Join us for a morning of business networking over a delicious breakfast. In this interactive event, that focuses on innovation change, the Chamber’s Chief Executive, Chris Sargisson will be chairing a discussion to hear the views of members in West Norfolk to help shape the organisation’s future.
We’ll be joined by guest speaker, Peter Lawrence, Director at Human Capital Department to discuss what is meant by innovation and change. Peter will be charting the success of his business, which includes receiving the Mayor’s Award for ‘Innovator of the Year’.
This breakfast event is perfect for businesses looking to broaden their contacts and help to shape the future of the Norfolk Chamber during a new era of innovation and redevelopment.
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
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Join us for a festive business breakfast in West Norfolk 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 charity hosting this year’s breakfast is East Anglia Children’s Hospices. 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 EACH which will be used by the charity to give to the children they work with, the charity would greatly appreciate:
Gift vouchers from high street shops (Chapelfield Shopping Centre vouchers work best so they have a choice) for our teenagers & older children
Gift vouchers, for example for Toys R Us, so our Play Team can purchase very specific toys for those children with specialised needs
Children’s toys e.g. board games, craft items, books
Items to help with wrapping & decorating for our annual Christmas Party – e.g. girl & boy wrapping paper, scene setters (Christmas / Disney theme), balloons, Christmas props such as blowers, napkins & confetti
If we receive items that are unsuitable for the children (e.g. soft toys), EACH will be able to use these in their fundraising efforts, but cannot be used as Christmas presents. Once EACH have received enough presents for Christmas 2017, they will store these for Christmas 2018.
There are many challenges that businesses face understanding commodity codes and ensuring you are using the correct commodity codes for your products is vitally important.
Commodity codes classify your goods so that export/import declarations can be completed. They are used to check if there’s duty or VAT to pay and find out about duty reliefs.
As the UK approaches the end of the transition period it is crucial that businesses are doing all they can to prepare for the future and commodity codes are a starting point.
The aims of the Trade Commodity Course is as follows :-
To understand the purpose of Trade Commodity Codes
Understand how the codes are made up and structured – what it all means
How a Trade Commodity Code is built
To help individuals find the appropriate Trade Commodity Codes
Provide ideas of ways to find the right Commodity Codes
Provide guidance as to how to find the appropriate code for goods that are hard to classify
Help delegates awareness of things they should consider in relation to deciding on a Trade Commodity Code
Who should attend?
This course is suitable for anyone involved in the export or import process such as accounts, sales, purchasing /buyers; staff responsible for the preparation of customs and other international documentation ‘ freight forwarders, shipping, goods inward staff etc.
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To book onto this course please send an email with your requirements to [email protected] or call 01603 729707
Location: Carrowbreck House, 7 Carrowbreck Road, Norwich, NR6 5FA. What is the difference between supervising and managing a team? The role of the supervisor is changing and what this role is (or what people think it is) can be unclear at times. This workshop is for anyone who already supervisors a team or a team leader who wants to freshen up their skills. Aimed at supervisors and team leaders, this module aims to set you up for success and encourage you to take the actions you need to get better results. Duration: One-day course (9:30am – 4:00pm approximately) Equipment: None, pen and note paper are provided. Lunch provided: On full day training courses a sandwich lunch with crisps, cakes and fruit will be provided. Refreshments will be available throughout the duration of this course. Course Content Starting as you mean to go on – first steps on the success ladder Heroes and villains – making a good supervisor ‘great’ The shape of your role and the focus of your attention Developing teams – what to look out for Achieving a balance between nurturing vs. challenging Delegation as a means of developing staff When I insist – you resist – communication which works! The four supervisory styles – which one to use and when Mastering the art of delegation Forwarding the action – personal action planning Course price: Between £74.00 – £96.00 For more details or any enquiries, please do contact us on 01603 788950, or email [email protected]
Our CIEH Level 2 Award in Health and Safety in the Workplace course replaces the Foundation Certificate in Health and Safety in the Workplace. This course is suitable for all levels and provides an excellent introduction for health & safety in the work place.
This one-day course covers topics such as legislation, welfare, the workplace and workplace equipment, risk assessment, manual handling, hazardous substances, transport and vehicles, noise and vibration.
This course is certified by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH).
This course is delivered at South Green Park, Mattishall and costs £55 + VAT/person.
For more information or to book a place, contact us on 01362 850983 or via our website atwww.poultec.co.uk
Norfolk Chamber has created a new forum where senior business leaders have an opportunity to meet other key influencers to discuss and share experiences and opinions on a quarterly basis.
‘The 1896 Club’ named after the date of incorporation of Norfolk Chamber of Commerce, is an exclusive gathering for Norfolk business leaders with over 50 employees.
The event will be hosted by our President Jonathan Cage, Managing Director, Create Consulting. There will be plenty of time to network with peers over breakfast and a lively debate on the challenges that large businesses face in Norfolk.
Hear from our guestspeaker Paul Maskall, Norfolk and Suffolk Constabularies. As the Cybercrime Security Advisor and Coordinator for both Norfolk and Suffolk Constabularies, Paul Maskall Is responsible for furthering the Prevent, Protect and Prepare agenda of the UK Serious and Organised Crime Strategy.
Paul be talking about the current trends of cyber security in light of the Ransomware attack that hit the NHS and over 100 other businesses in May 2017, as well as advising the Chief Executives and Managing Director of their part to play in keeping their businesses safe and protecting data.
This event is invite only to managing director or CEO level above membership rate with 50+ employees. To check if your business qualifies or if you would like to upgrade your membership please contact Jason Williams, Business Manager on 01603 729704 or email [email protected]
We’re really looking forward to the ‘All About Apprenticeships’ event where we’ll be meeting employers to talk about business challenges and solutions, job seekers to talk about apprenticeships and schools to discuss collaborations and activities to engage young people in the world of work.
The event will take place at The Forum, Norwich, NR2 1TF and it will be a great networking opportunity in Norfolk for support with skills training, development and staffing.There is so much information available but in an easy to consume format where you can really take it in away from your daily activities.Take some downtime and come and chat, learn and find out what is helpful to you. Everyone is keen to share their enthusiasm and give their support, not to sell to you, such is the wonderful professional community that we belong to in Norfolk.
There is a pay & display car park located underneath the venue and the venue has ample accessibility access.Officially we will start at 3:30pm but just get there when you can as we don’t end until 7:00pm.
The event has been laid on by Apprenticeships Norfolk, who have invited a great selection of helpful enterprises who can offer different types of expertise and experience.We are certainly one of those and are confident we can answer any questions you have on team and skills development, even if that is not via the apprenticeship route as we also have a huge amount of experience in recruitment, tailored training, consultancy and bespoke support, as well as Professional Certificates.
Next Wednesday, 18th June, 3.30pm – 7pm, see you there!
For more information on the event, take a look on our website here
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
Following the success of last year’s event, we are running a STEMM themed careers fair including workshops. We are looking for business in the Science, Tecnology, Engineering, Maths and Medical industry to take an exhibition stand at this event to provide students with an insight into their businesses. We also will welcome businesses from other sectors.
Discover How To Generate Leads, Grow Your Network And Make Sales On LinkedIn Are you struggling with Linkedin? Not quite sure what the fuss is about? Wondering whether you should spend even more time on yet another networking platform? It’s ok, you’re one of many, you may even be one of the many who set up an account but then didn’t go back to it. Linkedin is a business tool which helps you to do even more business. Having just hit 200million users, 1 million groups, 40 million visits a week and a total of 5.3billion searches during 2012, you can’t ignore it. Did you know that half of the users on Linkedin are the main decision makers? Did you know that Linkedin drives the most customers for B2B organisations – even more than Blogs? Tapping properly into Linkedin will enable you to drive valuable customers to your website. Tapping properly into Linkedin will position yourself as a leader in your niche and gain you new clients. Stop missing out on opportunities now! This course is for you if you are a SME, Business Development Manager, Sales manager, Marketing Manager, whichever industry you’re in, and you are keen to utilise LinkedIn for your business to drive traffic and get results.
Equipment: No equipment is necessary for you to bring to the course. Pens and note paper will be available.
Lunch provided: Light refreshments will be provided. If you are also attending the FaceBook course in the morning a sandwich lunch with crisps and cake will be provided.
Course Content: How to achieve maximum exposure and connect with main decision makers The power of groups and company pages How LinkedIn works with or without a budget How LinkedIn is the perfect marketing tool & discover the ways to use it in your business
Course price: From £37.00 – £48.00 For more details or any enquiries, please do contact us on 01603 788950, or email [email protected]
Norfolk Chamber is passionate about bridging the gap between business and young people. We are continuing our engagement with schools through our Young Chamber school membership programme, on which we currently have 12 schools and 4 colleges as members. We also have a ‘Young Chamber Board’ to help us develop how businesses work more effectively with young people, especially in schools.
We feel that it is important that business individuals working in schools are supported, so we have developed a short training course to help businesses to feel more confident working with young people in a school environment.
The sessions will be delivered at Norfolk Chamber’s Norwich office by the Skills Service UK. The informative practical workshop will cover:
Information about schools, Key Stages, qualifications and terminology
Safeguarding introduction and do’s and don’ts
How to communicate effectively with young people
Understanding perceptions of young people and how they think
How employers can successfully engage with young people
Listening skills and learning styles
Examples of activities to do in schools
Places are limited, so will be allocated on a first come first served basis
This is the second in our 3-part Autumn Masterclass series. We started with investment fundamentals. In this session, we now move on to look at how to arrange your money to give you the life you want. We’ll show you how to work out how much money you’ll need and how, by creating a financial plan, you can plot your route to financial security.
Do you live for today or for tomorrow? A plan will help you do both. We’ll discuss in straightforward terms the impact of tax on returns and the advantages of using the tax breaks the Government gives us. We’ll look at how pensions work, at recent changes and why they are a great starting place; why ISAs are worth considering and why, while tax is an important factor, choosing the right investment should be your starting point. By considering the three pillars that sit at the heart of an investment plan we’ll start to make sense of the different types of investment. By the end of the session you’ll have a clearer understanding of what’s needed to set you on the road to the life you want.
Agenda:
Investment fundamentals – short recap of main takeaways from the previous session.
Financial Planning – creating and managing a robust financial strategy.
Comfort break
The Three Pillars – building a portfolio to support your plan, based on pensions, ISAs and ‘naked investments’.
A deeper dive into Pensions – how they work and why they are such a good idea.
Questions and close
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.