centre and how it will help aid the education gap.
Book a stand Interested in taking an exhibition stand at a business breakfast? The stand package is £75+VAT and includes your event ticket. Email us
Sponsor this event Want more exposure for your business? Sponsoring an event puts your logo in front of our 900+ members and more! Sole sponsorship is £550+VAT. More information here
Join us for a festive business breakfast in Great Yarmouth this Christmas. Network with Chamber members from across the region and take part in special festive networking activities to raise your profile in the business community and make new business contacts as we head into the holiday season.
Don’t forget to wear your favourite Christmas jumpers!
The morning event will include:
Festive themed networking activities aimed at helping you meet new businesses
Full English breakfast – healthy options available upon request
Presentation and donation opportunities with a local charity
Best Christmas jumper competition
The Featured Charity
East Cost Hospice are our featured charity for this event. They will be hosting the morning and running the networking activities. Through their fundraising, they endeavour to improve the end of life care available to the Great Yarmouth and Waveney Community.
They are currently fundraising to build a ten-bed specialist palliative care facility with day-care and complementary therapies for the people of Great Yarmouth & Waveney. Click here to read more about our featured charity.
Each year at our Christmas Breakfasts, we encourage donations to support featured charities at our Christmas Breakfasts. If you’d like to bring along a gift donation to East Coast Hospice which will be used by the charity in their fundraising efforts to build a specialist end of life care facility, the charity would greatly appreciate:
Gifts which can be used as raffle prizes
A small, optional monetary donation for those who wish to wear a Christmas jumper
Click here to find out more about East Coast Hospice.
Join us for a morning of business networking over a delicious breakfast. Make new contacts and catch up with existing ones.
Hear from guest speaker, Sarah West, an award winning Chartered Marketer and Managing Director at Full Mix Marketing. Sarah will discuss the mix of marketing needed for 2017 and beyond to help your business reach its customers and stand out in the crowded marketplace
The morning event will include popular networking activities aimed at helping you meet new businesses and a delcious full English Breakfast – ( plus healthy options available upon request)
This breakfast event is perfect for businesses looking to broaden their network contacts.
Book a stand Interested in taking an exhibition stand at a business breakfast? The stand package is £75+VAT and includes your event ticket. Email us
Sponsor this event Want more exposure for your business? Sponsoring an event puts your logo in front of our 900+ members and more! Sole sponsorship is £550+VAT. More information here
Location: Carrowbreck House, 7 Carrowbreck Road, Norwich, NR6 5FA. This course is designed to help those who are charged with the important task of creating and leading teams. As leader you have many responsibilities and obligations and these are essentially the same regardless of whether you lead a small or large team. It’s important that team leaders, managers or supervisors recognize their role in building and managing the performance of their team. This workshop will enable you to understand what is involved in leading a successful team and will help you identify which methods are most effective to get you the best results. Duration: One-day course (9:30am – 4:00pm approximately) Equipment: No equipment is necessary for you to bring to the course. Pens and note paper will be available. Lunch provided: For full day training courses a lunch with sandwich or salad, crisps and cake or fruit will be provided. Refreshments will be available throughout the duration of this course. Course Content The focus of attention when leading a team. Stages of team development. Building the team by agreeing team identity, mission statement and shared values. Team goals and priorities – how to ensure they are well formed and achievable. Motivational models that highlight what managers can practically do to motivate staff Who plays what roles – achieving the right balance Communication styles Managing different people differently. Overcoming the barriers to team performance. Dealing with challenging individuals. True diversity and inclusion and how to make it work for you Managing Performance Course price: From £74.00 – £96.00 For more details or any enquiries, please do contact us on 01603 788950, or email [email protected]
Location: Carrowbreck House, 7 Carrowbreck Road, Norwich, NR6 5FA. Are you showing up at Social Networking Platforms and not really achieving much; you’re unsure what to say, where to say it and how often you should be talking. If you’re unsure how to measure the impact Social Media is having on your business, then this is the course for you. This course is suitable for all Business people that know they should be using Social Media to enhance their business, but are unclear how to, find it difficult to manage, or struggle to build meaningful business relations on line. Duration: One-day course (9:30am – 4:00pm approximately) Equipment: No equipment is necessary for you to bring to the course. Pens and note paper will be available. Please bring any login details you have for any platforms that you use. Lunch provided: For full day training courses a sandwich lunch with crisps and cakes will be provided. Refreshments will be available throughout the duration of this course. Course Content Social Media the Big 4 and niche platforms Define yourself as The Expert Help you to find your voice Find your audience/customers See case studies of people using Social Media well Learn to connect with your audience using Video How to be Internet Famous & the many ways to turn that into a profit. Course price: From £74.00 – £96.00 For more details or any enquiries, please do contact us on 01603 788950, or email [email protected]
Do you know what an Incoterm is and which one you should use for your export? Used in sales contracts worldwide, Incoterms define the risks and responsibilities of a buyer and seller in an international sales contract.
A new version of Incoterms has been published in September 2019 for implementation in January 2020 and we have arranged for an update course to make the latest information available. The Incoterms® Rules are an essential business tool for international trade because they define the risk and cost responsibilities of each party when arranging loading/unloading of the goods, delivery, import export clearance and freight contracts. They may be used in contract negotiations, as a checklist for buyers and sellers and as a framework for international and domestic sales contracts.
What does it cover?
Introduction to Incoterms – what they are? what do they do?
The purpose of Incoterms
Incoterms® 2020
The structure and layout
The importance of understanding when delivery takes place and how that impacts on the transfer of risk between seller and buyer
Practical issues around Incoterms® – the pros and cons
Negotiating Incoterms
Who Should Attend?
Anyone who is involved in International Trade such as: accounts, purchasing/buyers, freight forwarders, shipping, goods inward staff to name a few.
This full day course looks at the Incoterms® Rules will consider the general features of the rules and will examine each one. The principal differences between old and new rules and changing obligations of the parties will be highlighted.
Testimonials
“Very good course. The speaker was well informed and helpful.”
“Well explained course. All my questions were answered. ”
“Very informative. I even purchased a copy of the Incoterms book from the Chamber!”
Cancellation Policy
15% of fee payable if delegates cancel more than 7 days in advance. If less than 7 days the full fee is payable.
One of the ‘core 10’ courses accredited by British Chambers of Commerce (BCC). Candidates achieving Pass or Merit in the course will receive a certificate. Those who pass 6 individual courses will achieve a nationally recognised Foundation Award in International Trade.
To book onto this course please send an email with your requirements to [email protected] or call 01603 729707
Join us for a festive business breakfast in Norwich this Christmas. Network with Chamber members from across the region and take part in special festive networking activities to raise your profile in the business community and make new business contacts as we head into the holiday season.
Don’t forget to wear your favourite Christmas jumpers!
The morning event will include:
Festive themed networking activities aimed at helping you meet new businesses
Full English breakfast – healthy options available upon request
Presentation and donation opportunities with a local charity
Best Christmas jumper competition
Featured Charity
The featured charity at the Norwich Breakfast is Big C, Norfolk’s Cancer Charity who work towards supporting those affected by cancer. Click here if you would like to find out more about the work they do.
Each year at our Christmas Breakfasts, we encourage donations to support featured charities at our Christmas Breakfasts. If you’d like to bring along a gift donation to the Big C, which will be used in their Norfolk centres, the charity would greatly appreciate:
Do you know the difference between the types of agent and distributor and their roles? Knowing the differences and where each one may be appropriate is essential for avoiding potential costs of getting it wrong.
This half day course covers the vital area of agency and distribution. It examines the differences, EU legislation, and finding, appointing and motivating you partners and highlights the pitfalls and costs.
Aims
• To have an understanding of the difference between agents and distributors and their roles
• Know what EU laws have to be considered when appointing agents
• Know what to consider when appointing an agent or distributor
• Understand the advantages and disadvantages of each
• Understand the legal implications of appointing agents and distributors
This course also covers: how to find agents or distributors, sources of help, changing an agent or distributor, sample agreements, memorandum of understanding and how to minimise legal costs.
Who Should Attend?
This course is suitable for anyone involved in the export or import process such as; accounts, purchasing / buyers, freight forwarders, shipping, goods inward staff and many more.
Testimonials
“This course has given me a greater understanding on how agents and distributors work and the contracts and stages involved with finding one suitable.”
“A greater understanding and more confidence when dealing with agents and distributors.”
Cancellation Policy
15% of fee payable if delegates cancel more than 7 days in advance. If less than 7 days the full fee is payable.
One of the ‘core 10’ courses accredited by British Chambers of Commerce (BCC). Candidates achieving Pass or Merit in the course will receive a certificate. Those who pass 6 individual courses will achieve a nationally recognised Foundation Award in International Trade.
To book onto this course please send an email with your requirements to [email protected] or call 01603 729707