Business leaders gathered last night to hear Vicky Pryce, Chief Economic Advisor and Board Member at the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) outline her views on the future of the UK economy.
Norfolk Chamber and Norse Commercial Services hosted the gala dinner at Langley Abbey, which was attended by a wide range of businesses from traditional engineering companies, such as KLM Engineering to Rainbird, an innovative tech firm.
Ms Pryce presented her thoughts on how the UK economy had fared since the triggering of Article 50, through to how she thought it would progress after the post-Brexit transition period. She went on to note how interest rates and consumer spending could potentially impact on the economy and that the continued uncertainty of Brexit was impacting on business confidence.
The masterclass will be of use to employers and anyone working closely with businesses in a professional capacity. Each session will last around 1.5 hours with questions.
With a wave of over 1 million employers set to implement automatic enrolment solutions over the next 3 years it is more important than ever to start planning early.
This masterclass will set out the fundamentals of automatic enrolment to keep you one step ahead of game. We will aim to answer the following questions and much more:
Why has Automatic Enrolment been introduced?
How will Automatic Enrolment impact us?
How much will Automatic Enrolment Cost us?
Is our existing pension scheme compliant?
What happens if we don’t comply?
What option do we have?
When should we start preparing?
What should we do now?
We will then go on to consider ways appropriately structured employee benefits can support the aims of the business by underpinning a positive culture.
Richard Rossis an experienced presenter with a growing reputation for an engaging and informative style. He is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment and a Chartered Financial Planner. He holds an MBA, a Masters in Wealth Management, a Graduate Diploma in Economics and an Advanced Diploma in Financial Planning.
Daniel Harveyis a Starred First Class Honours Economics Graduate receiving the Distinguished Performance Award for all three years of study, completing each year top out of all his fellow students. He is an associate member the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment and also holds an Investment Advice Diploma and is studying towards his Masters in Wealth Management. He has built up significant expertise in the Group Pension market, setting up and administering pension schemes for around 4000 employees.
Leaders in East Anglia are being invited to attend a major conference which will put wellbeing at the heart of leadership in the region. The ‘Leaders in Wellbeing’ event – taking place during Mental Health Awareness Week – is aimed at chief executives, senior managers and HR directors and will showcase the latest thinking from speakers who are leading the way in wellbeing in the region.
Taking place from 9.30am – 1.30pm on Tuesday 15th May at The Space in Norwich, the free event will focus on the role of leadership in wellbeing. It will include personal stories from leaders as well as ideas about practical ways to role model wellbeing, and how to embed it within organisational culture.
Stuart Rimmer, Chief Executive of East Coast College who will be charing the event explained: “Coming together to discuss wellbeing in leadership creates space to consider innovation and better ways to run our businesses for the twenty first century.”
Also speaking at the event will be Andy Wood, Chief Executive of Adnams. He said: “We take this issue extremely seriously at Adnams. It makes great business sense as the first line of serving our customers well is a happy and well-motivated workforce that knows if they need help in their lives the organisation is there for them”.
There will also be personal testimony from Nigel Cushion, Founder of Nelsonspirit, Ian Hacon, Founder of Yellow Brick Road, and Michelle Gant, Director of The Engaging People Company.
Aviva’s recent experience of delivering a widescale wellbeing programme will also be in the spotlight with Katherine Billingham-Mohamed and Gemma Sandwell on hand to share their knowledge and experience. Katherine said: “Wellbeing is quite a buzz word at the moment, but essentially healthy and happy employees generally result in happy customers! It’s about helping people to make small steps to change behaviour, be that in their mental, physical or any other aspect of wellbeing”.
The event has been co-organised by Tim Handley, an education consultant who heads up TEDxNorwichED. And, underlining the emerging importance of wellbeing as a leadership and workplace priority, both New Anglia LEP and Norfolk Chamber of Commerce have pledged their support. Charlotte Purves of New Anglia LEP said: “This is a really important issue to address if the East is going to stand out as the place to live and work. Wellbeing should be top of the agenda for every business and this event will provide business leaders with tools to embed this in their own organisations.”
Chris Sargisson, Chief Executive of Norfolk Chamber added: “Wellbeing and the culture of wellbeing starts at the top and should always, always include the valuable and influential people at the top. By doing so means organisations can genuinely lead by example in the building of brilliant, healthy, high performing places of work.”
Rise & Shine Get your day off to an energetic start!
Find out from an expert in the energy market about the Competition and Markets Authority recent inquiry into it and what it may mean for business.
Hear how over 20 energy-related companies have already benefited from collaboration with UEA Engineering on a range of projects, and find out how your organisation could too.
Audience : Any business that uses energy but especially engineering and industrial companies.in the energy sector.
Cost: This event is FREE to attend and includes free parking.
This morning networking event is hosted by Norwich Business School and Adapt.
At a breakfast meeting at Norwich City Football Club, Norfolk Chamber hosted John Holland-Kaye, the CEO of London Heathrow Airport, who came to talk to local businesses about the economic benefits and the opportunities available as a result of expansion at London Heathrow.
Mr Holland-Kaye outlined that Heathrow were looking to become the best connected airport in the world, with more flights and a new runway by 2025. The £14 billion privately funded project will open up supply chain opportunities across the UK – including here Norfolk. He also noted that the Heathrow expansion project was not governed OJEU (Official Journal of the European Union) and that their preferred option was for a predominantly UK based supply chain.
He also advised that Heathrow was looking to take the lead in a new way to deliver large scale infrastructure projects by building their key components away from the airport and assembling them locally. This is a method that is becoming more prevalent internationally, which the UK has not fully adopted yet. To achieve this, they will be creating four logistic hubs – for which Great Yarmouth is one of 65 bids from across the UK. Heathrow has already committed to one of the logistic hubs being located in Scotland, however the other three hub locations have yet to be decided.
To help develop their supply chain for the Heathrow expansion, they will be holding a series of Business Summits across the UK – the nearest one to our region is being held at Colchester on Tuesday 17 April 2018 and is free to attend.
There will be speed-networking sessions to improve networking opportunities and connectivity. Also in attendance will be Heathrow’s Commercial and Procurement teams, to answer questions about business opportunities available at the airport. To date, Heathrow have advised that an estimated £93.4 million of new deals have been won by businesses as a result of the partnerships formed at their Business Summits.
Why Attend?
The Heathrow Business Summits each provide a great platform for SMEs to get a foot in the door and capitalise on the business opportunities available at Heathrow
Promote your business to Heathrow’s supply chain through face-to-face appointments on the day
Meet and network with other businesses visiting the event.
Meet with the Department of International Trade to explore exporting opportunities
Meet and network with exhibitor partners including the Local Councils, Chambers of Commerce, Local Enterprise Partnerships, and the Department for International Trade.
Meet local colleges and universities to support your skills and recruitment needs.
All exhibitors actively support and guide businesses on how to connect and build trade relations into new supply chains at Heathrow
Join us as we launch our brand-new ‘recovery programme’ virtual events which support businesses to restart, rebuild and renew.
Want to confidently use a range of Closing Techniques when involved in negotiations or a structured Sales process?
This 60-minute session includes the Objection Handling Cycle and how this can be utilised, as well as embracing classic Closing Techniques.
This expertly delivered session will leave attendees with a stronger ability to close negotiations, overcome objections and win sales using timeless techniques or recognise them when potentially used ‘against’ you.
If you want to be a more confident negotiator or salesperson in these unprecedented times, this session will help support you.
Content / Takeaway
The Objection Handling Cycle
The Top 7 Closing Techniques
Handout of an additional 12 Closing Techniques
When you register for your place, you will be sent a calendar invitation as confirmation of your place. The invite will include a unique link from Zoom for you to join the video call.
About the Speaker
Elliot Symonds, Business Development & Management Trainer at Jarrold Training
Elliot Symonds has over 20 years of commercial experience in the FMCG and Engineering sectors, working in the UK and US in Sales and Marketing. He is also a highly qualified and experienced trainer holding a Masters in English and postgraduate qualifications in Management from Ashridge and Adult Education from the UEA. With a decade of training experience at Jarrold Training, many of you will have experienced his engaging style, passionate presentation and detailed knowledge.
About Jarrold Training
Jarrold Training is a division of Jarrold & Sons. Founded in Suffolk in 1770 and with headquarters in St James Mill in the centre of Norwich, Jarrold is one of the most established businesses in the UK. From early beginnings as a training service for the Apple Mac dealership, Jarrold Training has grown into one of the leading Business Training & Development providers, working with 100s of private, public and voluntary sector organisation throughout East Anglia and the UK. For nearly three decades Jarrold Training has been providing effective business training across a full portfolio of Leadership & Management, IT, Business Skills, Project Management and Health & Safety.
The British Chambers of Commerce are launching a brand new series of events – four topical and interactive webinars, designed around the future of UK-EU Trade Relations.
Chaired by James Martin, BCC’s Director of Policy, this interactive event will explore the practicalities of Rules of Origin and their application for importers and exporters.
We are delighted to present this webinar along with the UK Trade Policy Observatory (UKTPO).
Speakers include:
Prof. Michael Gasiorek, Director of the UKTPO
Dr Anna Jerzewska, Director, Trade and Borders Consultancy
Paul Wrighting, Trade Training Manager, ChamberCustoms
Due to limited places and high demand for the previous event we advise early booking to avoid disappointment.
How to book a place:
Please follow the book now link!
If you are a non-member and struggling please email hello@norfolkchambers.co.uk confirming how many places you require and a contact number. We will then call you to take payment.
At the beginning of the week, Norfolk Chamber, the EDP and Norfolk County Council, together with MPs, political leaders and the business community hosted a visit by the Roads Minister, Jesse Norman MP in King’s Lynn and launched our ‘Just Dual It!’ campaign
The event, held at the Town Hall in King’s Lynn was to highlight to the Roads Minister that Norfolk is no longer prepared to wait for much needed improvements. It was a chance to garner the support of local MPs and for the business community to highlight the benefits that a dualled A47 could bring to our local economy.
Respondng to the calls for a47 improvements, Mr Norman said “I can only admire the steadfastness the energy and perseverance of everyone working together to make a collective case for action.”
The Just Dual It campaign is backed by the A47 Alliance and is looking for a commitment from Government to fund dualling the entire length of the A47 from Lowestoft in the East to Peterborough in the West by 2030. How well we make the case for dualling the entire length, is up to us as a business community. We need your support to join us to make the business case for the A47 improvements.
Commenting on the need for county-wide support, Nova Fairbank. Public Affairs Manager for Norfolk Chamber said: “To access further funding, we have to work within the Government’s frameworks and back that with the support of the business community and general public. We need to have a strong clear and consistent message and keep going until we achieve the full dualling of the A47.”
How can you help?
We need to hear from you about what benefits a fully dualled A47 will make to your business. Could it help create more jobs; enable your business expand; make it easier for your clients to visit you; or would you be able to move your goods more easily?
We need you to be specific in your responses, which will help build the overall business case. The more support we can garner and the more specific we are in the benefits; the more compelling our case will be.
Buy today’s EDP (Friday 23 March 2018) which includes with a Freepost postcard on which you can send your message to government
Pick up a postcard from the Chamber offices in Whiting Road, Norwich; the EDP’s offices, Rouen Road, Norwich; Norfolk County Council, Martineau Lane, Norwich; Great Yarmouth Town Hall; or West Norfolk Council offices in King’s Lynn
MLM are hosting a free Networking and CPD Lunch for the construction industry on Friday 26th June between 10am – 1:30pm at Norwich Cathedral. Timetable as follows –
10am – 10.15am -Coffee on arrival
10.15am – 12.30pm -Technical Presentations
Introduction -Peter Duffy C.Build E MCABE ACIOB – Building Control Technical Director
2015 Building Regulation Changes,Neil Badley MRICS – Building Control Technical Director
Domestic Part L Compliance 2013,Dave O’Reilly BSc(Hons) MCABE C. Build E – Building Control Surveyor
BIM and 3D Modelling,Richard Wood MA(Cantab) MEng CEng MIStructE – Structures Director
Mid Morning Coffee @ 11.30
CDM 2015,Debi Anderson GradIOSH MIIRSMand Andy Shaw CIOB RMaPSH&S/CDM,
Scorching temperatures, sizzling burgers and great company awaited members of the Norwich Research Park community who joined Anglia Innovation Partnership LLP (AIP) at their community summer barbecue sponsored by Chadwicks and Fortus.
The event was held on the grass and terrace area just outside the Centrum building attended by over 200 guests, from businesses and park partner organisations, who joined in the fun with networking, games and great food from the Genuine Dining Company.
Roz Bird, the new Chief Executive of Anglian Innovation Partnership commented, “Well done to the whole AIP team, and the catering team at the Centrum building, for organising an excellent first summer barbecue for our Norwich Research Park community. It is so important for us to help the people that work at Norwich Research Park to meet, talk, explore opportunities, and inspire each other with all the amazing science and business activity taking place.
Roz continued, “It was a great opportunity for me to introduce myself to lots of members of our community in one go and I am really looking forward to getting to know everyone over the coming weeks and months!”
AIP LLP also held a raffle to raise money for the Priscilla Bacon Hospice, and one lucky winner received a luxurious dinner and stay kindly donated by the Park Farm Hotel. Representatives from the hospice charity attended the event to sell cookbooks, and poetry books, and raise money for this great local cause.
The AIP team is working on plans for a whole series of Norwich Research Park events for the community to help companies and researchers on the park to network, collaborate and promote what they do.
Ensure you don’t miss out on all the park’s news and events by following AIP LLP and Norwich Research Park on social media and subscribe to the AIP LLP newsletter.
For further info about up-coming events contact AIP LLP’s Associate Director of Community Development and Services, Alexia Mlynarska.
This event was sponsored by Anglia Innovation Partnership LLP, Chadwicks and Fortus.
Chadwicks is one of our Park businesses. Chadwicks understand that wealth management is about more than just money. It starts with building strong and successful relationships with their clients.
Fortus are business advisors and accountants. With over 40 years of experience and a decade of that as part of a top 20 accountancy firm. Fortus deliver a much wider range of bespoke support and advice.
There are so many digital marketing tools available to today’s businesses; it would be easy to get lost in understanding and implementing them all. So, why not start with the one social media platform that often gets overlooked, but is the glue that can join all your online marketing efforts into one. Email.
Content / Takeaway
In this webinar, you will discover the power of the Inbox:
The best practices of email marketing
Why email is an essential digital tool that all small businesses should be using
How email can end the ‘spray and pray’ approach to marketing
Understanding the email marketing techniques that work and those that don’t
When you register for your place, you will be sent a calendar invitation as confirmation of your place. The invite will include a unique link from Zoom for you to join the video call.
Kathy Ennis is the founder of LittlePiggy. She is a Business Mentor and Trainer with over 20-years of business experience. She is an expert in helping micro and side-hustle businesses start-up and scale-up. Kathy is a trainer and an ambassador for the Facebook #SheMeansBusiness campaign, an Enterprise Nation Local Leader and co-founder of 24 Degrees.
Emma Goode is the founder and CEO of the award-winning digital marketing agency, 24 fingers. She works with business owners and third sector organisations to help them grow and develop through social media and online marketing. Emma is an active Local Leader for Enterprise Nation and co-founder of 24 Degrees.
LittlePiggy and 24 fingers (together we are 24 Degrees).
The British Chamber of Commerce’s energy survey goes live today.
The survey will help us better understand the impact of volatile energy costs, the measures businesses have taken to reduce their energy usage, and the relationship between businesses and their energy suppliers. It will also test the perception of recent government regulations. We can use this knowledge to put continued pressure on the government to support businesses in this area.
The survey only takes 10 minutes to complete. To take part in the survey click here.