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Nightclub networking at ICE Nightclub in Thetford 19th June from 13:00 hrs

Written by on 5 June 2026.

Friday 19 June • 1 PM – 7 PM

Overview

A unique business networking event, the first of its kind in this area. So far, we have over 50 businesses booked! Don’t miss out.

Nightclub Networking at Ice Nightclub in Thetford

Get ready for business networking, but different!

This networking event is for Norfolk and Suffolk-based business owners, their partners, and friends to network and relax in a unique, informal environment. Let your hair down and make new business contacts while drinking(or not) and relaxing with a live DJ.

Hot food will also be available to purchase at the venue.
Free car parking is available at Tanner Street.
Book your free ticket today.

If you have any questions, email Michael Vincent: [email protected]

or call 07858790182

YouTube Marketing for your Business

Written by on 3 June 2026.

Learn how to create, optimise, and grow your business with YouTube in this hands-on Norfolk workshop designed to boost your video marketing.

This session focuses specifically on Marketing across YouTube covering all key subject areas from the creation and launch to optimisation and paid campaigns. Ultimately businesses will be able to leave the session and either launch a YouTube marketing plan or take their YouTube activities to the next level.

Understanding YouTube as a marketing channel and platform
Understanding your target audience
Creating the right content for your audience and your business
Setting your campaign goals
Creating a campaign plan
Optimising your YouTube campaigns
Utilising paid campaigns
Organic optimisation
Engaging with and growing your audience
Measuring campaign performance & KPIs
Key tips and tricks for YouTube success

Meet the Trainer Mike O’Flynn is currently a Senior Account Lead at Samphire Digital in Norfolk but has nearly 20 years of marketing experience across a large variety of businesses from local level up to international brand names.

Eligibility:

These small group workshops are funded by The Department of Business and Trade, Norfolk County Council and Suffolk County Council and are open to any business, freelancer, or charity based in Norfolk or Suffolk, UK.

New Anglia Growth Hub T&Cs

Due to funding restrictions, only one ticket per company is available initially. If a workshop is not fully booked, a second ticket may be requested the day before the event by contacting [email protected]

New Anglia Growth Hub can help your business access a range of business support services from hundreds of sources. The hub’s IMPARTIAL service is fully funded and provided at no cost to your business and can help you access grants, finance, international trade support, skills, training and a range of other specialist advice from single point of contact.

Our Business Growth Advisers can talk with you over the phone or via Microsoft Teams or Zoom, or you can request a free appointment at your business premises.

Our Business Support is available to all SMEs throughout Norfolk and Suffolk (UK).

To get the most out of the service, call our local business support helpline:

0300 333 6536

Email: [email protected]

Financial Awareness for Business Owners

Written by on 3 June 2026.

Build confidence with business finances, understand cash flow, pricing and profit, and make smarter decisions to support sustainable growth.

Being able to understand financial information is an essential skill for business owners. This brief course will provide you with the skills to read and interpret financial statements, understand key concepts, and produce and understand your own essential financial forecasts.

Understanding key documents: the Balance Sheet and the Profit and Loss (P&L) account

Managing the cash: fixed assets and working capital

The cashflow cycle and overtrading

Cash management – Customers and credit control; suppliers, settlement discount, and engaging their support

Managing fixed costs and variable costs

Improving financial performance and productivity

Trends analysis,

Ratios and margins

P&L and Cashflow forecasting and budgets

You’ll need to bring along a calculator. Extensive use is made of case studies to consider key concepts – if possible your own figures can also be considered

Who should attend – Suitable for business managers and owners.

Pre-course preparation: Real-life examples of finance-related, and non-confidential problems are welcome for discussion in the sessions. You are invited to bring along copies of published accounts relating to your organisation, or examples of non-confidential finance-related reports.

Daily learning: The course will be supplemented by group discussion. In addition, your course leader will provide summaries of course activity, so that specific topics and examples are remembered, along with further suggested reading and resources.

Meet the Trainer:
Mark Northway BA(Hons)., is an independent training consultant. He is a former director and trustee of the Institute of Administrative Management, a Chief Examiner of the IAM, and a Princes Trust Award winner for his role in business mentoring in the UK.

Mark has considerable experience in financial operation and planning within organisations, having held positions of Accountant, Financial Controller, and Finance Director, for UK and overseas companies. His experience covers sectors as diverse as practice, manufacturing, service and international organisations.

A holder of the Batchelor of Arts in Administrative Management from the University of Lincoln, his areas of financial specialisation are in producing and decyphering accounts, producing forecasts, and making figures easily understood, however many zeros they may have!

Eligibility:

These small group workshops are funded by Norfolk County Council, Suffolk County Council, and The Department of Business and Trade and are open to any trading business, freelancer, or charity based in Norfolk or Suffolk, UK.

New Anglia Growth Hub T&Cs

Our Business Growth Advisers can talk with you over the phone or via Microsoft Teams or Zoom, or you can request a free appointment at your business premises.

Our Business Support is available to all SMEs throughout Norfolk and Suffolk (UK).

To get the most out of the service, call our local business support helpline:

0300 333 6536

Creating Content and Posting on LinkedIn

Written by on 3 June 2026.

What should we post, how often, personal or business content, how do we get it seen, what is an algorithm?

Want to stand out on LinkedIn?

Posting is one of the most powerful ways to get noticed—but let’s be honest, it’s not always easy. What should you share? How often? Should it be personal or professional? And what’s this algorithm everyone talks about?

Join us for an interactive session that takes the guesswork out of LinkedIn content creation. You’ll learn practical strategies to boost your visibility, grow your network, and make LinkedIn work for you.

In this session, you’ll discover:
✅ The essentials of creating content that gets attention
✅ How to identify and build your unique content themes
✅ The 5 Cs of LinkedIn posting—your secret formula for success
✅ Which content types perform best (and which are right for YOU)
✅ How AI can save you time and spark ideas for posts
✅ The anatomy of a high-performing LinkedIn post
✅ Engagement strategies to turn visibility into growth

Whether you’re new to LinkedIn or looking to level up your presence, this session will give you the tools and confidence to post with purpose—and get seen by the right people.

Don’t miss out—your next LinkedIn post could be the start of something big!

Meet the Trainer
Mark White, known as “The LinkedIn Professional”, after a 12 year career in international sales & marketing, Mark has dedicated the last 15 years exclusively to training teams and individuals on LinkedIn, with the focus primarily around its application to business development, marketing, personal branding and recruitment.

Eligibility:

These small-group workshops are funded by Norfolk County Council, Suffolk County Council, and The Department for Business and Trade. They are open to any trading business, freelancer, or charity based in Norfolk and Suffolk, UK.

Our Business Growth Advisers can talk with you over the phone or via Microsoft Teams or Zoom, or you can request a free appointment at your business premises.

Our Business Support is available to all SMEs throughout Norfolk and Suffolk (UK).

To get the most out of the service, call our local business support helpline:

0300 333 6536

Email: [email protected]

Creating Content and Posting on LinkedIn

Written by on 3 June 2026.

What should we post, how often, personal or business content, how do we get it seen, what is an algorithm?

Want to stand out on LinkedIn?
Posting is one of the most powerful ways to get noticed—but let’s be honest, it’s not always easy. What should you share? How often? Should it be personal or professional? And what’s this algorithm everyone talks about?

Whether you’re new to LinkedIn or looking to level up your presence, this session will give you the tools and confidence to post with purpose—and get seen by the right people.

Don’t miss out—your next LinkedIn post could be the start of something big!

Eligibility:

Our Business Growth Advisers can talk with you over the phone or via Microsoft Teams or Zoom, or you can request a free appointment at your business premises.

Our Business Support is available to all SMEs throughout Norfolk and Suffolk (UK).

To get the most out of the service, call our local business support helpline:

0300 333 6536

Email: [email protected]

Building a Cyber-Aware Workforce

Written by on 3 June 2026.

Norfolk and Suffolk Police Cyber Security Advisors invite you to an exclusive online workshop

Event Description:
Join us for a one-hour session designed to help organisations strengthen their cyber security defences.

“Empower your people to spot, stop, and report cyber threats”

Turn your staff into your strongest defence. Learn how social engineering works, how to encourage reporting, and what policies and training every business should have in place.

Whether you’re a business leader, operational manager or a member of frontline staff this session will equip you with the knowledge to enhance your organisation’s resilience against evolving cyber threats.

Eligibility:

These small group workshops are funded by Norfolk County Council, Suffolk County Council, and The Department of Business and Trade and are open to any trading business, freelancer, or charity based in Norfolk or Suffolk, UK.

New Anglia Growth Hub T&Cs

Our Business Growth Advisers can talk with you over the phone or via Microsoft Teams or Zoom, or you can request a free appointment at your business premises.

Our Business Support is available to all SMEs throughout Norfolk and Suffolk (UK).

To get the most out of the service, call our local business support helpline:

0300 333 6536

Email: [email protected]

The Big Zoo SnooZe

Written by on 2 June 2026.

Could you brave the call of the wild…at night?

Experience a night sleeping out in the open, under the stars, surrounded by the animals in their natural habitat – all while raising crucial funds for Break and ZSEA Banham Zoo.

There will also be a range of activities and challenges on offer including a night Torch Walk with the keepers! And for early risers you’ll be able to see the animals wake from their slumber.

Food and refreshments will be provided to keep you warm, just like the animals!

Arrival from 4pm, with zoo lock-in from 6pm.

£30 per person with a £150 minimum sponsorship pledge.

Over 18s only.

Register now and get your ‘Big Zoo SnooZe’ exclusive travel mug and beanie! The Big Zoo SnooZe 2026 – Break

Inflatable Obstacle Race

Written by on 2 June 2026.

Are you ready to take on a race with a difference?

Join Team Break and jump, bounce, slide, and swing your way through one of the world’s biggest and most epic inflatable 5K obstacle course! With 30 massive obstacles standing between you and the finish line, this is a challenge like no other – and it’s all for a fantastic cause.

Run in the 10am Break Wave and fundraise for Break for 10% off your ticket price (use code RACE4BREAK at the checkout).

Open for ages five and over, choose between a 2.5k or 5k challenge with a £100 fundraising pledge, or push yourself further with the 10k or 15k lap option for a £150 fundraising ask.

The Team Break wave is at 10am, but you’re welcome to choose a different time that works better for you.

As well as entry to the race which includes a finishers medal and finish line goodies, as a Break fundraiser you’ll also get:

Exclusive support from our dedicated fundraising team to help you smash your target
Membership to our Break Runners group, where you can connect with a community of fellow racers offering motivation, training tips, and expert resources.

Sign up today and take on the inflatable 5K while making a real difference for young people in care: Inflatable Obstacle 5k – Break

Break’s Epic Quiz

Written by on 2 June 2026.

Quiz night just got upgraded. Coming to Epic Studios this September is Break’s all new Epic Quiz – and you’re invited!

Gather your team and get ready to go head-to-head in a charity quiz night like no other. Expect unusual rounds, top-tier prizes and an all-round epic evening.

Your team ticket will include some essential quizzing fuel in the form of Grosvenor’s legendary fish and chips. All money raised will support young people in and leaving care to grow beyond what they thought was possible.

Challenge accepted? Here’s the lowdown:

Where? Epic Studios, 112-114 Magdalen St, Norwich NR3 1JD
When? Thursday 17 September 2026
What time? 6pm start
How much? £100 per team (up to four players, includes fish & chips).

To book your team ticket, visit: Break’s Epic Quiz – Break

Padel & Networking Event

Written by on 2 June 2026.

Join us for a fun day of Padel and Networking! Whether you’re a pro or just curious, this in-person event is perfect for meeting new people, making connections, and enjoying some friendly matches. Bring your energy and good vibes – it’s all about mixing sports and socialising in a fun atmosphere. Don’t miss out on this awesome chance to play, network & support East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices!

Nurturing Talent Employers Event

Written by on 2 June 2026.

Join employers to learn about Youth Jobs Grants, accessing new talent, expert support and more. Free breakfast provided.

Join Connect to Work for a free employer event exploring the grants, services and local support available to help businesses recruit and support young people and those facing barriers to work.

Learn how to access the new Youth Jobs Grants, hear practical insights from local experts, and leave with clear next steps for accessing new talent for your business.

Event rundown

8.30am – 9.15am: Open, networking & free breakfast
9.15am – 11.15am: Speakers and engaging break out groups for collaborative discussion
11.15am – Midday: Refreshments, networking and follow-up conversations

Speakers include

Esme Southgate, Connect to Work / Future Projects
Introducing the Connect to Work programme and the support available to participants and employers.

Georgie Murdoch & Jamie Saunders, MAP
Discussing young people, the challenges they face, the strengths they bring, and the support MAP can offer.
Kimberly Myhill, Equal Lives
Exploring disabilities, hidden disabilities, and how many reasonable adjustments can be simple and low-cost.
Clint Kent, DWP
Covering the new Youth Guarantee offer to Employers, Disability Confident, Access to Work and Disability Employment Advisers
Mark Surridge, Apprenticeships Norfolk
Explaining how apprenticeships work, plus the grants, incentives and support available to employers.

Emergency First Aid at Work (optional 7 hours CPC)

Written by on 1 June 2026.

1-day Emergency First Aid at Work – NUCO accredited

Optional 7 hours Driver CPC

Location: Terrington St John, Wisbech

Join us for a comprehensive, NUCO-accredited Emergency First Aid at Work training course designed to give you the knowledge and confidence to respond effectively in emergency situations.

This one-day course is ideal for low-risk workplaces or anyone who wants a solid foundation in first aid without the need for the full three-day qualification.

What the Course Covers:

– Primary survey

– CPR and use of an AED

– Managing an unconscious casualty

– Seizures

– Choking

– Control of bleeding and shock

– Minor injuries

– Workplace incident reporting

What You Will Receive:

– Full First Aid at Work certification (valid for three years)

– Practical, hands-on training

– EFAW Book for future reference

– Experienced and qualified instructors

– Skills that can save a life

Book your Emergency First Aid at Work training on 01945 880155 or [email protected]