Given the right environment, it is the curious who will make serendipitous discoveries, who will come up with the better solutions, who will find new opportunities – and who will be more fun to work with! We are delighted to welcome two exceptional guest speakers to explore this subject, starting with a closer look at serendipity.
Agenda
Introductions
Dr. Wendy Ross – Serendipity in innovation processes
Daphne Metland, Thrive – Words that Change Lives
Date: 12th March 2024
Time(s): 6.00 pm until 8.00 pm
Where: The Enterprise Centre, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7TJ
The course is aimed at owners, managers, QA and the HACCP Team in any food manufacturing environment, and also allied trades; laundry, packaging, etc.. The course consists of pre-course work, two taught “classroom” days followed by an assessment (60 question multiple choice examination).
In essence the course aims are to: – Enable you to develop your own CODEX based Food Safety Management System – Comply with the Law; Regulation (EC) 852/2004 Article 5 (HACCP) and Annex II Chapter XII – team members need to be trained in the principles of HACCP – Satisfy your SALSA/BRC Auditor – To engage employees, get them involved in the Management Processes and all the motivational/ productivity benefits this brings
The syllabus runs through: 1. Introductory concepts; costs/benefits, legal basis, the various models; Regulation (EC) 852, Codex, Campden BRI, etc. 2. The role/ importance and of the prerequisites 3. The 7 preliminary steps of a HACCP study, according to Campden BRI/Codex 4. The 7 legal HACCP steps; identifying hazards, critical control points, critical limits, etc.
Entry: A Level 2 Award in Food Safety as a minimum, a Level 3 Award in Food Safety in beneficial; an understanding of food manufacturing settings; basic literacy, numeracy and computing skills
Duration: Two day programme ( 09:00 start-16:30 finish )
Cost: £375.00 + VAT Includes assessment fees, course handbook, lunch and refreshments
How to book: Contact us (details below) for a booking form
Venue: RedCat Training Rooms, 8 Thorpe Road, Norwich NR1 1RY
Course Tutors: Sarah Daniels and Richard Mills are both Chartered Environmental Health Practitioners, having spent over 25 years each in the profession. The RedCat Partnership has been providing food safety training and consultancy in Norfolk, East Anglia and nationally for over 19 years.
Elevate your business with our comprehensive masterclass designed to provide you with the knowledge and tools needed to achieve sustainable growth. This event will cover essential aspects of business development, from planning and marketing to systems and team building, ensuring you leave with a strategic action plan for success.
Build a Strong Foundation: Understand the fundamentals of business planning and goal setting. Enhance Marketing & Sales: Improve your marketing strategies and customer service. Implement Efficient Systems: Learn how to streamline operations to save resources. Develop a Winning Team: Create an action plan to drive business growth and team success.
This masterclass is perfect for business owners, managers, entrepreneurs, and anyone looking to grow their business effectively. Are you seeking to enhance your business, this workshop offers valuable insights and practical tools.
These small group in-person workshops are open to any business, freelancer, or charity based in Norfolk, UK.
Meet the Trainer Wendy Richards is a business coach and consultant with extensive experience in both the UK and South Africa. After moving from the UK to South Africa in 2003, she spent 16 years working with entrepreneurs and businesses there before returning to the UK in 2019. Wendy focuses on business growth, strategic planning, and creating sustainable work-life balance for her clients. She offers various coaching packages, emphasizing goal setting, marketing strategies, and system implementation. Wendy’s approach is known for being engaging, practical, and results-driven.
New Anglia Growth Hub can help your business access a range of business support services from hundreds of sources. The hub’s IMPARTIAL service is fully funded and provided at no cost to your businessand can help you access grants, finance, international trade support, skills, training and a range of other specialist advice from single point of contact.
Our Business Growth Advisers can talk with you over the phone or via Microsoft Teams or Zoom, or you can request a free appointment at your business premises.
Our Business Support is available to all SMEs throughout Norfolk and Suffolk (UK).
To get the most out of the service, call our local business support helpline:
Mindfulness at Work Courses at Anglia House Business Centre – Courses commencing March to May 2024
Transform Stress into Serenity: Exclusive Mindfulness Course with Oxford Mindfulness Foundation teacher, Per Norrgren
Are you a professional wrestling with the relentless demands of work and life? Caught in a cycle of stress that saps your energy and dims your creativity?
Imagine ending your day feeling just as vibrant as you started. What if you could tackle stress head-on and transform it into a source of strength?
For too many professionals, the dream of a balanced, focused, and resilient life feels out of reach. The burden of stress can lead to chronic irritability, anxiety, and a decline in cognitive functions, such as memory and attention span.
Join Per Norrgren, teaching partner, supervisor and mentor at the Oxford Mindfulness Foundation, for a life-altering 8-session mindfulness journey.
The programme, grounded in published scientific research, promises to bolster your mood, enhance creativity, improve memory and stress resilience. Beyond the psychological benefits, mindfulness is a proven ally against physical pain and exhaustion, paving the way for increased attention span and better coping with stressors of life.
Details
Dates: 5th March, 12th March, 19th March, 9th April, 16th April, 7th May, 14th May and 21st May.
Time: Tuesdays at 2.00 pm to 4.15 pm
Venue: Anglia House Business Centre, 24 Bridge Street, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 3AG.
Investment: £200 per participant.
Requirement: A minimum of 10 attendees to commence the course.
For those who prefer the flexibility of digital attendance, online mindfulness courses and individual coaching sessions are also available.
Take the First Step:
Secure your spot in this transformative experience by contacting Per atper.norrgren@outlook.com. Embrace the mindfulness path and let stress be the catalyst for your greatest well-being.
Genix provides free, impartial one-to-one advice and support for start-up, emerging and existing businesses as well as those considering self-employment.
Our business advisor, Gary Parker, is available for free, impartial and confidential one-to-one advice sessions. These take place at the offices of Larking Gowen Chartered Accountants in Fakenham and last for an hour and a half. Appointment times are as follows – 9.30am to 11am, or 11am to 12.30pm.
Booking through Eventbrite is essential. If you are no longer able to attend the advice session, please cancel online or call 0800 096 3013so that the session can be offered to another individual.
Be HubHappy at our new monthly Friday breakfast networking event!
Join us for a relaxed and informal breakfast networking session at the Norfolk Chambers Business Hub on the last Friday of every month!
Whether you’re a member or non-member, our Hub Club Friday is the perfect opportunity to meet new business contacts, exchange ideas, and expand your network in a welcoming and laid-back environment.
Start your Friday morning with freshly brewed bean-to-cup coffee, delicious bacon baps, freshly baked pastries, and a chance to connect with fellow professionals. It’s a relaxed setting where you can have a meaningful conversation, share business insights, and get to know the Norfolk Chambers team.
Our very ownJack Weaver, COO of Norfolk Chambers, will be giving a short talk on theDevolution Priority Programme, what it means for local businesses and how it could bring new opportunities to our region. If you’re wondering how this might impact your business, this is a great chance to hear an overview from someone in the know.
The rest of the Norfolk Chambers team will be available to answer any questions you have about your membership, upcoming events, or key issues affecting businesses in Norfolk.
If you’ve never been to the Business Hub before, this is the perfect chance to explore the space and see how it can support your business.
Plus, as a special bonus, everyone who attends Hub Club Friday will receive a free half-day desk pass to use for that Friday morning, so you can experience the Hub’s professional and collaborative working environment first-hand. If you would like to book a desk, please let us know by emailing hub@norfolkchambers.co.uk, and we’ll reserve a desk for you.
We look forward to seeing you on 28th March – and every last Friday of each month! The breakfast baps are on us!
On the Buzzer, City is our hugely popular annual quiz held at Norwich City Football Club.
This year’s event will take place on Thursday 7th November 2019. Enter your team now – click here.
Hosted by the popular quizmaster duo of ex-Canary Adrian Forbes and BBC Norfolk’s Rob Butler, rounds typically include sport, history, film & TV and more, with special guest questions from Norwich City players and legends.
There are many fabulous prizes to be won and as always, free nibbles, a raffle and plenty of great entertainment on the night.
The quiz will raise funds for The Nest, the Foundation’s exciting project to build a groundbreaking community sports hub to benefit people from all walks of life in Norwich and Norfolk.
Increasingly we are expected to ‘sell’ as part of our jobs; whether it is the seasoned professional under pressure to cross-sell or the teenager at the fast-food counter cheerily inviting you to ‘go large’.
Join us as we explore the use of concepts from Behavioural Economics to improve sales by selling less.
Building on our December and January Behavioural classes, this session will look at combining strategic HR with concepts from Behavioural Economics to create an environment where less time is spent selling but people buy more.
At our 2019 masterclasses we are also encouraging attendees to make a donation to the MPower Project. The project has recently started working in the Norwich area and is already oversubscribed and under funded. Our masterclass sessions have always been free to attend and donations to the project go a long way in supporting these vulnerable women.
The linked article below gives an outline of the incredible work of Alison and everyone at Ormiston Families on the project;
Last year around 500 people came along to hear what we had to say. In 2017 we raised over £3,500 for our previous charity – Action for Children. In 2018 we smashed our target and donated £6000 to the Orimston’s MPower project.
Find out more about the current gas and electricity markets, plus how the Energy Bill Relief Scheme affects your business.
The energy market is currently a source of stress and uncertainty for many businesses. To help provide some insight into the current situation and how the Energy Bill Relief Scheme affects you, join James Groves, Managing Director of Indigo Swan and Aimee Konieczny, Commercial Director in our latest live webinar.
We will look to explore the key drivers impacting the wholesale energy markets as we go into the winter season, and what businesses should be looking out for.
There will be the opportunity to ask questions, to help you get the information you need to make well informed decisions about your business energy.
This seminar is aimed at any business or party who procures construction work (whether as a contractor, as a developer or as a client who is regularly involved in office moves and refits). It would be particularly useful for developers, subcontractors, project managers and property professionals.
What will we cover
In this seminar we will offer practical suggestions for ensuring that those procuring construction work are protected against a Carillion-type situation. This will include suggestions such as;
The importance of formal building contracts
Parent company guarantees and bonds
Carrying out financial due diligence on the contractor
Basic provisions within building contracts, what should be included
We will also be joined by our litigation team who will be speaking about retention and issues surrounding interim payments. Our employment law solicitors will talk about the potential issues for employees of the insolvency of the contractor. Lastly we shall share our experience about insolvency proceedings and the devastating effects it can have on organisations.
We shall also be joined by Price Bailey accountants who will talk about the associated tax considerations.
Why you should attend
During this seminar we will make you aware of the risks involved if a contractor you are working with becomes insolvent. We will demonstrate with sound, practical advice that seeking early legal advice when you enter into a building contract is essential.
This important information could help you save valuable time and money and cover your business if the worst should happen.
The free celebration of creativity returns to The Forum, Norwich with nine days of activities, exhibitions, talks, and workshops for everyone to get involved in.
For 2024 Norfolk Makers Festival brings an incredible line-up of local artists, makers and creators, spanning disciplines, art forms, and generations. With work on show from the very best of local talent, and makers happy to share their knowledge, the Festival promises to inspire!
The Forum will be packed with all kinds of artists, artisans and crafters, who will be giving live inspiring demonstrations, and offering visitors the chance to have a go at activities, for free! Alongside this programme of free hands-on taster sessions, there are plenty of workshops led by local makers, where visitors can book tickets to learn how to spin, crochet, print, draw, make jewellery, and much more.
With more than 100 events taking place in Norwich throughout Norfolk Makers Festival, there is something for everybody to enjoy: including talks from experts on subjects as diverse as the history of corsets to the art of recreating medieval tapestries.
Jayne Evans, Norfolk Makers Festival Producer, says: “There really isn’t another event quite like the Norfolk Makers Festival… where else can you have a go, for free, at such a wide range of arts and crafts, with all materials and tuition provided? It’s a perfect way to start learning new skills or brushing up on old ones!”
Two highlights of the 2024 programme include local celebrities 18-year-old TikTok crochet star Ellen Siegert, known for her mini-dolls of stars like Taylor Swift, and 94-year-old-knitting genius Margaret Seaman, whose work includes the magnificent Knitted Sandringham. These two brilliant makers represent the imagination and innovation of making today, melding pop-culture with craftmanship, and showcase the very best in talent across generations.
For the first time ever, Margaret Seaman’s world-famous Complete Collection will be on display, with Knitted Sandringham, Buckingham Palace, Great Yarmouth Golden Mile and more on show. These incredible to-scale works by great-great grandmother Margaret have never been exhibited simultaneously before.
Visitors will also get to admire work from The Costume and Textile Association (C&TA), who are presenting a special exhibition in honour of their 35th anniversary, new tapestries depicting ancient struggles against Norman invaders created especially for the Norwich Castle Keep reopening, and accompanying these exhibitions are a series of illuminating accompanying talks. Also at Norfolk Makers Festival is Under The Surface, an exhibition of unique textile work by local artists curated especially for the Festival.
Everybody is welcome at Norfolk Makers Festival, from beginners to experts, to have a go, meet artists and makers, admire stunning work, and enjoy crafty conversations.
Join us in your local office to hear how your business can get ready for Making Tax Digital. This lunchtime seminar will take place between 12.30 pm and 2.15 pm at our Thetford office. What is Making Tax Digital? Being introduced in April 2019, Making Tax Digital will revolutionise the way in which businesses will need to maintain records for HMRC. Initially, HMRC will require businesses with a turnover greater than the VAT threshold to maintain digital records, but eventually, it is expected to be rolled out across all areas of tax. We look forward to seeing you there.