100 Year 12 students from schools across Norwich will be selected to take part in a Dragons Den event to solve a real business problem. Teams will take part in various challenges to create and present their solution.
We are looking for business volunteers to attend for the day to mentor a team, observe the students, provide individual feedback, and judge their final presentations.
The British Chambers of Commerce Quarterly Economic Survey (QES) is used by the Bank of England and the Chancellor to plan the future of the UK economy and over 7,000 businesses across the UK take part.
Q4 2013 showed a fantastic start to 2014 with a very positive quarterly survey. Business confidence was high and Chamber members were resolute in their determination to take the recovery from being good to being truly great.
Firms from all sectors across Norfolk believe they can create jobs, invest, and export. It was especially pleasing that the spurt in the manufacturing was proven not to be a fluke, which demonstrated the dynamism of our small, high value, manufacturing sector.
The last QES results showed that Norfolk businesses are ready to push on. Exports continue to increase and the domestic balances were also strengthening. Are you more confident about your business? Have you employed more staff or are looking to invest in plant, machinery and training? Let us know by taking part in this important economic survey.
The survey takes less than 3 minutes to complete, so please take the time to input into this survey to ensure Norfolk has a voice. The survey needs to be completed online by Monday 17 March 2014.
Commenting on the package of business rate and local support measures announced today (Wednesday) by the Rt Hon Eric Pickles MP, Dr Adam Marshall, Director of Policy and External Affairs at the British Chambers of Commerce, said:
“While the rate reliefs will help many smaller companies, anything less than a fundamental reform of Britain’s broken business rate system is just a sticking plaster.
“Westminster and the media seem to think that business rates are only a problem for retailers. Yet they are a huge, and rising, fixed cost for all businesses – and hurt firms on industrial estates and in offices just as much or more than the high street.
“The Prime Minister has recently committed to looking again at the business rates system. He and the Chancellor must set a clear timetable for this – and ensure that their own ministers, and Whitehall civil servants, do not yet again hide behind the excuse that fundamental reform of business rates is ‘too difficult’ to achieve.”
Oursuccessful Women’s Leadership Programme has opened its application for thefirst programme of 2017 and will be taking place inJanuary and March 2017.
Developed by Pure and People and Performance, the programme has been designed to develop talented aspiring female leaders, equipping them with the tools needed to evolve organisational culture at the same time as removing workplace barriers, the programme will be in two modules held in January and March: Module one taking place on Wednesday25 and Thursday26 January and Module two taking place on Wednesday 22 andThursday 23March 2017.
Held over two modules, the programme is beneficial for organisations and delegates alike.
For organisations, the programme sets to challenge how your culture defines gender equality strategy; helps identify and sponsor talent; be aware of unconscious bias and how to remove it from your organisation as well as support women to be authentic and effective leaders
For delegates, this course will: provide a support network with peers facing similar issues; help define your ambition and provide tools and practical examples to realise this; empower, support and guide – through mentoring and strategic modelling – the future leaders. Why women only? Historically women have tended to be the primary carer in the household, making their experience and opportunities very different to mail counterparts. This environment encourages women to share and explore their experiences within a supportive setting, without being judged, whilst stretching them to step fully into their authentic leadership style.
Lynn Walters, Co-founder and Director of Pure, comments: “The programme’s generous sponsors could help two aspiring women fulfil their career ambitions, while helping to make positive change and setting standards and expectations for other women. Diversity is widely understood to be fundamental to the sustained growth of any business and therefore, having a talent pipeline of future executives including both male and females will lead to increased future profits and help boost the bottom line.”
To find out how to apply and check their eligibility for the places, candidates should emailLucy.plumb@prs.uk.comorcall Pure on 01473 250990.
Pure runs the Women’s Leadership Programme in partnership with People & Performance, a strategic HR consultancy.
Locksley Short Stay School are looking for volunteers to get involved with their Careers Carousel Friday 6th March, 08:30 – 12:30.
We are looking for 4-5 employer volunteers to have a ‘stand’ at Locksley Short Stay Schools’ Careers Carousel morning. You will be demonstrating a practical element of your job role (previously this has included hairdressers, waiters, engineers, graphic designers etc.) to Year 10 and 11 students.
If you’d like to be involved please contact Denise Anderson – denise.anderson@sssfn.org.uk
Tuesday 3rd February, All Day, Sewell Park Academy
Sewell Park Academy would like to invite media and journalism professionals to their Enterprise Morning BBC Schools Report.
Year 7 students will be working in small teams in the ‘newsroom’ writing a news article, blog, or recording a radio news report. Teams will then attend a press meeting where staff will have a debate on the subjects raised by the students.
We are looking for businesses that are connected to media and journalism to support the event and provide ‘real’ world experience.
To get involved contact Natalie Davies – n.davies@sewellpark.org
The public sector is the UK’s single largest marketplace, spending over £238bn on goods and services each year. The Supply National SME Engagement Programme recognises the opportunity this holds for UK SMEs and provides them with all the tools and knowledge needed to successfully compete for public sector business.
There are three easy steps to winning your share of the Government’s £238bn annual spend:
1. Find the right opportunity Register with the Supply National SME Engagement Programme and gain instant access to FREE public sector contracts in the local area of your choice.
2. Learn how to win tenders The Supply National SME Engagement Programme gives you a competitive edge by keeping you constantly informed of the latest developments.
3. Prepare to grow Access our proven procurement training workshops and webinars and discover how to submit successful tender bids.
Why is now the right time for your business to work with Government?
Payment: Government has committed to ensuring that SMEs get paid faster
Simplicity: PQQs are to be abolished for contracts under a value of £100,000
Speed: Contracts are being awarded more quickly than ever before
Innovation: Procurement practice is now more SME-friendly
Business-focused: 25% of central government contracts for SMEs by 2015
Longstanding: Government is a great customer now and for the future
Engagement: Direct and indirect spend with SMEs is up by £5bn since 2010
There has never been a better time for SMEs to work with the public sector. The Supply National SME Engagement Programme is the clear choice for turning the ambition of growth into reality.
We’re pleased to announce that the British Chambers of Commerce Annual Conference 2020 will take place on Thursday 5 March 2020 at the QEII Conference Centre in London.
The conference will bring together the UK Chamber Network and the wider business community for a day of inspiring keynote speeches and stimulating panel debates, focussing on the issues most relevant to UK businesses.
Join a high-level audience of senior politicians, decision-makers, policy makers and the Chamber Network to discuss some of the key issues affecting Britain’s business community, with key themes including:
People – Creating workplaces for the future
Infrastructure – Meeting the infrastructure challenges of tomorrow
Notre Dame High School are looking for volunteers to talk to all year groups about their career paths.
How a subject led to my career involves the employer talking about how subjects they studied at school are now used in their everyday working life. There are slots available all week from Monday 2nd to Friday 6th March to inspire the next generation.
For more information contact Madeleine Matthews – madeleine.matthews@newanglia.co.uk
We have received notification from the Egyptian-British Chamber of Commerce that the Egyptian Consulate will be closed from Thursday 31st August to Monday 4th September for Eid al-Adha.
All documents received by the Consulate on those dates will be processed as usual on Tuesday 5th September 2017.
Any documents that we receive between this time will be sent for legalisation, but there may be a slight delay with the return time of your documents.