Hear from Jemma Curtis, Regeneration Programmes Manager and Ostap Paparega – Regeneration & Economic Development Manager at West Norfolk Borough Council about current and planned investment in the town, growth potential and key projects that will help bring the planned growth to fruition, including latest progress on the Nelson Quay riverfront development, Heritage Action Zone initiatives and Nar Ouse Enterprise Zone.
This presentation will be followed by 30 minutes of Q&A
Social media and digital marketing: challenges and opportunities
Join us for our free networking business breakfast for an engaging and informative session with Dr Lucill Curtis, Lecturer in Marketing at Norwich Business School.
Lucill worked within marketing communications management for more than 16 years – principally within the pharmaceutical and healthcare sector – and as a marketing consultant, where she achieved seven industry awards for excellence in PR, marketing and management. Having joined Norwich Business School in 2017, she now lectures on a range of marketing and management topics. Current research interests relate to the management of social media in the B2B sector.
Who Should Attend?
This event is aimed at any organisation with an interest in marketing strategy.
Cost
This is a free event, including a complimentary light breakfast. Parking will be charged at the standard UEA visitor rate.
Further information
Contact us at [email protected] or call 01603 592263 if you have any questions about this event.
Please note that when registering for this event, your name and organisation will be included on the delegate list circulated to event attendees.
Come along to our Alternative Provision Conference – ‘Progressive Change’ this coming November!
The conference will focus on the benefits of alternative provision and discuss progressive change.
Guest speakers confirmed so far…
We are delighted to announce we will be joined this year by Sarah Dove, from Phoenix Education Consultancy. Sarah has over 15 years in strategic educational roles across pupil referral units, alternative provision, specialist resource provisions, psychiatric in-patient services, hospital education, care homes and secure settings.
We will also be joined by Kiran Gill from The Difference. Kiran started her career teaching in inner-city secondary schools, specialising in teacher training and improving literacy teaching across the curriculum. Her published research focuses on poverty, social mobility and the evolution of the school led system in England.
The conference will address:
Achieving alternative provision excellence across the sector
Effective models of school and provider relationships
Increase in 14-16 year olds being excluded from mainstream schools
Rise in the number of home-educated students being removed from schools by parents
Sustainable, suitable transition to post-16 training or employment
Thursday December the 5th is the date! do book early as every previous event has sold out!
The Mill Breakfast meets every First Thursday of the Month and is proving to be a great way of Networking in Norfolk
A great way to Network – no formal membership tie ins- you can come and go as you please!
No starchy forced referrals- just a focus on sharing knowledge and building relationships
We meet at the Mill Cafe Bar and Restaurant at 8- there will be a warm welcome and unlimited Teas/ Coffees & juice
After a period of informal networking we begin the meeting- we have a knowledge sharing speaker, we have a fun into question and we hear peoples news/ offers
Breakfast is a buffet- and the Mill can cater for all dietary needs
We are on Twitter @MillBreakfast and have a Linked in Group for conversations inbetween meetings as required!
The meeting closes at 10- but you are welcome to stay and network, and many arrange meetings at the Mill afterwards! the Coffee is rather splendid!
The knowledge sharing speaker in December is Caroline Wignall- who will be sharing her top tips on How are thoughts affect our business success
Work place pensions law has changed affecting all employers, from the largest firms to those with just one employee. Insight Financial Associates Limited and Howes Percival LLP have joined forces to co-host a free seminar providing an overview of the pension reforms and the new responsibilities facing local businesses.
Our experts will provide a practical insight on how to comply with the new auto-enrolment obligations, as well as providing top tips on avoiding the pitfalls and how to formulate an action plan. Key topics will include:
What do the auto enrolment changes mean for businesses?
Which workers will this affect?
What type of pension scheme has to be offered?
Do employment contracts have to be re-written?
How should the responsibilities be managed?
What happens if businesses ignore it?
What support is available?
Delegates will also have an opportunity to participate in a group question and answer session with our expert panel and to share their views and personal experiences.
Date: Thursday, 23 January 2014 Venue: Norwich City College Skills Academy Address: St Andrews House, St Andrews Street, Norwich, NR2 4TP Time: 7.45 am – 10.00 am RSVP: by 17 January 2014
Aims to update and requalify existing first aiders to the required level of skill and knowledge in first aid, in accordance with the requirements of the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981.
Successful delegates will be awarded a certificate of competence accredited by Qualsafe Awards who are recognised by Ofqual. It is valid for three years.
Course Venue
Open courses are held regularly at our training venues in Norwich, Norfolk and Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. Alternatively, courses can be arranged at your own site anywhere in the UK (subject to suitability).
Syllabus
· Introduction to first aid
· Incident management and safety
· The unconscious patient
· Major illness: diabetes, heart attack, stroke
· Fractures and dislocations
· Head Injuries
· Eye Injuries
· Simple record keeping & first aid equipment
· The legal framework for first and in the workplace
Making Tax Digital is the biggest change in UK VAT legislation in recent history and means that from April 2019 businesses above the VAT threshold (£85,000) will need to submit their VAT return through commercial software.
Making Tax Digital is a significant change to tax legislation by HM Revenue & Customs and will impact you. This session will talk through your options for how you can get ready for this big change with the help of Sage. Sage already offers compliant software through its Sage Business Cloud, including the latest version of Sage 50 – Sage 50cloud v24.2, and Sage Business Cloud Accounting.
The Seminar will offer the following:
Full Making Tax Digital Overview – how it affects you
HM Revenue & Customs Making Tax Digital Full Requirements
Sage Software Solutions
Questions & Answers
This session is hosted and sponsored by Mapus, Smith & Lemmon
Do you know what should be included in a contract of employment for your employees? Or what the differences between open ended, fixed term or zero hours contracts really are?
Join Lovewell Blake’sHR consultants Gemma Chapman and Vicky Webber for a comprehensive guide to contracts of employment, topics to be covered include: types of contract
This is a 3-in-1 exclusive opportunity for BID Levy payers to;
1. pitch their services to other businesses in the BID,
2. gain new customers from King’s Lynn and the surrounding area
3. gather valuable information and advice for their business from organisations like the Dept. for Work and Pensions / Job Centre, The Borough & County Councils, New Anglia Local Enterprise Company and the College of West Anglia apprenticeship team just to name a few.
What’s provided
You will get a 6ft table (no table cloth / cover) set up by 4pm on Monday 15th
Access to a power socket depends on layout so if you need one, please let me know by 12/10
1 free hot drink plus a free reusable cup for said hot drink (you can’t take china cups into the auditorium & we’re keen to promote zero-waste)
Publicity – we have emailed, flyer-ed, sent out press releases and will be doing radio ads, anything else you can do to promote is most welcome.
To The End will be giving a talk along with their sister company Fluential on how businesses can make the most out of LinkedIn.
In this informative free session Damien Cross and Harry Seaton will cover beating the algorithm, engaging with your audience and techniques to achieve this.
They will also go over how to make the most of video content on LinkedIn.
Get into the Christmas spirit by joining us on a one mile route along Great Yarmouth Seafront dressed as Santa. It’s not a race so you can walk jog or run and there are no prizes for finishing first just a medal for everyone who takes part.
The route is suitable for all ages as well as pushchairs, wheelchair users and dogs are welcome as long as their well behaved owners are attached to the other end of their lead! So bring the whole family along or get a group together from your workplace.
Adult Entry is £10 which includes a Santa Suit (or £8 without) and it’s £5 for children under 13 which includes a Santa Hat. The entry fee covers the costs ofrunning the event so sponsorship is encouraged. Every £5 raised could pay for art supplies for a session of specialist play or £37 could pay for an hour of music therapy. Every little bit really does help and there are prizes on offer for the adult and child securing the most sponsorship.
We’re delighted to bring together three brilliant, inspiring and thought provoking speakers for our final evening of Business Week. Hosted by Discover King’s Lynn (BID) this event aims to inspire and spark discussion about the future of our town centre.
Our three speakers come from very different backgrounds; Simon Ring is a successful local businessman whose company Ring Associates has doubled in size in the last 4 years.
Chris Scargill from Larking Gowen has some surprising statistics and insights into the value of tourism to our local economy and the formidable Wayne Hemingway will share his insights from his journey from fashion designer to placemaking and coastal regeneration.
This session starts at 5.30pm with drinks, before the main session commences at 6pm, followed a Q&A from 7.15pm.