Venue Norfolk Chamber of Commerce and Industry 9 Norwich Business Park Whiting Road Norwich Norfolk NR4 6DJ
This half day course covers the vital area of Agency and Distribution. It examines the differences, where each may be appropriate, EU legislation, finding, appointing and motivating your partners. It also highlights the pitfalls and potential costs of getting it wrong.
Course Location: Carrowbreck House, 7 Carrowbreck Road, Norwich, NR6 5FA. The course is designed for users familiar with Word. It will provide trainees with the confidence, knowledge and practical experience to use Word as a desktop publishing tool, to create, format and print professional-looking documents. Delegates should have attended the Word Introduction course, or have equivalent Microsoft Word experience beforehand. Duration: One-day course (9:30am – 4:00pm approximately) Equipment: No equipment is necessary for you to bring to the course. Pens and note paper will be available. Lunch provided: For full day training courses a sandwich lunch with crisps, cakes and fruit will be provided. Refreshments will be available throughout the duration of this course. Course Content A brief recap of general Word principles Font formatting Paragraph formatting Navigating around the document Selecting text Multi-level bullets and numbering Creating a multi-level bulleted/numbered list Changing/setting bullet points for each level Formatting numbers for each level Styles Using styles Applying styles to an existing document Creating a table of contents Tables Selecting rows, columns and cells within a table Drawing a table Borders, shading and formatting in a table Merging/splitting cells Converting tables to text Find and Replace Document Layout Page breaks Columns Sections Headers and Footers Using sections in headers and footers Page numbering Inserting fields Mail Merge Use word to combine a database and form letter Merge onto any size envelopes or labels Good Working Practice The Drawing Tools Auto shapes Layers Rotation Alignment Grouping AutoCorrect and AutoText How AutoCorrect works Adding AutoCorrect entries Removing AutoCorrect entries Using AutoText An explanation of different versions Course Costs: £74-£96pp For more details, contact us on 01630 788950 or email carrowbreck@broadland.gov.uk
Location: Carrowbreck House, 7 Carrowbreck House, Norwich, NR6 5FA. This short course is for anyone starting-up or already running their own business who also has a working knowledge of spreadsheets. The course will show you how to record everything you need to meet the statutory requirements of HMRC using Excel spreadsheets. The documentation you need to keep and how to store it for easy retrieval will be explained. The submission of statutory returns will also be covered. Duration: One-day course (9:30am – 4:00pm approximately) Equipment: No equipment is necessary for you to bring to the course. Pens and note paper will be available, plus a copy of any records you currently keep. Lunch provided: For full day training courses a lunch with sandwich or salad, crisps and cake or fruit will be provided. Refreshments will be available throughout the duration of this course. Course Content Register with HMRC as self-employed By telephone or post or online Self-Employed rules explained, Trading Year-end and Self-Assessment Tax Returns Spreadsheets for Income and Expenditure, Sales Invoices, Purchase Invoices and Statements, Customer and Supplier lists (ledgers) Bank Statements, Credit Card Statements, receipts for cash purchases and how to cross-reference these. Easy retrieval is important as HMRC may wish to inspect your records Equipment and materials you have already bought and will be used in your business Self-Assessment Tax Returns Course price: £74.00 – £96.00 For more information please call us on 01603 788950, or email carrowbreck@broadland.gov.uk
Inward Processing Relief (IPR) and Outward Processing Relief (OPR) are methods of obtaining relief from Customs duties, and in some cases VAT. Both procedures can be beneficial to a Company in relation to cash flow together with the possibility of more competitive pricing.
This course helps companies work through the process of applying for authorisation, the necessary information required internally to ensure a good audit trail so that returns are completed on time.
Personnel who are involved with Shipping and Accounts should attend this course to learn how to take advantage of these duty relief procedures.
By the end of the course the delegates will be able to have an understanding of the:
One of the ‘core 10’ courses accredited by the 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.
Date:Thursday17th November 2016Venue: 9 Norwich Business Park, Whiting Road, Norwich NR4 6DJTime: 1.00pm – 4.30pmPrice: Members £128+VAT, Non Members £160+VAT
Please Note – Members will receive an invoice in the usual way. Non Members must pay in advance and will receive a receipted invoice by return.
Cancellation Policy – 15% of fee payable if delegates cancel more than 7 days in advance, if less than 7 days full fee payable.
This event is now fully booked, to be added to the waiting list please email your details to events@norfolkchamber.co.uk. Thank you.
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 Getting Seen Online) Jonathan White, Traded Networkwill be your host. You will learn:This session will look at various ways to help businesses get seen online. What is SEO? What is PPC? Why should we use Social Media for our business and how the use of customer demographics will improve your results? Learn what are the most effective marketing solutions for your business that will increase your brand awareness and generate new sales leads?Gain expert tips to take away and implement into your business, which could make a significant difference to your online presence.
About Jonathan:
Jonathan has worked in sales & marketing for 24 years including DHL and Hermes. He successfully delivered online projects such as dhlitnow.com and myhermes.co.uk and was the Project Manager for rebranding Parcelnet to Hermes in 2009.
Jonathan is currently the Managing Director of Desire Marketing, incorporating Tradednetwork.co.uk the local business directory. The main aim is to help businesses with their marketing, through a range of online and more traditional solutions. Desire Marketing provide a range of services including SEO, PPC advertising, social media marketing, email marketing alongside website audits, marketing plans, training, PR and support for branding and design.
Connect with Traded Network:
Twitter:@tradednetworkFacebook: TradedukLinkedIn: Traded Network LimitedGoogle Plus: Traded Network
Location: Carrowbreck House, 7 Carrowbreck Road, Norwich, NR6 5FA. Are you struggling with Linkedin? Not quite sure what the fuss is about? Wondering whether you should spend even more time on yet another networking platform? It’s ok, you’re one of many, you may even be one of the many who set up an account but then didn’t go back to it. Linkedin is a business tool which helps you to do even more business. Having just hit 200million users, 1 million groups, 40 million visits a week and a total of 5.3billion searches during 2012, you can’t ignore it. Did you know that half of the users on Linkedin are the main decision makers? Did you know that Linkedin drives the most customers for B2B organisations – even more than Blogs? Tapping properly into Linkedin will enable you to drive valuable customers to your website. Tapping properly into Linkedin will position yourself as a leader in your niche and gain you new clients. Stop missing out on opportunities now! This course is for you if you are a SME, Business Development Manager, Sales manager, Marketing Manager, whichever industry you’re in, and you are keen to utilise LinkedIn for your business to drive traffic and get results. Duration: Half-day course (1.30pm – 4.30pm) Equipment: No equipment is necessary for you to bring to the course. Pens and note paper will be available. Lunch provided: Light refreshments will be provided. Lunch only provided on full-day courses. Course Content: How to achieve maximum exposure and connect with main decision makers The power of groups and company pages How LinkedIn works with or without a budget How LinkedIn is the perfect marketing tool & discover the ways to use it in your business Course price: From £37.00 – £48.00 For more details or any enquiries, please do contact us on 01603 788950, or email carrowbreck@broadland.gov.uk
Course Location: Carrowbreck House, 7 Carrowbreck Road, Norwich, NR6 5FA. This qualification will benefit anyone who prepares and serves food as it is designed to provide a basic understanding of nutrition and the requirements of special diets to enable the planning of well-balanced meals that have a positive impact on health. This could include chefs, kitchen porters, waiting staff, health care workers and childminders. Learners will outline current nutritional guidelines for a healthy diet, describe the impact diet has on health, describe food preparation techniques that maintain the nutritional value of food and understand how to plan and provide meals for those with special diets (including medical needs, allergies, vegans, vegetarians and diets for different faiths). Duration: Half-day course (9am – 1pm) – with around 1 hour of pre-course learning to be undertaken. Equipment: No equipment is necessary for you to bring to the course. Pens and note paper will be available. Lunch provided: No, only provided on full day courses. Refreshments will be available throughout the duration of this course. Please note that it is a requirement of the HABC, the awarding body, that we need to see photographic proof of identity of each candidate before they can be entered into the exam, for example, passport, driving licence, student union card or work pass. Course Content Understand the principle of healthy diets – Essential nutrients, impact of diet on health and food preparation techniques that help maintain the nutritional value of food. Understand how to plan and provide special diets – Describe the main features of special diets, impact of special diets on health and food preparation techniques suited to those on special diets. Subject to passing a 20 question multiple choice exam paper, delegates will receive a Level 2 Healthy Food and Special Diets certificate from the HABC Awarding Body. Course Costs: £55 – £60. For more information, please call 01603 788950, or email carrowbreck@broadland.gov.uk
This session will provide a brief overview of what content marketing is and how it evolved. It will look at different forms of content marketing and how these can be used by businesses to reach out and engage potential customers. Delegates will gain a basic understanding of a content strategy, as well as how to measure success of content marketing.
About Derin: Starting her career as a journalist, Derin has always had a passion for writing and creating content that would appeal to readers. After reaching the position of Online Editor a desire to become more rounded in her online knowledge led to switching to digital marketing. Derin joined Affinity iMarketing in 2014, where she has been able to expand her SEO knowledge, while also utilising her content skills. Now she combines her work as an SEO Account Manager with overseeing the agency’s digital content creation. Connect with Affinity: Twitter: @affinity_tweet Facebook: Affinity Social LinkedIn: Affinity Agency Google Plus: Affinity 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 event are now closed. For availability, please email events@norfolkchamber.co.uk. Thank you.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 Video Marketing) Michael Brook, About My Business Video will be your host. You will learn: Discover the benefits to using video to promote your business that range from the technical and statistical to the behavioral and emotional. In this Chamber Session, learn how your business can benefit from marketing through video with Michael Brook, About My Business. Follow About My Business Video:@AMBVideoCompany 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 tothreesessions per series. Bookings for this session have now closed, for availability please email events@norfolkchamber.co.uk or call 01603 625977. Thank you.
All delegates will be awarded a Norvic certificate of attendance accredited by Qualsafe Awards who are recognised by Ofqual. It is valid for three years.
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).
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“Information presented in a clear and concise way at a good pace. Enjoyable course, very informative”.
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“The best first aid course (my 7th) I’ve done.”
Location: Carrowbreck House, 7 Carrowbreck Road, Norwich, NR6 5FA. This workshop is for complete beginners who want to learn how to stand up and speak in public, but feel anxious and apprehensive. It is also for people who want to improve their current public speaking and presenting skills. Public speaking is most people’s greatest fear, way ahead of spiders, heights, snakes and flying. Whatever your level of experience this stimulating and enjoyable course will make a huge difference to your performance. Duration: One-day course (9:30am – 4:00pm approximately) Equipment: No equipment is necessary for you to bring to the course. Pens and note paper will be available. Lunch provided: On full day training courses a sandwich lunch with crisps, cakes and fruit will be provided. Refreshments will be available throughout the duration of this course. Course Content: Controlling and manage fear and anxiety Overcoming nervousness Delivering a professional speech with real impact Improving your self esteem and build your confidence Presenting to any size of audience and command their attention Using visual aids where necessary and keeping the audience’s attention Course price: Between £74.00 – £96.00 For more details or any enquiries, please do contact us on 01603 788950, or email carrowbreck@broadland.gov.uk
Bookings for this event have now closed. To book please email events@norfolkchamber.co.uk. Thank you.
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.”
Connect with Business Writers Limited:Twitter: @HuwSayer / @Business_WriteLinkedIn: Business Writers LimitedGoogle Plus:Business Writers Limited