M+A Partners will be hosting the first in our latest FREE Webinar series for dedicated cloud accounting platforms. This time Gary Brown will be covering ‘How to get the most out of Xero accounting software’.
The webinar will start at 10.00am and is expected to last around 45 minutes.
All M+A Partners webinars are FREE, but spaces are limited, so book your place to avoid disappointment.
We are pleased to invite you to the next “Working Together” seminar, which will be conducted by Nikki Butterworth and Harriet McInnes, together with guest speaker, Dr Lindsey Wright, Specialist Occupational Health Consultant.
Managing employees’ absences can be a vexing issue for business owners and HR professionals. This seminar gives an insight into how to proactively deal with absenteeism as well as how to improve employee attendance. We will provide an overview of the legal position, together with practical tips to avoid the pitfalls of dealing with short and long term absences, how to fairly conduct a sickness absence process, and how to effectively utilise the services of occupational health in managing staff who are absent from work.
Date: Thursday, 7 March 2013 Venue: Norwich City College Skills Academy Address: St Andrews House, St Andrews Street, Norwich, NR2 4TP Time: 7.45am – 10.00am RSVP: by 1 March 2013
To book a place Contact Sheree Pepworth on 01603 284256 or [email protected].
The seminar is free of charge and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. We will confirm via email if you have a place.
Agenda
7.45am Registration and refreshments
8.00am A round up of case law and forthcoming employment law changes
8.20 am Managing Sickness Absence
9.00 am Managing Sickness Absence: Practical Case Studies
9.20 am Occupational Health – What’s it got to do with me?
9.45am Q&A Session – an opportunity to raise and discuss employment law issues currently facing your business
10.00am Seminar ends
This two day course is the mental health equivalent of physical first aid training and provides delegates with the skills and confidence to recognize the signs and symptoms of common mental health issues and effectively guide a person towards the right support.
The course will introduce delegates to… – Mental Health First Aid and Mental Health – Depression and suicidal crisis – Anxiety, personality disorders, eating disorders and self harm – Psychosis, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
On completion of the course delegates will be able to: 1. Spot the early signs of a mental health issue 2. Feel confident helping someone experiencing a mental health issue 3. Provide help on a first aid basis 4. Help prevent someone from hurting themselves or others 5. Help stop a mental health issue from getting worse 6. Help someone recover faster 7. Guide someone towards the right support 8. Reduce the stigma of mental health issues
MHFA won’t teach you to be a therapist – but just like physical first aid, it will teach you to listen, reassure and respond, even in a crisis.
Prerequisites: None – just enthusiasm! (well, and a completed booking form…)
Duration: Two day programme ( 09:00 start-16:45 finish )
Cost: £395 + VAT Includes exam fees, course hand book & materials, lunch and refreshments
Venue: No8 Thorpe Road, Norwich
How to book: Contact us (details below) for a booking form
Course Tutor: The Healthy Working Company & The RedCat Partnership have been providing Health & Safety training and consultancy in Norfolk, East Anglia and nationally for over 18 years.
We have a reputation for delivering high quality, practical, effective and engaging training. Regular customers will know we offer stimulating, highly interactive training; you won’t get a dull lecture from us!
For anymore information on this course please contact us on 01603 473732
A friendly and informal forum for local business owners. A chance to discuss ideas and gain inspiration from other like-minded people on how to make a business more profitable.
Wednesday 11 October 2017 – 7.30am for 8.00am start – 9.30am close
Free of charge for your first attendance, then £25.00
Due to the popularity of these events, places are limited to two representatives per business.
No problem. You don’t need to have attended the previous seminars to join in.
For further information please contact Kerry-Anne Rookyard ([email protected]) or telephone 01473 833411
CHARITY AUCTION
We will also be holding a raffle and charity auction, this year we are delighted to be joined by auctioneer “Paul Bridgeman of Clive Emson Auctioneers” to ensure we raise as much money as possible. Clive Emson’s auctioneers play their part in raising quite literally hundreds of thousands of pounds each year via the charity auctions they conduct.
DRESS CODE
Stoke by Nayland Golf Club operates a strict dress code and players may not wear any form of denim clothing, tracksuits or collarless T-shirts on the course. Proper golfing trousers or tailored shorts worn in conjunction with ankle socks must be worn with a collared or roll neck shirt and golf shoes. In the clubhouse, bar and restaurant, smart casual dress is required.
All visitors are asked to comply with the club rules, and general golf etiquette during their visit.
HOTEL ACCOMMODATION
Available at £99.50 per night for advance purchase or £109.90 if paid on departure based on two sharing a double or twin room including full English breakfast and use of the leisure facilities.
CONTACT DETAILS
Monthind Clean LLP
Simon Biggs (Partner), 01206 215300, [email protected]
Stoke by Nayland Hotel, Golf & Spa, 01206 262836, www.stokebynayland.com
Come and learn techniques to make your own festive wreath. You will cover a wire frame with moss and foliage and decorate it with traditional materials such as pine, fir cones, dried oranges, cinnamon sticks and seed heads. You could keep your design very compact and formal, or you could go for a very loose and natural design. No two wreaths ever come out of the workshop looking the same. Time: 6:15pm arrival for a 6.30pm start and approximately 8.45pm finish. Cost: £30.00 per person Refreshments: Light Refreshments available throughout. Materials: All materials are provided for you. For more information, please do contact us on 01603 788950, or email [email protected]
The Apprenticeship Levy came into effect from April 2017. As an employer you will have to pay this levy if you have an annual pay bill in excess of £3 million, or are connected with other organisations which in total have a pay bill in excess of £3 million. As a consequence, there are many questions that employers are asking themselves: How is the levy calculated and how do I know if two organisations are connected? We don’t currently employ apprentices so how can I make use of the levy we are paying? What are our legal obligations with respect to taking on an apprentice? Along with Easton&Otley College, we would be delighted if you could join us as we bring together an expert group of speakers from Lovewell Blake and Easton+Otley College, along with a round table Q&A discussion led by Norfolk County Council, to help to explain the various issues around this subject, from a variety of perspectives. Timings: 5.30 pm Registration 5.45 pm Presentations 6.45 pm Round table Q&A discussion followed by a buffet supper Book your place here
*No need to book, pay £2 on arrival*
‘Coffee Means Business – relaxed, informal business networking for all local businesses. No membership, no pressure, just great networking over coffee.
Programme: · 9:30 am – help yourself to coffees and teas, meet with other businesses · 10.00 am – a welcome from Genix · 10.05am – time for more conversation · 10.30 am – short presentations from local businesses · 10.40am – who will you meet? · 11:30 am – time to go…
Bring plenty of business cards!
“The most cost-effective networking I have ever done”.
For more details call us on 0800 096 3013 or email [email protected].
Sponsored By Genix Patron and Supported by ERDF
BUSINESSES will have access to a wealth of advice and opportunities at a free business surgery at Beacon Park on Tuesday, September 19. The event is open to all businesses in the Great Yarmouth borough and those interested in moving to the area.
Great Yarmouth Borough Council’s Economic Development Unit has organised the drop-in event, at the successful Enterprise Zone, as part of its commitment to working closely with partners to support economic growth and job-creation.
Taking place between 11am and 2pm, at Unit 3, Malory Road, one of the highlights will be the opportunity to find out more about exporting from the Department of International Trade’s Export Hub, an impressive exhibition truck which is touring the region.
Alongside this, the advisors from New Anglia Growth Hub will be on hand to provide details of grants of up to £500,000. Groundwork will be on hand to offer guidance about BEE Anglia Business Energy Efficiency Grants of up to £20,000, in addition to providing free guidance on business resilience, with a particular focus on flooding.
Great Yarmouth Borough Council will be showcasing the brand new office and industrial units at Beacon Park, which offers business rates discount of up to £55,000 each year for five years for eligible businesses that can move in by March 31, 2018. Visitors will be able to view the available units.
Healthy workplace provider, Thriving Workplaces, will offer free support for employee health and wellbeing. Businesses can find out more from Norfolk County Council about Great Yarmouth’s proposed Third River Crossing and have their say in the public consultation.
In addition, the East of England Energy Group (EEEGR), Norfolk Chamber of Commerce and the Federation of Small Businesses will be on hand to offer advice and promote local business networking events.
enterpriseGY, the borough council’s business support service, will be available to help businesses with their applications for the Spirit of Enterprise Awards, which are now in their 10th year and offer the opportunity for businesses to raise their profile in the borough.
Cllr Paul Hammond, vice chairman of the economic development committee, said: “There is a significant amount of support available in the borough for businesses, including grants and expert guidance, offered through various different organisations.
“This free drop-in surgery is really useful because it enables businesses to meet all these organisations under one roof, discuss the full range of advice and opportunities available, and really reap the benefits.
“This is all part of the borough council’s important work to support and encourage businesses to invest in, grow within and relocate to the borough. It is also fitting that we are staging the surgery at Beacon Park, an energy hub and top Enterprise Zone site.”
The surgery is a drop-in event, but businesses are encouraged to register in advance by emailing [email protected]
Almost half of all organisations in the UK fall victim to cyber security breaches every year, often leading to personal data breaches, interruption to business, financial loss and reputational damage.
Many businesses still mistakenly consider Cyber Security a technical IT problem, but more and more are realising that Cyber Attacks such as Ransomware and business email compromise (BEC) represent a key business risk requiring visibility and focus at the executive level.
This non-technical, workshop based course is designed to help business owners and senior leadership teams to understand the key elements of Cyber and Information Security related risks, and the practical steps required for a comprehensive Cyber Security strategy appropriate to their business.
This course will include both presentation and group exercises and focuses on:
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: 7th August 2023
Time: Hourly slots available between 10am – 1pm
Virtual Call – Video Link shall be emailed beforehand.
Topics
Jonathan can provide advice, guidance, hints and tips on:
– Individual and business obligations to health and safety law
– Advice and guidance to those businesses wanting to take the leap into accredited management systems such as ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 as part of their growth plans to access markets that they may not have previously been able to break into.
– People interested in a career in health, safety and risk management.
– My own personal experiences with starting a business and defining what I wanted Serene Safety to be so others can do the same.
About Jonathan
Jonathan is a results driven, self-motivated and resourceful HSEQ and risk professional of fifteen years with a proven ability, in the UK and Europe to develop and strengthen management systems in order to assure that “things are going right”.
This drive is derived from Jonathan’s desire for businesses’ and the people within them being the best they can be through sustainable practices fostered through a positive safety culture. Safeguarding stakeholders, company profitability, evolving efficiencies and standardising and improving systems and processes to achieve ‘best-in-class’ results for organisations and business leaders.
Experienced in high-hazard sectors including offshore oil and gas, power generation, logistics, construction, demolition, manufacturing and the waste and recycling industry. Jonathan has enjoyed a career from blue collar roles to senior management appointments across a range of businesses including FTSE 250 organisations.
Jonathan established Serene Safety when the opportunity arose to start his own business, something he always set out to do, early in his career.
Serene Safety provide health, safety and risk management advice, consultancy and training to a range of businesses and industries across the UK.
This year we are also running more open courses in first aid initial, requalification and refresher training than ever before. We hope that this will make it easier for you to successfully book onto your chosen course date following our near sell-out sessions last year – Early booking is still advised of course. https://www.norvictraining/course-dates/