February’s Coastal Connect has been cancelled but will return on Thursday March 19th, so please join us then for 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.
Networking, Norfolk style – whether you’re a total beginner or a seasoned pro, our 2hr summer session offers you the chance to meet new friends, soak up the evening sun, and give back—all while unwinding on the beautiful Norfolk Broads. What could be better?
QUICK INFO
Paddleboard and life vest provided
Instructor-led session with Katie (our qualified paddleboarding instructor)
Full safety briefing and paddleboarding intro before heading out
Katie will be with the group throughout the entire session
No previous paddleboarding experience needed — beginners welcome
Wear comfortable clothes you don’t mind getting wet
Bring a towel, dry clothes, and a water bottle
Keeler Recruitment
Keeler Recruitment founder, Mark Keeler came up with the idea of Paddleboard networking after lockdown, and wanted to share his love of the sport and networking with more businesses.
Keeler are specialists in Accountancy and Finance Recruitment across East Anglia. Although newly established, they have decades of experience in recruitment, finance and business.
Alongside their experience and capability, they offer simplicity to our clients with our fixed-fee and staged payments innovations. They also offer onboarding services for board-level appointments, making their service truly unique as well as cost-effective.
Their aim, through developing value-adding and long-term relationships with our clients and supplying access to leading candidates, is to be one of the country’s leading accounting and finance recruiting businesses.
Break makes life better for children and young people on the edge of care, in care and leaving care.
We give children, young people and families the time and support they need to achieve their full potential.
Whether that’s through therapeutic services, respite breaks, providing a resilient home or support with parenting, we are committed to supporting them through whatever life has in store.
Co.next is back with another 5 after 5 event. You’ll visit five independent bars sampling their best cocktails/mocktails while mixing with guests and getting to know each other in some of Norwich’s best venues.
The theme for this event is discovery. Discover more about each other as each bar will be providing one question that you need to ask your fellow networkers. New to networking? Forget the fear of what to talk about when networking, as we give you the opening line to get those Co.nversations flowing. Get your ticket today and join us at Mr Postles at 5pm to start the trail.
Please arrive 15 minutes before the session starts at 12.30pm.Venue: Norfolk Chamber of Commerce, 9 Norwich Business Park, Whiting Road, Norwich, NR4 6DJ In this session (Be Better at Email Marketing) Holly Stibbon, 101 Smart Ltd will be your host.You will learn: You can improve your return from email marketing by understanding and acting upon client behaviour (user interaction). This session will help you to learn about different targeted send techniques and how you could use these to get more from your campaigns. Delegates are invited to send details of their current email marketing to the speaker before the session in order to have the chance of receiving campaign analysis and recommendations during the session.
“This was a very well organised and expertly presented session. It was very handy to have this bite-size seminar delivered all before I got to my desk. A good start to the day” –Kath Jones, The Pennoyer Centre
“Very insightful. Holly was very good” –Chelsea de Silva, First Eastern Counties Buses Ltd
About Holly: Holly has worked in the online marketing industry since 1998 and is currently a Director of Website Design & Email Marketing company 101Smart. She is responsible for developing and delivering strategies for sales and business management as well as customer service and project management. Smart Messenger, 101’s email marketing facility was introduced in 2003 and is used by hundreds of businesses in Norfolk and across the UK. Holly has been advising and assisting businesses with the planning and implementation of their online marketing strategies for the past fifteen years. She is focussed, thinks quickly on her feet and her results speak for themselves. She understands how important it is to understand her customers and their business objectives and invests the time to get to know all the businesses she works with. Follow Holly: @smart_messenger@hollystibbon@101webdev Connect with Holly: LinkedIn Supported by: This session forms part of The Chamber Sessions. The Chamber Sessions are open to Chamber Members only. They are free to attend but booking is required. Places limited to one per company per session and each company will have an opportunity to book on to three sessions per series. To book into this Chamber Session please phone 01603 729708.
Please arrive 15 minutes before the session starts at 08:30am.
Venue: Norfolk Chamber of Commerce, 9 Norwich Business Park, Whiting Road, Norwich, NR4 6DJ
In this session (Be Better at Solving Business Problems) Steve Palmer and Sarah Jones, WLP will be your hosts.
You will learn:
Identifying the problem is often part of the solution. Sarah Jones and Steve Palmer, WLP will equip you with the tools to identify the true cause of any business problem and how to implement sustainable solutions.
About Steve:
Steve is an experienced Operations and Technical Manager/Director, a professional process engineer (BSc.(Eng) 1st Honours), and a Six Sigma Master Black Belt, with twenty years experience. He is also a Member of the Institute of Operations Management. His key skills include business and service improvement (using Six Sigma and lean methodologies), project management, complex problem solving, health, safety, and environmental management including IPPC, with experience in both blue chip and SME companies.
About Sarah:
Sarah is an experienced business improvement specialist and certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt with a proven background in business transformation and change management. She focuses on customer need and a desire to drive business and service improvement.Having spent the early part of her career working in recruitment and retail buying, Sarah began to forge her place within the financial services industry, spending 10 years within banking and latterly, insurance. A focus on change management gave her the opportunity to gain extensive experience across multiple functions within the sector including sales, service and support.
This session forms part of The Chamber Sessions. The Chamber Sessions are open to Chamber Members only. They are free to attend but booking is required. Places limited to one per company per session and each company will have an opportunity to book on to three sessions per series.
Please arrive 15 minutes before the session starts at 08.30am.
Venue:Norfolk Chamber of Commerce, 9 Norwich Business Park, Whiting Road, Norwich, NR4 6DJ In this session (Be Better at Change Management) Emma Bishop,Optem Limitedwill be your host.You will learn: Change is constant in business due to internal and external pressures. Successful change is about taking people with you. So why do so many change programmes fail? Research shows that up to 70% of them fail. This is down to a number of reasons, but the recurring ones from the copious amounts of research show that communication, unclear vision and under estimating emotions are fundamental areas that need to be taken into account during the planning stage, before anything is implemented.Emma Bishop of Optem Limited will take you through the steps of managing those all important changes in the right way. After all, if you fail to plan, you plan to fail. About Emma:
Emma is the Director of Optem a professional Services Organisation and the Chair of WEN.She has been a Strategic and Operational Senior Manager and Leader in both the Public and Private Sector for over 10 years. Emma has successfully delivered multi-million operations, projects and services across the oil & gas and renewables industries,leading cultural changes, transitions, tenders, client integrations,organisational restructures and substantial commercial savings.With a commercially focused and target driven approach to delivery.Emma has ensures the needs of her clients are balanced with the risks and costs of actions and that change is managed in a structured manner to ensure a smooth and effective transition for all involved.
This session forms part of The Chamber Sessions. The Chamber Sessions are open to Chamber Members only. They are free to attend but booking is required and places limited to one per company per session.
Bookings for this session are now close, forAvailability please email events@norfolkchamber.co.uk. Thank you.
Join us at Great Yarmouth for our popular Coastal Co.nnect.
Agenda
08:00 – Event Start and Networking Welcome by Norfolk Chambers of Commerce 10:00 – Event Close
Speaker:
Lucy Westlake
Employer are doomed – not quite!
Helping small business navigate the changing employer roadmap for 2025.
Lucy from the HR Dept will be joining us to talk through the Employment Law changes, both recent and those on the horizon, and how you can start to future proof your business with these in mind. With National Insurance and minimum wage rises set, Lucy will share some top tips to avoid knee jerk restructures and pay freezes and think about other ways to look at reward, retention, and motivating performance for your teams.
Natalie Clark from Mind, Norfolk and Waveney will also talk:
Natalie will be discussing the services they offer to the local community in Great Yarmouth and Waveney, so particularly the REST Hub and Adult community support service, with a short touch base on the wider Norfolk and Waveney mind upcoming event.
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 squash. Please inform us of any dietary requirements upon booking. Cancellation policy If you have booked tickets for this event and can no longer attend, please notify us at hello@norfolkchambers.co.uk.
What are the benefits of wellbeing – and how can you communicate and demonstrate these to your organisation.
What do great leaders and managers do?
How can you develop an approach that truly embeds wellbeing within your culture?
You’ll find out about how you can develop your own targeted approach to wellbeing, as well as gain an insight into effective wellbeing solutions which really work. And you’ll be able to hear a great case study of workplace wellbeing. You will also be able to share your own best practice, and discuss opportunities and barriers for developing wellbeing. You will leave with some practical tips and ideas to improve workplace wellbeing within your own organisation. 3 top tips you’ll walk away with:
Leaders, managers, HR and individuals all have a role to play.
Communication is key to embedding and positioning wellbeing within the culture.
Wellbeing is about an organisational mindset as well as practical steps and activities.
In this session Michelle Gant, The Engaging People Company and Amanda Ninham, HR Manager for Larking Gowen will be your hosts.
About Michelle:
Michelle Gant is the Director of The Engaging People Company which is built upon her passionate belief that happy, engaged people create business success. She is committed to supporting organisations to protect and maintain wellbeing and to create a culture where people are empowered to talk about their wellbeing. Michelle is also a qualified and experienced coach and believes coaching is a powerful tool for wellbeing. She previously was Director of Engagement at Freebridge Community Housing in West Norfolk where she led the workplace wellbeing activities.
About Amanda:
Amanda Ninham is the Head of HR for Larking Gowen Chartered Accountants and Business Advisors. She has experience in a range of sectors, from construction and manufacturing to financial services and professional practice, and believes that the key to a strong employer and employee relationship is achieving a balance of the business needs with passion for its people. Larking Gowen’s core values are firmly focused on these two elements and Amanda, with the backing and support of the Partners, led the introduction of the firm’s total wellbeing programme.
Do you know what an Incoterm is and what one you should use for your export? Used in sales contracts worldwide, Incoterms define the risks and responsibilities of a buyer and seller in an international sales contract.
This full day course looks at the Incoterms rules from a practical point of view and explains all the costs, delivery and risk implications and where you can go for further information.
Aims: • Understand what an Incoterm is and why you should use them • To be able to explain the risk and responsibility for both buyer and seller • Understand the different Incoterms and the pros and cons of each • Know the correct terms for the relevant mode of transport • Know where you can go for further information
Who Should Attend? This course is suitable for anyone involved in the export or import process such as; accounts, purchasing / buyers, freight forwarders, shipping, goods inward staff and many more.
Testimonials “Very good course. The speaker was well informed and helpful.”
“Well explained course. All my questions were answered. “
“Very informative. I even purchased a copy of the Incoterms book from the Chamber!”
Cancellation Policy 15% of fee payable if delegates cancel more than 7 days in advance. If less than 7 days the full fee is payable.
One of the ‘core 10’ courses accredited by British Chambers of Commerce (BCC). Candidates achieving Pass or Merit in the course will receive a certificate. Those who pass 6 individual courses will achieve a nationally recognised Foundation Award in International Trade.
This interactive half-day workshop will be delivered by Google AdWords Specialist, Michael Townsend, Managing Director of Wolf Digital Marketing. This AdWords training course will give delegates an in-depth & comprehensive view of what elements combine to create profitable campaigns. If your AdWords campaigns aren’t meeting your objectives and not providing a positive ROI, this is the course for you.
Who Should Attend?
This is a practical workshop aimed at people who are responsible for ensuring that their Google AdWords advertising is reaching the right people within the desired cost-per-acquisition whilst achieving the overall campaign objectives. Delivered in an easy-to-grasp and non-technical format, delegates will be given a briefing before the day, to ensure that they receive maximum benefit from the workshop.
Michael will be on hand to provide guidance on delegates existing accounts on the day.
Required Equipment: Laptop & access to a Google AdWords account (Norfolk Chamber can provide access to a limited amount of laptops upon request).
About Michael
Michael has worked in digital marketing for over 11 years both client and agency side. He helps businesses reach their business goals & improve their profitability through effective digital marketing strategies. Michael has also worked and trained businesses across the UK & Europe on improving their digital marketing performance and digital strategy. The focus is on keeping the workshop as jargon-free as possible and providing practical help, tips and advice that will allow you to get the maximum out of your Google advertising.
Here’s what delegates have to say about our Google Adwords Training…
“I learnt great tips regarding keywords and Click-Through-Rates.”
“I learnt a lot of actions of Google Adwords. This has been very good!”
“Lots of useful stats about campaigns performing well and badly. Negative search term tool and Google Ad extensions. Excellent!”
How often do you find yourself thinking, How do I make my team more effective? This session will cover the six steps to creating a High Performance Team and leave you with strategies you can employ with your team so you don’t need to think that again! This session is ran by Roger Pemberton from Action Coach. 3 top tips you’ll walk away with:
How to be a great manager as well as being an inspirational leader
How to keep your team fully involved and included
How to recruit successfully
About Roger:
After over 25 years in the Food Manufacture sector I have been a business coach for over ten years. In that time I have helped over 200 businesses in Norfolk and North Suffolk achieve improvements in business results and helped over 200 business owners to move closer to their personal goals.
Please arrive 15 minutes before the session starts at 08.30am.
Venue:Norfolk Chamber of Commerce, 9 Norwich Business Park, Whiting Road, Norwich, NR4 6DJ
In this session (Be Better at Business Blogging)Huw Sayer, Business Writers Limitedwill be your host.
You will learn:
In this interactive session, Huw will discuss ways to improve your business blogging. Hewill look at why you should blog, what you might blog about and how it can help you build your brand. He’llwill also discuss how blogging should fit with your sales, marketing and social media strategy. This session will include practical tips on content and style for aspiring bloggers and those responsible in managing external writers
About Huw:
Huw is a director and co-owner of Business Writers Ltd, a communications consultancy with clients in the UK and Europe. He has over 25 years experience in marketing and corporate communications anddraws on this to help clients create engaging conversations with their buyers, suppliers, employees and investors.
Outside of work, he uses social media and speaking engagements to champion innovation and culture in East Anglia. His passion is encouraging more people to visit our region and more businesses to invest here. The Eastern Daily Press called him “one of the top 20 tweeters in the region,” while the EDP Norfolk Magazine called him “a great Norfolk online ambassador.”
This session forms part of The Chamber Sessions. The Chamber Sessions are open to Chamber Members only. They are free to attend but booking is required and places limited to one per company per session.
Please note this event is fully booked, to be added to the waiting list please email: events@norfolkchamber.co.uk