Our next Business Growth Club get together in Poringland is on Tuesday 9th April – starting at 8 am and we will finish by 10 (if we finish before 10 we will tackle Brexit, the Middle East question and throw in Venezuela for good measure :)) Brexit may or may not have happened, but all we can and should do is concentrate on what we can directly influence – namely running our businesses as efficiently as we can! We will be looking at sales and marketing ideas, using the key principles behind the Growth Club. https://businessgrowthclub.net/ Loads of practical examples, a chance to network with like minded business owners too, plus free tea/coffee – a great way to kick start your day. No need to book, just turn up. Further details here:
The Bobby Moore Fund’s Football Shirt Friday runs throughout April (Bowel Cancer Awareness Month) and culminates on 26th April, when we ask people to wear their football shirt and donate £5 to help us fund pioneering bowel cancer research. The campaign raises ~£150,000 annually.
We are aware that wearing a football shirt into the office can be an issue for some organisations, so have designed a bespoke fundraising pack for 2019 with simple fundraising ideas as an alternative form of participation. These can either take place on one day in April or throughout Bowel Cancer Awareness Month.
Course Title; Level 3 Award in Training – Principles and Practice
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
Date; 5th, 6th & 13th August
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
Who can guess whether Brexit has happened by now, but we need to concentrate on what we can influence and national politics probably isn’t one of them!
We will explore key sales and marketing principles that you can immediately use in your business, and these most definitely make a difference.
We will have a focus on pricing, which is so important for all of us, but in fact, is never easy to work out.
Good fun, interactive but with no elevator pitches, and the chance to mingle with your fellow small business owners from the area. Free to attend too, with no need to book, just pop along on the 17th! https://businessgrowthclub.net/up-and-coming-events/
After the huge success of our Digital Tech and Manufacturing conferences, as part of our Scale Up New Anglia programme, we are pleased to announce our latest Scale Up event, tailored for the Finance community.
What is the Benefit of Attending this event?
This event is sector-specific to the finance community and the overall focus is to provide information on support, guidance, peer experiences and possible tools and techniques to help you continue and develop your businesses growth and scale up your business successfully.
This and subsequent sector events will be supported with workshops, networking, 1-2-1 and one too many events to help assist you and your business to grow and scale up into the future. With support face to face and online. this programme is by invitation or acceptance after application in order to ensure we provide you with the right information and support at this growth level. This means all those within the group will be on, or have been, on the growth and scale up journey too, enabling you to gain great peer support and networking opportunities as well.
What is the Scale Up New Anglia Programme and Who is it For?
The Scale Up New Anglia programme has been launched to support businesses with high growth potential up to 20% in terms of turnover. These companies have been categorised as ‘Silver’. Those achieving growth in excess of 20% in terms of turnover or FTEs are categorised as ‘Gold’.
The mission of the Scale Up New Anglia programme is, therefore, providing the business support to turn ‘Silver’ businesses into ‘Gold’ businesses.
The objective of the programme is to engage with potential high growth businesses throughout the counties of Suffolk and Norfolk and to create an exclusive community of like-minded peers and industry and topic experts. This programme will provide ongoing support and also understand and develop the nature of the high growth ecosystem required to generate growth across the New Anglia region.
Key Benefits to SME to join the High Growth Programme
Access to members only workshops, information tools, meetings and events
All businesses at these events are like-minded and keen to grow and develop their businesses in Suffolk and Norfolk – peer to peer support and discussions
All businesses are in Norfolk and Suffolk
Access to industry experts and information from dedicated growth/scale-up bodies and people
Access to inspirational local and national businesses who have been on the scale-up/growth journey
Three-year programme in place to take them into the next step
Cross organisational support (i.e. Tech East, Invest East, Councils, Chambers)
Business Shaper Group and New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) have announced the launch of 50 major new Business Roadshows, across Norfolk and Suffolk, from April – November, to benefit hundreds of companies, accessing grants and funding to help them grow.
The Roadshow takes place in Sudbury at a venue which is to be confirmed at 4pm until 7pm, and will help to highlight the wealth of grants, funding opportunities, free business support and training available to business owners as they prepare their organisations for the future.
“For a young business like AT Power, finding the right advice, support and funding to grow is difficult. Attending the Business Roadshow in December last year, we were able to understand all the different types of funding options, grants and support available to small businesses. We accessed a £3000 grant from the Manufacturing Advisory Service, which has helped us increase turnover by over by £75,000 in two months. We also have pipeline of business in excess of £600,000, all with the help and guidance of Business Shaper Group. I would strongly advise any business looking to grow in 2014, to attend the Business Roadshow”, said Andy Clifton managing director of AT Power.
Maximise the Value of your Business Tuesday 18th June 2013, 09:15 to 12:30 The Farmers Club, Bury St. Edmunds
Whether you are planning to sell your business or not, maximising the value of the business is a must. This free half day seminar run in conjunction with NatWest and Prism Corporate Broking will take you through 6 essential elements to transform your future by building value – and thereby attractiveness to potential acquirers. You will also hear from a former CEO about what it is really like to go through the sale process.
Who should attend?
This event is aimed at owners/senior managers of private businesses. Whilst the content will be of more immediate interest to those planning to sell, we would like to stress that the underlying theme is about building value in the business and is therefore entirely pertinent to those with longer term plans to exit. The event is also likely to be of interest to those considering acquisitions as it gives insights into what is of value to an acquirer and how valuations are made.
Outline programme:
• Review of the M&A market • Six things you need to know to build value • Selling my business – my perspective • Adding value through the process • Valuation • From a legal perspective • Key stages in the process • Summary, questions and close
What will you gain from it?
• Discover who’s buying who and what’s hot • Find out the six things you need to know to build the value of your business • Find out what it is really like going through the acquisition process from a CEO • Understand how valuations are made in practice
Additional information:
There will be an opportunity to arrange a short one-to-one meeting with a member of Prism’s Corporate Broking team immediately following this seminar. Bookings will be taken on a first come, first served basis, subject to availability.
Due to the nature of this event, we respect the fact that some attendees may wish to maintain a degree of anonymity. We will not therefore be issuing name badges nor will we be publishing or otherwise circulating attendee lists. Whilst there will inevitably be some opportunities to network for those who wish so to do, the programme is not structured with this intent.
Our open days offer you the chance to find out more about the innovative MBA Programme, look around our contemporary teaching facilities and meet current students, the MBA Programme Director and Course Leaders who will be there to answer your questions.We offer both Full-time and Executive Part-time MBA courses that fit around your career plan, starting in January 2015.
In addition to the core MBA modules our MBA students have the opportunity to study one of three subject areas where the University has established a world-class reputation: Brand Leadership, Strategic Carbon Management and Economics and Finance. Included within the elective choices, you can choose to explore how climate change and energy management are now at the core of building sustainable business in the 21st Century, or how brands are shaping our perceptions of what modern businesses represent – both as consumers and in an economic sense.
In partnership with the Institute of Food Research we are launching a Food Industry stream for the Executive Part-time MBA, starting in January 2015, looking at how issues such global supply chain management and consumer buying behaviour are shaping this critical sector.
“Completing the MBA has been a momentous fulfilling journey for me – it has allowed me to explore further business and management from an academic basis and put into practice my learning and understanding.” Sam Brown, Executive MBA Graduate
Norwich Business School offer a number of competitive scholarships for full and part time students.
If you are interested in attending, please register your interest by emailing [email protected] or call 01603 591753.
Event location: Thomas Paine Study Centre, Norwich Business School, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, NR4 7TJ
The Race for Life is a series of 5k and 10k routes around the country that give people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities the chance to come together and show cancer who’s boss. They’re not races, or runs, and everyone wins the Race for Life (except cancer).
Enjoy a full day clay pigeion shoot with a team flush, hot bacon rolls on arrival. Complimentary tea and coffee served all day. Plus an afternoon a sparkling fizz reception and a three-course lunch with wine and entertrainment served at the stunning Wolterton Park. The entry fee per team of four is £1,200 which includes cartridges, a full day clay pigeon shoot with a team flush, food and refreshments.
Guests enjoy a full clay pigeon shoot with a team flush challenge and team prizes for the best scores across the whole day.
The day will end in a superb luncheon, in conjunction with Walsingham Farm Shop, where you can upgrade to bring along your non-shooting friends and colleagues.
After such great success of the six years so far of ‘Breaking Clays’ events on Easton Estate, Sennowe, Heydon Hall, Bayfield Hall and most recently the Walsingham Estate, which together have raised over £100,000 directly to change young lives, we are delighted to be able to host another exclusive event.
There are now limited team places available, so please contact us to book. Sponsorship packages are also available.
Proceeds from this event will directly support the children, young people and families in East Anglia to change young lives.
Please note that there will no longer be a live auciton at this event, instead we will be offering you the chance to win a super star studded shooting prize as part of the ‘Clay Breaking Raffle’! More details to follow.
PLEASE NOTE if you are booking online, the address you use on the booking form must match that of the registered address of the card you are using for payment. Thank you.
This is a non-technical course designed for people with limited experience in email marketing. It is well suited to people who wish to improve their knowledge and get better results.
How will I benefit? This course will arm you with the knowledge you need to create email campaigns that deliver measurable results.
Learn how to:
Plan, develop and refine your email marketing strategy and evaluate ROI (Return on Investment)
How to get your emails open, read and acted upon
Course Content
1. Email Marketing and the law Understanding the basics of data protection law Who you can and can’t send email to Your obligation with unsubscribes Understanding the rights of consumers and businesses
2. Planning your email campaigns Setting objectives Targeting and segmenting your recipients Touch strategy considerations How to refine and improve performance
3. Get your audience to open your email Getting your email into the inbox, deliverability The essential elements, friendly from, subject line and more Timing is everything
4. Get your audience to react to your email Writing effectively for email The smart way to use links Prominent call to action
5. Evaluate your performance Understand campaign metrics Set realistic goals Understanding behaviour
6. Review of your campaigns Delegates are invited to send in their recent campaigns for review and comment during this part of the course. This is an excellent way to gather real feedback. Gain ideas from other people and their campaigns to apply to your own marketing.
“As a newbie to email marketing, I found the course most useful in many ways. Including how to run a campaign and to get it noticed, how to put together the email in a way that won’t be spammed and will be engaging to customers. Thank you 101!”
Growing Future Talent is a part funded training programme for existing and new leaders wanting to gain a qualification in Leadership and Management and develop their skills and the skills of their team. The course is run over 6 months, 1 full day a month in Hellesdon, Thetford, Diss, King’s Lynn, Mildenhall, Cromer, Beccles and Fakenham. The course is aimed at small to medium sized business in the Norfolk and North Suffolk area.
For full information, please see the brochue below: