Event

Join us for an afternoon of fun and free tastings. We will be joined by some of our suppliers and some local businesses, lets hope the sun shines!

This is a free event so bring your friends and family along.

M+A Partners will be hosting two FREE sessions in Cromer for clients and partners to learn about Sage accounting software and the latest updates.

Whether you are a newcomer to Sage or simply would like to hone your skills, all standards are welcome.

How often do you find yourself thinking ‘there are just not enough hours in the day’?

How many of the following apply to you…

I’m always busy but feel like I’m not getting enough done My to-do list just gets longer and longer I seem to get pulled from pillar to post in the office and the phone never stops ringing There are important things I need to address but they always get bumped down the list

Could you use a day away to catch up on those important but ignored tasks? If the answer is ‘yes’, then join like-minded Directors at our inaugural Directors Haven.

Set in the picturesque countryside of Burnham Market, North Norfolk, this 16th Century coaching inn is the ideal location to catch up on those important parts of your business without the interruptions of office or home life. Tackle the tasks that can make a real difference to your business and dedicate time to reflecting on where your business is, where it’s going and how you’re going to get there.

At The Hoste hotel you will find everything you need to enable you to relax, re-energise and return to work with a new lease of life – from fantastic food and drink, luxurious rooms, a sumptuous spa and, most importantly, time and space. There is also a meeting room booked for the duration of the event with free WiFi so you can work wherever you feel most comfortable.

Our haven begins on the evening of the 24th November, with the option of an evening meal in The Hoste’s elegant restaurant with other Directors from across the county and the opportunity to swap stories on how to be effective at the helm of a healthy business.

The next morning there will be a complimentary breakfast and the day to spend as you please. If you choose to work, there are plenty of secluded spots around the hotel providing the privacy to work, like the hotel’s residents’ lounge which has comfortable sofas and spacious tables. Or, you could take a walk (or even hire a bicycle!) through the delightful market town. The in-hotel spa is also a great way to relax and unwind. A complimentary lunch will be served in the afternoon and you will have full use of the private meeting room should you wish to join other Directors and work, away from the distractions that come with the day-to-day running of your business.

You can book your place at Directors Haven here. If you would prefer to pay by invoice, rather than through Eventbrite and paypal, please email your request to [email protected]

This event is sponsored by Sandler Training.

Norwich Castle’s autumn exhibition, Build Your Own: Tools for Sharing offers an exciting interactive experience for visitors and a fascinating insight into today’s making revolution. It features neurotic robots that can manage your garden, a global network producing prosthetic hands created by 3D printing, and explores new ways of repairing city spaces, empowering communities and reflecting local craft traditions.

Crafts have underpinned our local communities for centuries but now the traditional tools are changing with the advent of modern technologies. Build Your Own is about celebrating making and the use of both old and new tools.

Co-produced by FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology), in collaboration with the Crafts Council and Norfolk Museums Service, the exhibition features specially commissioned works by leading makers, creative technologists and collectives, all of whom embrace the ethos of co-creation.

A key element of the show is the special ‘maker space’ in the gallery which presents demonstrations and workshops by local artists and staff and students from Norwich University of the Arts, plus there’s a chance to experiment with exhibition sponsor’s HP’s amazing new computer system ‘the sprout’.

Anyone interested in new technology, craft and how people can use both to improve their communities will find the show fascinating.

For further information:

01603 493625 (Mon – Fri) /[email protected]

Exhibition free with museum admission. Exhibition only tickets can also be purchased:

Ticket prices from 1 April 2015:

Castle Ticket (inc Special Exhibitions and Regimental Collections)

Adult: £8.35 Concession (over 65s, students, visitors with disabilities): £7.50 Child (age 4-18 yrs): £6.25 Family (2 adults + all children): £23.50 Family (1 adult + all children): £17.50

Pop in for £2 one hour before closing and 12pm – 1pm on weekdays during school term.

Special Exhibitions Ticket Price

Adult: £6 Concession (over 65s): £5 Child (age 4-18): £4

Opening times:

Open All Year Mon-Sat: from 10am-4.30pm Sun: 1-4.30pm

Open most Bank Holidays (hours as above) except 24, 25 and 26 December 2015 and 1 January 2016.

NORFOLK SKILLS AND CAREERS FESTIVAL 9-10 MARCH 2016 Norfolk Showground Arena Wed 09:30-15:30 and Thu 09:30-13:30

Click here for the official website.

The Norfolk Skills and Careers Festival is a new interactive event aimed at 14-24 year olds to help inspire them for their future career and to demonstrate the various options available. It will be the only major skills and careers event to take place in Norfolk in 2016.

Groups from schools and colleges will arrive in organised time slots throughout the two-day festival. Individuals are welcome to attend too. The event aims to attract 5000 visitors.

This is a wonderful opportunity for your organisation to connect with Norfolk’s young people, your potential future workforce, both to demonstrate and talk about the key skills involved in your industry and to break down unhelpful myths. It provides a platform to connect with talented youngsters who could become gifted prospective employees.

The Festival will be structured around a number of employment sectors: Energy, Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering, ICT – Digital and Creative, Financial and Insurance Services, Leisure, Tourism and Culture, Food and Farming, Agri-Tech and Life Sciences, Health and Social Care, Logistics, Construction, Higher Education and the Armed Forces. It is planned that a Norfolk and Waveney Building Apprentices’ Competition will take place, led by RG Carter.

How can you get involved? This Festival offers you a unique opportunity to build your brand in the region and with the people that matter to your business. Importantly, it provides you and your business with a chance to demonstrate your support for the young people of Norfolk as they decide which industry to enter. Exhibition spaces (starting at 3m x 3m) are available from £300+VAT, to cover the cost of the event, including power and light and shell scheme if required; indoor and outdoor locations are available.

This Festival is promoted by Norfolk County Council, Royal Norfolk Agricultural Association, Easton and Otley College, City College Norwich, Norfolk Chamber of Commerce, New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership, Norwich School and a number of other partners who care passionately about providing opportunities for the next generation.

If you would like further information about exhibiting at this Festival then please request an exhibitor’s information pack from [email protected], telephone: 01603 731791. Exhibitor spaces are limited so please do apply promptly.

When: Thursday, May 12th, 6.30pm to 9.30pm.

Where: The King’s Centre, King Street, Norwich NR1 1PH

RSVP: https://www.meetup.com/Norfolk-Developers-NorDev/events/229344509/

Cross platform mobile development with the power of Xamarin

Are you a .NET developer? Do you develop for mobile platforms or would you like to get started but you don’t know how or where? Then you should join Christos Matskas as he shows you how to get off the ground with mobile application development using the power of Xamarin and explains how to build powerful, full-featured, native applications that can run across all platforms. You will learn how to speed up your development cycle, reduce overhead costs and create “the one codebase to rule them all”.

Introduction to Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform

Microsoft Azure is Microsoft’s application platform for the public cloud. With over 60 service to choose from, Microsoft’s open source cloud platform is enabling developers and companies to develop solutions that can run faster, scale better and work more reliably than ever. With full support for all major languages and easy to use SDKs, Azure is the best platform for mobile, desktop and cloud-based application. Join Christos in this session for a guided tour around the platform and find out how to leverage the different services to create powerful and reliable applications.

Christ Matskas@ChristosMatskas

Christos Matskas has been working as a software developer for the last 12 years. He is an entrepreneur, founder and CEO of SoftwareLounge, a software consultancy firm. His portfolio includes collaborations with some great companies such as MarkIT, Lockheed Martin and Barclays. Over the years he has worked on numerous exciting projects from mobile applications to data crunching back-end solutions. He writes about his adventures in software development on his blog https://cmatskas.com. Christos is an advocate of Open Source Software and a regular contributor to numerous projects. He’s passionate about public speaking and he regularly speaks at conferences and user groups about .NET, the Cloud, mobile applications and software development in general (.NETFringe, DevWeek, MDevCon, SwanseaCon, Software Architect).

Join in the most colourful fun run you’ll ever be part of!

Run, jog or walk a ​5kmroute round Eaton Park in Norwich, and prepare to be covered in colourful powered paint by our Colour Pirates! Prices

Under 5’s – Free Child Ticket (age 5 – 16) – £10​.Now £7.50 Adult Ticket (16 +) – £20.Now £17.50 Family Ticket (2 adults and 2 children. Or 1 adult and 3 children) – £50.Now £45 Team Ticket (Minimum 6 adults) – £17.50 per person.Now £16 per person

Early Bird offer’s now on! Ends Feb 29th

​Kindly sponsored by Thorpe Travel, as part of Fred Olsen Travel

Do you need to find partners and funding to expand into Europe or beyond? Are you already working or looking to expand into international markets?

This event offers SMEs the opportunity to find out more about us and what we do to support SMEs in developing their businesses.

Whether it is finding out about funding opportunities such as

Horizon 2020, Eurostars and Eureka, sourcing new technology or innovation to move a business forward, looking to license or sell technology to reap the commercial benefits or help businesses finda partner to work with.New Anglia Growth Hubis co-hosting this event and offers free and impartial support for growing businessesin Norfolk and Suffolk. With access to a wide range of local and national business support services, you can find out about grants, finance, exporting, manufacturing advice, digital support, training, coaching and much more.

The New Anglia Growth Hub is supported by the European Regional Development Fund. Specialist Advisers from Enterprise Europe Network East and New Anglia Growth Hub can meet you face-to-face to discuss your needs and then signpost and refer you to sources of help and support.

Why Attend?

• Discuss your plans 1-1 with our advisers and address your questions about how to get access to funding and partners in Europe and beyond.
• Network in an informal environment over lunch – there will be ample time for questions and to discuss how to take ideas forward.
• Visit Norwich Research Park – an international centre of excellence in life and environmental science research with world-class expertise in the research and development pipeline.
• Find out more about us and what we can do for you and your business.
• To benefit from this workshop, businesses should have been trading for approximately one year, looking to expand beyond the UK market, and open to diversify their business model.

Agenda

12:30 Lunch on arrival

13:00 Introduction to Enterprise Europe Network and New Anglia Growth Hub

13:30 Find partners and funding to expand in Europe and beyond

14:00 Q & A session

14:30 Close