The first Norfolk Enterprise Festival is set to take place this summer, providing a forum for entrepreneurs across the county to meet, mingle and celebrate our thriving business community.
Attendees will be able to hear from some of Norfolk’s most successful entrepreneurs at a series of talks, participate in workshops and receive feedback from their peers.
Our county is a hub for individuals with an ambitious, enterprising spirit and is home to over 8,000 fast growing small businesses across a wide variety of industries. However, many find themselves isolated from the wider business community and see their potential limited by a lack of support and communication networks.
This is something the Norfolk Enterprise Festival hopes to change. The brainchild of local businessman Mark Lapping, CEO of Aquapak Polymers, and George Freeman, MP for Mid Norfolk, the festival hopes to drive prosperity and growth for small businesses across the county.
“Norfolk is a powerhouse of high growth small businesses in all sectors, from technology to tourism, gin to genetics, finance to food, creating jobs and innovative products. But the micro and start-up sector needs a stronger voice and all of us in public office or private enterprise need to reach out to show our support. We’ve started this Festival to create a forum for the entrepreneurial community to come together and help make sure its voice is properly heard,” says Mark Lapping. “We believe that the Norfolk Enterprise Festival is the intervention the county needs to take its potential to the next level.”
Norfolk Chamber Chief Executive, Chris Sargisson is speaking at the Festival and will be giving his top five tips for success as an entrepreneur. Commenting on the first ever Norfolk Enterprise Festival he said: “This event is a fantastic opportunity to celebrate, champion, promote and support Norfolk’s growing entrepreneurial community”
Also speaking at the festival will be Chris Starkie, Chief Executive at New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership, he added, “This event will help to turn great ideas into the successful businesses of tomorrow.”
The festival will take place on Saturday, September 22 at Westacre Theatre. Tickets are free, and registration available through the festival’s website https://norfolkenterprisefestival.co.uk/. For more enquiries, or to find out how to get involved, contact the Norfolk Enterprise Festival on [email protected].
