This roundtable discussion will explore the challenges of managing debt, acquired during the crisis, in a post pandemic world. Taking risks is part of running a small business, but it’s not easy to plan for the unexpected, especially when it’s a global pandemic. Research from the British Chambers of Commerce shows that almost half of firms have reported an increase in debt since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic. Over half of firms are looking to access finance over the next twelve months, but a quarter of respondents describe their current level of debt as either ‘unmanageable’ or ‘high and manageable’. This roundtable discussion, delivered in partnership with the British Chambers of Commerce, TSB and the APPG for Fair Business Banking will bring SMEs from a wide range of sectors together to discuss how to manage debt in a post-pandemic world.
This roundtable discussion will:
Share best practice for managing what your business owes
Cover the options that are available to your business
Explore what your business needs to grow in the next 12 months
What lenders and government can do to support their customers through the recovery
Please note that this event is for:
SMEs who have a turnover below £2 million
How to register your interest:
We can only have one person per organisation represented at this virtual event. Please fill your details via the ‘Book Now’ button to register your interest and someone will be in touch with you shortly.
This practical workshop is a follow-up to Dr Helen Fitzhugh’s webinar ‘Managing remote work: an evidence-based checklist for worker wellbeing and productivity’. In the webinar, she introduced a 1-page checklist to help managers pro-actively support the wellbeing and performance of their remote workers. Where the webinar focused on the evidence base for the checklist and ways to use it yourself, this workshop goes a step further and covers how to embed principles of good remote management into all levels of your business. It will be an interactive session, limited to a small number of participants to allow peer-to-peer discussion and learning.
This workshop will cover:
A reminder of the 9 points of the evidence-based checklist for managing remote work
Discussion and interaction between attendees on the benefits and challenges of embedding this approach in their organisation
Tips and practical suggestions on how this might be done.
Takeaway
Good management involves more than just telling people what to do. To embed good practice you need to consider manager capability, opportunity and motivation.
About the Speaker
Dr Helen Fitzhugh, Senior Research Associate and Knowledge Exchange Fellow at University of East Anglia.
Dr Helen Fitzhugh of Norwich Business School is passionate about organisations and research communication. She gathers the best academic evidence she can find on workplace wellbeing and productivity and then distils it down into practical information and resources for organisations as part of a project called the PrOPEL Hub. She draws upon work by researchers at the University of East Anglia who have been researching in this area for decades. Helen has worked across the public, private and voluntary sectors, so bring with her an understanding of how to adapt complex research findings so that they make sense to real-life workers and managers in a variety of different settings.
About University of East Anglia
Norwich Business School is the largest school in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of East Anglia, with over 1,000 undergraduate and 600 postgraduate students. With a team of more than 100 internationally recognised academics and business experts, we have a reputation for providing pioneering courses and high-quality research.
Within the school, there is a large cluster of researchers researching workplace wellbeing, including via leading the What Works Centre for Wellbeing’s recent work and learning programme. The wellbeing researchers are also involved in the PrOPEL Hub, a major new initiative designed to help boost productivity – and wellbeing – through supporting the growth of better workplaces in the UK. It involves partners from universities across the UK and the CIPD in providing practical lessons, ideas and toolkits for businesses to draw upon, all informed by the latest research and evidence.
Cancellation policy
We only have a maximum of 12 places on this event. If you book a place and are unable to attend, please ensure you cancel your place to allow others to attend. Cancel in writing to [email protected].
Join us for a 60-minute preparing for Brexit event. Deal or No Deal, companies need to be prepared for Brexit. Receive practical advice from two local experts as to how to prepare for it in relation to importing and exporting. Using their Brexit Checklist as a basis for the event, guests will also have the opportunity to ask questions. Calling all exporters/importers to/from the EU…are you ready for Brexit? Are you fully prepared for the UK leaving the EU as of 1st January 2021?
Register now for our event on 15th December featuring speakers from LV Shipping and Import Export Support to help talk you through trading with the EU post-Brexit and how to ensure your own business transition during this challenging time runs as smoothly as possible.
Key Topics Include
Customs declarations & the prelodging rules
Classification valuation and origin
Plus key changes – including how to find and use the new UK global tariff & duty deferment accounts & Postponed VAT Accounting
EORI number
Incoterms
Fiscal Representation
Commodity codes
The speakers will also talk about their “must do’s” for Brexit. Finally, the event will finish with time for Questions & Answers with the speakers.
About the Speakers
Kevin Walsh, LV Shipping Ltd Kevin Walsh has been working in the shipping and freight sector since 1991. For the last 16 years he has worked with the UK freight forwarding company LV Shipping Ltd, and as their UK Sales Director since 2013. LV Shipping is ultimately Dutch-owned (founded in 1921 with HQ in Rotterdam) and has been trading in the UK since 1986 where it was established as a result of involvement in the oil and gas sector, a sector in which it is still very much involved today. Over recent years the company has grown globally to now include own offices in USA, Brazil, Azerbaijan, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and Malaysia. Kevin has travelled extensively on business over many years including several visits to China, Russia, India, Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, UAE and Malaysia. Kevin is based at the Liverpool (Birkenhead) office of LV Shipping, one of the company’s ten UK branch offices (which include also Great Yarmouth, Felixstowe, Southampton, Tilbury, Aberdeen and Heathrow); he is married with three children, and in his spare time enjoys playing 5-a-side football and is a keen supporter of Tranmere Rovers Football Club. Tracey Renshaw, Import Export Support Ltd Many importers and exporters find there is a shortage of consultancy services with experience in representing blue-chip companies to HMRC. Tracey Renshaw recognised this shortfall in expertise and in 2014 launched Import Export Support to provide key insight and cost-saving services to the industry. In her career as a qualified accountant Tracey developed an understanding of working with HMRC and the complexities of import and export tax in the UK. At Marks & Spencer Tracey moved up to Head of Customs and Excise, where she took the lead in negotiating with HMRC. By focussing on the classification of duty on womenswear, Tracey helped M&S save over £1million in import taxes. Finding she thrived on overcoming supply and import challenges, Tracey continued to uncover new cost-saving solutions for M&S. Tracey’s experience and knowledge was developed at Jaeger where she headed up the International Shipping Department.
This practical workshop is a follow-up to Dr Helen Fitzhugh’s webinar ‘The spangle trap’: How to improve workplace wellbeing without the resources of Google’. In the webinar, she introduced 5 principles for implementing good workplace wellbeing initiatives. Where the webinar focused on the evidence base for following these principles rather than falling into the trap of ‘shiny’ but ineffective gestures towards worker wellbeing, this workshop goes a step further. It helps you take stock of how far along the journey you are of setting up a workplace wellbeing programme in your organisation and determine next steps. It will be an interactive session, limited to a small number of participants to allow peer-to-peer discussion and learning.
This workshop will cover:
A reminder of the 5 principles for implementing good workplace wellbeing initiatives
Discussion and interaction between attendees on the benefits and challenges of embedding this approach in their organisation
Tips and practical suggestions on how to identify your next step towards greater workplace wellbeing.
Takeaway
It does not matter where your organisation is on its workplace wellbeing journey – whether just starting out or advanced – there are always useful next steps you can take to improve your approach.
About the Speaker
Dr Helen Fitzhugh, Senior Research Associate and Knowledge Exchange Fellow at University of East Anglia.
Dr Helen Fitzhugh of Norwich Business School is passionate about organisations and research communication. She gathers the best academic evidence she can find on workplace wellbeing and productivity and then distils it down into practical information and resources for organisations as part of a project called the PrOPEL Hub. She draws upon work by researchers at the University of East Anglia who have been researching in this area for decades. Helen has worked across the public, private and voluntary sectors, so bring with her an understanding of how to adapt complex research findings so that they make sense to real-life workers and managers in a variety of different settings.
About University of East Anglia
Norwich Business School is the largest school in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of East Anglia, with over 1,000 undergraduate and 600 postgraduate students. With a team of more than 100 internationally recognised academics and business experts, we have a reputation for providing pioneering courses and high-quality research.
Within the school, there is a large cluster of researchers researching workplace wellbeing, including via leading the What Works Centre for Wellbeing’s recent work and learning programme. The wellbeing researchers are also involved in the PrOPEL Hub, a major new initiative designed to help boost productivity – and wellbeing – through supporting the growth of better workplaces in the UK. It involves partners from universities across the UK and the CIPD in providing practical lessons, ideas and toolkits for businesses to draw upon, all informed by the latest research and evidence.
Cancellation policy
We only have a maximum of 12 places on this event. If you book a place and are unable to attend, please ensure you cancel your place to allow others to attend. Cancel in writing to [email protected].
Social media posts with images have 650% more engagement than text-only posts. Are you making the most of this ‘visual revolution’ to attract and engage with customers? In this workshop, you will get to know the easy to use, free and low-cost tools and applications that will enable you to create eye-catching images and videos to promote you, your business, your products and services.
Content / Takeaway
This online webinar will help attendees know:
The role of visual communication in business
How to create effective, eye-catching visuals using a variety of apps and online tools
How to integrate visual communication into your marketing plan
When you register for your place, you will be sent a calendar invitation as confirmation of your place. The invite will include a unique link from Zoom for you to join the video call.
Kathy Ennis is the founder of LittlePiggy. She is a Business Mentor and Trainer with over 20-years of business experience. She is an expert in helping micro and side-hustle businesses start-up and scale-up. Kathy is a trainer and an ambassador for the Facebook #SheMeansBusiness campaign, an Enterprise Nation Local Leader and co-founder of 24 Degrees.
Emma Goode is the founder and CEO of the award-winning digital marketing agency, 24 fingers. She works with business owners and third sector organisations to help them grow and develop through social media and online marketing. Emma is an active Local Leader for Enterprise Nation and co-founder of 24 Degrees.
LittlePiggy and 24 fingers (together we are 24 Degrees).
Location: Carrowbreck House, 7 Carrowbreck Road, Norwich, NR6 5FA Having an online presence for your organisation is a necessity as social media continues to grow, but how do you enhance your reputation & not ruin it? With statistics showing more than 53 percent of consumers say that they have decided against making a purchase after reading online recommendations, it’s important that you get it right. This course will improve your skills for using social media as a business communication tool, how to protect your reputation & what to do in a crisis. 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 Effective use of Social Media for your business Summary of popular social media sites What not to do to keep your customers happy What to do and keep one step ahead of your competitors Case studies of Good/Bad social media Social media policies for employees Management tools for Social Media critical for effective time management Marketing plans Course price: £74.00 – £96.00 For more details or any enquiries, please do contact us on 01603 788950, or email [email protected]
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is a set of actions and processes that you need to take to increase the visibility of your website in the organic search results of major search engines. If you want your business to be visible online and to appear on the first page of a Google search (who would want to be on page 2?!) you need to ensure that you understand the basics of SEO.
Content / Takeaway
In this webinar, you will discover:
What are the key actions you can take to ‘optimise’ your website
Which tools are available for you to measure the online impact of your website
A couple of simple ‘fixes’ you can implement on your website to increase its SEO
When you register for your place, you will be sent a calendar invitation as confirmation of your place. The invite will include a unique link from Zoom for you to join the video call.
Kathy Ennis is the founder of LittlePiggy. She is a Business Mentor and Trainer with over 20-years of business experience. She is an expert in helping micro and side-hustle businesses start-up and scale-up. Kathy is a trainer and an ambassador for the Facebook #SheMeansBusiness campaign, an Enterprise Nation Local Leader and co-founder of 24 Degrees.
Emma Goode is the founder and CEO of the award-winning digital marketing agency, 24 fingers. She works with business owners and third sector organisations to help them grow and develop through social media and online marketing. Emma is an active Local Leader for Enterprise Nation and co-founder of 24 Degrees.
LittlePiggy and 24 fingers (together we are 24 Degrees).
Maybe you have heard only a little about Pay Per Click (PPC) marketing and are curious to know more, or you already know that you want to use PPC to market your business, but aren’t sure where to start?
Content / Takeaway
In this webinar, you will discover:
What Pay Per Click is
How to research PPC keywords
The basics of Google Ads
When you register for your place, you will be sent a calendar invitation as confirmation of your place. The invite will include a unique link from Zoom for you to join the video call.
Kathy Ennis is the founder of LittlePiggy. She is a Business Mentor and Trainer with over 20-years of business experience. She is an expert in helping micro and side-hustle businesses start-up and scale-up. Kathy is a trainer and an ambassador for the Facebook #SheMeansBusiness campaign, an Enterprise Nation Local Leader and co-founder of 24 Degrees.
Emma Goode is the founder and CEO of the award-winning digital marketing agency, 24 fingers. She works with business owners and third sector organisations to help them grow and develop through social media and online marketing. Emma is an active Local Leader for Enterprise Nation and co-founder of 24 Degrees.
LittlePiggy and 24 fingers (together we are 24 Degrees).
Location: Carrowbreck House, 7 Carrowbreck Road, Norwich, NR6 5FA. Having a website for your business isn’t a choice anymore, without one you lose credibility as well as opportunities. This brand new course shows you how to set up and maintain a website for free using WordPress, the most popular blogging and content management system on the web. What if you don’t know how to code? That’s ok because code isn’t needed. Course Content Setting up and installing WordPress Selecting a theme ( look ) for your website Front end and back end Your dashboard Adding extras to your website Inserting images and videos Adding pages Creating a blog Linking to other sites Security Managing users Who should attend? If you’re looking to create a website If you’re looking to create a landing page Understand WordPress more Manage your own WordPress website Suitable for business owners and anyone looking to create an online presence Duration: Half-day course (1.30pm – 4.30pm) 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 available throughout the duration of this course. Course price: From £37.00 to £48.00 For more details or any enquiries, please do contact us on 01603 788950, or email [email protected]
Enjoy a brand new quarterly networking event organised by The Benjamin Foundation. Nurture your business by connecting with others, strengthen relationships and share ideas to support each other to grow and flourish.
At Caterpillar Networking you will be able to:
• Hear about the vital work of our charity, focusing on our autumn theme of preventing youth homelessness • Connect with other local professionals to boost your business • Enjoy friendly and informal networking with a pint or soft drink and canapes included
£12.50 per person – includes a soft drink or Redwell Beer and a selection of canapés.
With savings continuing to offer low returns – and even talks of negative interest rates – many people are considering dipping their toe into the waters of investing. But for many, this is a world shrouded in mystery and impenetrable jargon, where one question leads to another.
But we say: don’t be put off by that! Join this session which will take things back to basics, answer some of the common investing conundrums, and allow you to ask a fully qualified Financial Consultant all those niggling queries.
Seasoned investors are welcome to join us too. We’ll be happy to answer any questions which have sprung to mind during your investing journey, so you feel more in control of your investments.
We encourage you to submit any burning questions in advance when registering for this event.
When you register for your place, you will be sent a calendar invitation as confirmation of your place. The invite will include a unique link from Zoom for you to join the video call.
About the Speakers
Ralph Hunt, Financial Consultant of Face to Face Finance
Ralph Hunt is a Financial Consultant with over 25 years’ experience in the financial services industry, specialising in investments, pensions and long-term care planning.
Emma Knights, Financial Consultant of Face to Face Finance
Emma Knights began her career in financial services in 2013 and qualified as a Financial Consultant in 2019. You may have heard her presenting the Your Recipe for Financial Success podcast!
About Face to Face Finance
Face to Face Finance is a truly independent financial advisers based in Cringleford. We help individuals and businesses plan for a financially secure future whilst still being able to make the most of life today. The friendliest place in Norfolk to come for financial advice!
This qualification is designed for people working in food businesses at a supervisory level. It would also benefit those responsible for quality assurance, raw materials buying, customer complaints investigations or on-the-job training. Candidates who complete this training successfully will be able to supervise and train in food hygiene, and monitor and audit hygiene standards. It is particularly relevant for those that have to develop or monitor HACCP based food safety management procedures and systems.
Learning outcomes: *Ability to implement and supervise a food safety system *Understand food safety procedures *Understand the concept of food hazards and the risks associated with them *Understand the terminology with respect to supervising food safety *Understand the techniques involved in controlling and monitoring food safety *Appreciate the risks linked with cross contamination *Understand the role temperature has to play in the control of food safety *Appreciate the importance of supervising high standards of cleanliness in food premises
Prerequisites: A recent level 2 certificate would be a benefit
Course dates: 27th, 28th February & 6th March 2019
Duration: Three day programme (9am-4:30pm)
Cost: £457+VAT including lunch and all course materials
Course Tutor: Sarah Daniels and Richard Mills are both Chartered Environmental Health Practitioners, having spent over 25 years each in the profession. The RedCat Partnership have been providing food safety training and consultancy in Norfolk, East Anglia and Nationally for over 19 years. RedCat are also members of the Society of Food Hygiene and Technology.