Venue Norwich Business School, Thomas Paine Study Centre, University of East Anglia
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Attend this event to learn about the funding programmes and services available through Norwich Business School (NBS) and Adapt. Learn about the new innovation vouchers and how your business can benefit from our wide-ranging expertise, from operational performance improvement, climate change adaptation through to innovation.
Who should attend? This event is aimed at Small and Medium-sized companies with ambitions to grow, but larger businesses are welcome too!
Cost This event is FREE to attend and includes free parking.
This event is hosted by Norwich Business School and Adapt.
Foreign direct investment reforms to its consumer goods market – which will allow greater participation from foreign companies – have been approved by India’s parliament.
“Driven by the twin engines of economic growth and favourable demographics, the Indian consumer goods market continues to evolve rapidly, and is predicted to expand by a staggering 15-20% over the next five years to reach $1.3 trillion by 2020,” according to the UK India Business Council (UKIBC).
It explained: “The approved reforms now permit Indian states to allow FDI [foreign direct investment] of up to 51% in multi-brand retail, opening the way for Tesco’s and others to open supermarkets in India.
“The reforms also introduce new and welcome flexibility in the requirement that foreign-owned single brands must source 30% of their products from small Indian industries. International firms seeking a waiver on this sourcing provision now have the option of establishing their own factories in India. The UKIBC welcomes the outcome of the Parliamentary vote and expects that the reforms will, over time, be of significant benefit to the Indian consumer, as well as the industries that supply them with everything from food to fashion.
“According to Standard Chartered, there will be a five-fold increase in India’s per-capita income by 2030. However, despite a growing demand from India’s expanding consumerist middle-class, the Indian retail market suffers from major under-investment in its supply chains and back-end logistics. An upgrade of India’s retail infrastructure and supply chains will benefit everyone from consumers to local companies, including those in the unorganised retail sector.
“The reforms will also create fresh investment in the farming and food sector, which will dramatically bring down the burden of rising food prices and create a greater choice of consumer goods – and better service.”
Chris Perry, the Norfolk Chamber’s Membership Manager was part of the panel of judges assessing the Mayor’s Business Awards. The Mayor’s Business Awards are the King’s Lynn & West Norfolk Borough Council’s way of publicly acknowledging outstanding business achievement and the contribution that businesses make to the West Norfolk economy.
Established in 1989, by former mayor Cllr Les Daubney, the awards publicly recognise the achievements of local businesses and provide them with the perfect opportunity to showcase their success.
The awards are open to all sizes of companies and allow West Norfolk businesses to share their success stories, highlight new products, the conquering of new markets, training or developments in their staff. This year the three categories are:
Manufacturing Business of the Year
Service Business of the Year
Young Business of the Year
Judging took place on Tuesday, 15 January and the finalists will be were over 3 days. The results will be announced on 15 March 2013 at the prestigious Mayor’s Awards Ceremony in King’s Lynn.
With presentations from Birketts and Great Yarmouth College on the value of Apprenticeships. If you would like to attend please email je.smith@gyc.ac.uk. Attendance is free to GYC Business Partnership Members. Includes a full English breakfast. Spaces are limited so booking is essential.
Wingfield Consultants are now a Certified B Corporation.
As a B Corp, we’re part of a global community of businesses that meet high standards of social and environmental impact.
As a B Corp in the consulting industry, we’re counted among businesses that are leading a global movement for an inclusive, equitable, and regenerative economy.
B Lab: ‘We are thrilled to share that Wingfield Consultants Ltd is now a certified B Corporation! Thank you for your commitment to use business as a force for good and for your time and energy spent on the certification process. We would like to sincerely congratulate your company for joining the global B Corp movement!’.
Simon Wingfield, Founder of Wingfield Consultants, led the process to this certification. He said: ‘We are overjoyed to have finally received our certification. This is testament to our purpose-driven business model, our values, and the work we do in the local community’.
Norfolk is full of talented business men and women and we’re delighted to have some of them giving up their time to provide free mentoring sessions for young professionals (under 35s) across Norfolk.
Google Ads – getting your website found in search quickly.
Email marketing – getting the most out of your database.
Social Media Marketing – which channels to use, how often to post and what to say.
Paid social media marketing. Why you should be paying for some of your messages.
Marketing planning and strategy.
About Beks
Rebecca Houston is a devoted Mum of two and an accomplished marketing professional with a career spanning over two decades. Since 1997, she has been deeply involved in marketing, gaining extensive experience and knowledge. As a fully qualified marketer, Rebecca is recognised as a Chartered Marketer by the prestigious Chartered Institute of Marketing.
In 2018, Rebecca took a leap of faith and founded Smash Marketing, a company dedicated to providing digital marketing solutions. With a passion for sustainability, Rebecca ensures that Smash Marketing operates with green practices, aligning her personal beliefs as an eco-warrior with her professional pursuits.
At Smash Marketing, Rebecca and her team specialise in managing various aspects of digital marketing, including SEO, Google Ads, Social Media Marketing, and email marketing. With a commitment to excellence and a focus on client satisfaction, Rebecca constantly explores innovative strategies to deliver impactful results.
Driven to make a positive difference, Rebecca Houston continues to build upon her extensive marketing expertise, ensuring that Smash Marketing remains at the forefront of the industry and consistently offers cutting-edge solutions to its clients
Just a few months after becoming a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), our managing director, Sarah West, is this month celebrating her thirteenth year as a Chartered Marketer.
The achievement is particularly poignant as her twelfth year was celebrated during the first lockdown of the pandemic as our entire team worked from home.
“It’s much easier to smile in this picture than it was this time last year!”
“I always look forward to submitting the evidence required each year to maintain my chartered status as it’s a good opportunity to reflect on everything that has happened and everything I’ve learned. However skilled or experienced, there is always more to learn in the pursuit of being an ever more effective marketer for our clients”
The Chartered Institute of Marketing is the world’s most respected professional membership organisation for marketing. The CIM states that Chartered Marketer status recognises those achieving the highest levels in the profession. It demonstrates commitment to keeping up-to-date and is awarded on a combination of experience and qualifications.
Sarah first became a Chartered Marketer in 2008 having gained her CIM post-graduate diploma and demonstrated her skills through work for both a national law firm and a major UK holiday company. In 2007, Sarah had won the CIM’s Young Marketer of the Year for East Anglia for her work marketing Great Yarmouth College.
In 2018, our award-winning managing director was also named New Director of the Year for the Institute of Directors (IOD) in the East of England.
Identifying a lack of strategic knowledge amongst many marketing agencies, Sarah founded Full Mix Marketing in 2016 with the aim to deliver the best mix of marketing for each of our clients.
Full Mix Marketing has subsequently grown to become the leading business-to-business (B2B) marketing agency in East Anglia, supporting companies in sectors including logistics, manufacturing, engineering, business services and innovation.
At Tml they are passionate about quality precision engineering. They are constantly investing in the very best state-of-the-art plant and computer aided engineering equipment. While striving to employ only the very best talented, enthusiastic engineers and apprentices, in a time where short lead times, cost effectiveness and high-quality products are essential.
Tml are opening their doors to the local businesses in the community, for you to come and see first-hand the work their talented team generate.
Agenda
10am Arrival to tea and coffee and pastries opportunity to network.
10.30am Welcome from Tml and Norfolk Chambers
Topics of talks include:
The history and development of Tml
Capabilities and accreditation
Industry placements
Q&A
11am Factory Tour and Networking
12pm Event Close
Who is it for?
Anyone is welcome at this event, and it is open to both members and non-members.
Refreshments
We will be providing a selection of coffee/tea/water and pastries. Please inform us of any dietary requirements upon booking.
Larking Gowen and Adnams invite you to their tourism survey seminar to discuss the results of their 10th annual tourism and leisure business survey.
Speakers from Adnams, Visit East Anglia, Larking Gowen and business owners like you will share their insights and discuss the issues affecting the sector.
Who should attend? Tourism and leisure business owners in Suffolk, Norfolk and Essex who are interested in understanding the bigger picture in the tourism and leisure sector.
Where and when? Wednesday, 20 April 2016 – 3.00 pm – 6.00 pm Octagon Barn, Hospital Rd, Great Plumstead NR13 5FH
Registration commences at 3.00pm. A full afternoon tea will be served promptly at 3.30pm. Guests are invited to join us for networking and drinks between 5.00pm and 6.00pm.
Leading regional law firm, Howes Percival has announced seven senior promotions in Norwich, including new partner, Jamie Childs.
Patrick Manning and Jonathan Parker have been promoted to the level of Director, while Phillippa Summerlee, Joseph Keeping, Paula Cole and Jean Herring have been made senior associates.
Geraint Davies, Howes Percival’s Chairman commented,“I’d like to congratulate everyone on their promotions which acknowledge the hard work, dedication, and invaluable contribution these individuals have made to Howes Percival. As a firm we have a reputation for promoting from within and it is great to be able to reward so many people this year for their exceptional efforts in supporting our clients.
“The firm has had a really successful year and this achievement has been driven by exceptional people, working really hard together. Our people have been at the heart of that and consistently provided excellent service to our clients, which has enabled us to capitalise on the opportunities that have arisen. Investment in people, through both external appointments and nurturing our existing talent, is key to our strategy, our continued success and growth.”
Partner level appointments
Jamie Childs – specialism: commercial property and planning
Jamie is a specialist planning solicitor with a particular focus on securing legally robust and deliverable planning permissions for clients. Jamie’s experience includes advising on a number of significant, high profile and contentious residential development projects and he has a proven track record of negotiating complex planning agreements on some of the largest development projects in the region.
Director level appointments
Patrick Manning – specialism: Insolvency and Corporate Recovery
Jonathan Parker – specialism: Commercial Property: Social Housing
Joseph Keeping – specialism: Wills, Probate, Tax and Trusts
Paula Cole – specialism: Commercial Property
Jean Herring – specialism: Commercial Property
Howes Percival is ranked in the ‘UK’s 100 Best Large Companies to Work For 2022′ and is also ranked 8thBest Law Firms in the country to work for. The firm provides a full-service legal offering across a wide range of specialist sectors. For more information visit:https://www.howespercival.com/