We’re delighted to be at the Royal Norfolk Show for 2023.
We will be hosting a ‘Norfolk Business Hub’ marquee on a large scale, providing SMEs with the chance to have stands and be a part of the business community at the county show – for more information click here.
The two days will provide opportunities to network, engage and meet with many other SMEs and show attendees.
Stand bookings for members only are NOW open. Stands for the wider business community will be available in May.
Our Global Annual Conference will be returning on Wednesday 17 May 2023.
Our theme for 2023 is Building British Business. The full day conference will be an opportunity for business leaders from across the UK, and the globe, to come together to discuss the opportunities for growth to help local communities thrive.
Throughout the day, delegates will hear from key senior politicians and other notable public figures about their plans for growth. The conference will be centred around four key breakout sessions for thought-provoking discussion amongst peers across the Chamber Network. The four sessions are:
Skills – seeking opportunities to increase access to skills and people;
Green Innovation – promoting green innovation and decarbonisation;
Growth – removing barriers to start and grow a business; and
Trade – increasing the number of businesses trading internationally.
If you think your business could help to support the Global Annual Conference and make a difference to businesses nationally we would like to hear from you.
Get in touch with Faye Busby and Sophia Cotgrove in our Partnership’s Team by clicking here or emailing [email protected]
Reasons to Attend
High-profile speakers
Hear from brilliant and inspiring speakers from the world of politics, business and beyond.
Amazing networking opportunities
Strengthen your existing connections and make new ones at our full day in-person conference.
Help Build British Business
Add your voice to our advocacy campaigns in the executive breakout sessions.
Chamber Paddle 2023 – Networking on the Norfolk Broad, an ideal opportunity to exercise your mind, body and soul
Following another successful year of paddleboarding in 2022, we are pleased to be bringing it back for 2023!
As we continue to juggle our hybrid working weeks, we can boost our wellbeing by getting time away from our desks, and what better way than by learning a new sport, networking with fellow business professionals, and having fun on the water!
The sessions are open to everyone whether you are an experienced paddleboarder or a novice it’s about having fun!
On the day, they’ll be a short demonstration and health and safety briefing by Katie at Go Paddle. Then it will be time to take to the water.
We will be donating part of the proceeds to the amazing charity Break.
Keeler Recruitment
Keeler Recruitment founder, Mark Keeler came up with the idea of Paddleboard networking after lockdown, and wanted to share his love of the sport and networking with more businesses.
Keeler are specialists in Accountancy and Finance Recruitment across East Anglia. Although newly established, they have decades of experience in recruitment, finance and business.
Alongside their experience and capability, they offer simplicity to their clients with their fixed-fee and staged payments innovations. They also offer onboarding services for board-level appointments, making their service truly unique as well as cost-effective.
Their aim, through developing value-adding and long-term relationships with our clients and supplying access to leading candidates, is to be one of the country’s leading accounting and finance recruiting businesses.
Mark Keeler, CEO of Keeler Recruitment.
“Now approaching the third year of ‘boards on the broads’ I look back to how this started and why I do this!
The first year was born out of necessity of ensuring business professionals were given the chance to network at a time when the country went into lockdown. Having raised £1,000 for EACH Charity, I made the decision to run this event for the second year. With over 100 people taking to the water at the same time as learning a new sport, this enabled people to network with each other in a fun way whilst raising money for worthy a charity. Now entering the third year with the same passion I had in year one, we very much look forward to sharing some fun times with Norfolk professionals on the boards in those summer evenings.”
Break Charity
At Break we give vulnerable children, young people and families the time, support, and care they need to achieve their full potential. Whatever a child’s start in life, we believe that with the right support there is no limit to what they can achieve. www.break-charity.org
Chamber Paddle 2023 – Networking on the Norfolk Broad, an ideal opportunity to exercise your mind, body and soul
Following another successful year of paddleboarding in 2022, we are pleased to be bringing it back for 2023!
As we continue to juggle our hybrid working weeks, we can boost our wellbeing by getting time away from our desks, and what better way than by learning a new sport, networking with fellow business professionals, and having fun on the water!
The sessions are open to everyone whether you are an experienced paddleboarder or a novice it’s about having fun!
On the day, they’ll be a short demonstration and health and safety briefing by Katie at Go Paddle. Then it will be time to take to the water.
We will be donating part of the proceeds to the amazing charity Break.
Keeler Recruitment
Keeler Recruitment founder, Mark Keeler came up with the idea of Paddleboard networking after lockdown, and wanted to share his love of the sport and networking with more businesses.
Keeler are specialists in Accountancy and Finance Recruitment across East Anglia. Although newly established, they have decades of experience in recruitment, finance and business.
Alongside their experience and capability, they offer simplicity to their clients with their fixed-fee and staged payments innovations. They also offer onboarding services for board-level appointments, making their service truly unique as well as cost-effective.
Their aim, through developing value-adding and long-term relationships with our clients and supplying access to leading candidates, is to be one of the country’s leading accounting and finance recruiting businesses.
Mark Keeler, CEO of Keeler Recruitment.
“Now approaching the third year of ‘boards on the broads’ I look back to how this started and why I do this!
The first year was born out of necessity of ensuring business professionals were given the chance to network at a time when the country went into lockdown. Having raised £1,000 for EACH Charity, I made the decision to run this event for the second year. With over 100 people taking to the water at the same time as learning a new sport, this enabled people to network with each other in a fun way whilst raising money for worthy a charity. Now entering the third year with the same passion I had in year one, we very much look forward to sharing some fun times with Norfolk professionals on the boards in those summer evenings.”
Break Charity
At Break we give vulnerable children, young people and families the time, support, and care they need to achieve their full potential. Whatever a child’s start in life, we believe that with the right support there is no limit to what they can achieve. www.break-charity.org
Location: Carrowbreck House, 7 Carrowbreck House, Norwich, NR6 5FA. The day is split into 2 half-day sessions. Part 1: Get introduced to the many ways your website can climb the search ranks & learn the fundamental principles of ‘search’ along the way in this half-day course. We’ll explain the importance of ‘keywords’; describe what your ‘quality score’ is, how it’s calculated and ways you can improve it. We’ll take a look at what you can do on your website to improve its visibility to the search engines. This half-day course gives an overview of the key techniques to help move your site up the search ranks, explains the major search ranking factors, the principles behind the search engine and the steps that you can take on your website to make it more visible by the search engine. Duration: Half-day course (9:30am – 12:30pm approximately) Equipment: No equipment is necessary for you to bring to the course. Pens and note paper will be available. Course Content • The principles behind the Search Engine • How search works – understanding the search results and how to get seen there. • Understanding the difference – natural search / paid search. • Explanation to the major Search Ranking Factors; keywords, link building, quality score • Key techniques to help your site move up the Search Engine Results (SERPS) pages • Introducing other tools of the online trade; Online PR, Display Advertising (including on the Social Networks), Affiliate Marketing. Part 2: Google gives a whole host of free and paid-for tools to help every business, large and small, be found in the search engine results pages: Google My Business, Adwords Express, Adwords, Google Shopper and Google Analytics. This half-day course allows you to create, edit & update your Google My Business page and gives you an overview of the other Google products – more than enough to get you started with your online marketing. You’ll walk away with a good understanding of how you can get your business seen in the Google search results pages and know what areas of your website & advertising that you need to focus on. Duration: Half-day course (1:30pm – 4:30pm approximately) Equipment: No equipment is necessary for you to bring to the course. Pens and note paper will be available. Course Content • Google My Business – what is it and why is it so important? • Create, edit & update your Google My Business page. • Google Adwords Express & Adwords – how a small marketing budget can go a very long way and jump you to the top of the search pages. • Google Shopper – for those businesses that are selling products online. • Google Analytics – what is it saying about your website and what can you do about it. • Introducing other tools of the online trade; Online PR, Display Advertising (including on the Social Networks), Affiliate Marketing. Course price: Parts 1 & 2 – FREE for Small Broadland based businesses with less than 10 full-time equivalent employees, otherwise £49.50 per part. For more information or to book any free spaces please call us on 01603 788950, or email [email protected]
We are working closely with Hitachi Energy to hold a ‘Meet the Buyer’ event on Tuesday 25 April 2023 10.00 – 15.00 at Norwich City Football Club, and we would like to invite local businesses to explore potential opportunities.
Hitachi Energy has been appointed by Ørsted, the world’s most sustainable energy company, to deliver the construction of two HVDC Converter stations Link 1 & 2 for the Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm.
Producing enough low-cost, clean, renewable electricity to power around 3.2 million UK homes
With a capacity of 2,852 MW, Hornsea 3 will produce enough low-cost, clean, renewable electricity to power around 3.2 million UK homes, making a significant contribution to the UK Government’s ambition of having 50 GW offshore wind in operation by 2030 as part of the British Energy Security Strategy.
The project will see the construction of two HVDC Converter stations that will connect the offshore wind farm from the landfall at Weybourne in Norfolk to the Norwich Main National Grid Substation via onshore cable. Work is scheduled to commence in 2023 with an anticipated completion in three years.
Committed to engaging with the local community
Both Hitachi Energy and Ørsted are committed to engaging with the local community and supply chain to maximise the benefits and opportunities for individuals and the local economy.
Hitachi Energy have proactively identified a number of the relevant trades, services, commodities, and skills required and are working closely with Norfolk Chambers to co-ordinate and facilitate as many opportunities as possible for local, and particularly, for small businesses and individuals to get involved and benefit from this exciting project.
Hitachi Energy is advancing the world’s energy system to be more sustainable, flexible, and secure. As the pioneering technology leader, we collaborate with customers and partners to enable a sustainable energy future – for today’s generations and those to come.
Creating real opportunities for Norfolk businesses across 26 sectors
This event is a key chance for businesses that fit into the following sectors, to meet and discuss the opportunities to work on the Hornsea 3 project supporting Hitachi Energy. Register your business on the specific Meet the Buyer portal, then select your time slot to meet with the Hitachi Energy team. The tables will be split into 26 sectors, and slots are 15 mins each. (10mins for discussion then 5mins changeover). Please book 1 x slot per business. If you have attended a previous meet the buyer event, please create a new account.
Click here to see our booking portal step-by-step guide.
Accommodation – Hotels, B&B, Camp Sites, Property renting 12 / 24 m within ten miles of postcodes.
Bulk water supply for construction works
Builders Merchants
Cleaning – Site welfare cabins
Electrical Merchants
Electrical Contractors – Office Equipment testing
Construction earthmoving machine hire.
Fuel Suppliers
Haulage – Transport
Mobile equipment Hire, Mobile crane and Lifting equipment providers,
Mobile Catering – Food & Drink providers
Plumbing Merchants
Printers – A5, A4, binding, presentation packs
Building works – industrial painters, block workers, false ceiling, floor finishers, local steel fabricators
Quarry – stone, hard core
Storage – bonded area, warehousing
Safety Equipment providers, inspection of equipment, re certification of Safety equipment
Security – manned & CCTV/Remote
Small civils works/maintenance
Staffing Agencies – white collar staff/post grads/apprentices
Tankering for moving slurry/water/waste from site to site or off site to a registered disposal facility
Free informal networking with hot drinks on arrival.
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!
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.
This Norfolk and Suffolk Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP) collaboration event is a chance to showcase the extensive employer engagement which has taken place, detailing the analysis and key findings in which businesses are communicating the regions skills gaps and needs.
We will be showcasing what’s working well in the region and how we can continue to influence a local skills system which puts employer engagement at the heart of the agenda.
What is the LSIP programme?
We want you as a business to have a bigger say in what skills are needed in the workplace for today, tomorrow and the future.
The Norfolk and the Suffolk Chambers of Commerce is working with the Department for Education (DfE) to put employers at the heart of the skills agenda with the launch of the Norfolk and Suffolk Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP.)
Join the LSIP Co.nversation and the new Norfolk and Suffolk LSIP LinkedIn group to connect, engage and discover the latest research, surveys, events, news, and discussions.
This course is designed for anyone who deals with customers / clients, either face-to-face or over the telephone.
By the end of the course you should be able to understand body language, understand the need for good communication skills, answer the telephone in a professional way and learn to listen.
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
First impressions
Understanding the importance of communication
Body language
Barriers to communication
Methods/techniques used to deal with customer / clients
Telephone tactics ‘The Terrible Ten’ – 10 pet hates
Controlling the call
How to deal with difficult customers and clients (3 strike rule)
Join us for a Coronation special netwalking event and make co.nnections whilst enjoying the beautiful springtime at Sandringham Royal Park.
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 beautiful Sandringham Estate, whilst also getting those important steps in) and enjoying a rewarding drink and slice of cake at the end!
Once you have parked your car, meet us at the visitor centre, were this walk will start. For those that would like to continue networking at the end of our walk, we will stop at the café for a well needed coffee and slice of cake (you will be required to pay for your own refreshments)
Sandringham Norfolk PE32 6EN – We suggest parking in the west car park (what 3 words rewarded.regulates.baseballs)
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.
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: Monday 22nd May 2023
Time: Hourly slots available between 10am-12pm
Virtual Call – Video Link shall be emailed beforehand.
Topic’s
Identifying Goals : Leadership : Breaking Old Habits : Communication Skills : Motivational Skills : Work Life Balance : Deciding what’s the best way forward!
About Julie
After gaining a Certificate in Sales & Marketing Management, Julie spent over 25 years working with a diverse range of business, helping them to develop and grow. This gave her an excellent understanding of the problems business face and the problems individuals struggle with. Business and people have changed greatly over that time.
Julie then went on to do a Diploma in Counselling. Julie is fascinated by people! When good communication and behaviour is a way of life, and used in business, barriers come down, stress is reduced, sickness and absence is reduced. Its a win, win for everyone. When people thrive, businesses thrive! Her mission is to help people and businesses achieve this.
Location: Carrowbreck House, 7 Carrowbreck Road, Norwich, NR6 5FA Over the past 2 years, the accounting profession has seen one of the biggest changes in management information systems since the introduction of spreadsheets. This has arisen as a result of on-going technological advances across the globe and the increased demand for real time data. The use of online accounting software has increased exponentially and the benefits of using online solutions are numerous. Course Content – Configuration and Basic bookkeeping of QuickBooks Online – Raising sales invoices, quotes and statements to customers – Bank reconciliations – VAT returns and record keeping – Management accounts and reporting – Using real-time information to understand your business – Budgeting – Using technology to streamline your business – Growing the business – Exit strategy Some benefits of cloud accounting are; • Accessibility – The ability to access your data anywhere in the world where you have an Internet connection. This allows quicker management reporting at your fingertips. Some providers allow the data to be accessed across a platform of devices including iPads and iPhones. • Automation – Several of the cloud solutions now support bank feeds so that your bank transactions can automatically download directly into your software which can reduce processing time and eliminate errors. Reduced data entry can mean your scan your invoices in or take photos and the app will do the rest for you, instead of keying them in one by one. • Remote working – Without the need to access the data on a specific PC, we’ve seen an uptake in remote working, where bookkeepers can work away from their own office or even at home. With the pace of modern life, it can be essential that accounts are accessible anywhere. • Program updates and review – You will always be using the most up to date version of the software, and you won’t need to buy yearly program updates. Monitoring your business is performed in real-time, allowing you to run as efficiently as possible. Duration: 9:30am – 12:30pm Equipment: Pens and note paper will be available. Lunch provided: On half-day courses, light refreshments will be available throughout the duration of this course. Prices range from £38.50 – £49.50 per person. For more information, please do contact us on 01603 788950 or email [email protected]
