This training will help members to increase their understanding of the barriers disabled people face in entering employment and in the workplace. This will help members ensure they are offering a work place that is inclusive and creating a diverse workforce which will benefit companies and organisations.
You will learn:
This training will help members to increase their understanding of the barriers disabled people face in entering employment and in the workplace. This will help members ensure they are offering a work place that is inclusive and creating a diverse workforce which will benefit companies and organisations
3 top tips you’ll walk away with:
• Understanding some of the barriers disabled people face in entering employment • What an inclusive workplace looks like • Some useful resources to support employers
In this session Julia Ajayi, Scope will be your host.
About Julia
Julia Ajayi has been working at Scope for over two years as the Community Engagement Programme Manager for the Local People Programme. This programme is funded by The Peoples Health Trust and works in five locations across the UK including West Norfolk. The programme engages disabled people and their families to identify local issues that are important to them and provides support to help people take action.
Julia is passionate about ensuring that disabled people are fully included in society and before working at Scope Julia led Headway Hertfordshire, providing support to people with acquired brain injury. She continues to be involved with Headway as a trustee. Julia has also spent many years working overseas and is now living with her family in the village that she grew up in.
First impressions count! If you “google” yourself, your LinkedIn profile often shows up at the top of search results. Are you making the right first impression?
How do you build your reputation? How do you find more leads for your business?
How do you decide who to connect with? Is it really possible to attract prospects to you?
In this workshop we will cover all of these points – plus lots more. You will have a chance to work on your profile, and then learn some simple tips and tools that allow you to make the most of LinkedIn – and save time.
What will you learn?
In this interactive session you will:
Work on your personal LinkedIn profile to create a great first impression
Learn ways in which you can generate leads for your business
Learn how to increase your brand awareness and be seen as an expert
Who should attend:
Business owners, managers, directors, and anyone who is in a sales or marketing role and who wants to use LinkedIn more effectively to promote their business.
About Sara
Sara Greenfield owns Bright Yellow Marketing, a social media specialist based in Wymondham and Norwich. She has been using social media since before the recession and has published books about LinkedIn and Twitter, reaching #1 in the UK Amazon sales & marketing kindle book section. With a background of 16 years in the law (as a partner in a top 100 London firm) and 12 years in sales and marketing, running her own Norfolk businesses.
First impressions count! If you “google” yourself, your LinkedIn profile often shows up at the top of search results. Are you making the right first impression?
How do you build your reputation? How do you find more leads for your business?
How do you decide who to connect with? Is it really possible to attract prospects to you?
In this workshop we will cover all of these points – plus lots more. You will have a chance to work on your profile, and then learn some simple tips and tools that allow you to make the most of LinkedIn – and save time.
What will you learn?
In this interactive session you will:
Work on your personal LinkedIn profile to create a great first impression
Learn ways in which you can generate leads for your business
Learn how to increase your brand awareness and be seen as an expert
Who should attend:
Business owners, managers, directors, and anyone who is in a sales or marketing role and who wants to use LinkedIn more effectively to promote their business.
About Sara
Sara Greenfield owns Bright Yellow Marketing, a social media specialist based in Wymondham and Norwich. She has been using social media since before the recession and has published books about LinkedIn and Twitter, reaching #1 in the UK Amazon sales & marketing kindle book section. With a background of 16 years in the law (as a partner in a top 100 London firm) and 12 years in sales and marketing, running her own Norfolk businesses.
In this session, we will cover Time-Management and offer some strategies to be more effective. What we mean by Time-Management? In this context the great Peter F Drucker captures it all;
“Efficiency is doing things right; effectiveness is doing the right things” – Peter Drucker
What you will learn
This course aims to improve productivity by:
Giving delegates at least 8 tools and techniques they could implement straight away to improve their effectiveness.
Working with delegates on their live and current tasks to ensure learning is implemented immediately
Who should attend?
Anyone who feels that they are not managing their time effectively. If you get to the end of a day / week and wonder what you actually achieved today, this one’s for you.
About Ian Hacon
Ian is the founder and Chief Dorothy at Yellow Brick Road. Yellow Brick Road is on a mission to Energise 10 million people by helping them unlock their performance through wellbeing, purpose and great leadership skills. Ian originally trained as a Chartered Accountant, was a CEO of very successful company and has held many board positions, including President of the Norfolk Chamber. He’s a qualified coach and trainer.
Join us for an eye-opening talk by Steve Gaskin, a renowned expert on criminal psychology and behavioural analysis, as he delves into the intriguing and often misunderstood world of psychopaths. In this engaging session, Steve will explore the traits, behaviours, and motivations that define psychopathy, offering insights into how these individuals function within society.
Whether you’re a psychology enthusiast, a professional working in mental health, or simply curious about the human mind, this event offers valuable knowledge to help you understand the complexities of psychopathy.
The talk will start at 6pm, doors open from 5.45pm at East Norfolk Sixth Form College.
Did you know that you can use Twitter to locate potential customers based on their tweets? Of all the social media platforms, Twitter is one of the most versatile to use. No need to have any prior connection, Twitter allows you to connect easily with potential customers and suppliers. There is an abundance of tools to help you listen out for conversations and find followers as well as promote awareness of your brand.
This workshop will provide you with the tools and knowledge to confidently and efficiently use Twitter for your business. Bring your laptop to this interactive session with Social Media specialists Chris and Sara Greenfield, and work on your own Twitter profile for immediate results.
Learning Objectives
1. Ensure your Twitter profile is set up correctly
2. Learn tips and tricks to promote your account and increase engagement
3. Learn how to create engaging content using free online tools
4. Learn how to listen out for conversations with potential customers
Who should attend:
Anyone in business who is already using Twitter and is familiar with the basics, but wants to learn more.
About your trainers:
Chris and Sara Greenfield own Bright Yellow Marketing, a social media business based in Wymondham and Norwich. They have been using social media since the early days and set up their social media business in 2013. With over 12 years’ experience in sales and marketing, running their own Norfolk businesses, they have a firm understanding of both corporate needs and those of local small business owners.
Bia kitchen are taking their street food indoors for what will hopefully be the first of many pop ups at our business rooms No8 Thorpe Road.
They will be serving a number of lovely menu items ranging from a Bruschetta containing diced tomatoes, basil & garlic on toasted italian bread for brunch to a hot sauce coated cauliflower bitess with a cool dipping sauce as a passing snack!
Make sure you do not miss this brilliant event!
Come by and try some brand new menu items as well as our firm favourites!
This session aims to give you the basic knowledge about how financial controls work in a UK organisation including P & L Statements, Balance Sheets and Cash Flow. The starting point is to understand the saying: “Turnover is vanity, profit is sanity and cash is king!” and how finance is distributed in a business. A highly interactive session delivered in a brain friendly way!
Who Should Attend?
Junior managers, business owners and anyone who needs a basic understanding of finance.
What will you learn
You will review the Profit & Loss account (P & L) and how this is utilised by management to monitor costs, margins and profit. You’ll also look at the fundamentals of a company balance sheet with some worked examples to give a clear understanding.
Learning Objectives:
Understand a P & L account in a business.
Understand how a balance sheet works.
Understand and control cash flow in a business.
Understand some key financial terminology.
About Julian Hammond
Julian Hammond is the principal of TIPS for Good Management, a personal, team and business improvement service based near Dereham. Julian has delivered training courses all over the UK, the Far East, USA and Europe. A popular subject is finance for the non-finance manager which Julian has delivered to many audiences as part of TIPS management and leadership programmes. Often these sessions have been for a CMI (Chartered Management Institute) Level 5 qualification which TIPS for Good Management is an approved centre.
‘Simple approach with relaxed atmosphere.’ ‘ Very informative and useful, Can’t wait to put it into action.’
Join us for Norfolk’s first environmental land and coastal management conference and exhibition.
The event will run as an exhibition with accompanying seminars, workshops, and key note talks – as well as a drinks reception. The event will bring the agricultural sector together to understand how we can make food production and nature work together.
Please can you let me know how we can raise awareness of the conference through your channels. This event is not just for farmers, but for the construction companies, the housing developers, the software developers; everyone who plays a part in managing our landscapes.
With over 1.37 billion daily active Facebook users worldwide, and users spending an average of 20 minutes on Facebook on each visit, Facebook cannot be ignored Many businesses are already using Facebook but worry about a lack of knowledge. This workshop will provide you with the tools and knowledge to confidently use Facebook for your business, and save time. Bring your laptop to this interactive session with Social Media specialist and author Sara Greenfield, and work on your own Facebook page for immediate results.
Learning Objectives
1. Ensure your Company Facebook page is set up correctly
2. Learn tips and tricks to promote your page and increase engagement
3. Learn how to create engaging content using free online tools
4. Learn how to use live video
5. Pick up tips on how to run Facebook Ads – these can be highly targeted and cost-effective
Who should attend:
Anyone in business who has already set up a Facebook page and is familiar with the basics, but wants to learn more.
About your trainer:
Sara Greenfield owns Bright Yellow Marketing, a social media specialist based in Wymondham and Norwich. She has been using social media since the early days and set up her social media business in 2013. With a background of 16 years in the law (as a partner in a top 100 London firm) and 12 years in sales and marketing, running her own Norfolk businesses, she has a firm understanding of both corporate needs and those of local small business owners.
Step into the extraordinary and become a beacon of hope by joining our Firewalk for Norwich Samaritans. In this thrilling challenge, you won’t just be walking across embers; you’ll be lighting a path in the dark for those who need it most. Through the money you raise, you’ll help us continue to provide a lifeline for those struggling with life’s challenges.
Walkers to arrive by 4pm for coaching session with the experts. Firewalk to begin at 6pm. Event closes at 7.30pm
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Founded in 1964, Norwich Samaritans has been supporting our local community and people across the country day or night, 365 days a year.
In 2023, Norwich Samaritans volunteers responded to more than 32,000 calls for help
* 29,000 calls for help by telephone
* 1,500 calls for help by email
* 1,400 calls for help by online chat We also work with two local prisons, offer support to NHS call handlers, provide assistance at community events, and deliver talks to schools.
To keep our service running, we need to raise £100,000 annually. Norwich Samaritans is a self-funding branch, which means we do not receive financial support from the central Samaritans charity or the government. Our ability to continue operating and train new volunteers depends on generous people like you!