Are you considering adding an international angle to your business? Looking to grow your business, through export, or import from abroad? There are certainly exciting opportunities to be found, but there are also many different aspects to consider before taking that step.
Our 3 speakers will take you through the why and how of going global, highlighting key considerations and common pitfalls.
Chand Chudasama, Business Strategy Manager, Price Bailey With experience of working and travelling in over 40 countries, Chand has significant experience of designing and implementing international market entry strategy for businesses across a variety of sectors. Hear from Chand about his experience of helping a UK SME into Europe from initial research through to cash in the bank.
Teresa Baffa, International & Trade Manager, Eastern Region Teresa will highlight ways in which companies can mitigate the risks associated with international trade, discussing the various methods of making and receiving payments and managing the foreign exchange risk.
John Tingle TBC, UKTI UKTI works with UK-based businesses to ensure their success in international markets through exports. It encourages and supports overseas companies to look at the UK as the best place to set up or expand their business. With established connections and experience, UKTI provides an unrivalled resource to anyone looking to go global.
Agenda 7.45am Arrivals 8am Breakfast 8.30am Presentations begin 9.30am Networking
Come to the EEEGR Supply Chain Development Roadshow and find out how we can help you grow with the Energy Industry!
THIS EVENT IS FREE TO ATTEND
There are huge opportunities mapped out for the future of the energy industry in the East of England, and EEEGR have the resources to help your business make the most of those opportunities through our Supply Chain Development Programme.
Part funded by the European Regional Development Fund this programme gives you the opportunity to meet with industry and business development specialists who can offer guidance, assistance and the contacts to help you grow within this ever enlarging industry.
This non-prescriptive programme can look at any aspect of your business and produce tailor made plans to enhance your business development; Whether it’s an open discussion to get a fresh perspective on your business; getting support and possible investment for your latest idea or technology; or if you want to undertake a full and in-depth review of your business and develop a completely new growth plan, then EEEGR’s supply chain team can support you.
We’re focussing upon three complementary approaches to develop our supply chain.
Support businesses that have already secured opportunities within the sector, and build on these strengths.
Engage with businesses planning to enter the market and help them to understand the industry.
Explore opportunities for companies unaware of the sector, matching gaps in the supply chain to the capabilities of businesses.
We would be delighted if you are able to join us for our next CPD seminar:
Investing in the New World Order
Towards a better understanding of investment risks and rewards after the financial crisis
Wednesday 16th April 8.15am or 12.15pm
Henderson Business Centre, Norwich
The crisis of 2007/8 laid bare fundamental shortcomings in the assumptions underlying much of the world’s financial systems. Investors found themselves faced with new and unfamiliar risks that demanded a more considered and better researched response. This seminar looks at investment theory in the light of the financial crisis and, by offering greater insight into where genuine value can be added, suggests ways investors can better evaluate the balance between risk and return.
The session will be of interest to investors and their advisers. Each seminar will qualify for 1.5hours of SRA accredited CPD
We expect each session to last around an hour and a half with a further 30 minutes for questions and discussion. A light lunch or breakfast will be available. The seminar is free of charge but places are limited.
For more information and to register visit www.chadwicks.co.uk or call me on 01603 251687.
I rarely organise public workshops but as newly arrived in Norwich, I would like to invite you to see me in action and gain the tools to activate your confidence.
As a coach for the past four years, I worked for Google, GoCardless and Amazon but also accelerators such as Seedcamp and, also successfully trained entrepreneurs to pitch on Dragons Den and win the Royal Pitch At Palace. Register here
The event is free but donations are welcome to support the dance classes I give to unaccompanied refugees under 18. I started this dance project last year with Play For Progress, The Refugee Council and Young Roots.
If not for you, please spread the love.
Pass on the details below and/or the flyer.
Any questions let me know and I am looking forward to meeting you in March!
Accelerate offers a series of free seminars aiming to empower businesses to take control of customer experiences is set to take place across Norfolk and Suffolk.
In the eighth year of the popular Accelerate programme, 2019 looks to strip back to the essentials of multi-channel marketing to generate improved results.
Delivered by Archant, publisher of the Eastern Daily Press and East Anglian Daily Times, the seminars will focus on marketing buzzword “omnichannel” – a cross-channel marketing approach that helps builds brands and convert potential customers into actual customers.
Learn how to build your brand and grow your business through targeting a local audience using our specialised products and utlilising our expertise in an ever-changing marketplace. Attendees can then speak one-on-one with experts who will explain how they can take the same approach, utilising the services, products and audiences that Archant can offer.
It’s not rocket science, it’s just marketing.
Accelerate sessions will take place on Tuesday, March 12 at the Cliff Hotel in Gorleston; Wednesday, March 13 at Carrow Road, Norwich; Thursday, March 14 at West Suffolk College in Bury; and Friday, March 15 in Ipswich at Suffolk University. For more information and to book your space visit www.archanthub.co.uk/ACCELERATE
Have an idea but not sure if it’s a social enterprise or a business?
Perhaps you just want to find out what a social enterprise is?
If so, our Start a Social Enterprise event is for you. On Wednesday 9th July, in The Curve, The Forum, Norfolk Business Library will be hosting a day of free talks and workshops from a range of speakers with a wealth of experience.
9.15 – Arrival and Introductions
10.00 – Robert Ashton (The Barefoot Entrepreneur) – 10 things experts never tell you when you start a social enterprise.
11.30 – Erika Watson (Greenwell Consulting) – The Big Idea
1.30 – Anne Francis (Carnival Consulting) – How to ensure your social enterprise is inclusive
3.00 – Keith Bendell (The Guild) – Understanding and starting a social enterprise
4.00 – Will Farnell (Accountant)
Book onto the talks that interest you, or the whole day. Call 01603 774740 for more information.
Our AMBA accredited MBA will challenge and change the way you think. At UEA you’ll enjoy an altogether different personalised programme that gives you more time to participate and share expertise with your peers, led by a team of internationally recognised research academics at the forefront of research in industry and commerce. Join us, and become an exceptional business leader who stands out from the crowd.
We currently offer two programmes of study. Our full time MBA (12 months) starts in January, with our part time executive programme (27 months) starting in September. The latter is designed to fit around your work schedule and is also offered as a Level 7 Senior Leaders Master’s Apprenticeship. On the evening, those interested in our executive MBA can find out how their company may be able to fund their executive MBA study through the apprenticeship levy.
At Norwich Business School we offer a unique, relevant and highly rewarding programme of study that will progress your career prospects, while giving you an exceptional life experience. In the recent Teaching Excellence Framework, UEA was awarded Gold, with the University also ranked at 15th for student experience (The Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey 2017).
Our open evenings are informal events, an outline of the evening is below.
6.00pm – 6.30pm Welcome drinks 6.30pm – 7.00pm Introduction to the MBA programme by Julian Campbell, Executive Part-time MBA Course Leader or Andy Vassallo, Full-time MBA Course Leader 7.00pm – 8.00pm Informal Q&A session and networking – an opportunity to talk to our current students, tutors and alumni.
This short course is aimed at people who want to learn how to use Google Analytics to measure the performance of their website and produce reports. It’s delivered in an easy to understand style and you will be supplied with the course material afterwards for reference.
Many businesses do not know how their website is performing and the aim of this course is to show you how to use Analytics to track what your visitors do when they visit your website and where they arrive from. You will learn how to generate useful website tracking data and how to set up “goals” that measure the success of your website.
What will you learn?
In the Google Analytics course we cover:
Setting Up Google Analytics
Understanding Google Analytics terminology
Navigating the dashboard
Setting up and tracking goals / conversions
How to set up reports
Who should attend:
Anyone who is involved in managing their company’s website and is for people who have never used Google Analytics before or people who want a refresher course.
About Mark
This course is presented by Mark Ellaway, Director of Bigfork, an agency that helps companies improve their online marketing. Mark has over 25 year’s experience of marketing with 16 years in digital marketing. Mark advises and trains companies in all areas of online marketing including Google Analytics & Adwords.
Whether your organisation or business is large or small, you already employ apprentices or have no idea how it all works, this event will help to unlock the benefits.
The event will cover the following topics:
Apprenticeship funding: What are the costs and what financial support is available?
Levy and non-levy employers: What’s the difference and how does the levy work?
Off-the-job training: What activities meet the 20% requirement?
End-point assessments: What is involved and how are they managed?
Recruitment: How to develop an employer brand to attract people to your business
Develop qualifications: How to be an employer trailblazer
Two case studies will be covered:
How an employer managed their levy
An SME who employs apprentices to ensure future talent needs are met
There will be networking time to discuss your specific needs with local training provider, apprenticeship training agencies and organisations such as Apprenticeships Norfolk Network.
Call 01263 516331 or email: economicgrowth@north-norfolk.gov.uk
If previous competitions are anything to go by, the Energy Innovation Awards 2014 are sure to reveal ideas with national and international potential. They’ve proved many times over that there really is such a thing as a new idea.
It’s also an opportunity for an expert audience to see and hear first-hand all about the innovations, question the people behind them and maybe get a head start on a smart piece of business.
Due to the high calibre of applications, this year nine finalists will be presenting their innovations to the audience and a panel of 5 top judges in a Dragon’s Den style pitch. The audience and the judges will then cast their votes for the Energy Innovation of the Year and the Low Carbon Innovation Award.
We are delighted to announce that the nine finalists in the 2014 competition are:
UK Power Networks: Flexible Plug & Play
Selex ES: GridKey
CloudQast: Zaviour Ltd Trading
Aker Solutions: Integri-Tech
SubC: Flexicrane
AKD Engineering Limited: Personnel Transfer System
W3G Marine: OWTIS
James Fisher: TranSPAR
Equalizer International Ltd: Smart Tools For Flange Work
Following on from the presentations there is our annual Gala Dinner, which is an excellent opportunity to entertain staff and clients alike, and network with your industry colleagues.
Norfolk is full of talented business men and women and we’re delighted to have some of them giving up their time to provide free mentoring sessions for young professionals (under 35s) across Norfolk.
Date: Monday 5th June 2023
Time: Hourly slots available between 10am-1pm
Venue: The Yard, 1A Pivotal House, Red Lion Street Norwich, Norfolk, NR1 3TB,
Topics are lead by you, speak with Liam about all things Hospitality, inside and out of the Kitchen or seek advice on how to get into Catering.
About Liam
Liam Nichols is a Norwich native who’s been cooking in kitchens across the world, finally returning to his hometown to showcase his own cooking.
His career has seen him do a full circle and return to the village where it all began, Stoke Holy Cross. He spent the first four years of his career at The Wildebeest Arms, only to move on to hone his skills at Midsummer House in Cambridge and Sat Bains in Nottingham. From there, he ventured to Melbourne putting in time at The Press Club. He hopped across the pond to refine his technique as sous chef at Momofuku KO in New York. His journey brought him back to England, this time to London as opening sous chef for Kerridges Bar and Grill. Nothing makes him happier than feeding his friends and family. Liam is currently working at STORE at Stoke Mill, Stoke Holy Cross. He’s recently developed a keen interest in wine, and hopes to bring that passion to STORE and the hospitality industry. STORE restaurant has just been awarded a coveted Michelin star!