This HR Forum will focus on unlocking the potential of modern and diverse workforces, covering key issues from managing an ageing workforce, to dealing with flexible and atypical working, including ‘zero-hour’ contracts. This comprehensive and practical HR Forum will also review forthcoming legal reforms and identify how these changes will impact on local businesses. The session includes an employment law surgery providing an opportunity for delegates to ask Howes Percival’s employment experts questions about topics that matter to their own organisations and to share their views and personal experiences. Nicola Butterworth –Associate, Howes Percival LLP Nicola advises clients on all aspects of employment law, including TUPE, redundancy and restructuring and the defence of complex employment tribunal claims. Since joining Howes Percival in 2011 she has built up an excellent rapport with clients, who describe her as “technically very strong, proactive and efficient” and “second to none for customer service”. Harriet Howes-Associate, Howes Percival LLP Harriet also advises on a wide spectrum of employment work, both day-to-day HR matters and representing clients in defending claims before the Employment Tribunal. Harriet’s clients value her “straightforward” advice, and describe her as “utterly professional and highly pragmatic”.
Paula Bailey -Head of the East Midlands Employment team, Howes Percival LLP Paula has extensive experience in all aspects of employment law, both contentious and non-contentious. She provides commercial and practical advice to a wide range of businesses and has developed particular expertise in outsourcing, TUPE and redundancies and restructuring programmes and undertakes her own advocacy in Employment Tribunals. Paula regularly presents seminars and provides in-house training on employment law issues.
Sponsored and delivered by Howes Percival LLP.
Member Rate: £25 + VAT Non-Member Rate: £50 + VAT
A delegate list and agenda will be emailed to you 2 days prior to this event, please ensure you register early to feature on the published delegate list.
The sun came out and there was a great buzz as delegates arrived for Effective Networking: A Norwich Business Breakfast at the Norwich Football Club on Thursday 15 May. The event was hugely popular, with numbers approaching 100 delegates.
As sponsors of the breakfast, Jeremy Wiggin, Travel Development Team Manager of The Business Track Pack spoke about the new travel pack launched free to Norfolk’s businesses. With handy personalized information on live bus departures, roadwork alerts, personalised travel, discounts, cycle information, lift share and car club.
Breakfast then followed, delegates enjoyed a delicious English breakfast and networked around their table. After breakfast, we heard from our featured charity Love Norwich. Gemma Neill, Project Manager from Love Norwich engaged the audience in the community projects they are involved in including the Shine Course.
Chris Liles, Personal Skills Coach with Relationship Doctor followed, resourcing delegates with ‘The Elevator Pitch.’ A fantastic and easy guide to pitching your business in less than 30 seconds. Delegates were tasked with coming up with their own pitch and then sharing it with their table. A safari move meant all delegates moved tables and were able to practice their pitch and network with a whole new table. Gemma Pendleton from Steeles Law said: ‘A great breakfast with the inimitable Chris Liles talking networking. Now to refine our elevator pitch!’
Lindy Warmer, Breckland Council and Michelle Wastell from Relish Restaurant shared their elevator pitch with the audience and proved you can deliver an engaging, enthusiastic pitch which delegates will remember in under 30 seconds.
The focus of this breakfast was networking and making the most out of every networking opportunity, delegates left with a greater sense of the importance of networking and how they could do it even better and see results.
James Elvin, Price Bailey said: ‘Really enjoyable breakfast and networking event today, along with practising the elevator pitch!’ Joseph Long, Nicholsons Solicitors LLP said: ‘Good turnout here at the Football Club for the Chamber business breakfast this morning’
Our next Norwich Business Breakfast, International Connections will be held on the 2 July at Sprowston Manor. For full details click here.
The Business Travel Packshowed a video on the new FREE pack available to businesses. View by clicking here.
CANCELLED – Please note this Chamber Session has been cancelled due to adverse weather. All delegates booked will be informed.
Whether it is a national conference, a training workshop, a public meeting, or a local fundraiser, events are the public face of your organisation. In this session you will look into the background work that goes into planning an event and how to make it successful and memorable. This session is run by Philippa Bindley, Event Manager at Norfolk Chamber of Commerce.
You will learn how to;
Plan and organise an event.
Promote your event successfully.
Meet deadlines and budget
Evaluate and learn from an event
About Philippa:
I’m responsible for overseeing Norfolk Chambers’ wide ranging business events programme which includes over 60 events per year. In my role as Events Manager I oversee the smooth delivery of the annual events programme from training, business breakfast, exhibitions to large conferences. I work with local businesses and members to secure sponsorship for these events and work with third parties to deliver a number of contracted events.
Over 70 members attended our sold out Great Yarmouth Business Breakfast on the 3 April. Our host Ian Hacon, Norfolk Chamber President started the breakfast off by introducing our featured charity Great Yarmouth &Waveney Mind. An ice breaker activity ‘guess my CV’ followed. Delegates had to write down their most interesting job and place it in a bowl. There was much laughter across the room as delegates then had to each take a piece of paper and guess whose job was whose.
The Comfort Hotel supplied a fantastic venue for the event and networking carried on over a delicious full English breakfast. Safari Networking allowed delegates to move around the room and network with a new group of people. Business cards were exchanged and delegates made new connections.
Mark Pendlington, Chairman Designate of New Anglia LEP was set to speak but at the last moment had the opportunity to meet with the Prime Minister, David Cameron and has taken the opportunity to reinforce at the highest level the business case New Anglia LEP are making for growth funding, and to share a number of the challenges and opportunities facing New Anglia. We were pleased to have Chris Starkie, Managing Director, New Anglia LEP deliver an engaging speech on ‘Going for Growth.’
Chris Starkie shared the successes New Anglia LEP have experienced locally in the past year and his aims for the next 12 months. Chris Starkie said: ‘Our main focus being on key sectors who have the ability for quick growth.’ Chris encouraged all businesses to find out about the growing business grants available to them. A great example of Pasta Foods, represented at the breakfast, having just won a £500k grant.
There was a great atmosphere across the event as the event closed and delegates stayed to network with the contacts they had just made. With local delegates commenting on how great the breakfast was as they departed. Norwich delegates commented on how pleased they were to make the journey for such a fantastic morning.
Robert Ashton, Barefoot Entrepreneur said: ‘A bullish post-brekkie talk by New Anglia today. We hear it first theNorfolk Chamber. As ever!’
Norfolk Chamber is delighted to be working in partnership with the Norfolk County Council to deliver the annual Business Ratepayers Consultation event
This event provides local business ratepayers with the opportunity to learn more about the County Council’s budget planning and prospects for 2017/18- and to discuss the impact of this on the County’s delivery of key services as well as the impact on the economy.
Come and join this forum for business and Council leaders to contribute to and shape the debate around the benefits and impact of these issues.
Wendy Thomson, Managing Director, as well as other senior leaders from the County Council will outline its budget planning and prospects for 2017; how it has been supporting business and its plans for next year; as well as information and discussion regarding the proposed localisation of business rates in 2020.
Business Ratepayers Consultation eventDate: Monday 23 January 2017, 5.30pm – 7.30pmVenue:Norwich City Football Club, Carrow Road, Norwich, NR1 1JEAudience: Business leader and CEOs from businesses across Norfolk interested in hearing about the proposed changes to business rates FREE TO ATTEND
Share the festive spirit at the Cambridgeshire Chamber of Commerce special Christmas Drinks Reception.
Held at theaward-winning Elgood & Son’s Ltd, this great venue is guaranteed to bring out your inner Christmas spirit. Join businesses from across the county and beyondfor an evening of informal networking over your choice from Elgood’s fantastic seasonal selection.
Please note this event is run by Cambridgeshire Chamber of Commerce. For any questions regarding the event please contact their Events and Training Co-ordinatorJenni Misseldine on01223 209810 or email j.misseldine@cambscci.co.uk.
Attleborough Academy are holding a careers event for their students on Tuesday 14 March 2017 in the morning and inviting businesses to take an exhibition stand.
Norfolk Chamber has created a new forum where senior business leaders have an opportunity to meet other key influencers to discuss and share experiences and opinions on a quarterly basis.
‘The 1896 Club’ named after the date of incorporation of Norfolk Chamber of Commerce which is celebrating its 120 year anniversary this year, is an exclusive gathering for Norfolk business leaders with over 50 employees.
The event will be hosted by our President Jonathan Cage, Managing Director, Create Consulting and our guest speaker will be Adam Marshall, Director General at British Chamber of Commerce.
There will be plenty of time to network with peers over breakfast and a lively debate on the challenges that large businesses face in Norfolk.
This event is invite only to managing director or CEO level above membership rate with 50+ employees. To check if your business qualifies or if you would like to upgrade your membership please contact Jason Williams, Business Manager on 01603 729704 or email jason.williams@norfolkchamber.co.uk
Join us for a morning of business networking over a delicious breakfast. Make new contacts and catch up with existing ones. Hear from John Vingoe from Seajacks on their plans for a new East Anglian Wind Farm and how they have managed the current economic climate.
The morning event will include;
Popular networking activities aimed at helping you meet new businesses
Breakfast – healthy options available upon request
Interesting presentation from John Vingoe, Seajacks.
This breakfast event is perfect for businesses looking to broaden their network contacts.
Book a stand Interested in taking an exhibition stand at a business breakfast? The stand package is £75+VAT and includes your event ticket. Email us
Sponsor this event Want more exposure for your business? Sponsoring an event puts your logo in front of our 900+ members and more! Sole sponsorship is £550+VAT. More information here
Fake news is a topic effecting the world right now – but how could it harm your business? Join us along with guest speaker Mark Leslie, Editor for Lynn News as he provides an informative examination of the challenges ‘fake news’ poses not only to the legitimate media but also to all companies.
About Mark:
Mark, who hails from north London, is a journalist with almost 40 years experience of the profession. In that time he has worked for a variety of local, regional and national titles, including Metro and the Eastern Daily Press. He joined the Lynn News seven years ago as news editor and became editor in September 2014. Married he has homes in King’s Lynn and Norwich.
Popular networking activities aimed at helping you meet new businesses
Breakfast – healthy options available upon request
Presentation from our guest speaker
This breakfast event is perfect for businesses looking to broaden their network contacts. An optional tour is also available of the King’s Lynn Town Football Club after the breakfast.
Book a stand Interested in taking an exhibition stand at a business breakfast? The stand package is £75+VAT and includes your event ticket. Email us
Sponsor this event Want more exposure for your business? Sponsoring an event puts your logo in front of our 900+ members and more! Sole sponsorship is £550+VAT. More information here
Norfolk Chamber is passionate about bridging the gap between business and young people. We are continuing our engagement with schools through our Young Chamber school membership programme, on which we currently have 12 schools and 4 colleges as members. We also have a ‘Young Chamber Board’ to help us develop how businesses work more effectively with young people, especially in schools.
We feel that it is important that business individuals working in schools are supported, so we have developed a short training course to help businesses to feel more confident working with young people in a school environment.
The sessions will be delivered at Norfolk Chamber’s Norwich office by the Skills Service UK. The informative practical workshop will cover:
Information about schools, Key Stages, qualifications and terminology
Safeguarding introduction and do’s and don’ts
How to communicate effectively with young people
Understanding perceptions of young people and how they think
How employers can successfully engage with young people
Listening skills and learning styles
Examples of activities to do in schools
Places are limited, so will be allocated on a first come first served basis
Join Norfolk Chamber for our first business breakfast in South Norfolk!
Make new contacts and catch up with existing ones as you network over a delicious breakfast. The morning event will include Popular networking activities aimed at helping you meet new businesses.
Guest Speaker
Hear from guest Speaker, Matt Sykes a Trainer at Mindspan Global who will help you understand the shift in buying behaviour and how the popularity of online selling is drastically altering the selling process. This interactive session will provide you with top tips on how your business can adapt to the evolving marketplace and rise to the challenges that sales professionals are facing.
Featured Charity
We’ll be joined by children’s charity, Break, that will be promoting their new ‘GoGoHares 2018′ project, in celebration of the charity’s 50th anniversary
This breakfast event is perfect for businesses looking to broaden their network contacts. Not a member of Norfolk Chamber? This event is open to all businesses. Have a taster of our networking events and speak to our team about how Chamber Membership can benefit your business.
Book a stand
Interested in taking an exhibition stand at a business breakfast? The stand package is £75+ VAT and includes your event ticket. Email us.
Sponsor this event
Want more exposure for your business? Sponsoring an event puts your logo in front of our 900+ members and more! Sole sponsorship is £550+ VAT. More information here.