Chamber

In view of the latest  government advice surrounding coronavirus, we have taken the decision to postpone all events/training courses until the end of April 2020. Enjoy a morning of networking over breakfast and hear from our guest speaker. Catch up with existing contacts and make new ones as you take part in our networking ice breakers, designed to help break down the barriers of networking and get to know local businesses in a different way. The event will include:

• Free networking time
• Support from our team
• Ice-breaker activity
• Breakfast
• Guest speaker
• Q&A time

Book now to join us on the coast and hear about ‘Place Making, The Future of Community Led Development’

Hannah Wooller, is an accredited conservation architect, Managing Director and Head of Heritage and Culture at Hudson Architects. She has a wealth of experience in the cultural and wider construction sector having spent many years working on exciting regeneration projects in East Anglia and the North West.

The prestigious West Norfolk President’s Charity Dinner is back this November following a fantastic evening in 2018! You will be welcomed with canapes and drinks whilst local String Quartet, Kavolini, play for you to network to. During the dinner Michael will be leading on a wine flight, accompanied by a six course menu produced by the Bank House Hotel.  Our President in West Norfolk, Michael Baldwin, invites you to join him at one of the Chambers’ showcase events to celebrate the best of West Norfolk business. This black-tie dinner provides networking opportunities at the highest level. Proceeds from the evening will be donated to this years chosen charity, The Norfolk Hospice, Tapping House. The Norfolk Hospice offer support, care and advice to patients over the age of 18, their carers and families through all stages of illness.  Help us raise even more money for these worthwhile causes, by donating a raffle prize for the evening. If you would like to donate a raffle prize please email hello@norfolkchamber.co.uk.

In view of the government advice surrounding coronavirus, we have taken the decision to postpone all events/training courses until the end of April 2020.   Book in some networking ahead of the Easter break and join us for breakfast in South Norfolk. You’ll be able to meet over 60 local businesses before heading to work! Speak to our team if you’re looking for introductions or dive in as we welcome you with free networking time.  We’ll help you break down the barriers with a networking ice-breaker to get you talking once you’ve taken your seat.  You’ll then get to enjoy breakfast whilst continuing those conversations, and hear from our guest speaker. Our Guest Speaker: Duncan Slater from Walking With The Wounded (WWTW) is a double amputee. He lost both his legs 10 years ago to an IED. He has since completed the Marathon des Sables himself and skied to the South Pole. The Marathon des Sables is 6 marathons over 7 days across the Sahara Desert carrying your own supplies. After becoming injured in 2009 in Afghanistan, Duncan, from Walking With the Wounded, has used ‘challenge’ to help him accept his injuries and disability. This year marks ten years of the charity and ten years of his amputations. Listen to the inspiring story of using Walking With the Wounded to motivate and help Duncan become a better person.  Feature Charity: Our feature charity will be Future Projects

Join Norfolk Chamber for some early morning networking at an amazing new venue, The Boathouse. Set in 11 acres of beautiful parkland and overlooking the enchanting Ormesby Broad, this promises to have some truly stunning early morning views.

Learn how to generate more energy and create an impact in your business lives courtesy of Jon Holder – The Peak Performance Coach.

With a reputation as the UK’s Top Peak Performance Coach for Companies, Athletes or Individuals that need impact, he will set out some principles that you will be able to apply and reap the benefits!

At a time when physical banking facilities are becoming a rare service within our towns and villages, The Post Office Everyday Banking means that customers of 28 high street banks can carry out day to day transactions at every one of the 11,500 Post Office branches in the UK.  This has huge benefits for local economic activity and small businesses who rely on banking activity to sustain their business.  We are pleased that Mark Kazaly, Public Affairs Manager at the Post Office will be sponsoring this event and sharing with you more information about how the Post Office can help support your business.

The event will include breakfast, networking time and activities, aimed at helping you make new or develop existing connections, with businesses from both Great Yarmouth and the wider area.

Book a stand

Interested in taking an exhibition stand at a business breakfast and showcasing the work your business is doing? The stand package is £75+VAT and includes your event ticket Email us

 

FULLY BOOKED Technology and how we use it is evolving rapidly, but is Norfolk’s digital infrastructure keeping pace?   A special breakfast seminar hosted by AF Affinity exploring digital connectivity across our region, the current landscape and future ambitions. Join us for a morning with plenty of networking opportunities and a light breakfast.   Jon Duffy, CEO of AF Group will be talking about the latest innovation in agriculture and food industry. Also learn about the newly launched Better Broadband Subsidy Scheme by Rural Broadband and how this may benefit your business.   This event is FREE to attend at aimed at business leaders, tech/digital businesses and those interested in developments in connectivity across the region.   Click here to download directions.

Culture as a Competitive Advantage Fountain Partnership, the University of East Anglia and the Norfolk Chambers of Commerce are excited to announce the next in our series of Culture Shock events. We are thrilled to host Stuart Webber, Sporting Director at Norwich City Football Club who will be in conversation on stage with Rebecca Lewis Smith, MD at Fountain. Stuart will be sharing insight into building culture at the football club, and how that translates into performance. A panel discussion will follow the keynote, with speakers including:

• Fiona Ryder, TCD Media / Norfolk Chamber of Commerce
• James Sessa, Naked Wines
• Prof Sarah Barrow, University of East Anglia
• + more to be announced

The Culture Shock events series explores questions and topics surrounding workplace culture including organisational structure, equality in pay, diversity in the workplace, and agile working. Join the conversation to explore ways in which traditional workplace culture is being challenged, and gain insight from diverse viewpoints on how these issues and themes might be approached. The evening will include a networking reception with food and drinks. To find out more and to request to register, please email business@uea.ac.uk

It’s Panto season, and we’re inviting you join us on our exclusive networking event and backstage tour of the traditional family pantomine, Cinderella! Oh yes we are! 

We really hope you can join us – you’ll have to be quick as there are only 20 spaces.

You’ll have a Backstage Tour of the set of Cinderella, the timeless tale of a rag to riches servant girl who falls in love with Prince Charming. The star-studded cast includes Hollyoaks and Dengineers favourite Joe Tracini, Casualty’s Amanda Henderson, Wicked & EastEnders David Witts and Norwich’s pantomime favourite Richard Gauntlet. Joining them will be returning panto star David Gant, Alix Dunmore & Kara-Lianne Jones.

During the hour tour you can experience first-hand the set, stage, sights and sounds of live theatre.  Network in the welcoming Kemp’s Resturant over breakfast comprising of a selection of local cheeses, local meats, artisan breads, granola, yoghurt, warm pastries, sliced fresh fruit, tea and filter coffee. We think its a great way to end your week! Norwich Theare Royal is one of the East of England’s largest and most successful theatres with over 250 years presenting theatre in Norwich….

Norwich Theatre Royal is the largest and most successful theatre in the East of England with over 400,000 people attending annually to watch 400 performances, ranging from shows for pre-school age children to grand opera, and everything in between. We feature the best of West End shows from big musicals to great dramas, alongside dance, comedy, family shows, opera and music – Click Here for the latest show information.

Join us for a relaxed morning of networking 0930 – 1130 in Great Yarmouth. We will be there along with Great Yarmouth Borough Council as well as having an expert speaker with us to help build your business toolkit by imparting their knowledge and answering your questions. 

This is a super informal networking morning, you’ll have free networking time when you arrive followed by a quick round-table introduction so you can get to know your fellow business people in the room and understand what it is they do. After this our expert will “take the stage” to present on their area of expertise, when they’ve answered everyone’s questions the networking commences again. 

This month we have Neil Foley on behalf of Norfolk Community Foundation talking about Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), hear how to effectively embrace CSR not only as the right thing to do, but as a business differentiator too.  A good, well thought through CSR policy can lead to greater employee engagement, and help with recruitment and retention by providing a sense of purpose.  We can support our local communities, where many of our customers, staff and suppliers live, making a real difference by either gifting time, money or both!

Let’s look at the business argument with an informal discussion backed up with some hard hitting facts too

All are welcome so feel free to pop along to find out what it’s all about, grab a cuppa and get chatting!

Using content to drive business growth and engagement in B2B manufacturing

Empowering marketing teams in creating compelling thought leadership content

This presentation will show the power of thought leadership and how manufacturing brands can create lean and smart processes that allow marketing teams to create effective thought leadership that reaches and engages commercial audiences online.

Further Digital Marketing and Norfolk Chamber of Commerce specialist event

Agenda and Speakers: 08:30 to 08:50 – Networking

A chance to network over a coffee and breakfast at the event.

08:50 to 09:00 – Welcome

An introduction and welcome from Norfolk Chamber of Commerce.

Chris Sargisson , Chief Executive Officer at Norfolk Chamber of Commerce

09:00 to 09:30 – Keeping it niche

How to super target a niche demographic.

Jon Falgate, Head of Organic Search at Further Digital Marketing

09:30 to 10:15 – Thought leadership in content

How to deliver effective thought leadership with time-poor experts.

James Gill, Head of Content at Further Digital Marketing

10:15 to 10:30 – Questions for the panel

The speakers join a panel and answer your questions.

Chris Sargisson , Chief Executive Officer at Norfolk Chamber of Commerce

10:30 to 10:45 – Networking and Close

A final chance to network before event closes.

Join us for a relaxed morning of networking 0930 – 1130 in Great Yarmouth. We will be there with Great Yarmouth Borough Council and our expert speaker who will help build your business toolkit by imparting their knowledge and answering questions.

This is a super informal networking morning, you’ll have free networking time when you arrive followed by a quick round-table introduction so you can get to know your fellow business people in the room and understand what it is they do. After this our expert will “take the stage” to present on their area of expertise, when they’ve answered everyone’s questions the networking commences again.

We are very pleased to have the lovely Alison Alden with us from Fortunes by Alison, she has been trading for two years independently but has a firm business background having been a partner in a haulage firm and previously a director in her family business.

The talk is about how stories sell.  There’s a lot of buzz about telling your story and being authentic, this is important but, if a product or a service can have a story this makes it more memorable and valuable. Alison does gin tea reading and has evidence and photographs of her great aunt reading tea leaves as well as her great great grandmother, so there is a real family history there! Each delegate will be given a piece of red string which will have no value until Alison shares its story, the perception of the string then changes showing how telling a story adds value to your business. Alison understand that a product or service with a story sells better and her red string talk will show delegates this.

All are welcome so feel free to pop along to find out what it’s all about, grab a cuppa and get chatting!

Book now for a free, informal evening of networking at Bank House Hotel with a range of businesses from across West and North Norfolk. West Norfolk Nites continues to show popularity with leading businesses from across the region. Raise the profile of your business, create new contacts and enjoy some relaxed, friendly networking.  An evening of drinks, canapes and networking, free of charge and open to all businesses. This event is for businesses located in West Norfolk and North Norfolk. If your business is located out of these areas, please contact the events team before booking.

To celebrate International Women’s Day 2020 on Sunday 8th March, NatWest is joining forces with Norfolk Chambers of Commerce to bring you a unique and free annual event with inspiring guest speakers. This is your opportunity to discuss and celebrate the ground-breaking work that is taking place to truly drive the greatest change for women. Our guest speakers will take you on a short voyage into the world of Women in Business, finishing with a panel discussion for you to bring forward your voice. Hear from our guestspeakers; 

• Lauren Fuller, Customer Journey Developer & Young Banker of the Year Finalist, NatWest
• Hannah Wooller, Managing Director & Head of Heritage and Culture, Hudson Architects
• Minnie Moll, Chief Executive, Jarrold Retail
• C-J Green, Co-Founder & Executive Director, Brave Goose

The event will be hosted by Andy Gray, Business Growth Enabler, NatWest. Speakers Panel Q&A will be facilitated by Fiona Ryder, TCD Media and President of Norfolk Chambers of Commerce Refreshments will be provided. Free parking for 100 cars is available at the aviation academy and airport short stay car park. You will receive a parking permit before the event with directions to your allocated area. We encourage car sharing or use of public transport where possible. This event is inclusive for both women and men to attend, to discuss  and promote equality and diversity in the workplace around gender.