Learning how to grow a business is one thing, how to exit effectively and achieve the best possible return for all your hard work is another! At this event we will be discussing some of the key factors involved in an effective exit strategy, however far away you think that may be, including: • What is an Exit Strategy? • Why do It? • When will you do it? • How will you do it? • Who will be involved? This is a power-packed seminar where you will be challenged to consider some fundamental issues surrounding your eventual exit from your successful business. We may generate many questions for you as well as answer some key questions and this will help you to formulate a clear strategy that will be the best for you and your business. This workshop will give you real strategies and tips you can implement in YOUR business from the moment you leave. Join hundreds of other businesses who have worked with the ActionCOACH process to grow a commercial, profitable business that can work without you!
If you store and/or process personal data and do not know where to start with GDPR compliance should be looking to attend this event. We will provide a brief overview of the GDPR for SME businesses. This is a great opportunity to get your GDPR compliance journey up and running. For example did you know:-
that the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that comes into force on the 25th May 2018?
that this will apply to over 99% of businesses and charities in the UK?
how this applies to you and your business?
what you should and shouldn’t be doing regarding peoples data and it’s storage?
If the answer is no to the above, then our half day workshop will be ideal to get up to speed with the key facts and issues. We can help take out the dread and help you get your head around the basics. At our event you will find out what you need to do if you have employees or you collect any information on customers including, name, address, email, phone number. Being aware and taking sensible precautions now can help reduce the fear of fines substantial fines in the future.
Joe Cooksey, Digital Engagement Manager for Barclays, in this half day event will:
Guide you through the GDPR key points
Discuss how you can use your data and ensure you adhere to the rules
Cyber Security you should consider and be aware of.
What is GDPR and why do we need to comply?
The GDPR has been designed to enable Data Protection to keep up with the ever changing digital landscape we do business in. It is more extensive in scope and application than the current Data Protection Act (DPA). The Regulation extends the data rights of individuals, and requires organisations to develop clear policies and procedures to protect personal data, and adopt appropriate technical and organisational measures.
The European Union (EU)’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will impose greater regulatory control over EU residents’ personal data and force all global organizations to significantly change the way they handle that data. The GDPR will apply in the UK from 25 May 2018. The government has confirmed that the UK’s decision to leave the EU will not affect the commencement of the GDPR. UK organisations that process the personal data of EU residents have only a short time to ensure that they are compliant.
How will GDPR impact my business?
This will affect organisations of any size that collect and/or process personal data of EU citizens, this can include names, phone numbers, addresses, IP Addresses, ethnicity, health data to give some examples. GDPR enables individuals to have control over their own personal data. This has been processed further to the large numbers and increases to data breaches in businesses and organisations.
One of the main changes in the GDPR that organisations must consider across their operations is that the burden of proof to demonstrate compliance with the GDPR rests with the company providing services to the end user ‘the data subject’. Examples of the considerations a business will need to consider under the new GDPR include:
They correctly handle employee and HR data
Data is collected via the website, sales and CRMs are stored, handled and processed in a compliant manner
That security systems and controls are documented and suitable and proportional
Processes are in place if a breach occurs
Ability to effect the ‘right to be forgotten’.
All information used in this presentation you are registering for relating to GDPR is produced by Braclays for information purposes only and is for the sole use of the attendees at the presentation.
Whilst we feel this topic is beneficial to business owners, the views expressed are not intended to be and should not be viewed as individual advice or as a recommendation. Any views expressed in the presentation are not necessarily those of Barclays and should not be viewed as individual advice or as a recommendation. You should seek independent advice in respect of issues that are of concern to you.
Agenda for the Day
9:00 – 30 mins – Arrival, registration, tea and coffee
9:30 – 10 mins – Welcome, H&S, Intro, Agenda for day (GH & Barclays)
9:40 – 30 mins – GDPR (Barclays)
10:10 – 30 mins – Using Data (Barclays)
10:25 – 15 mins – Break, tea and coffee
11:00 – 45 mins – Cyber Security (Barclays)
11:45 – 15 mins – Funding and Advice opportunities (Growth Hub)
12:00 – 15 mins – Q & A
12:15 – 30 mins – Networking/1:1s/Booking appointments with GH BGA and Barclays
We are challenging you to travel 100 miles in the month of February. Complete the distance individually, as a family or a team – it’s your challenge, your way.
RUN – WALK – CYCLE
Whether you’re a novice or keep super fit, EACH Mile Counts is the challenge for you this February. It’s a great way of supporting children with life threating conditions, while ticking off an amazing fitness milestone for 2021.
However you choose to do it – make your miles count for EACH!
It’s FREE to take part in, all we ask is that you try and raise £100, that’s £1 for every mile travelled. You’ll receive a medal in the post if you hit the £100 target.
There is no need to register simply set up a JustGiving page and start fundraising. Make sure you add on your challenge details to the page so we know what challenge your undertaking.
Remember: It’s free to take part! Aim to raise £1 for every mile travelled. Hit £100 and you will receive a medal.
You can track your distance using an app on your phone, smart watch or other device. You can link your Strava app to your JustGiving page to keep your friends and family updated on your progress.
You are responsible for keeping track of your own mileage.
Please remember to follow the coronavirus rules and guidelines for your area. For more information on the current guidelines please visit: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus.
The extending pressure of the pandemic means EACH’s care is more important than ever. Families who have been shielding and self-isolating become exhausted from providing care alone. EACH have adapted the delivery of many services to continue to support families in different and innovative ways including online counselling, music and art therapy and online groups for bereavement and so much more.
£23 could pay a clinical nurse specialist for an hour to deliver expert nursing and symptom management care to a child or young person.
£76 could pay a counsellor for four hours to provide specialist support to bereaved family members, helping them cope during the more difficult times.
£170 could support a session of music therapy which provides a means of interaction, communication and self-expression through music, when words are not possible or are inadequate.
During this session we will look at various factors which effect financial decision making both as indiviuals and from corporate view. Our aim is that you leave the session with a framework and tools to understand, predict and potentially influence irrational behaviours.
3 top tips you’ll walk away with:
A better understanding of how we make decisions.
The tools to encourage desired behaviours.
Increase sales through better targeting.
In this session (Behavioural Economics ) Richard Ross, Chadwicks will be your host.
About Richard:
Richard is a relaxed and engaging presenter. He is interested in business development, in-particular how knowledge is managed within companies. He conducted a detailed research project into the factors that influence the success of business transfers in association with the University of East Anglia as part of his MBA. Richard also holds a Masters in Wealth Management and the Advanced Diploma in Financial Planning. He is also interested in behavioural economics which he has studied at post-graduate level. Unusually he is both a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investments and a Chartered Financial Planner.
Our popular Virtual Balloon Race is BACK – this time we’ll be starting at the Eiffel Tower in Paris on the most romantic day of the year, the 14th February of course!
A virtual balloon race is a 100% eco-friendly simulation whereby everything about the race is real except the balloon, so no birds or animals are harmed during the race!
All you have to do is:
Buy a virtual balloon – Virtual balloons cost £3. You can buy as many as you like! The more you buy, the more you increase your chance of winning!
Build it – You can customise your virtual balloons shape, size and composition to increase your chance of winning. The race company, Eco racing, use real life weather tracking, so make sure your virtual balloon is built for all weathers!
Track your virtual balloon over the 7 day race period- LIVE! The race starts on 14th February and the balloons are “launched” from the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
The winning virtual balloon is the one which has flown the furthest from the launch point in Paris.
In this free one-hour facilitated networking event you’ll be given a brief overview of the Reset Restart business support programme, be introduced to some of the MENTA business advisors and have the opportunity to interact with other participants.
For further information about any of our events, please contact us at [email protected] or telephone 01603 774708.
Want to join a network of businesses in Yarmouth? Think networking has to be expensive? Are you planning to start your own business or build your customer base? Then join us for a coffee & networking on the second Thursday of the month!
Informal networking
Meet likeminded businesspeople
Local speakers
Free to attend – the only cost is £2 for coffee payable to the venue
Ample Parking & Easy access
Hosted at the impressive Royal Assembly Rooms, Boost Network in Great Yarmouth is a new networking group for small and medium businesses in the Yarmouth and Lowestoft area.
Networking is a proven technique to increase business – spread the word about your business and make vital business connections – for the cost of a cuppa!
There is no size limit to the businesses that can attend and you do not have to commit to attending every month.
Want to join a network of businesses in Yarmouth? Think networking has to be expensive? Are you planning to start your own business or build your customer base? Then join us for a coffee & networking on the second Thursday of the month!
Informal networking
Meet likeminded businesspeople
Local speakers
Free to attend – the only cost is £2 for coffee payable to the venue
Ample Parking & Easy access
Hosted at the impressive Royal Assembly Rooms, Boost Network in Great Yarmouth is a new networking group for small and medium businesses in the Yarmouth and Lowestoft area.
Networking is a proven technique to increase business – spread the word about your business and make vital business connections – for the cost of a cuppa!
There is no size limit to the businesses that can attend and you do not have to commit to attending every month.
The New Anglia Growth Hub, together with Enterprise Europe Network and the Knowledge Transfer Network are hosting a free half day masterclass aimed at growing companies or have potential to grow, are using or developing new technology or investing in research and innovation.
At this event, you will:
Gain an understanding of the funding and grants landscape
Explore what’s available in the UK and Europe to help exploit market opportunities,
Learn how to write a good application to ensure highest chance of success,
Hear first-hand about the benefits and experiences from local businesses
Discover free 121 application support available prior to submission
Develop your firm’s capacity to commercialise and scale-up
Expand you knowledge of progression of Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Programme.
This is a rare opportunity not to be missed and thanks to European Regional Development Fund support, this event is free to attend. Tea, coffee and breakfast sandwiches will be supplied, to help fuel your mind and body. Spaces are limited, so early booking is advised. One representative per company please.
Agenda:
– Arrival and networking
– The Innovation Funding Landscape
– Funding opportunities and participation criteria
– How to prepare a good proposal
– Experiences of local SMEs
– The new Innovate UK support process and next steps
– Developing capacity to commercialise and scale up.
Speakers:
Professor Mark Hart
50th Anniversary Professor of Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Holder of the Queen’s Award for Enterprise Promotion 2014
Programme Director and Academic Lead, Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses, UK – www.aston.ac.uk/10ksb
In the 2016 Global Entrepreneurial Monitor report, 5.1% of the adult population in the UK were actively trying to start a business and 11.1% of working age adults expected to start a business within the next 3 years
Nwes & NatWest are pleased to present a series of events in partnership across the county to support your entrepreneurial journey
5th September: Kings Lynn Innovation Centre
6th September: Lowestoft Riverside Business Centre
7th September: Norwich, Rouen House
Who should attend this event?
This event is intended for small and medium business owners including those who are considering starting their own business in the next 12 months.
How will this benefit my business or idea?
Our events in Kings Lynn and Lowestoft will be supported by an Advisor Panel who consisting of different industries and skillsets. You will have the opportunity to book a one-to-one consultation with them after the event. In Norwich you will have the opportunity to approach the businesses exhibiting to ask your question.
What topics will be discussed?
We will be exploring how grant funding can support your business with a bespoke offering from Nwes. Cashflow is one of the key issues that affects businesses – what can you do to mitigate risks and improve the performance of your business?
You’ve got the ideas, conducted market research and maybe even booked onto a business bootcamp, but still two big questions remain about starting a business:
What would I be getting myself into? Be aware of the challenges, risks, workload and the legal and financial issues of starting a business
How do I make it a reality? Know the best first steps, key business administration principles and useful sources of support.
Join us for a series of bitesize workshops, delivered by Norfolk Knowledge in partnership with Norwich Business School, to help find some answers.
07:45 – 08:00 Arrival and light breakfast
08:00 – 08:45 Business Planning
08:50 – 09:35 Funding and finance
10:00 – 10:45 Marketing
10:50 – 11:35 Selling
11:35 – 12:15 Optional networking
Sessions are free but must be booked in advance. A complimentary light breakfast and parking are available.
Have you ever quoted for a job or met a potential customer and been sure you had ‘nailed it’ yet inexplicably didn’t get the business? This 2021 training session will arm you with a great understanding of client requirements and how you can adapt your communication & sales skills to what the clients need, expect and prefer. Very often these things don’t just boil down to price or material factors….it is often said that ‘people buy people first’..
Built on 100 years of research, this hugely insightful and very practical 3 hour session will give you the secret ingredient needed, yet often overlooked, when dealing with people in business.
We show you how you can flex your approach and your style of communication to your customer’s needs and preferences, not yours, giving you an edge that so many don’t have.
This is an exciting, but also fun, workshop that will give you a raised awareness of yourself and others, and we will share some very simple and practical tools to ensure you are ‘pressing the right buttons’ with your customers, potential customers, staff, suppliers and other key stakeholders in those most important interactions.
Looking back on your experience of 2020, what did you miss the most in the pandemic – and what did it make you reassess? Have your plans changed? Has the time saved by not having to travel to work given you more leisure or has working from home seen your work/life balance deteriorate.
What about your plans for retirement? The shift to a new phase of life can be a difficult transition at the best of times let alone during a pandemic, but lockdowns have given us a unique opportunity to experience what life after work may feel like.
Shortly before the pandemic hit, we had started to look at what we called Life 2.0 – the way conventional retirement was evolving to become a far more flexible and active Next Act. The coronavirus has given us time to reflect on what really matters, it has shown both the importance of a good work/life balance and how a more flexible approach to work can help us achieve this.
We’ll start with a short presentation looking at some of the emerging trends before breaking into small groups to share thoughts before returning to the main ‘room’ for feedback and wider discussion. The Masterclass will last an hour with the opportunity to continue the conversation.
We hope you’ll leave the session with a clearer view of your Life 2.0