Free and impartial business support available with Dr Morgan Potter from the New Anglia Growth Hub. You decide the agenda. Morgan can discuss with you:
Grants
Raising Finance
Innovation and Digital
Training
Exporting
Support for manufacturers
Access to intellectual property advice
R&D tax credits
Apprenticeships
Resource efficiency
And much more!
Morgan is available for booked appointments at the Norwich Research Park on the last Friday of each month.
If you would like to start using the worlds most popular PHP framework, this is the workshop for you. We will cover from installing Laravel to building a basic application. Everyone will learn along as we go from a freshly installed Laravel application up to creating a basic web app that interacts with a database. Course Details We will aim to cover the following (subject to change and class experience)
Routing
Using Blade (templating)
Controllers
Validation
Config/Env
Using Eloquent (database ORM)
Laravel inbuilt Auth
Artisan (CLI commands)
File Storage
Instructor Simon Bennett is a Software Consultant who works with Laravel daily, helping clients update there development practices and coding software for startups. He also runs his own SAAS for backing up DigitalOcean servers which of course is all built with basic Laravel. Prerequisites This beginners workshop will run through simple code as we learn about Laravel. Basic knowledge of PHP is required, I would recommend you know you know basic OOP. To save time on the day, you will be contacted directly before the workshop with a guide on setting up docker. The reason we use docker is to make sure we are using identical environments on Windows/Mac/Linux. Since Laravel used to build web-based applications (mostly), it would be helpful to a basic understanding of developing websites in PHP and MySQL.
TechNorwich: The End. A Story & New beginnings Whitespace is sadly now having to close. Started in 2013, it was the first and largest co-working space in Norwich. Its been home to many great & successful businesses, plus home to Barclays Eagle Labs and birthplace of TechVelocity, the first accelerator for the region. Come along to this event to have a drink to remember some of the history, catch up with some of the great businesses that have lived here and discuss on the future of the amazing digital creative & tech sector in our fine city.
Our trademark friendly, professional and jargon free session on pensions is back by popular demand! A one stop shop for all employers to refresh their knowledge with regard to the pension changes affecting all UK companies.
The largest companies have now completed pensions auto-enrolment staging. This means we can now share some important ‘lessons learnt’, top tips and practical solutions.
We will share with you the service that Price Bailey is offering to our clients through the 3 phases of the process, the Design, Implementation and Run and Comply.
This seminar is aimed at strategic decision makers, be it finance or HR. and will cover all the key areas that you need to consider from an employer perspective.
For the first time we are pleased to invite Standard Life, a top pensions provider, to share with us their practical tips for employers, drawing on their experience to date they will offer some invaluable insight into the common issues they are experiencing.
Speakers:
Karen Wyndham-Webb, Chartered Financial Planner – Director of Employee Benefits and Technical Pensions. Graham Dunlop, Business Development Manager, Workplace Distribution, Standard Life.
Agenda:
8.00am – Tea, coffee and bacon rolls served 8.30am – 9.30am Seminar presentation 9.30am -10.30am Q&A with teas & coffees
This event is taking place at the Theatre Royal, Norwich and also at The Maltings, Ely and Quy Mill, Cambridge. Register online for your free place at the venue of your choiceat www.pricebailey.co.uk/events
Businesses and community groups in west Norfolk are invited to find out about funding available through two initiatives managed by Norfolk County Council at a drop-in event in Downham Market on 20 June. People will have a chance to talk to advisers about their project ideas and find out whether they qualify for funding from the LEADER and LIFT programmes. LEADER is targeting businesses of any type as long as they have less than 50 staff, while LIFT (Local Investment in Future Talent) is looking for applications from community and networking organisations. There is around £1 million still available for west Norfolk businesses through these programmes, which are important sources of funding to help deliver new jobs and grow the rural economy. This funding is from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) delivered via Defra. In the UK this fund is managed by the Rural Payments Agency and distributed via the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE). The Local Action Groups (LAGs) deliver the funding using an approach which decentralises the decision and funding powers allowing the partnership to support the rural economy at a local level. The LAGs comprise representatives from businesses, community organisations and public authorities, and aim to help micro and small businesses and community organisations create and sustain employment within their respective areas. Businesses and community groups based in west Norfolk and wishing to find out more about the funding available should go along to the event, which is from 4-7.30pm in the Clock Room at the Town Hall in Downham Market (6 Market Place, Bridge Street, PE38 9DE) and there is no need to book.
If you are attending the 2018 Royal Norfolk Show, on Wednesday 27th June, I am delighted to invite you to:
10.00 – 10.30: a networking business brunch
10.30 – 11.30: a series of presentations providing an overview of how the County Council and partners are supporting the growth of the Norfolk economy:
The Norfolk & Suffolk Economic Strategy – the Context for Growth in Norfolk – Chris Starkie, New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership
The Business Contribution to Growth – Chris Sargisson, Managing Director, Norwich and Norfolk Chamber of Commerce
Norfolk’s Emerging Growth Strategy – Andrew Proctor, Leader, Norfolk County Council
The Eastern Institute of Technology – Meeting the Demand for Advanced Skills – Dr Nikos Savvas, Principal and Chief Executive, West Suffolk College
Questions to the panel
If you would like to attend the brunch and presentations, please RSVP by close of Friday 22nd June. Please note that places for the business brunch are limited, and do not include entrance to the Show itself.
This is part of our Innovation and Enterprise marquee, at Stand 92 on Royal Avenue, on both days. The stand will showcase the innovative services we and our partners can offer, to help businesses grow, innovate and improve their productivity. Drop in surgeries are available throughout the two days on these themes:
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a controversial subject with the late, great Professor Stephen Hawking warning in 2014 that the development of full AI could spell the end of the human race.
But should we fear advances in AI? Advocates point out that at its heart, current AI is driving business efficiency and freeing up resources to focus on customer satisfaction and improving customer experience.
Whatever your business, AI is something that is here now and will have an impact on all of us over the coming years.
IoD Norfolk, in collaboration with the University of East Anglia and Norwich Barclays Eagle Labs bring you a panel of experts, covering the fields of AI Developers, Legal, Academia and Cyber Security to debate what AI will mean for us all.
Although there will be opportunities to ask additional questions at the end, we are asking for questions to be submitted in advance, to facilitate a robust and lively debate.
There will be refreshments and canape’s served at the event, during the networking sessions.
The New Anglia Growth Hub, which provides free face-to-face business support, will co-host an event with King’s Lynn Library for business owners seeking advice and resources to help their businesses grow.
The event is free and takes place in the library on the 3rd March 2015 from 10:00am – 12pm, with teas and coffees provided. Business owners are invited to hear about free support from the Growth Hub’s Chris Sharman, Business Growth Adviser covering West Norfolk and Dr Morgan Potter who will give an overview of the digital support available, including access to faster broadband. Linda Tree from Norfolk Libraries will give a demonstration of COBRA – an online business encyclopedia and reference resource.
The Norfolk Rural Development Strategy has been drawn up following extensive consultation around the county.Focusing on the priorities for growth in Norfolk, this new strategy is the basis for creating positive change in rural areas andwill be launched on Friday 4th October at Barnham Broom Hotel (Honingham Road, Norfolk, NR9 4DD).
Don’t miss the opportunity to hear about the strategy from our speakers:
George Nobbs (Leader, Norfolk County Council)
George Freeman (MP for Mid-Norfolk)
Richard Powell OBE (Healthy Ambitions)
Simon Coward (Director of Innovation & Enterprise, Hethel Engineering Centre)
Susie Emmett (Green Shoots Productions)
Clarke Willis (CEO, Anglia Farmers)
Agenda:
9.30 – Registration and coffee 10.00 – Welcome by George Nobbs 10.05 – Introduction by Richard Powell 10.20 – Clarke Willis (RDS Steering Group) – Purpose and findings of the strategy 10:35 – George Freeman (MP for Mid Norfolk.) 10:45 – Coffee Break 11:05 – Richard Powell -introduces what the strategy means for business 11:15 – Presentations from key speakers from the rural business community 11:45 – Richard Powell discusses the next steps 12:00 – Q & A session 12.15 – Close, summing up and thanks from Richard Powell Lunch and networking
RSVP: Helen Bibby, Anglia Farmers on 01603 881 803 or email [email protected] by Tuesday 1 October.
On Thursday 23rd June PILZ will be collaborating with Proeon Systems to hold a free machinery safety standards & technology seminar.
The seminar is taking place at the Hethel Engineering Centre from 08:45 until 16:30, and is ideal for those working within the Food and Beverage industry.
Included in the attached Leaflet is an interactive button to book your place on the day and should you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact me.
Aim; Provide the skills to deliver basic first aid to a suitable level for most businesses.
Objectives;
*Understand Roles and responsibilities of a first aider
*To be able to assess and manage a first aid incident
*To be able to manage an unconscious casualty
*To be able to manage a casualty who is not breathing normally
*To be able to manage a casualty who is choking
*To be able to manage a casualty who has a bleeding injury
*To be able to manage a casualty who is in shock
Organisation
Duration; 1 day course
Exam/Assessment; Practical assessment plus an examination consisting of 15 multiple choice questions. In the practical assessment, candidates will be tested on the following five elements: *Recovery position *Cardiopulmonary resuscitation *Choking *Bleeding *Shock This is an Ofqual accredited qualification.
Cost; £88.00 +VAT Includes exam fees, course handbook & materials, lunch and refreshments
Awarding Body; Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) OR Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance (HABC)
Tutors; Michelle Judd
Differentiation; None – Just enthusiasm
Audience; This is the right first aid qualification for 80% of all businesses; the course is open to anyone who wants to become a first aider.