Join us for an evening of networking and an exclusive tour at Big C’s new cancer support centre on Dereham Road in Norwich.
Exclusive tour at Big C’s new cancer support centre on Dereham Road in Norwich. The new centre was completed in the summer of 2023, and it has already made a positive impact on the services the charity are able to provide for local people affected by cancer.
Attendees will have the chance to look around this wonderful new facility and to hear first hand from one Big C’s Nurses about some of the ways Big C are supporting people.
Light refreshments will be provided.
There is limited on street parking on the side roads along Dereham Road.
Barn Road Car Park is a short walk away located under St Benedict’s Gate Accommodation, St Swithins Road, NR2 4SZ
If you’re a solopreneur or work alone, you know that Christmas can be a lonely time. Everyone else is at work parties, but you’re stuck at home. That’s why we’re throwing Co.solo’s first solopreneur Christmas party!
Join us for a festive gathering of fellow self-employed folks to celebrate the holidays and connect with others who understand what it’s like to be on your own. We’ll have food, drinks, and games, and plenty of opportunities to network and make new friends.
Make sure you bring your business cards with you as we will be running a competition on the night and one lucky person will win a premium party package for 4 people valued at £140 which is kindly donated by Putt Putt Noddle which will include,
Allocated VIP area for exclusive use, 3 rounds of golf, 2 premium drinks or cocktails, a main meal of choice and a photo of the group to capture the memory!
So come on out and celebrate the holidays with us! You won’t regret it.
Join us at Swaffham Town Council Town Hall for the next West Norfolk Focus Event. As well as having the opportunity to discuss key topics, you’ll also be able to network with fellow businesses.
Our aim is to have groups in many cities, towns, market towns, and villages across Norfolk, to connect, support, and give voice to every business in Norfolk. These groups are accessible to all businesses, whether you are a Chambers member or a non-member.
These groups will provide you with a platform to debate issues that are most important to you, and your business and the Chamber network will lobby and influence on your behalf, using our dedicated team, our website, social media channels, and our digital platform.
Your feedback will be used by our team and the Chamber’s Board to help shape the strategic direction of Norfolk Chambers to ensure we can truly be the voice of Norfolk businesses.
Whether the local challenge is skills, road, rail, digital infrastructure, recruitment, or the rising costs of doing business, we want to hear from you.
This 2 day course is aimed at owners, managers, QA and the HACCP Team in any food manufacturing environment, and also allied trades; laundry, packaging, etc..
The course consists of pre-course work, two taught “classroom” days followed by an assessment (60 question multiple choice examination).
In essence the course aims are to: *Enable you to develop your own CODEX based Food Safety Management System
*Comply with the Law; Regulation (EC) 852/2004 Article 5 (HACCP) and Annex II Chapter XII – team members need to be trained in the principles of HACCP
*Satisfy your SALSA/BRC Auditor
*To engage employees, get them involved in the Management processes and all the motivational/ productivity benefits this brings
The syllabus runs through: 1. Introductory concepts; costs/benefits, legal basis, the various models; Regulation (EC) 852, Codex, Campden BRI, etc.
2. The role/ importance and of the prerequisites
3. The 7 preliminary steps of a HACCP study, according to Campden BRI/Codex
4. The 7 legal HACCP steps; identifying hazards, critical control points, critical limits, etc.
Entry: A Level 2 Award in Food Safety as a minimum, a Level 3 Award in Food Safety is beneficial; an understanding of food manufacturing settings; basic literacy, numeracy and computing skills
Duration: Two day programme ( 09:00 start-16:30 finish ) Approximately 4 hour pre-course work to be completed before attending the classroom session
Cost: £395.00 + VAT Includes assessment fees, course handbook, lunch and refreshments
Course Tutors: Sarah Daniels and Richard Mills are both Chartered Environmental Health Practitioners, having spent over 25 years each in the profession. The RedCat Partnership has been providing food safety training and consultancy in Norfolk, East Anglia and nationally for over 19 years.
Join us at Kelling Heath Holiday Park near Holt for our brand new North Norfolk Co.nnect.
Agenda
• Arrival & Networking
• Opening Welcome from Norfolk Chambers, Emma from Example Marketing, Sarah from Sarah Knights Coaching and Louise from M+A Partners
• Small group networking and discussion on what you want from these sessions
• Networking
Who is it for?
Anyone is welcome at this event, and it is open to both members and non-members. This event is free or charge for members, any non-members are welcome to join us for the first event free of charge and then following this a small fee of £5.00 per event will be charged.
Refreshments
Guests may purchase drinks from the bar.
Cancellation policy
If you have booked tickets for this event and can no longer attend, please notify us at [email protected].
This workshop is for those who want to learn how to stand up and speak in public, but feel anxious and apprehensive. It is also for people who want to improve their current public speaking and presenting skills.
Equipment: 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:
controlling and manage fear and anxiety
overcoming nervousness
delivering a professional speech with real impact
improving your self-esteem and build your confidence
presenting to any size of audience and command their attention
using visual aids where necessary and keeping the audience’s attention
Course costs £109 per person. For more details please contact us at [email protected] or on 01603 788950.
Instagram is much more than just posting pretty pictures.
There are over 1billion users on Instagram making it the fourth most popular social media platform. Instagram users like to follow businesses with 90% of them doing so and 81% of users use Instagram to research products and services. On top of that 67% of Instagram users swipe up on stories which is a route straight to your shop!
This means that by using Instagram you have a great opportunity to grow followers, create awareness for your business and make sales.
Equipment: No equipment is necessary for you to bring to the course. Pens and note paper will be provided.
Lunch provided: On a half-day course, hot drinks and biscuits will be provided.
Course Content:
An overview of Instagram
Your business Instagram
Creating your grid
The importance of hashtags
Stories and storyboarding
Instagram reels
Instagram Video
Instagram live
Scheduling
Instagram shop
Get the most from your bio
Why you shouldn’t use filters
Promoting Instagram posts
Instagram Ads
By the end of the course you will have a good understanding of Instagram and how it can help your business.
You will have the confidence to create posts, engage and put together a strategy to grow your business.
Course costs range from £39 -£49 per person. For more details please contact us at [email protected] or on 01603 788950.
The course is designed for users new to Excel. It will provide trainees with the confidence, knowledge and practical experience to use Excel, to create and manipulate spreadsheets and produce printed reports.
Delegates should have sufficient Windows experience beforehand.
Equipment: No equipment is necessary for you to bring to the course. Pens and note paper will be available. .
Lunch provided: Lunch and refreshments will be provided throughout the day.
Course Content
The Excel Screen
Ribbons, Quick Access Toolbar, Formula Bar, and Status Bar
Workbooks and Sheet Tabs
Data Entry
Types of Data
Data Entry Techniques
In Cell Editing
Selecting
Cut/Copy/Paste
Drag & Drop
Using AutoFill to fill Adjacent Cells and Extend Series, Custom Lists
Formulae and Functions
Simple formulas & Functions
Relative and Absolute References
Named Ranges
AutoSum
AutoFill
Paste Function
Average, Max, Min & Count Functions
Multiple Panes
Freeze and Unfreeze
Formatting a Worksheet
Using Borders and Shading to improve presentation
Font & Number Formatting, Alignment
Printing
Print Preview & Setup
Headers & Footers
Print Row/Column headings
File Management
Saving, Closing and opening files
New Workbooks
Good Working Practice
Creating a Chart
Creating Charts
An explanation of different versions
Course costs range from £77 – £99 per person. For more details please contact us at [email protected] or on 01603 788950.
This course develops many of the features of Microsoft Excel. We will look at the most useful elements, including formulas and functions, using Excel as a database and sharing text and data with other applications.
Equipment: 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:
arithmetic formulas
advanced autoSum
autoFill
building functions
basic functions
absolutes
formulas and functions between sheets and workbooks
advanced functions
named ranges
excel as a database
copy and paste
the drawing tools
Course costs £109 per person. For more details please contact us at [email protected] or on 01603 788950.
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: 25th March 2024
Time: Hourly slots available between 10am – 4pm
Venue: The Yard at Pivotal House, Red Lion Street, Norwich, NR1 3TB
Topics
How to promote your brand/company
Content creation
How to stand out from the crowd
Quirky marketing tips
About Joe
Marketing Manager at Contract Personnel – one of East Anglia’s largest independent recruitment agencies.
Social media, copywriting, PR and Marketing expert. Broadcast Journalism graduate with both BBC News and BBC Sport reporting experience. Also worked as a journalist for the Eastern Daily Press, Norwich Evening News and Lowestoft Journal newspapers. Covering majority of local football matches across Norfolk/Suffolk – including Lowestoft Town FC. Previous marketing roles at Roarr! Dinosaur Adventure, Desira Group PLC and Marina Theatre. Actively involved with Leeds Student Television and Leeds Student Radio whilst at University. Experience working with BBC World Service Sport, BBC Look East and BBC Look North covering events such as the World Cup and Commonwealth Games.
The course is designed for users new to Excel. It will provide trainees with the confidence, knowledge and practical experience to use Excel, to create and manipulate spreadsheets and produce printed reports.
Equipment: No equipment is necessary for you to bring to the course. Pens and note paper will be available. .
Lunch provided: Lunch and refreshments will be provided throughout the day.
Course Content
The Excel Screen
Ribbons, Quick Access Toolbar, Formula Bar, and Status Bar
Workbooks and Sheet Tabs
Data Entry
Types of Data
Data Entry Techniques
In Cell Editing
Selecting
Cut/Copy/Paste
Drag & Drop
Using AutoFill to fill Adjacent Cells and Extend Series, Custom Lists
Formulae and Functions
Simple formulas & Functions
Relative and Absolute References
Named Ranges
AutoSum
AutoFill
Paste Function
Average, Max, Min & Count Functions
Multiple Panes
Freeze and Unfreeze
Formatting a Worksheet
Using Borders and Shading to improve presentation
Font & Number Formatting, Alignment
Printing
Print Preview & Setup
Headers & Footers
Print Row/Column headings
File Management
Saving, Closing and opening files
New Workbooks
Good Working Practice
Creating a Chart
Creating Charts
An explanation of different versions
Course costs range from £109 per person. For more details please contact us at [email protected] or on 01603 788950.
Go behind the scenes at The English distillery and discover how their award-winning whisky is made while networking.
Join us as we visit The English Distillery and have an expert guided tour of the distillery floor and barrel warehouse. Discover the history and learn how this location and locally sourced ingredients impact the taste of their whisky. Opportunity to netwalk with local business community.
9.30am – Arrival to distillery for coffee & tea
10am – Welcome – Andrew Nelstrop – Chairman
10.15am – Backstage tour of distillery
11am – Whisky tasting in Whisky Academy (option to take away your samples)
11.30am – Depart
Tea and coffee is included in this event. Restaurant on site for those that wish to stay to work, dine and continue conversations. Restaurant serves breakfast, brunch, lunch or just pop in for a freshly brewed coffee and cake.