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Coffee Means Business, networking in North Walsham

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Genix’s Coffee Means Business at Scarborough Hill Country Inn, North Walsham

*No need to book, pay £2 on arrival*

‘Coffee Means Business – relaxed, informal business networking for all local businesses.

No membership, no pressure, just great networking over coffee.

Programme: · 9:30 am – help yourself to coffees and teas, meet with other businesses · 10.00 am – a welcome from Genix · 10.05am – time for more conversation · 10.30 am – short presentations from local businesses · 10.40am – who will you meet? · 11:30 am – time to go…

Bring plenty of business cards!

“The most cost-effective networking I have ever done”.

For more details call us on 0800 096 3013 or email info@genix.org.uk

Many thanks to our sponsors:

North Norfolk district council and Box It East

Gender in Business Leadership: Mandy Hickson

To kick off this year with something a little different, Birketts have launched an exciting series of speaker events under the theme of ‘Gender in Business Leadership’ – these events are aimed at any senior leaders who are interested in or supportive of diversity as a topic.

We have lined up a series of inspirational women who are leaders in their field. They will each discuss a range of topics that we think will have wide appeal to many and should make for an engaging and inspiring session.

On 4 March we will hear from Mandy Hickson:

Mandy Hickson overcame huge obstacles and setbacks before realising her dream of becoming a Royal Air Force pilot. Mandy was the second woman to fly the Tornado GR4 operationally and shares her experience to help us communicate better, empower ourselves and others, and draw the very best from the team around us.

It was early on that Mandy learned not to shy away from failure. After two unsuccessful attempts at the RAF flying aptitude tests, reaching the limit of times that they can be taken, her goals appeared to be unattainable. Undeterred, Mandy went on to join the RAF.

Stressing the need to remain calm under pressure, leading from the front, and how to make strategic decisions when faced with risk, Mandy shares how to communicate, empower and how to draw the best from herself and others.

She continues to support the success of women as Founder and Co-Director of Inspiring Women for Work (IWFW).

How to join the event:

We have structured them as early evening events in the hope that we can bring a little light relief as well as some fresh inspiration to people in these difficult times.

Please register for this event free of charge at https://bit.ly/3pkloji

“Arthur talks about his brother every day. We thought it would be nice for him to get some sponsorship for EACH” – the Howlett family sign up for our Bubble Rush in memory of little Hector

A fun-loving family that has raised more than £30,000 for worthy causes has signed up a charity Bubble Rush.

Lee Howlett and four-year-old son Arthur will be among those representing Team Hector at the East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) event in July.

They are supporting EACH because of the care it provided for little Hector, before his death at the age of just 15 months in February 2022.

He had Alpers syndrome – a rare mitochondrial disease caused by a double mutation of the POLG gene.

Hector’s family have been tireless fundraisers since his diagnosis, raising more than £30,000 which helped build the play park behind their home in Great Witchingham.

The rest was split between EACH, the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital and mitochondrial disease charity The Lily Foundation.

Mum Tara, 36, said: “When Hector first got sick we set up a GoFundMe page to finish our local play park in Great Witchingham.

“We hoped to raise £8,000 and, incredibly, that target was hit within 24 hours.

“The page ended up raising £25,000, which was then divided between other charities, including EACH.

“Since then, some friends have run, or are running, the London Marathon for the Lily Foundation and, this year, we wanted to take part in the Bubble Rush.

“We thought it would be a fun thing to do, especially for Arthur.

“He’ll by five by then and talks about his brother every day. We thought it would be nice for him to get some sponsorship for EACH.

“Lee and myself have both had bereavement counselling and we’ve been invited to lots of events.

“However, we haven’t felt able to attend any yet so the Bubble Rush will be the first for us.”

Arthur and dad Lee will be joined by Lee’s brother and sister-in-law, Damien Le-May and Victoria Pask, Tommy Le-May, 15, Henry Muskett, 14, and George Muskett, 15.

However, they hope others may join them in flying the flag for Team Hector.

To read Hector’s story, click here.

EACH’s foam-filled Norwich Bubble Rush will take place at the Norfolk Showground on 16^th July and the course once again features four bubble stations along a 2.5km route.

Participants can do one lap or double their enjoyment by completing the circuit twice.

Each bubble station has a cannon which pumps out coloured foam to create a four-foot deep bubble bath.

To sign up or find out more, click here. To sponsor Team Hector, click here.

View Hectors Story below

Image credits EACH

Employment law update (England) – digital event

The legal landscape and how it affects your workplace is constantly evolving. This digital event will update you on the latest changes in legislation and highlight future developments – a key consideration for business planning.

Business need

Employment law can be complex. Keeping abreast of issues helps you steer your business away from litigation and potential financial penalties. By gaining an understanding of the ever-changing legal requirements, you can develop strategies that will improve employee engagement, reduce risk and increase organisational resilience. Delivered via Zoom, this event will provide you with an insight into recent and upcoming changes in employment legislation enabling you to stay informed and ensure your business is legally compliant.

All delegates will receive an electronic certificate of attendance for their participation in the training.

Suitable For

Delegates from all sectors of industry including: managers, supervisors, team leaders, HR professionals, business owners, Trade Union representatives, employee representatives and individuals who wish to enhance their CPD.

Programme

Our expert-led training sessions are designed to facilitate discussion and interaction. This event will include:

Details of current statutory payment rates (statutory sick pay, maternity/paternity pay etc.) plus full details of payments from April 2020
Government guidance on the Job Retention Scheme and working safely during COVID-19
Employment law changes that come into effect from April 2020
Future changes – including the rights of EU citizens when the transition period ends

Please note that this programme is subject to change for us to provide you with the most recent legislative changes and case law round-up.

Have a large group of staff to train? To save you time and money, we can deliver bespoke training at your workplace. To find out more contact our Customer Services Team on 0300 123 1150 or complete our online enquiry form. e-learning We also offer free e-learning on a wide range of employment relations topics. It’s a great way to develop, enhance and refresh your knowledge, providing you with the opportunity to work through theory, explore case studies and answer interactive questions. Need more than training? We recognise that every organisation is different. Our specialists can diagnose issues in your workplace and tailor practical solutions to address the challenges faced by you and your staff. To arrange a call or visit or to simply find out more, contact our Customer Services Team on 0300 123 1150 or complete our online enquiry form.

Venue Delivered digitally via Zoom Date 25/03/2021 Time 10:00 – 12:00 Price £75.00 per person Please note our training events are VAT exempt Please call Acas on 0300 123 1150 or email events@acas.org.uk

NEW Hot Source event – generating ideas the Foolproof way

Dear Norfolk Chamber members You are invited to join the Hot Source community for a special evening of creative thinking. This event will be run by Tom Wood, the founder and CEO of Foolproof. His company is a leading User Experience design agency, with offices in Norwich, London and Singapore. Tom will be leading us in a fun-filled, challenging game of Experience Design Poker. This is the Foolproof method for inspiring creative technology ideas. It is also a great ice-breaker that will test your powers of collaboration and communication. You can find out more about this unusual game on the Foolproof blog. You can even print your own cards to play at home or at work. But make sure you join us for this stimulating evening. Norwich University of the Arts has kindly allowed us to use the large foyer at their Duke St lecture theatre for this event. Norwich City Council will treat us to some wine. While our main sponsors, Business Writers Ltd, will lay on some tasty treats. Best wishes Huw Sayer Director – Business Writers Ltd. PS: Please follow @HSNorwich on twitter for #innovation news.

Embracing Differences – Business Insight Masterclass

The Importance of creating a differentiated business

‘Strategy is about making choices, trade-offs; it’s about deliberately choosing to be different.’ Michael Porter

For this session Richard Ross will start by looking at how to develop a truly differentiated business and why this matters.

Karen Thornber will then discuss the role of a strong brand and company culture in helping convey your key differentiators. Karen is the former People Director at Virgin Mobile and has worked in many well-known firms delivering strategic HR, bringing with her a wealth of experience of building highly profitiable businesses.

Wednesday October 4th 2017

The Enterprise Centre, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7TJ

Sessions at: 8.15am and 12.15pm

Our Business Insight Masterclasses focus on some of the issues around building a successful and valuable business.

Our aim is that you leave having learned something new, interesting and useful. We hope to leave you with a good introductory understanding of issues underpinning some of our more important business and financial decisions. The tone is relaxed but professional.

The Masterclass will last 2 hours with questions, refreshments with be available.

There is no charge for the Masterclass but you may like to consider a donation of £20 to Ormiston Familes to support their MPower initiative.

International Women’s Day Workshop: Building Confidence – Finding Self-Belief – Freeing Ambition

So many of us struggle with that pesky imposter syndrome, and limiting beliefs and fears about ourselves that hold us back.

And with the pandemic, and this period of sustained uncertainty which has tipped our lives upside down, our confidence may well have taken a knock. Or perhaps, even a battering.

So, this international women’s day, we’re hosting a workshop aimed at women that allows us to share tips and techniques and ask questions that will help you to build confidence, find self-belief, and free your ambition.

Because we all deserve to believe in ourselves, fulfil our potential and know: anything is possible.

Empowered Women Empower Women:

Places are limited as we want to create a safe and supportive space for conversation.

We would like to make a difference for other women through the workshop and so we are asking for a small donation of up to £5 to join us. This will be donated to Women’s Aid, a charity which does such important work. Home – Women’s Aid

Coaches:

Michelle Gant is Director of The Engaging People Company which aims to increase satisfaction and achieve business goals through engaging people. She is an experienced and qualified coach and mentor, supporting individuals to achieve their full potential, including as leaders. She also specialises in maternity coaching, offering support from pregnancy through to return, and beyond. Michelle is an experienced facilitator and a trainer and particularly delivers training around mental health for managers and resilience.

In all that she does, Michelle wants to be a role model for her five year old daughter, supporting and empowering her to achieve all to which she aspires. Michelle’s favourite quote is: believe in yourself and you will be unstoppable. Because you will.

Gemma Brown is a certified personal and business coach who helps individuals and organisations uncover their true identities – embracing their core values, needs and purpose – enabling them to confidently move towards their goals. Gemma works with individuals (1-2-1, through workshops and group facilitation) to discover their strengths, build confidence, manage their well-being and support them in the process of achieving their personal and professional aspirations.

At the core of Gemma’s work are two beliefs – ‘You can not pour from an empty cup’ – showing up for ourselves, enables us to show up for others, better. And ‘We would all thrive if we had the confidence to be our true authentic selves.’ Authenticity being a lifelong practice of discovery.

To find out more, visit her website gemmabrowncoaching.co.uk, or email gemmabrowncoaching@gmail.com

“We hope the money raised will bring light into the lives of those that need support at the most difficult time of their lives” – festive fundraisers from Christmas Lane present a cheque for nearly £1,500

Community-minded residents from an aptly-named street have handed over a bumper cheque to charity.

Kind-hearted people living in Christmas Lane, Lowestoft, decorated and illuminated their houses during the festive season and raised nearly £1,500 for East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH).

Visitors came from far and wide to see the eye-catching extravaganza and were asked to pop donations in collection buckets.

A cheque for £1,412 was recently handed over by residents Denise Bretton and Paul Gray to EACH Community Fundraiser Megan Kemp.

The presentation took place at The Nook – EACH’s hospice in Framingham Earl, near Norwich.

“It’s been so rewarding for Christmas Lane residents to raise money for EACH – a charity we immediately agreed upon,” said Richard Louis Ainslie, who hatched the original plan for the fundraiser with Denise.

“As we bring light to the people of Lowestoft and further afield, we hope the money raised will bring light into the lives of those that need support, medically and emotionally, at the most difficult time of their lives.

“It’s been amazing to create such a strong bond with EACH – one that will keep becoming stronger.”

The magical displays, featuring every house in the lane, some in nearby Prospect Road and one in Noel Road, contain thousands of twinkling lights and everything from stars and bells to snowmen and Santas.

Megan said: “It’s an extremely kind gesture from the people of Christmas Lane.

“The displays sound truly stunning and every penny donated will help us provide care and support for children and young people with life-threatening conditions, and their families, right across Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire and Essex.”

Image credits EACH

Employee Wellbeing and Positive Mental Health

Claire Sleep from Ashtons Legal’s Employment Law team and Lucy Pakes from Ashtons HR Consulting, Jon Neal from Suffolk Mind and Nadine Blandin from Hays Recruitment, are hosting a free webinar to discuss employee wellbeing and positive mental health in the workplace. Claire Sleep, Employment Partner at Ashtons Legal, and Lucy Pakes, HR Business Manager for Ashtons HR Consulting, will look at disability discrimination and suggest some employee wellbeing initiatives. Jon Neal, Suffolk Mind CEO, will outline their approach to mental wellbeing and take you through the research they have been doing both before and after Covid-19 lockdowns and the impact on people’s emotional wellbeing. Nadine Blandin, Regional Director for Hays, will take you through some strategies they have put in place for their employees. We urge you to take advantage of this opportunity and to submit any questions about the webinar by emailing us on webinars@ashtonslegal.co.uk This webinar is the part of a series provided jointly by Ashtons Legal and Ashtons HR Consulting. To watch more of our webinars, please visit https://www.ashtonslegal.co.uk/events/webinars/ www.ashtonslegal.co.uk www.ashtonshrconsulting.co.uk www.suffolkmind.org.uk www.hays.co.uk

Professor Cameron “Buck” Rogers Joins CyberScale New Advisory Board

CyberScale, a specialist Cyber Security Consultancy, based in Norwich is has appointed Professor Cameron ‘Buck’ Rogers as the first member its newly established advisory board.

Having enjoyed an accomplished career in Cyber Security with roles that have included CISO (Chief Information Security Officer) at the Bank of England, Global Head of Resilience Risk at HSBC and latterly, Head of Cyber and Information Security at BAE Systems Buck will bring a wealth of skills and knowledge to CyberScale at a crucial time in the next chapter of the company’s growth and development.

Darren Chapman, founder, and Principal Consultant at CyberScale said: “This is a key appointment at CyberScale, and comes at a pivotal time for us as we expand our footprint, particularly across the SMB (small and medium business) space. The focus of Buck’s role will be to help us ensure that we continue to provide both the most relevant, and highest impact security services to our current and future clients. His knowledge, experience and contacts in the industry will be invaluable as he helps us optimise our portfolio of Cyber & Information Security Services as well as mentoring our already skilled and experienced team”.

Professor Rogers said that joining the CyberScale Advisory Board was a very simple decision to make, commenting; “Having experienced first-hand the quality of CyberScale’s work and their commitment to making vital cyber security services accessible to any type of business, I was delighted to accept the opportunity to help. I was excited by the company’s new initiatives in helping small and medium businesses to face up to the challenge of cyber security when they don’t have access to the same resources as larger enterprises.”

Buck’s Professorship is in Cyber Security and Digital Innovation at Gloucestershire University. Outside of his Professorship, Buck is a Fellow of CREST (Council for Ethical Security Testers).

Buck also provides cyber expertise to the International Monetary Fund, an agency of the UN, where Buck helps Countries to understand and regulate Cyber risk. He sits on the expert panel for Regulation Technology Associates and is cyber security advisor to Cyb3r Operations, a cyber intelligence company. Buck has also worked with the G7/G20 via the Carnegie Endowment for Peace on Cyber Security, and the global financial system.

Image provided by Cyberscale

The New Norm – from B2B to D2C. Is there an opportunity for your business?

There’s no doubt that Covid-19 has drastically accelerated the digitalisation of how we act as both businesses and customers.

Retail sales are the worst they’ve been for 25 years, with a huge reduction in the number of physical stores available. When executives were asked how long they expected it would take for an increase in customer demand for online sales, they estimated it would be up to 585 days. In reality, it happened in just under 22 days.

The world around us has changed. Fast. And it’s abundantly clear that we’re not ‘going back to normal’. Businesses need to respond, and PWC recently claimed 94% of manufacturers are adjusting their business to achieve new growth.

But amongst the doom and gloom of physical retail, online sales have increased by 46% and statistics have shown that 89% of customers start their purchase journey with a search engine.

Brands that are able to directly build a relationship with their customers and build a D2C channel are thriving.

This adjustment is not short-term or purely reactive. These are 5-10 year strategies and those who fail to adapt risk being left behind.

Join us on 11/03/21 at 11am for 45 minutes of insights into the potential opportunities for your business to create new revenue streams and adapt in the digital world, in the first edition of Buxton Insights.

We’ll be explaining the potential D2C opportunities for your business, and sharing insight into our journey with a British B2B manufacturer, and how we have successfully built them a proven, revenue-generating D2C model.

We will be discussing:

– What it takes to step into the world of D2C and online business

– The importance and Design Thinking techniques to understanding what drives customer behaviour

– How to build direct relationships with your customers

– How you can open new revenue streams and create opportunities for growth

or Eventbrite at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-new-norm-from-b2b-to-d2c-is-there-an-opportunity-for-your-business-tickets-143997330893

After Brexit: Utopia or Dystopia? – New UEA Series

Now that the UK has left the EU, what role should it play in the world? What is ‘Global Britain’, and is it a realistic project after the Covid-19 pandemic? What kind of relationship should the UK seek with its European neighbours? How serious are the tensions between England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland on the question of the UK’s future relationship with the EU, and do they threaten the union?

In this online lecture series, leading figures from politics and academia share their reflections, and offer their hopes and fears.

All events are free and open to all and will be delivered online via Zoom. They will also be available on YouTube for playback at a later date.

After The Lockdowns: Did Covid-19 Kill Global Britain?

27 April 2021, 6:30 – 8:00pm

Speaker: Daniel Hannan, Baron Hannan of Kingsclere (Author, Conservative peer, and former MEP. He serves as adviser to the UK Board of Trade and is President of the Initiative for Free Trade)

Brexit… Reversing 1000 Years of History between These Islands

11 May 2021, 6:30 – 8:00pm

Speaker: John Bruton (Former Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland, former Fine Gael party leader, and former EU Ambassador to the US)

A United Kingdom? Brexit and the Future of the Union

25 May 2021, 6:30 – 8:00pm

Panellists: Katy Hayward (Professor of Political Sociology, Queen’s University Belfast and Senior Fellow ‘UK in a Changing Europe’), Nicola McEwen (Professor of Territorial Politics, University of Edinburgh and Senior Fellow ‘UK in a Changing Europe’), Dan Wincott (Blackwell Professor of Law and Society, Cardiff University, and Research Director of the ESRC ‘UK in a Changing Europe’ initiative)

Back to the Future? The Meaning of Global Britain

8 June 2021, 6:30 – 8:00pm

Speaker: Margaret MacMillan CC CH (Professor of History, University of Toronto and, Professor of International History, University of Oxford)

Where Now for the UK and Europe?

22 June 2021, 6:30 – 8:00pm

Speaker: Dominic Grieve QC PC (President of the European Movement, former Independent MP, and former Conservative politician)

Contact artsandhumanitiesevents@uea.ac.uk for more information. Visit the website to book your free tickets.

This event series is supported by the UEA research project ‘Negotiating the Future’. The aim of this project is to examine and communicate research on the negotiations between the UK and the EU, the UK’s relationship with the European Union, and the UK’s broader relations with ‘Europe’.

For more information on the project, visit their website: www.afterbrexit.uk Sign up to their mailing list for up-to-date news and events here.