Our next free business advice session is on Thursday 7th May 2015, between 1pm and 5pm across all 5 of our offices. We have offices in Norwich, Great Yarmouth, Dereham, Cambridge and Ipswich.
The session gives business owners a chance to come along and get some free advice on any business subject, with no commitment or need to sign up to anything.
To book, please email us atmarketing@astonshaw.co.uk.
Adult Learning’s Apprenticeship Team would like to invite you to our networking Apprenticeship Q&A drop-in Teams session.
Meet the team, make connections and find out how Apprenticeships can benefit your busines.
Please click the link below to join us;
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Who should attend? If you are a tourism business and would like to see the results of the Larking Gowen Tourism and Leisure Business Survey, please join us at one of our exclusive launch events. Our speakers will share their insights from the results of the survey and discuss the issues affecting the sector. When and where? Wednesday 18 April 2018 Thursford Collection, Thursford, Fakenham, NR21 0AS
Timings
1.30pm – 5pm
Followed by a drinks reception until 6.00 pm
Ask the Panel – International Finance, Customs and Marketing Free to attend event King’s Lynn 9th May 2018 Arrive 8.00 Panel 8.30 to 10.15 Breakfast Included To confirm your place please email: ‘Roger Glasel’ roger@b2bcashflowsolutions.co.uk Location: King’s Lynn Innovation Centre, Innovation Drive, King’s Lynn, PE30 5BY
Topics and speakers include:
Finance – Roger Glasel I spent most of a long banking career in Trade Finance firstly with Barclays International before moving to NatWest in 2001. Last year I moved from banker to broker joining Award Winning Norwich based B2B Cashflow Solutions Ltd to head up Trade Finance. My role is to help SME’s who have a specific need for finance to enable them to fulfil a new (export) order.
Customs – Tracey Renshaw I set up Import Export Support with the primary reason to work with companies on their authorisations and procedures to help smooth out the ripples in the supply chain and to reduce the cost of moving stock around the globe. With Brexit looming there is much that can and must be done now to ensure that your goods pass though the green lane at customs. What businesses could be doing now from a supply chain perspective to cope with Brexit – specifically the minimising the impact on European Trade
Marketing – Leszek Wysocki I have been an adviser working for the Department for International Trade (and its predecessor UK Trade & Investment / UKTI) for 17 years. Prior to this I worked for Sinclair International in Norwich and ran my own futon business back in the 1980’s, when they were still new to the UK. My day job is helping businesses overcome the barriers to international trade and helping them plan for future international trade opportunities.
Aims to update and requalify existing first aiders to the required level of skill and knowledge in first aid, in accordance with the requirements of the Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981.
Successful delegates will be awarded a certificate of competence accredited by Qualsafe Awards who are recognised by Ofqual. It is valid for three years.
Course Venue
Open courses are held regularly at our training venues in Norwich, Norfolk and Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. Alternatively, courses can be arranged at your own site anywhere in the UK (subject to suitability).
Syllabus
“2nd course with Norvic and still very good training – excellent”
“Would definitely recommend Norvic Training”
“I have been doing First Aid for 33 years and it was the best course I have been on.”
Our mindset shapes everything we think and everything we do. From the brand of pasta or loo-roll we buy to the top priority business decisions we make. Often these decisions are made for us by our unconscious and could often be holding us back because these decisions are uncertain or uncomfortable – especially just now.
This Business Builder webinar is one of a series of five being run in partnership with the Business & IP Centre (BIPC) Norfolk. Visit BIPC Norfolk to find out about the free and low-cost support they offer to start-ups and small businesses in Norfolk
Join the NatWest Business Builder team and take a deep dive into The Power of Mindset. We’ll be looking at how our mindset is formed and influenced to understand why different situations feel comfortable or not. You’ll come away with a deeper understanding of your own mindset, where it may be holding you back, and the tools and techniques you need to take the next uncomfortable step.
Grants for Training for SMEs
Come and find out more about Norfolk County Council’s Employer Training Incentive Programme (ETIP) that is offering grants of up to 75% for training (with a maximum grant value of £1500 per business). These are available if you are a small or medium-sized enterprise in the following sectors highlighted by Covid-19:
The session will tell you more about the freedom you will have as an employer to pick your own training provider, just so long as they are UK-based – and preferably, local! You can also hear more about the variety of training that can be undertaken by your employees as it can be face to face, online only or blended; with or without a qualification; mandatory or optional – the choice is yours.
We will also tell you about the application process and there will be an opportunity to ask questions.
If this sounds of interest to you and your organisation, send an email to etip@norfolk.gov.uk to book your place or call Lisa Cook, our Project Officer, 01603 692465.
We look forward to seeing you there.
This Business Builder webinar is one of a series of five being run in partnership with the Business & IP Centre (BIPC) Norfolk. Visit BIPC Norfolk to find out about the free and low-cost support they offer to start-ups and small businesses in Norfolk
If you haven’t got a clear 60-second pitch, you could be missing out on opportunities to grow your business every day. Even in such uncertain times, you never know when the opportunity to support others may arise, so it is important to be able to explain your business quickly and simply.
Join the NatWest Business Builder team as we break the 60-second or ‘elevator’ pitch down into its component parts. You’ll come away with a clear understand around what to put in and leave out and how to structure for maximum impact. We’ll give you all the tools, tips and hints for you to crack on with writing a pitch you’re confident in and proud of straight away. We’ll also share some great practical tips when pitching to an audience of 1 or 100.
Norfolk County Council, in partnership with the University of East Anglia (UEA), look forward to welcoming businesses to the International Aviation Academy in Norwich for “Norfolk’s Brexit: Challenges and Opportunities”.
Keynote speech will be from Allie Renison, Head of Europe and Trade policy for the Institute of Directors.
The UEA Business School will also facilitate panel led discussions covering how the rules may change and helping you explore if your business is Brexitproof.
Agenda: (subject to change)
• Breakfast and Registration 8am
• Welcome to the Aviation Academy 8:45am
• Norfolk County Council Introduction 9am
• Keynote speech by Allie Renison, IOD 9:20am
• Panel session 1 – How the Rules May Change 9:50am
• Break & networking 10:50am
• Panel session 2 – Have you Brexitproofed your business? 11:20am
• Close, lunch, networking and tours of the Aviation Academy 12:30pm
Buffet breakfast and lunch will be provided. We hope you can make it.
England’s Coast is an exciting new marketing and booking tool delivered by the National Coastal Tourism Academy. It’s designed to increase the number of international visitors to the English coast and is aimed specifically at German, Dutch and French visitors.
Its new interactive video technology allows holidaymakers to create their own itineraries and book direct with coastal businesses via an itinerary builder, but the scope of the project also targets the travel trade through independent and group itineraries. You can visit the website here.
To explain more about England’s Coast, we’re holding two free workshops on Tuesday 15th May at Pensthorpe Natural Park, Fakenham – starting with refreshments at 10:30am and 2:00pm.
Register now to book your space on the morning session, and find out more about attracting international visitors to your business!
This Business Builder webinar is one of a series of five being run in partnership with the Business & IP Centre (BIPC) Norfolk. Visit BIPC Norfolk to find out about the free and low-cost support they offer to start-ups and small businesses in Norfolk
We all have goals, certain things we strive for; a certain level of turnover, multiple product streams, etc. Goals are usually personal and so when something like COVID-19 comes along, a lot of the goals and plans we put in place must be shelved, leaving us feeling deflated and demotivated.
Join the NatWest Business Builder team as we look at creating long term visions to keep you inspired and motivated and keep your business moving forward. We’ll break those visions down into milestones that feel manageable and allow you to feel regular progress whilst keeping the needs of yourself and the business at the heart of every decision you make.
Learning Outcomes
• Understand the role of the first aider
• The importance of preventing cross infection;
• The need for recording incidents and actions;
• Use of available equipment;
• Assess the situation and circumstances in order to act safely, promptly and effectively in an emergency;
• Administer first aid to a casualty who is unconscious (including seizure)
• Administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation;
• Understand the use of an A.E.D
• Administer first aid to a casualty who is choking;
• Administer first aid to a casualty who is wounded and bleeding;
• Administer first aid to a casualty who is suffering shock;
• Provide appropriate first aid for minor injuries (including small cuts, grazes and bruises, minor burns and scalds, small splinters);