On 30 May Charles Bean, Bank of England spoke to a packed Norfolk Chamber Breakfast at Norwich City Football Club. It was a terrific opportunity for him to speak with local business people and it is great that the Chamber are able to bring their members closer to organisations such as the Bank of England.
To read more on Charles’ view on the Norfolk economy,click here
More information to follow soon, for any queries in the mean time please get in touch with either Sara or Toby on the emails below:
More information to follow soon, for any queries in the mean time please get in touch with either Sara or Toby on the emails below:
If you’re struggling with LinkedIn and wondering whether you should spend time on another networking platform, this training course will be suitable for you.
LinkedIn is a business tool which helps you to do even more business. Half of the users on LinkedIn are the main decision makers and tapping properly into LinkedIn will enable you to drive valuable customers to your website.
Equipment: Pens and note paper will be available. Please bring your login details with you. Pens and note paper will be available.
Lunch provided: On a half-day course, light refreshments will be available throughout.
Course Content:
Course costs £54 per person. For more details please contact us at [email protected] or on 01603 788950.
Link to book – www.southnorfolkandbroadland.gov.uk/training
We provide Mimecast services including email filtering, web filtering and security awareness training. But each product has a range of benefits and useful tools you may not know about. In this webinar, our Operations Director, Jack Fisher, and Technical Director, Stuart Moll, will explore the Mimecast products. This will include the tools available, how to use them and more.
Our brand new and exciting ‘Opportunities 2012’ event on 15 March, which brought buyers and suppliers together under one roof at Norwich City Football Club, was a huge success.
With over 70 exhibitors over two floors, both the Top of the Terrace and the Norfolk Lounge were full with stands. Feedback during the day from exhibitors was that the event had a real buzz and presented them with a great opportunity to showcase their innovative products and services to the business community.
Exhibitors tried to be as eye catching as possible by having interactive stands or great giveaways. Bramley Lakes received a lot of attentions by bringing an off-road segway vehicle in for demonstration as part of their team building days, and Kinnerton were handing out free chocolate samples…always a popular choice! In addition to the exhibitors, there were a series of ‘drop in’, bitesize, topical workshops. Each workshop was aimed at improving and enhancing business knowledge with practical, take-home advice. The most popular proved to be based on the subject of social media, with Duncan Johnson from Yodelay delivering a workshop on Social Engine Optimisation and Sean Clark from Soak Social filling us in on the 10 most effective ways to use social media in business.
The resounding success of the day was the Open4Business/Meet the Buyer event – where local companies booked one-to-one appointments with key procurement officers and buyers from a range of both public and private sector companies to pitch their products and services. The 29 buyers, including Bernard Matthews, QD and Wherry Housing, created an amazing 569 appointments, of which over 89% were booked!
A big thank you to everyone who sponsored, supported and attended the event. The day was clear proof that Norfolk is buying and selling and hugely positive about taking advantage of every business opportunity.
The weather stayed dry and warm for the Chamber’s Summer Social held at Costessey Park Golf Club on July 12, allowing attendees to have a delicious BBQ, enjoy a glass of Pimms on the patio and make full use of the excellent golfing facilities.
There were a number of different networking activities on offer throughout the evening, including a tutored wine tasting, hosted by Brian Sullivan of HarperWells who brought three ‘cheeky’ wines to taste from his exquisite collection. There was also a putting competition, won by Active Norfolk’s George Webster and a ‘Beat the Pro’ competition, where delegates competed against Costessey’s Junior Pro as to who could get nearest to the green on the first hole, won by Adam Beeney of Sprowston Manor.
Three 60 Second Spotlight speakers also managed to profile their company against the clock, with attendees hearing about The Forum Trust, I Want More Sales and Winsor Bishop.
The relaxed and informal atmosphere of the Summer Social provided the perfect environment for business networking and making great connections, but don’t just take our word for it:
Photos of the highlights from the event can be found on the Norfolk Chamber’s Facebook & Google Plus pages.
Our next evening social networking event is Look the Business: Fashion, Beauty & Business the John Lewis Way – Get you and your business ‘bang on trend’ by hearing the story of John Lewis’ success from their Operations Manager, Lesley George. Plus a skincare and make-up demo and fashion workshop showcasing business dress trends for men and women, plus the opportunity to network and do business in a relaxed atmosphere. For full details click here.
Join us at Pensthorpe Nature Reserve for a morning of networking and enjoy a bacon roll while we hear from Ben Marshall who is the General Manager at Pensthorpe. We will also be given a tour of Pensthorpe
Agenda
• Arrivals & Networking
• Bacon Rolls and Pastries with tea and coffee
• Welcome from the Chamber and Ben Marshall
• Norfolk Chambers of Commerce AGM
• Tour of Pensthorpe
• Finish
During this event our annual AGM will take place so here is the serious bit that we have to say..
Notice is hereby given that the 127th Annual General Meeting of the Norfolk Chambers of Commerce will be held at Pensthorpe Nature Reserve Pensthorpe Rd, Fakenham NR21 0LN on Thursday 2nd November 2023
Should you have any questions on the financials, please email your questions to the Company Secretary: [email protected].
AGM Papers
Our engagement groups represent local businesses in the community, to connect, support, and give voice to every business in Norfolk.
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.
Agenda
9am Arrival and networking
9.10am Welcome from Norfolk Chambers
9.15am Introductions
9.20am start conversations
10am Event close
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 supervises 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.
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:
Course costs £109 per person. For more details please contact us at [email protected] or on 01603 788950.
Link to book – www.southnorfolkandbroadland.gov.uk/training
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. Everything will be explained in straightforward terms. It is also an opportunity to iron out any bad habits that you may have picked up.
Delegates are expected to have a reasonable knowledge of basic Excel.
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
Review
Brief review of general Excel principles:
Arithmetic formulas
Looking at +, -, * & /
Brackets
BODMAS
Advanced AutoSum
Unusual ranges
Auto-Average/Max/Min/Count
AutoFill
Building Functions
Using the Paste Function dialog
Basic functions
Functions with one argument:
Statistical functions
Absolutes
When/how to use absolute references
Formulas and Functions between Sheets and Workbooks
Summarising data from multiple sheets
Linking workbooks
Advanced Functions
Functions with more than one argument
e.g. the IF Function
Named Ranges
Naming ranges
Navigating using named ranges
Using named ranges in formulas
Natural language formulas
Excel as a Database
Sorting your data
Filtering a list
Useful database features
Good Working Practice
Copy and Paste
Using the Windows clipboard
Paste-Special :–
Linking to other files and applications.
Replacing formulas with data
The Drawing Tools
Auto shapes
Layers
Rotation
Alignment
Grouping
Course costs range from £77 – £99 per person.
Link to book – www.southnorfolkandbroadland.gov.uk/training
Chamber Stimulates Debate for Norfolk Businesses
The Heathrow Airport – One Hub or None debate landed in Norwich this morning with a business breakfast at Caistor Hall Hotel. In collaboration with the British Chamber of Commerce and Heathrow Airport, delegates from across Norfolk were invited to listen to the debate and discuss this topical issue at a local level.
Clare Harbord, Corporate Affairs Director at Heathrow Airport started the morning by presenting the recent research carried out by Heathrow. Clare explained that a ‘hub’ is ‘an airport where local passengers combine with transfer passengers to allow airlines to fly to more destinations more often than could be supported by local demand alone’. She stressed that this was the last opportunity to really open the UK up to the rest of the world and vice versa. With planes leaving Heathrow every 45 seconds, they are currently operating at a 98% capacity and need to expand to meet the growing needs of business.
A response was then given by Mark Gaskins, Business Development Director at Lawtronic. This centered on local businesses wanting and needing to grow their global repeat business. He argued that connectivity was key to growing business, face to face meetings are still the most effective way of making connections and the ‘growth mentality’ Heathrow is suggesting should be taken up by all businesses to ensure a successful future for the UK.
In their response the Chamber put the needs of Norfolk businesses first and opened the floor for debate. A heated and constructive group conversation followed with issues being raised about delegation of flight slots, protection of wildlife and the impact of the proposed hub on Norfolk as a whole.
The Heathrow research can be found here;
https://mediacentre.heathrowairport.com/Press-releases/One-hub-or-none-390.aspx