DON’T MISS OUR ANNUAL DANCE SHOWCASE ON THE STAGE AT EPIC STUDIOS. This is a great opportunity to see what our young people, participants and tutors get up to in their weekly classes. Sit back, relax and enjoy the skills, creativity and energy on the stage. The showcase will include Street Dance, Ballet, Tap and Modern, Performing Arts for the Home Educated, GCSE Dance, Creative Contemporary and Breakdance, with guest performances from our Dance Companies Pulse, Full Tilt, FleX and the Breakin Crew.
Please note, these are two separate shows with different groups performing in each. If your child is a participant, please check which time show they are in before purchasing tickets. You can find this information below and it will also handed out in classes. If you have siblings in both shows, please contact reception on 01603 283382 before booking tickets.
After the success of Adore’s 2019 tour, she’s back! 2020 sees Adore take to the road once more with her A/D Tour and this time she’s bringing an extra special guest. You won’t want to miss this show! The special guest will be announced this December.
Come and experience exhilarating passenger car rides around Snetterton Race Circuit. From just £20 you can enjoy3 laps of the trackin either a Classic, Race or Super Car.
There is fun for all the familywith trade stands, refreshments, car and bike dealership displays and a chance to view some amazing cars and bikes close up. Entry isjust a£10 donation per car which includes a £5 passenger ride voucher for the day.
This event is raising vital funds for East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) as well as the Big C, British Heart Foundation and East Anglia Air Ambulance.
Profit & Delight Studio has completed a presentation project that epitomises the unique opportunities Norfolk offers for contemporary developments based on its 1000-year heritage.
Principal Arthur Meek led the process to help The Community of Our Lady of Walsingham reshape their approach to a major international fundraising campaign to establish a presence in the heart of Little Walsingham, and expand their nearby spiritual retreat and formation center in Dereham.
Little Walsingham has been “England’s Nazareth” – its premier pilgrimage destination – for over 1000 years. Renowned across Europe, it attracted royalty and commoners alike until its suppression during the Reformation. Today it remains a significant destination for pilgrimage and tourism, drawing 350,000 visitors annually to Norfolk.
The Community of Our Lady of Walsingham, established in 2004, transforms thousands of lives each year through an authentic spiritual accompaniment practice, rooted in tradition, that includes group and hermitage retreats. Demand has grown along with its reputation. The Mission Hub development and Formation House expansion will boost retreat attendance from 132 to 500-1,000 young people annually, and double its capacity for hermitage retreatants to 150+.
The dual-site expansion helps strengthen Walsingham’s position as England’s premier spiritual center. The campaign has already attracted more than 440 donors who have contributed over £540,000. Members of COWL head to the US in the coming weeks with materials developed by Norwich-based Profit & Delight Studio.
Arthur Meek of Profit & Delight Studio notes: “Norfolk’s wind creates opportunities for energy infrastructure developments, and our thousand-year spiritual heritage creates unique development opportunities that are recognised by different kinds of investors!”
If you’re developing places and spaces that make Norfolk an even better place to live – get in touch with Arthur at Profit & Delight Studio. He’ll help you get to the heart of your story, in your voice for the stakeholders that matter to you.
It’sSmall Business Saturdayon the3rd of December, where this “nation of shopkeepers” celebrates local, small businesses with their shops, offices and factories in the areas that they trade and live; employing local craftsmen and women and contributing to the local economy.
What’s in this for you?
How about a50% off offer?
A voucher worth £100 for just £50.
You can use it as payment when you next need your curtains, blinds, shutters or cushions etc…A greatsaving for yourself, or a niceChristmas presentfor people moving home or redecorating!
The catch? You must purchase the voucher by close of business on Saturday 3rd December, andonly one voucher per household……
…….there’s nothing to stop youpre-orderingyour voucher.
It’s no secret that the UK has one of the most expensive and consistently unreliable rail networks in Europe. Each and every day, passengers across the UK take a collective 4.7 million train journeys. All in all, this adds up to around 1.7 billion journeys each year. Unsurprisingly, the vast majority of peak-hour trains end up horrifically overcrowded and uncomfortable. It’s not uncommon for the number of passengers on a rush-hour train to exceed its official capacity by more than 100%. And if all this wasn’t enough, even the shortest train journeys in the UK are becoming increasingly expensive.
Not just expensive, but downright extortionate.
Prohibitive Prices
In a working example, let’s say you were heading from Glasgow Central to Manchester Airport. A one-way ticket would set you back approximately £33, while a return is (inexplicably) priced at £85. If this was your standard commute, you’d be looking at spending approximately £20,000 on train journeys per year.
Even if you went with a discounted season ticket, you’ll still be looking at more than £12,000 per year, or a minimum of £1,000 per month. All for the privilege of sitting (or standing) in a packed train, which probably isn’t going to be on time, anyway.
A Cost-Effective Alternative?
Most would agree that this kind of money for uncomfortable and unreliable train travel is downright ridiculous. In which case – why not consider a cost effective alternative? For the sake of argument, let’s reduce this monthly train travel expense to £500. Armed with £500 per month, you could easily drive away in an outstanding vehicle on a PCP deal. All while having an additional £500 in your pocket to cover insurance, fuel, repairs and so on.
Personal contract purchase – aka PCP – bears many similarities to leasing a vehicle. The difference being that at the end of the contract, you can take ownership of the car if you choose to do so. As with a more traditional hire purchase agreement, it’s a case of paying an initial deposit, followed by a series of affordable monthly repayments.
In this instance, affordable really means affordable. Should you be applying for car finance with bad credit, there are many options offered by reputable dealers and brokers to support you. Pick up a Volkswagen Polo 1.0 TSI 95 SE on a three-year PCP deal and you’ll be looking at less than £200 per month, along with a relatively low £750 initial payment. You benefit from the comfort and convenience of your own vehicle, you save an astonishing amount of money per month and you get to choose from three options at the end of the term:
Pay a predetermined ‘balloon’ payment and take full legal ownership of the vehicle
Continue your monthly repayments and upgrade to a newer vehicle
Hand the keys back to the service provider and walk away, with nothing more to pay
Personal contract purchase effectively combines the affordability of a leasing agreement with the benefits of a traditional hire purchase contract. Whichever way you look at it, it’s also an exponentially more cost-effective option than train travel. Especially if you decide to keep the vehicle at the end of the term, as you’ll have something tangible to show for your money. With train travel, you’re largely investing in frustration and disappointment.
Getting a Good Deal
Accessing affordable car finance has never been easier. First of all, establish your budget and explore the available options using an online vehicle finance calculator. After which, all you need to do is submit your application via an experienced independent broker. If public transport simply isn’t doing it for you, why not go private?
Most of the products we use at home or offices end up being junk. The waste should to be taken away from our homes and we need that person or service to do it for us. A good number of people fear being involved in the business because of the misconception that dirt is for the poor. They simply don’t want to be associated with dirt because they assume that working with junk makes them dirty. This is not the case since junk collection business can be an awesome source of income.
Conduct Market Research
This is among the preliminary steps you should take. Try as much as possible to get enough information on how junk collection business is performing. With emphasis in the area you are interested in starting your business. Likewise, have an in-depth analysis and understand why the existing companies offering same services have succeeded.
Junk removal (waste removal) business is very lucrative in the UK, London. Especially because a lot of companies have their seats in it, and a lot of people are living there. However, there is also competition, so you have to set up your business on the right way. Sometimes, it is smart just to copy what successful people do, and Handyrubbish is a great example of a successful rubbish removal company. Study their website, learn more about the website and what they do. Try to repeat the same and you’ll have very good chances for a success.
Some other important information you should be on the lookout for is how much it takes to dispose junk, the location for disposing the junk, what type of junk you will be dealing with and the number of employees you will need to help you run the business. Also, you will have figured out whether you will need to hire a company to perform the job for you or you will be able to do it by yourself. Either way, choose an option that will suits you best.
Business Registration
Look for a good name that fits junk collection and register your company with the registration of companies in your area. Having the right papers will help you with having fine issues with the authorities.
Come Up With a Business Plan
After collecting all the vital information, the next thing you have to come up with is business plan. A good business plan should consist of what kind of business you will be involved in. It should also have your objectives and why you are in the market. Moreover, it has to contain the type of services you offer, the market strategies you will use and lastly the projection of your business in future. You can write the business plan by yourself or seek a professional writer to write it for you. After the business plan, strictly abide by the plan for the success of the business.
Get an Office Space
You might need an office to operate from but this will depend on your initial capital. If you have enough capital then you can rent a bigger space, but if you are starting small, consider renting a place that will double up as a store. Your workers will have a place where they can meet in the morning before dispersing and in the evening. It will also act as a store to keep the equipment.
Map the Areas You Want to Work In
Come up with a plan on the specific areas you want to work in. While it’s advisable to work in areas with people of middle and low income, it’s also good to work in places with richer folks. This adds up your profits and client base. Additionally, don’t work in areas that are far from the dumping site.
Equipment
Junk removal business will be hectic for you to run without the correct equipment. You will have to put all the equipment in place before you commence the business. Some core equipment you will need are; a truck that will be used for transporting the junk, brooms, shovels, rake and a spade and you are good to go.
Get the Right People to do the Job
For every business to be successful, it should have the right employees. Employees who share your mission and vision and who participates in the success of the company. You can decide to employ already trained workers or newbies and train them while you continue with the business.
Market your Business
It’s important to come out with the best marketing strategies for you company. You company is still new and you need a space in it. There are several ways in which you can advertise your business. For example, you can target the online clients by use of blogs, Facebook or in websites. For the sake of reaching the customers who are not online, use bill boards or brochures. Another way is by painting your trucks so that the customers get the message and the service at the same time.
Join us in your local office to hear how your business can get ready for Making Tax Digital. This breakfast seminar will take place between 7.45 am and 9.30 am at our Great Yarmouth office. What is Making Tax Digital? Being introduced in April 2019, Making Tax Digital will revolutionise the way in which businesses will need to maintain records for HMRC. Initially, HMRC will require businesses with a turnover greater than the VAT threshold to maintain digital records, but eventually, it is expected to be rolled out across all areas of tax. We look forward to seeing you there.
Maybe you are a calm person that would like to work alone and in peace. Perhaps you are assuming that you should become a florist because that is the one business that is offering that kind of working conditions. However, being a florist is a more labor-intensive than what most of you would assume. A typical day for a good florist starts at 4AM and will see you collecting and transporting goods to your store where you have to clean them and process them as finished products. Not to mention all kinds of people that would enter your shop.
Being a florist is not an easy job, but is there such a thing as an easy job?
You Will Get Physical
You might think that cutting and arranging flowers is a delicate job. However, this job will see you spending hours on your feet just moving buckets full of flowers and water and organizing them in storage. You will have to lift 50-lb buckets of water and flowers, carrying deliveries and boxes of centerpieces through kitchens, and that is something I call hard work. You will have to clean after yourself and there will be a lot of things to clean.
No Sleep
You will need to be better than “snoozers”. Get up with the sun and start your working day way before the “OPEN” sign goes up at 9am. You Will Need an Online Promotion A flower shop business can be a small shop, led only by one person, or it could be a national chain with hundreds of locations. Some of the most successful flower shops sell flowers online only and don’t actually have physical shops. This is why it is very important to choose a good domain name. However, most .com or .co.uk domains have already been sold out. This is why you could start thinking about some org.uk or just .uk domains. A good example for a successful online flower shop that chose an alternative domain is flowerdelivery.org.uk, a flower delivery shop from London that is among the more popular shops. People from the UK often use it to buy or send flowers nationwide.
Even though the best domain names have already been taken, it is always a good idea to take a look at the less popular “domain extensions” because there is a chance that your brand name is still available on those.
Being a Florist is Not a Peaceful Experience
Many people think that being a florist is a peaceful, solitary experience in which you work alone, surrounded only with flowers and nature. However, you will spend thousands of hours trying to bring in potential customers, finding best suppliers, organizers and collaborators you can and constantly working on your social networks. You will not only work with future brides, event organizers and catering companies, but the entire online world. This should be a huge opportunity for your business. Flowers have a reputation of being timeless, romantic, and fairly traditional, but that doesn’t mean that you should lead your flower business like it is 1960s. Start your online shop, post regularly on social networks and stay in touch with your customers.
You Will Have to Talk to People
A florist should be comfortable talking to people no matter what they are going through. You will have customers (daily) who are planning weddings, celebrating major accomplishments and those who have loved ones who are seriously ill or recently passed away. Sometimes, you will have all those profiles in your shop at the same time.
It’s You Against the World
According to Wikipedia, the floral industry in the US has grown six percent annually, and the global trade volume in 2003 was US$101.84 billion. It consists of three major components: the growers, the wholesalers and the retailers and their businesses are interconnected. However, the combination of huge international corporations coupled with their offshore sourcing of flowers has put independent florists and local growers in a difficult situation. Imports from countries like Kenya and Columbia are forcing prices down and an increase in market share for large retail outlets and they are putting pressure on florists to compete on every level. Digital customers and the increasing number of digital competitors are completely changing the industry landscape and you have to adapt. This world will not give you a chance for romantic notions of slow-moving days in your “quiet” flower shop.
It Will Cost You
A flower shop business usually costs somewhere between $10,000 and $50,000 to open. However, there are some successful florists who started their businesses in their living room with a $50 box of tools.In reality, you will have to buy coolers for keeping your flowers fresh, leasing a location, buying an initial order of flowers from a wholesaler and getting some of the most important supplies like floral tape, vases, floral foam, etc. Wages will not be a problem at the very beginning because you will most probably be the only worker. After a short period of time you will start thinking about purchasing a van that will help you deliver orders, and that will be the right time to hire the first employee – a driver.
“Everyone’s got to start somewhere; You should start before you are ready.”
You will need to know the basics about the flowers, and you will have to love what you do. But you don’t have to know everything or have some perfect plan. Maybe you will have some side-job until you get your business started, but the business will get it up and running. There are hundreds of tutorials that you can find online, or you could master your skills by working at some flower shop. So, you will need to understand the industry, learn new floral design ideas, train, and to keep upgrading your flower care knowledge. You have to be better than your competition!
Join us in your local office to hear how your business can get ready for Making Tax Digital. This breakfast seminar will take place between 7.45 am and 9.30 am at our Thetford office. What is Making Tax Digital? Being introduced in April 2019, Making Tax Digital will revolutionise the way in which businesses will need to maintain records for HMRC. Initially, HMRC will require businesses with a turnover greater than the VAT threshold to maintain digital records, but eventually, it is expected to be rolled out across all areas of tax. We look forward to seeing you there.
If you understand your customer and know why you are selling to them, then how do you turn this information into a strategy and plan for your long-term growth and development?
If you are wondering about how to do this, then this FREE half-day workshop with experts in the field will help you create a clear and distinctive marketing campaign to win in today’s market. Create sales value and discover hidden value.
This workshop can be taken as a standalone but is designed to be taken as part of a three-step workshop programme to help you develop a more complete sales generation strategy and programme. The other parts to this series will be held at the same location, during the same times, on the following dates:
Set Your Benchmarks and Define the Who and Why? (Part 1) – 18.10.18- To book copy the link into your browser bar – https://bit.ly/SalesStrategy1KLIC
Build Your Sales Pipeline (Part 3) – 08.11.18 – To book copy the link into your browser bar – https://bit.ly/SalesStrategy3KLIC
Who is this for?
This is a diagnostic workshop that is for management, sales, and marketing managers to develop the resources and skills needed for success.
As you’ve probably already noticed, business is constantly changing. Industries frequently shift between being of the utmost importance, and being essentially inconsequential. It is important to learn which industries are here to stay. Whether you are looking for a change in career, or just searching for different opportunities, it is vital to know you are making a correct decision. This is especially true following the uncertainty of the Brexit. However, generally speaking, the UK economy is growing faster than expected.
Construction
After the Brexit vote in 2016, the industry was expected to drop. This is due to fears that a lack of EU labour would be available. However, surprisingly, the industry has flourished since. Studies show that the construction business is growing, fast. From 2016 to 2018, a whopping 30,000 new businesses were created, which is a growth of 10%. In 2019, the construction industry accounts for 13% of all UK businesses. If you have a background in building work, architecture, or engineering, construction might be the best career path for you. The stats don’t lie – construction is one of the best industries to get into.
House & Office Removals
The general opinion is that if you don’t live in a flat (or a small house), it’s always worth it to hire a professional removals company. Following the Brexit vote, many companies are moving from the UK to the EU, which means removal companies have their work cut out for them. As a result, the need for these businesses is definitely on the rise. An example would be Amazingmoves, a house and furniture removal company from London. Ever since the company was founded, it has been constantly growing and employing new workers. People will always need a helping hand when moving, so working in the removal industry is definitely a step in the right direction.
Energy
The UK is looking to reduce carbon emissions. Did you know that the government plans to increase all energy consumption from renewable resources to 15% by 2020? Consequently, experts estimate that the renewables industry could open up to 400,000 new jobs by the end of the year; that is a huge number. As new technologies arise, and people become more and more attracted to using renewable resources – it is apparent that the industry will continue to flourish in the following years.
Digital Marketing & Advertising
The industry of digital marketing has been growing quickly for the past 10 years, and it does not seem like it will slow down. As social media channels are expanding, the demand for more people in this area of work is on the rise. If you have a degree in Graphic Design, English, or even Maths, you can definitely find great work here.
Virtual Reality
The demand for good VR is rising, rapidly. The market is expected to be worth £120 billion by 2020, and the UK can certainly capitalise on that. It’s important to note that Virtual Reality is not just for gamers. It can be used in work too. For example, VR could test safety measures, it could be used in digital marketing, and could help with police training. The possibilities are (literally) endless with VR. The majority of Virtual Reality companies are based in London, though new studios are emerging all over the country. VR is one of the most exciting things happening in the tech world right now, and it will definitely become a big part of our lives in the future. If you want to help shape the incoming world of Virtual Reality, you might want to look into the industry.
Finance
More and more start-up businesses are emerging all over the country. The industry is rapidly growing and in need for financial guidance. As a result, the demand for finance professionals is rising. Not only that, but also UK-based firms expect an 88% growth in the following years. If finance is your thing, you should have no problem finding work in the UK in today’s market.
Looking For Work?
While these businesses are definitely in demand, this doesn’t mean that there aren’t other opportunities. There will always be jobs available in the IT and tech world, as technology is an ever-growing sector in 2019. However, as previously mentioned, it is hard to guess which industries will become obsolete in the future. The market can change, and it can change fast. As a result, it is important to do research on the industry you are interested in and see what the forecast is like. In the end, the most important thing is to work in a field you actually enjoy.
Trying to Invest?
On the other hand, if you’re looking to invest, you should probably stick to the industries on the list. When it comes to investment, it’s always better to be safe than sorry. There is no question that the UK is very important for (local and international) investors. The London Stock Exchange has the third largest stock exchange in the world.