MBA Open Evening 15th October 2013
MBA Open Evening
Tuesday 15th October
6.00pm – 8.30pm
University of East Anglia, Thomas Paine Study Centre, Floor 2
Event
Pension Reform – employee auto enrolment
You need to know about this!
Because…………..the Government legislation is mandatory. It will affect you and your employees. Let us guide you through the maze of rules and regulations.
Open Evening at The Halls
The invite-only occasion will allow you to view this unique heritage facility in a conference setting, to network with other companies, and to enjoy a complimentary glass of bubbly and a few canapes with us.
To be considered for an invite please email us at thehalls@norwich.gov.uk.
We look forward to seeing you.
Do you think you are one of the best employers in Norfolk or Suffolk?
Do you think you are one of the best employers in Norfolk or Suffolk?
Free one hour webinar We are hosting a free webinar with recruitment specialists Pure to introduce you to the Best Employers Eastern Region programme.
Best Employers is a platform to develop and showcase the Eastern Region’s fantastic employers. Employee engagement is a constant journey and Best Employers is here to support you and your organisation. Together we can highlight the East of England as a great place to live and work.
If that’s true and you’re not already part of the Best Employers Programme for 2021 then why not?
What is Best Employers? Best Employers starts with an employee survey to help understand and measure your organisations employee engagement.
It helps you to gain clarity on how and where to focus and to know what is working well and is appreciated by your team.
Benefit of being part of the Programme In addition, there is a programme of virtual events and webinars, gaining access to the latest engagement content and access to inspiring leaders and speakers.
Each organisation receives a tailored report summarising the findings of the survey and an action plan with opportunities for further development. In addition, you can access valuable benchmark data, enabling a comparison to other organisations in the region.
Get the recognition that you deserve! Top performing organisations will receive Best Employer awards, presented in the autumn.
The winners are selected based on the employee feedback from the survey – so staff effectively vote for their organisation to win by sharing their experiences of what it is really like to work there.
Organisations in the top quartile will be invited to apply for accreditations by submitting supporting evidence which is judged by a panel of advisers alongside the engagement scores from the survey.
Panelist information: Kelly Earl, Managing Consultant – Digital and Marketing Kelly has worked for Pure for the past 13 years and has played an active role in Best Employers Eastern Region since it’s creation in 2012 by Lynn Walters, Executive Director at Pure and Eras.
Kelly became the Project Lead at Pure for Best Employers Eastern Region in 2018 and has worked with a variety of companies across the region to support them on their Best Employers Eastern Region journey. Time
Be Better at Email Marketing
Please arrive 15 minutes before the session starts at 12.30pm. Venue: Norfolk Chamber of Commerce, 9 Norwich Business Park, Whiting Road, Norwich, NR4 6DJ In this session (Be Better at Email Marketing) Holly Stibbon, 101 Smart Ltd will be your host. You will learn: You can improve your return from email marketing by understanding and acting upon client behaviour (user interaction). This session will help you to learn about different targeted send techniques and how you could use these to get more from your campaigns. Delegates are invited to send details of their current email marketing to the speaker before the session in order to have the chance of receiving campaign analysis and recommendations during the session.
“This was a very well organised and expertly presented session. It was very handy to have this bite-size seminar delivered all before I got to my desk. A good start to the day” –Kath Jones, The Pennoyer Centre
“Very insightful. Holly was very good” –Chelsea de Silva, First Eastern Counties Buses Ltd
About Holly: Holly has worked in the online marketing industry since 1998 and is currently a Director of Website Design & Email Marketing company 101Smart. She is responsible for developing and delivering strategies for sales and business management as well as customer service and project management. Smart Messenger, 101’s email marketing facility was introduced in 2003 and is used by hundreds of businesses in Norfolk and across the UK. Holly has been advising and assisting businesses with the planning and implementation of their online marketing strategies for the past fifteen years. She is focussed, thinks quickly on her feet and her results speak for themselves. She understands how important it is to understand her customers and their business objectives and invests the time to get to know all the businesses she works with. Follow Holly: @smart_messenger @hollystibbon @101webdev Connect with Holly: LinkedIn Supported by: This session forms part of The Chamber Sessions. The Chamber Sessions are open to Chamber Members only. They are free to attend but booking is required. Places limited to one per company per session and each company will have an opportunity to book on to three sessions per series. To book into this Chamber Session please phone 01603 729708.Be Better at Solving Business Problems
Please arrive 15 minutes before the session starts at 08:30am.
Venue: Norfolk Chamber of Commerce, 9 Norwich Business Park, Whiting Road, Norwich, NR4 6DJ
In this session (Be Better at Solving Business Problems) Steve Palmer and Sarah Jones, WLP will be your hosts.
You will learn:
Identifying the problem is often part of the solution. Sarah Jones and Steve Palmer, WLP will equip you with the tools to identify the true cause of any business problem and how to implement sustainable solutions.
About Steve:
Steve is an experienced Operations and Technical Manager/Director, a professional process engineer (BSc.(Eng) 1st Honours), and a Six Sigma Master Black Belt, with twenty years experience. He is also a Member of the Institute of Operations Management. His key skills include business and service improvement (using Six Sigma and lean methodologies), project management, complex problem solving, health, safety, and environmental management including IPPC, with experience in both blue chip and SME companies.
About Sarah:
Sarah is an experienced business improvement specialist and certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt with a proven background in business transformation and change management. She focuses on customer need and a desire to drive business and service improvement.Having spent the early part of her career working in recruitment and retail buying, Sarah began to forge her place within the financial services industry, spending 10 years within banking and latterly, insurance. A focus on change management gave her the opportunity to gain extensive experience across multiple functions within the sector including sales, service and support.
Follow Steve: @SteveWlp
Supported by:
This session forms part of The Chamber Sessions. The Chamber Sessions are open to Chamber Members only. They are free to attend but booking is required. Places limited to one per company per session and each company will have an opportunity to book on to three sessions per series.
Bookings for this session are now closed. For availablilty please email events@norfolkchamber.co.uk
Business Accounting Advice with Larking Gowen
Setting up a new business can feel overwhelming. There’s
so much to think about – from choosing the right structure
to VAT, tax payroll and how to pay yourself. So, it really
helps to have a trusted advisor you can turn to.
Book a one-to-one session and talk to an experienced advisor from
Larking Gowen who will offer their impartial opinion and expert
advice, to help your business start-up, grow and thrive
These one-hour, confidential advice sessions are free, and held in
Cromer Library. Booking is essential via our Eventbrite page.
Thursday 26th May, 2:00pm & 3:00pm.
Book at www.bipcnorfolk.eventbrite.com
Simple Guide to Making Tax Digital, Cloud Accounting, Data and APIs for Business
Funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), this rare opportunity is free to attend! One representative per company please.
Where, When and How to book Timings: 9:00 to 12:30
GREAT YARMOUTH Date: Tuesday 25th September 2018 Venue: The Clift Hotel, Gorleston-on-Sea, NR31 6DH To Book: https://bit.ly/DigitalTaxNorwich
Did you know that from April 2019 Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Business systems will become mandatory to meet your VAT obligations?
If you fall above the VAT registration threshold or will have done by April 2019; want to get ahead of the game or feel you just want to know more then this is the event for you. This will give you a great overview of the online financial revolution which can benefit your business and a chance to ask questions of our experts.
Our informative and engaging specialists will help debunk the myths surrounding MTD and demystify Cloud Accounting, showing you how it works, what benefits it will bring to you and your business and how simple it can be to use.
Our digital specialist will help identify a few key products and APIs and highlight their strengths and weaknesses and show you how to assess their suitability for your needs. With demonstrations of different processes and software alongside the facts, our team hopes to present you with a fair and honest review of MTD, Cloud Accounting, Data and Business APIs.
HEAR FROM THE EXPERT Glenn Savill – Relationship Manager, Aston Shaw Glenn is a qualified chartered certified accountant but has worked in a variety of areas, including personal tax, bookkeeping, accounts and audit.
Joe Cooksey – Digital Engagement Manager, Barclays Was a Branch Manager from 2008 and founded the Digital Eagles in 2013 and now presents and trains on new technologies and digital issues across the UK.
Content Summary • Understanding the Key Tools • Business Profiles and Pages • Groups, Events and Advertising • Connecting and Understanding Your Audience • Customer Communication • Facebook Page Algorithms • Images, Videos and Reviews • Page Insights
Business Breakfast – East Norfolk
About this event
Norfolk Chambers of Commerce welcomes you to join us for this informal breakfast networking with Ascot Lloyd.
Agenda
7:30 Arrival and breakfast served
8:10 GRIDSERVE Introduction
8:15 Guest Speaker Presentation
9:00 Q&A followed by networking
9:30 Event Close
Guest Speaker – Ascot Lloyd
• Could your business or personal finances be more tax efficient?
• Are you making the best use of your pension opportunities and allowances?
• Are you confident you have the right succession plan or exit strategy for you?
• Could your employee benefits be better at gaining and retaining staff?
• Are you protected? Do you protect key people in your business?
Have you answered yes to any of these questions then we have a workshop for you.
Norfolk Chamber of Commerce is pleased to be welcoming Ascot Lloyd to their Business Breakfast meeting on Thursday 23rd March at Gridserve Electric Forecourt.
Whether you are a business or an individual you may not have the time, experience, or expert knowledge to be confident that the financial plan you have in place is the best solution for your business, or you. Ascot Lloyd provides sound independent financial advice for people with simple or complex financial planning needs.
Their highly experienced and qualified independent financial advisers are supported by subject specialists. Being independent means their advisers are unbiased and access the whole of the market to find the right solution tailored to your specific needs.
The team from Ascot Lloyd will give a brief introduction to the services they offer and then will take questions from the audience.
Hosting the Q&A will be David Melloy, Business Development Manager from Ascot Lloyd. On the panel will be Mike Palmer and Lewis Jones, both independent financial advisers who will be answering your questions as experts in Corporate and Personal advice.
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Incoterms® 2020 – BCC Accredited
Do you know what an Incoterm is and which one you should use for your export? Used in sales contracts worldwide, Incoterms define the risks and responsibilities of a buyer and seller in an international sales contract.
A new version of Incoterms has been published in September 2019 for implementation in January 2020 and we have arranged for an update course to make the latest information available. The Incoterms® Rules are an essential business tool for international trade because they define the risk and cost responsibilities of each party when arranging loading/unloading of the goods, delivery, import export clearance and freight contracts. They may be used in contract negotiations, as a checklist for buyers and sellers and as a framework for international and domestic sales contracts.
Who Should Attend?
Anyone who is involved in International Trade such as: accounts, purchasing/buyers, freight forwarders, shipping, goods inward staff to name a few.
This full day course looks at the Incoterms® Rules will consider the general features of the rules and will examine each one. The principal differences between old and new rules and changing obligations of the parties will be highlighted.
What does it cover?
- Introduction to Incoterms – what they are? what do they do?
- The purpose of Incoterms
- Incoterms® 2020
- The structure and layout
- The importance of understanding when delivery takes place and how that impacts on the transfer of risk between seller and buyer
- Practical issues around Incoterms® – the pros and cons
- Negotiating Incoterms
Testimonials “Very good course. The speaker was well informed and helpful.”
“Well explained course. All my questions were answered. “
“Very informative. I even purchased a copy of the Incoterms book from the Chamber!”
Cancellation Policy 15% of fee payable if delegates cancel more than 7 days in advance. If less than 7 days the full fee is payable.
One of the ‘core 10’ courses accredited by British Chambers of Commerce (BCC). Candidates achieving Pass or Merit in the course will receive a certificate. Those who pass 6 individual courses will achieve a nationally recognised Foundation Award in International Trade.
Picture Your Business Exporting
Thinking of exporting or doing more – our Picture your Business Exporting event has it all covered with a workshop from UKTI and ‘Export Experts’ available for 1-2-1’s including Norfolk Chamber of Commerce, Birketts, BDO and Pentagon Freight. Booking essential.
Event will be held from 9:45 – 14:00 at the Novus Centre, The Conge, Great Yarmouth NR30 1NA
To book please call 0800 458 0146 or email booknow@enterprisegreatyarmouth.co.uk
Social Media Made Easy
Ditch the overwhelm with this half-day workshop and learn how to use social media for your business. Walk away with a solid strategy for 2023 that attracts customers and works for your business.
Learn:
- The basics of each platform
- How to identify your target audience
- What content to create
- How to create content
- The type of posts to use
- Video basics