The way financial performance is both recorded and reported is soon to be modernised, but is your business prepared for the upcoming changes being imposed by HMRC? Join Glenn Savill from Aston Shaw and Joseph Cooksey from Barclays for a free seminar on how an increasingly digital world is already affecting all businesses and what you can do to not only be prepared but to take advantage of the change. This event will cover everything from Cyber Security, GDPR & Data to Making Tax Digital, making this a must-attend event for any business. Please RSVP to secure your place by contacting glenn.savill@astonshaw.co.uk.
Sologic & RedCat have teamed up to offer you a free seminar on Root Cause Analysis;
Root Cause Analysis (RCA) uses logic to analyse the cause-and-effect relationships of an event or situation. Increasingly RCA is found to be integral to professional discipline and industry sector standards, understanding and applying RCA is regarded an indicator of best practice. In addition, many contracting organisations will now have RCA as key criteria in their tender requirements.
What is Root Cause Analysis?
Root Cause Analysis is performed to find solutions that ensure undesirable events do not happen again. It can also be used to develop understanding of success in order to replicate contributing factors or to create scenarios to understand future events i.e. what might stand in the way of winning a tender. Whether a company faces a problem, needs to improve, or is striving to achieve a goal, Sologic RCA is a proven, powerful tool.
Root Cause Analysis is a universal and scalable process widely adopted in many industry sectors including Health & Safety, Manufacturing, I.T, HR, Supply Chain, Oil & Gas, Wind Energy, Haulage and Engineering amongst others.
This free 3-hour seminar is an introduction to Root Cause Analysis, raising awareness of benefits and outlining the process of an effective RCA. This seminar will:
· Establish the role of RCA in Problem Management
· Examine the problem definition process
· Clarify the benefits of an effective RCA process
· Demonstrate RCA analysis using a visual method of charting
· Explore how RCA analysis can generate targeted solutions
· Introduce a simple method of reporting through the use of Sologic software
Start time for this workshop is 9:30 and those wishing to register may do so by contacting Hethel Engineering Centre;
Learn why Apprentices might be the answer for your business!
Are you planning for growth? Looking to extend your workforce? We’ve got the perfect event for you…
As the leading Apprenticeship provider in the UK, 3aaa Apprenticeships would like to invite you to our National Apprenticeship Week Employer event – “How Apprenticeships Work.”
This event will cover:
How Apprenticeships can help your business grow and remain competitive through the recruitment of talented employees from your local area.
Other employers experiences’ with Apprenticeships and how they have helped to improve staff retention.
How our Apprentice team currently supports business in understanding how Apprenticeships are funded and how little it could cost your business – it could be nothing!
With a variety of programmes including Technology, Digital Marketing, Accounting, Business Administration, Management and Customer Service, your business could benefit from our complimentary recruitment service to help you achieve your talent acquisition plans.
One of the highlights of our month is when our members get together to share business ideas and news, as nothing beats meeting face to face.
Hence we have complimentary monthly meetings for Business Growth Club members and guests, which run for two hours starting at 8am with free tea and coffee too!
We normally have between 20 – 30 members attending and I compile an agenda which ensures we have information packed meetings, entirely relevant to micro and small business owners.
Our meeting in March will focus on Moments of Truth – being every contact with the outside world, and how we ensure we have a sales process that works, plus our normal look at best and worst practice and a few rants along the way!
A great opportunity to network with like minded small business owners too.
If you want to come along, just call Neil on 01603 443355 or email neil@businessgrowthclub.net
The partners of Stacey & Partners would like to invite you to our Garden Party, between 5.30pm and 7.30pm on Tuesday 25 June 2013, to be held in the garden of our Bury St Edmunds office, 87 Whiting Street.
It will be an informal and relaxed evening, with enjoyable music and conversation. You are welcome to spend the whole evening with us between 5.30 and 7.30pm, or come and go as you wish.
In order to help with catering it would be appreciated if you could let Sandra Maiden know by returning the form below by post or fax by Friday 14 June 2013. Alternatively you may email Sandra at smaiden@staceys.co.uk or sign up on our website at https://www.staceys.co.uk/garden-party.htm.
Join us for our latest FREE webinar, in which David Talbot, Gary Brown and Lily Pomfret draw on client experiences and talk about how these businesses have benefitted from moving to the Cloud.
This Month’s Mill Breakfast Club focuses on Networking! We all do it- but how effective are we? Are we mindful or mindless when it comes to attending Networking events
The breakfast will explore how to get the best out of Networking
The Mill Breakfast was started by Anna Stevenson of Stevenson Consulting & joint owner of the Mill Cafe Bar & Restaurant in Yaxham & Myself in September 2012; this will be our 10th Breakfast and all have sold out; Places are limited to 30 local businesses
We provide an informal setting, with a buffet breakfast and a knowledge sharing speaker- who is tasked with sending delegates back to their workplaces with a set of Top Tips that can be harnessed to improve their businesses
Booking is essential- attendance is £15 plus Vat & all profits are donated to local charity Keeping Abreast
There is no doubt that Cloud Accounting is here to stay, but how much do you really know about it and could it be beneficial to your business?
On September 9th we’ll be hosting 2 events at St. Andrews House in Norwich to introduce Cloud Accounting, the different types that exist, and discussing the benefits of switching. In particular we’ll be focusing on Quickbooks, Sage & Xero.
This is a FREE event so book your morning or afternoon seat as places are limited!
Refreshments will also be provided during the course of the session.
The East Coast Hospice charity is fundraising to build an independent, 10 bed hospice with day care facilities for people in the Great Yarmouth & Waveney areas. The charity has already purchased the land and detailed plans are drawn up. They are working to secure grant funding to match the funds raised through their network of charity shops and the invaluable support from the community. The charity is moving closer to building this hospice to provide specialist care for patients and their families living with a life-limiting illness, helping to make every moment count.
Their fundraising team is always organising a wide variety of events and fun ways to join in and support the hospice appeal. One such event is their annual “Fashion Xtravaganza” at Great Yarmouth Race course on Saturday 21st April.
The staff & volunteers at the hospice appeal are working with students from The East Coast College to help showcase the treasures & bargains that can be found across their high street charity shops.
The evening will be compered by Helen McDermott, a patron of the hospice appeal and a well-known TV presenter.
Tickets are only £7 in advance & £10 on the door. All tickets will be entered into a prize draw to win a dinner/dance of their choice (value £120) at the Holiday Inn, Norwich North. Tickets are available from all the East Coast Hospice charity shops or online at www.eastcoastfashion.org.uk.
Live music will be provided throughout the evening by local band “The Vintage” with additional solo performances from Steve Thorpe from the band “one more shot” & young singer Mary-Lou Clark.
If you love shopping, you will enjoy the fashion and beauty pop up shops, including a “Failsworth” designer hat sale. There will also be free beauty & pampering treatments.
Please contact Andrea in their fundraising team with any queries. Tel 01493 718707 or e-mail marketing@eastcoasthospice.org.uk There are still a few spaces for stall holders and the charity would love more people to get involved with a volunteering role on the evening.
Leaders in East Anglia are being invited to attend a major conference which will put wellbeing at the heart of leadership in the region.
The ‘Leaders in Wellbeing’ event is aimed at chief executives, senior managers and HR directors and will showcase the latest thinking from speakers who are leading the way in wellbeing in the region.
The free event will focus on the role of leadership in wellbeing. It will include personal stories from leaders as well as ideas about practical ways to role model wellbeing, and how to embed it within organisational culture.
Guest speakers include:
Andy Wood, CEO of Adnams
Nigel Cushion, Founder of Nelsonspirit
Ian Hacon, Yellow Brick Road
Stuart Rimmer, CEO of East Coast College
Katherine Billingham Mohamed, People Function at Aviva
Gemma Sandwell, People Function at Aviva
Michelle Gant, Director of The Engaging People Company
This event is sponsored by Aviva, New Anglia LEP, East Coast College, Adnams and Norfolk Chamber of Commerce.
The East of England Energy Group’s (EEEGR’s) flagship SNS2018 conference & exhibition is set to be the biggest energy conference yet with 1000+ delegates expected to attend.
The conference theme: Innovation, Collaboration and Rejuvenation will translate through the 40+ guest presenters and their presentation and discussion delivery. With speakers covering all major energy facets in the region including major industry players in oil and gas, offshore wind and nuclear sectors, the programme promises to deliver high level information whilst presenting opportunities for the supply chain.
The programme framework derives from EEEGR’s dedicated Special Interest Groups (SIGs). The Chairs of all the groups will provide updates on the group’s progress and how they are influencing the industry to enhance the supply chain, these include: Late Life & Decommissioning, Marine, SNS Rejuvenation and Offshore Wind.
The programme promises innovation with Oil & Gas UK’s Efficiency Task Force (ETF). Giving an insight into industry efficiency performance, it will include an overview of key projects and how engagement with these will benefit organisations. This will be illustrated with a case study from Worley Parsons. The programme will also demonstrate collaboration with the Oil & Gas Authority’s Head of Supply Chain, Bill Cattanach OBE detailing the Supply Chain Action Plan (SCAP) initiative and how this is being taken forward into 2018 to assist the industry.
Some other speakers include;
-Michael Tholen, Head of Upstream Policy Oil & Gas UK
-Fraser Weir, Director Spirit Energy
-Jim Crawford, Sizewell C Project Development Director EDF Energy
-Ian Bramson, Head of Strategic Cyber Solutions Siemens
-Martin Dronfield, Group Development Director James Fisher & Sons PLC
-Chris Claydon, Chief Executive ECITB
-John Butler, Business Acquisition Manager, Wood
-Nils Cors, Head of Decommissioning, Oil & Gas Authority