On Friday 16th June, The Norfolk Chambers were delighted to host another successful Coastal Co.nnect event at Great Yarmouth Town Hall. This was the second Coastal Co.nnect of the year and was attended by a variety of businesses, from local SMEs to larger county-wide businesses and local councils. Once again, we were able to use the fantastic Supper Room at the Town Hall for networking and a chance to hear more about what the Norfolk Chambers and Great Yarmouth Borough Council have planned for the future. We also heard from James Phillips-Crook (Norfolk County Council) about the ‘Go Digital’ offering that is available to businesses in the local area, helping to assess their digital assets such as websites and computers, and provide several hours of free advice from a business advisor, as well as a grant in order to improve their capabilities. This offering is well worth taking up and was vouched for by a business owner attending the event who had previously used it to create an online booking system for his business. In addition, a representative from the UEA Norwich Business School talked briefly about the Good Jobs Project, which aims to understand how people in coastal communities across Norfolk feel about their jobs and what makes a job good for them, with the view to feeding back and creating a plan with key stakeholders to improve the coastal job market. Overall, it was a brilliant opportunity to make key connects in the local business community, and we look forward to the next Coastal Co.nnect event which will take place on 23rd August, details to be confirmed.
