Free meeting for small business owners – 12th July in Hellesdon, Norwich. Great chance to meet fellow small business owners, all supporting each other and sharing best practise, in a relaxed meeting with no sales pitches. Free to attend with no need to book, just turn up – we start at 8am and will finish by 10. This month we’re looking at best practice for quotations and bidding for work, plus our usual packed agenda focusing on both good and bad real life examples. Carrowbreck House, Carrowbreck Road, Norwich NR6 5FA https://businessgrowthclub.net/up-and-coming-events/
Quiz some of Britain’s top business brains about the issuesthat really matter to you. Learn how these entrepreneurs have grown their businessesinto some of the best-known brands in the UK today:
Sir Charles Dunstone, founder of Carphone Warehouse and Chairman of TalkTalk
Anya Hindmarch, founder of Anya Hindmarch
Tom Pellereau, Series 7 The Apprentice winner and inventor of Stylfile and the Nipper Clipper
Kanya King MBE, founder of the MOBO awards
Ali Clabburn, founder of liftshare.com.
Norfolk Business Library and The Forum will be screening this event live for free in The Curve. Afterwards, there will be an opportunity fornetworking, and light refreshments will be served.
Join us for lunchtime networking at The Beechwood Hotel on Wednesday 17th July from 12.30 – 2.00pm. The North Walsham Business Lunch is a successful dining club for local businesses, bringing local business professionals together to network at one of the leading country house hotels in North Norfolk. New price! Reduced price of £15.00 for 2 courses To book your place or for more information, please contact Andrea Smith on: 01603 693575 | [email protected] Booking is essential. Please make payment to Beechwood Hotel on the day (Cheques should be made payable to Starwarz Ltd)
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Norfolk suffers from low rates of business start-ups, with just 9.24% of active businesses in the region resulting from an enterprising new-born (2009), in contrast to 9.9% for the East of England, and even more significantly, 10.1% for England as a whole. It is believed that this not only comes from the rural nature of Norfolk, but from a lack of business culture and understanding to follow up innovative new ideas.
With this in mind, Hethel Innovation is working in partnership with the Norwich Research Park to find ways to support and nurture local start-up enterprises in an effort to revive the flow of new business ideas and developments in the hope of creating companies which will benefit the county and the region as a whole. This venture in also involving the institutions of the Norfolk Network, with the UEA, John Innes Centre, New Anglia Capital and Norfolk County Council all on-board.
Created by a strong partnership of experts in business start-up support, incubation and entrepreneurship and delivered through expert business professionals, Activ8 offers a unique learning experience for anyone potentially wishing to start up a business through to those who have been trading for up to 5 years. With a mixture of real life experience, theoretical learning and individual mentoring support, delegates will be able to navigate a unique route through the programme and benefit from right support to match their circumstances.
With sessions delivered by business professionals who have ‘walked the walk’, delegates will be able to associate their current situations with the learning of session leaders, combined with inspirational stories, networking opportunities and mentoring support.
Activ8 will be running as a series of 8 business start-up master classes, running once a month, targeting and addressing the processes and difficulties involved with new born companies, from tales from the coalface of those who have been there, to finances and business networks. The program will run with a very hands on approach, with speakers from the business world supplemented by mentoring support, pitching opportunities and network development to really give those involved a chance to get their teeth in and tear off a piece of what their ideas need to be a success.
Activ8 will actively seek feedback from participants so that the whole program can develop to ensure it is really engaging the most important topics, and so that further support can be offered outside of the events.
Sessions covered are as follows: • So you want to start up a business? Tales from the coalface. • Starting-up – The what, when, where, who and how! • Your Business Offering – From idea generation to market ready products/services. • Make some noise through Branding & Marketing … on a budget • Fun with numbers-or everything you need to know from start-up finance to investment Pt 1 • Fun with numbers Pt 2. Raising finance & pitching for investment • The human factor – building your team. • Building lasting relationships – the joys of networking and collaborative working. • Your Start-up Toolkit
The programme begins with a Launch in September 2013 and runs once monthly on a Wednesday evening from 6.30 – 9pm. Most sessions will be held at the Chris Lamb Training Suite, John Innes Centre. Book your place via https://activ8.eventbrite.com
Join our HR Consultants as they address the difficult topic of disciplinary and grievance investigation. Timings:7.45 am Registration and buffet breakfast 8.00 am Presentations 9.00 am Questions and answers 9.15 am Close
Another chance to get together with like-minded small business owners and share ideas and knowledge, looking at best practice and mutual co-operation. We will cover specific sales and marketing topics, in a friendly supportive environment. I can promise a packed agenda which will stimulate! Free tea and coffee, with no need to book, just turn up. If you want to know more drop me a line or give me a call on 01603 443355
Aim; This is the benchmark trainer skills qualification for all trainers, it is ideal for first-time trainers who need to understand the basics of training skills and practice or those looking to refine their techniques.
Objectives;
*Identify training needs and set appropriate aims and objectives.
*Understand and deploy appropriate training and learning approaches
*Be able to comprehensively plan your training
*Understand how to deliver inclusive sessions that engage, motivate and inspire learners
*Understand the use of different assessment methods and the need for record keeping
Organisation
Duration; 3 day programme
Exam/Assessment; Delegates are required to deliver a 30 minute “micro-teaching” session (which must be part of a wider programme) to the rest of the group, provide feedback to four other delegates and complete a self evaluation.
Cost; £435 plus VAT includes notes, refreshments, lunch, the assessment & certification fees
Awarding Body; Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH)
Tutor; Richard Mills and Sarah Daniels
Differentiation; At least level 2 or equivalent in English, ICT skills would be advantageous.
Audience; Anyone who wants to deliver training professionally
Feedback; “I just wanted to say thanks for the course, I’ve spent 37 years trying to overcome my abject fear of standing up in front of people, and I’ve been on countless courses which have helped, but not cured the problem, yet in 3 days you managed to solve it completely!” Rachel Jarman, Hautbois
Location: Carrowbreck House, 7 Carrowbreck Road, Norwich, NR6 5FA. Having a website for your business isn’t a choice anymore, without one you lose credibility as well as opportunities. This brand new course shows you how to set up and maintain a website for free using WordPress, the most popular blogging and content management system on the web. What if you don’t know how to code? That’s ok because code isn’t needed. Course Content Setting up and installing WordPress Selecting a theme ( look ) for your website Front end and back end Your dashboard Adding extras to your website Inserting images and videos Adding pages Creating a blog Linking to other sites Security Managing users Who should attend? If you’re looking to create a website If you’re looking to create a landing page Understand WordPress more Manage your own WordPress website Suitable for business owners and anyone looking to create an online presence Duration: Half-day course (1.30pm – 4.30pm) Equipment: No equipment is necessary for you to bring to the course. Pens and note paper will be available. Lunch provided: Light Refreshments will be available throughout the duration of this course. Course price: From £38.50 to £49.50 For more details or any enquiries, please do contact us on 01603 788950, or email [email protected]
The invite-only occasion will allow you to view this unique heritage facility in a conference setting, to network with other companies, and to enjoy a complimentary glass of bubbly and a few canapes with us.
To be considered for an invite please email us at [email protected].
If you’re the owner of a small business and want to move beyond the day to day to look at how you can grow your business, then this session is for you. Neil Foley will deliver a practical, interactive session that gives you a taste of what the Business Growth Club could do for you. He will draw on his experiences as a business owner, trainer and coach to get participants to work together on some common challenges, giving participants ideas as to how to move forward, providing a flavour of what Business Growth Club does and how it might work in King’s Lynn.