Any businesses who export to Israel should be made aware that a new computerised customs system will come into force on Sunday 14 January 2018. The switchover to the new system will take place between 10-14 January, during which time no customs services will be available in Israel. Further details will be published by the Customs Directorate in due course.
We will keep you updated as soon as more information becomes available.
Location: Carrowbreck House, 7 Carrowbreck Road, Norwich, NR6 5FA. This enjoyable and dynamic course is aimed at providing employees with practical familiarisation and experience of the fire fighting equipment that is provided at their workplace. This course is delivered by qualified fire fighters that have extensive fire fighting experience. As an employer it will assist you to fulfil your Health and Safety duties under The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 Section 9 and The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. We will provide delegates with the opportunity to understand the uses and limitations of equipment like extinguishers and fire hoses, in addition to the general issues regarding fire safety. During the practical side of the course, delegates will have the opportunity to safely use a range of fire extinguishers on our live fire training rig. Duration: Half-day course (1:30pm to 4:30pm approximately) Equipment: No equipment is necessary for you to bring to this course. Pens and note paper will be available. Lunch provided: If you are also attending the Fire Marshalling Training course in the morning a sandwich lunch with crisps, cakes and fruit will be provided. Refreshments will be available throughout the duration of this course if only attending the afternoon. Course Content Upon completion of this half-day course, delegates will have a good knowledge and awareness in the following areas: Different types of fire extinguishers Common sources of ignition and fire Why and how fires spread Different classes of fire We will provide delegates with the opportunity to understand the uses and limitations of equipment like extinguishers and fire hoses, in addition to the general issues regarding fire safety. Course price: £52.00 For more details or any enquiries, please do contact us on 01603 788950, or email carrowbreck@broadland.gov.uk
Commenting on the trade figures for December 2011, David Kern, Chief Economist at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said:
“The figures for December show a large narrowing in the trade deficit to its smallest level since April 2003. While we should not give too much weight to one month’s figures, this is still a welcome development and supports our view that a recession is unlikely. Although the re-balancing of the economy towards exports is moving slowly, it is reassuring that we are heading in the right direction.
“Given the problems facing the world economy and the ongoing debt crisis in the eurozone, British exporters will face a challenge to keep their positions in international markets. As the government perseveres with measures to reduce the deficit, it is clear that exports will be one of the main engines of our recovery. We now need to see a powerful national export drive with more support for businesses in areas such as trade finance, insurance and promotion.
“While low interest rates and a competitive pound will help, more must be done to ensure that British firms can compete on equitable terms. On their part, British exporters must reinforce their efforts to break into faster growing economies such as India, China and Brazil.”
Caistor Hall is inviting local businesses to join the new management for an intimate evening of wine and canapes on March 5th between 6:30 to 8:30pm; providing the perfect chance to take a look at the newly refurbished facilities Caistor Hall has to offer.
Caistor Hall is an ideal venue for hosting meetings, training courses and awards celebrations for all size businesses, with a variety of room sizes, a capacity of up to 300 people and the option to hire the venue exclusively. Located south of Norwich City Centre with ample free parking on site, just 2 miles from the A47 and a short taxi ride from Norwich Airport and Norwich Train station, the venue also provides an ideal accommodation for those attending an event in Norwich or the surrounding area.
Following a brief name change in 2019 to The Boudicca, the hotel is proudly returning to its roots and reverting back to its original name of Caistor Hall; a decision influenced by the strength of the brand within the local community over the years.
Commenting ahead of the MPC decision tomorrow (Thursday), David Kern, Chief Economist at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said:
“The financial markets are almost unanimous in expecting no change at the MPC meeting, with interest rates being kept at 0.5% and the Quantitative Easing (QE) programme at £325bn. However, two committee members voted at the last meeting for an increase in QE to £350bn, and we’ll be interested to see whether support for such a move would gather momentum. Although we have supported previous increases in QE, we feel that a further £25bn would be unnecessary as it would only have a marginal effect. There is ample liquidity in the financial system and there is no need to drive down yields on government bonds further.
“The main aim should be supporting real economic growth, by encouraging increased lending to viable businesses and making the new credit easing scheme more substantial. But the MPC should also reconsider its reluctance to include assets other than gilts, such as securitised SME loans, in the QE programme. This will make the banks less risk averse, and will help improve the flow of lending to credit-worthy firms.”
Location: Carrowbreck House, 7 Carrowbreck Road, Norwich, NR6 5FA. Having a website for your business isn’t a choice anymore, without one you lose credibility as well as opportunities. This brand new course shows you how to set up and maintain a website for free using WordPress, the most popular blogging and content management system on the web. What if you don’t know how to code? That’s ok because code isn’t needed. Course Content Setting up and installing WordPress Selecting a theme ( look ) for your website Front end and back end Your dashboard Adding extras to your website Inserting images and videos Adding pages Creating a blog Linking to other sites Security Managing users Who should attend? If you’re looking to create a website If you’re looking to create a landing page Understand WordPress more Manage your own WordPress website Suitable for business owners and anyone looking to create an online presence Duration: Half-day course (1.30pm – 4.30pm) Equipment: No equipment is necessary for you to bring to the course. Pens and note paper will be available. Lunch provided: Light Refreshments will be available throughout the duration of this course. Course price: From £38.50 to £49.50 For more details or any enquiries, please do contact us on 01603 788950, or email carrowbreck@broadland.gov.uk
There’s no hiding from it – the festive period is almost upon us! And this year we’re celebrating by expanding our Christmas breakfasts to include Norwich, West Norfolk and Great Yarmouth. Our festive networking breakfasts have always proved popular in the past, so hopefully this year everyone can join in and visit a breakfast as near to their business as possible!
It’s our usual Business Breakfasts – with a pinch of festive fun thrown into the mix. Keeping with tradition, we have asked our event featured charities to host the events and introduce the selection of exciting, Christmas themed networking activities aimed at helping delegates get to know each other a little better. The featured charities for our Christmas Breakfasts 2017 are:
There will also be an opportunity to donate gifts to the charities to support their causes. For example, this year Big C are asking for donations of biscuits, tea & coffee and squash that can brought to the breakfast, which will be offered to families affected by cancer in their centres.
As ever, we encourage delegates to get into the spirit of things and wear their favourite Christmas jumpers! We hope to see as many of you as possible at our upcoming Christmas Breakfasts. If you wish to book on, please click on one of the following links:
Great Yarmouth Christmas Breakfast – 6th December – click here to book
Norwich Christmas Breakfast – 7th December – click here to book
West Norfolk Christmas Breakfast – 13th December – click here to book
Are you up to the Challenge?
We are looking for 14 companies tomake as much money as possible for East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) with a budget of £50! You will be competing against each otherto invest your crisp £50 note in any legal and safe fundraising activities over this 12 week period to generate the highest possible return for EACH – all we ask is that you return at least £51 to us!
So get your thinking caps on to come up with some creative and different money-making events and activities, use the opportunity to build team spirit within your own organisation whilst promoting healthy competition with othercompanies who’ve taken up the Challenge and, most importantly, have fun!
So…what are you waiting for it’s first come first served and there are only 14 places available.
Phone EACH’s Norfolk Fundraising Team on 01953 666767 and sign upby Wednesday 30th Aprilto accept our challenge and help provide vital care and support to local children and young people with life-threatening conditions and their families.
We look forward tohearingfrom you.
A series of free business roadshows will offer advice and funding support to SMEs across Norfolk and Suffolk this autumn.
The New Anglia Growth Hub is hosting the short sessions to give companies the opportunity to find out about funding and financial support and to speak to the Growth Hub’s business advisers for impartial advice.
New Anglia Growth Hub Manager Nigel Best said: “These free roadshows are a great opportunity for business owners to come and find out more about the support that’s available to help them grow.
“Our business advisers have given over 30,000 hours of free support to businesses across Norfolk and Suffolk over the past three years but we know that there are firms looking for help and information.
“I’d encourage any business to drop in to one of the sessions and find out more about the support available.”
The free Norfolk roadshows will be held on the following dates:
Norwich
Date: Tues 07 November
Time: 16:30 – 18:30 Hrs
Venue: Norfolk & Norwich Millennium Library, Millennium Plain, Norwich, NR2 1AW
Great Yarmouth
Date: Tues 14 November
Time: 16:30 – 18:30 Hrs
Venue: The Imperial Hotel, North Drive, Great Yarmouth, NR30 1EQ
Diss
Date: Thurs 16 November
Venue: 16:30 – 18:30 Hrs
Venue: The Council Chamber, Diss Corn Hall, 10 St Nicholas Street, Diss, IP22 4LB
Business Shaper Group and New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) have announced the launch of 50 major new Business Roadshows, across Norfolk and Suffolk, from April – November, to benefit hundreds of companies, accessing grants and funding to help them grow.
The Roadshow takes place in Bury St Edmunds at the Clarice House at 4pm until 7pm, and will help to highlight the wealth of grants, funding opportunities, free business support and training available to business owners as they prepare their organisations for the future.
“For a young business like AT Power, finding the right advice, support and funding to grow is difficult. Attending the Business Roadshow in December last year, we were able to understand all the different types of funding options, grants and support available to small businesses. We accessed a £3000 grant from the Manufacturing Advisory Service, which has helped us increase turnover by over by £75,000 in two months. We also have pipeline of business in excess of £600,000, all with the help and guidance of Business Shaper Group. I would strongly advise any business looking to grow in 2014, to attend the Business Roadshow”, said Andy Clifton managing director of AT Power.
Commenting on the preliminary UK GDP figures for Q3 2017, published earlier this week by the ONS, Suren Thiru, Head of Economics at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said:
“While GDP growth in Q3 was a slight uptick on the previous quarter, the UK’s combined economic growth performance over the first nine months of 2017 was still the weakest since late 2012, and indicates that the UK economy remains locked onto a low growth trajectory.
“The manufacturing sector was a bright spot for the UK economy in Q3, with output picking-up in the quarter. The construction sector remains an area of concern with confirmation that it has once again slipped back into recession. However, its percentage contribution to GDP means its impact on overall growth in the quarter was limited.
“While the services sector was the largest contributor to GDP growth in Q3, the latest data confirms that activity in the sector remains muted, with growth unchanged from the previous quarter. BCC’s own Quarterly Economic Survey confirms that the sector remains under pressure with almost all services indicators below their pre-EU referendum levels, particularly for consumer-focused businesses.
“With the latest GDP data confirming that the UK economy is still in a challenging period, these figures are likely to weigh on whether the MPC will raise interest rates next month. We would urge the MPC to proceed with caution on raising rates, as tightening monetary policy amid the current economic and political uncertainty could weaken growth. Crucially, the focus of next month’s budget must be on supporting business growth, including addressing the escalating burden of up-front business costs.”
Following the success of last years event, we are really excited to be working with Westcotec to bring you our 2020 Biker Breakfast!
If you are mad about motorbikes, then this is the event for you! What could be a better bike backdrop than beautiful Barnham Broom for networking, breakfast and meeeting up with other bikers.
Our event is again kindly sponsored by Westcotec, an industry leader in Vehicle Activated Signs and other related technologies. They do everything from Vehicle Activated Signs to Street Lighting and even recently installed the UK’s first Smart Bench outside the forum.
We will keep you posted on speakers for the event, but please save the date for this breakfast with a difference!
It’s an earlier start this year at 08.30am but you will be enjoying a delicious barnham Broom full english breakfast with tea and coffee and plebnty of networking!
We would love you to attend, whether you are able to join us just for for the breakfast, or are staying on to enjoy the ride out then book your place now!