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Archived High Tech News

Sowing the Seeds

An exciting new enterprise competition to inspire and encourage the spirit of entrepreneurship at a young age.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Extremely Entertaining Business…doing things differently

  

What a blast we were given on Wednesday evening with a thought provoking insight into the inspiring world of the serial entrepreneur, when Al Gosling, Founder & CEO of the Extreme Group entertained the audience with his experiences from start-up…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Face to Face with Chris Starkie, Podcast

Thanks to Norfolk Network member wideangles.tv, you may hear podcast highlights of the June 17th Network evening with Chris Starkie, new Chief Executive of Shaping Norfolk's Future.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Lucrative Business Win For Norfolk IT Company

  

P1 Technology Partner's collaboration with Activenet Data Solutions - IT4 Enterprise, has fought off competition from a large competitor in the North of England to win a lucrative deal with the South Norfolk Housing Partnership (SNHP).
Posted Over a year ago

 

Slaying the Dragons!

The Network Pitch and Punt Event is the opportunity for business to become investment funded rather than investment ready!
Posted Over a year ago

 

First money for Norfolk and Suffolk entrepreneurs

The Norfolk Network launches a new independent early stage angel investment community, Norfolk First, as part of its ongoing support for innovation and entrepreneurship.
Posted Over a year ago

 

UEA Wants to hear from Norfolk Businesses looking to Recruit in the New Year.

  

"Stay Local, Do Different' is project that is focused on enhancing graduate placement opportunities within the region. It aims to highlight the potential of and increase the uptake of graduates within local companies.
Posted Over a year ago

 

LAST CHANCE - UK survey & hosting business critical software as a service

"Two thirds of SMEs are not satisfied with their processes for dealing with customers. Software as a Service can raise SME customer communication to the levels of much larger companies?" Marlon Bowser, CEO HTK. Through the collaboration Norfolk Network has…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Networking in the 21st Century: innovation in the global economy

  

"Each organisation must innovate and every organisation needs one core competence: innovation" Peter Drucker, Management Challenges for the 21st Century.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Cash for countering climate change

The Shell Springboard fund is now open for a second round, giving a cash boost to small businesses with a product or service that helps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Women Entrepreneurs tell it like it is!

  

Guests at this months Enterprise Forum heard three fascinating individual perspectives on the challenges of growth, and how to best overcome them.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Microsoft boss looks into the future

  

Dr. Andrew Herbert, Managing Director of Microsoft Research Laboratory in Cambridge, was the VIP guest of the Norfolk Network last Wednesday, giving the keynote lecture at the Network's last event of 2004.
Posted Over a year ago

 

International Women's Day 2006: Inspiring Potential - Wednesday 8 March

Around the world International Women's Day makes a celebration of the economic, social, cultural and political achievements for Women
Posted Over a year ago

 

Strong Innovation, Strong Economy

£100 million fund to drive UK innovation forward A further £100 million for UK business to research and develop new technologies from environmentally friendly low carbon projects to leading edge manufacturing was announced in the Budget today. The Collaborative R&D competition, part…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Success for "One Vision, One Voice" partnership

Despite being one of the fastest growing regions in the country, only a third of new businesses in the East of England are set up by women. This situation is set to change over the next two years following the…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Exciting New Partnership between UEA and NN

We are delighted to announce a 12 month sponsorship agreement between the University of East Anglia (UEA) and the Norfolk Network.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Networking in the 21st Century - technology & innovation in action

  

BT and IP-City have joined forces with key business partners, Norwich Union, Smart421, @Road, Real Time Content, Suffolk New College i-CoVE and IBM to offer you this unique opportunity to glimpse emerging enterprises exploiting technology and innovation. EEDA and the…
Posted Over a year ago

 

A positive contribution to supporting women entrepreneurs.

  

The Norfolk Network is a progressive B2B network, which represents some of the most innovative & entrepreneurial businesses in Norfolk. Increasingly, we are seeing more and more businesses led by women entrepreneurs from across our business sectors. As a progressive…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Appointment of CEO gets Norwich Research Park's new innovation hub spinning

  

Norwich Research Park (NRP) announces the appointment of Dr Robin Daniels, as the first Chief Executive of NRP Enterprise Ltd; the NRP's new innovation hub. NRP Enterprise Ltd will promote current, and future, research and business opportunities available on the…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Business push for A11 dualling

  

Norfolk's business community has launched a new campaign to lobby for the dualling of the county's key link with London - the A11.
Posted Over a year ago

 

EU candidates grilled by Norfolk business

  

On Tuesday night (8th June) six candidates in today's EU elections participated in a public 'Question Time' debate organised by the Norfolk Network. Businesses from across Norfolk gathered beforehand in Open247 for networking with MEP candidates over dinner, and…
Posted Over a year ago

 

The BA Festival of Science Comes to Norwich in 2006

  

The BA Festival will be coming to Norwich in September 2006 (2nd-9th) and Norwich and Norfolk are eagerly preparing to host the biggest and best Festival ever.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Norfolk Network a shining example

  

'of what is needed to develop an enterprise culture across the region and promote local business on a national level', said Dr. Ian Gibson M.P. in his keynote address on our birthday.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Appointment of Commercial Director First Step in Growth Plans for Norfolk based Systems Integrator

  

Norwich systems integrator and IT managed service provider P1 Technology Partners has appointed Rod Cobain as Commercial Director.
Posted Over a year ago

 

"There's never a queue in virtual reality…"

From robotic dogs who cock their legs and dragons for hyperactive children to networked cars, and fridges that talk to you about that mouldy bit of food at the back, Norfolk Network members were treated to a fabulous visit behind…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Dawn Gibbins explains why the world is at her feet

  

Dawn Gibbins recently took to the floor in front of a buzzing Norfolk Network audience as our first woman entrepreneur speaker. With her infectious enthusiasm and energy, she explained how she founded a technology flooring company that has grown to…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Get Involved in Enterprise Week 2005

  

National Enterprise Week takes place from 14-20 November 2005. Enterprise Week is a national celebration of people making their ideas happen, with a focus on people in their teens and twenties. Now in its second year, it is expected…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Conclusion - It's Not Rocket Science!

  

Although many people try to make running a business appear that way, especially if they have a PhD in rocket science!
Posted Over a year ago

 

Norfolk Network Scholarships Announced

We're delighted to announce that we have secured special scholarships for Norfolk Network members worth £1000 towards the fees of the 2006 Business Growth and Development Programme (BGP) at Cranfield University.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Call for Energy Innovation Awards Applications

  

The Energy Innovation Awards 2006 is now calling for entries. In its first two years EEEGR's Annual Energy Innovation Awards for the East of England has shown a huge wealth of innovative companies across the region, all eager to profile…
Posted Over a year ago

 

East Of England Companies Wow Judges To Win

  

Three East of England companies are celebrating after securing investment funding (subject to contract) from CREATE in running the gauntlet, the East of England Development Agency's competition for entrepreneurs.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Women In Enterprise Forum

  

This month we are delighted to have launched the Norfolk Network's "Women in Enterprise Forum".
Posted Over a year ago

 

Extension to the exclusive free access to The Gauntlet for entrepreneurs in the East of…

  

Following the extensive positive feedback to The Gauntlet from those who registered in the East of England Development Agency's "Running The Gauntlet" competition, it has been agreed to extend FREE access to The Gauntlet until 17 November.
Posted Over a year ago

 

What Marketing Professionals and Buddhist Monks Should Have in Common

In his engaging and amusing talk, Tim Ambler drew an analogy between marketing professionals and Buddhist monks - insight into your customer's perspective can often come from meditation and deep thinking as well as from market research. Tim also claimed…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Easy i celebrates expansion

  

Easy i, the Norwich based compliance solutions company is celebrating expansion this week after joining forces with one of the world's leading standards publishing, training and assurance organizations. Easy i - a privately owned company - will join SAI Global…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Online Business Plan Self-Assessment Tool For Entrepreneurs

A new tool to assist entrepreneurs searching for venture capital.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Happy Birthday to you!

  

The Norfolk Network celebrated its birthday in style on Thursday, with music, dancing, wine, food and the amazing Memory Man! Bells, Bacon and Bottles of Port.....
Posted Over a year ago

 

Running the Gauntlet

  

CREATE offers East of England entrepreneurs a share of £1,000,000 in investing funding in UK's biggest business competition.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Students develop enterprise skills in rapid time

  

We are extremely excited to be able to tell you about the Norfolk Network's inter schools enterprise competition taking place in June and July. Supported by 'Go for it! and created by the Norfolk Network in collaboration with the Hethel…
Posted Over a year ago

 

£1.1m to help those hit by the recession

Individuals and businesses in Norfolk will benefit from a £1.1m scheme designed to provide much-needed help to those hit by the recession.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Women in Enterprise

  

Norfolk Network launches major Business Growth learning programme for women in business and new entrepreneurs
Posted Over a year ago

 

New funding to help test bright business ideas

  

Entrepreneurs with bright business ideas are being given a helping hand to turn them into commercial realities, thanks to new funding announced by the East of England Development Agency (EEDA).
Posted Over a year ago

 

Training grants for small businesses in the East of England

The Beyond 2010 programme could reimburse up to 50% of your business training cost. This new European Social Fund and East of England Development Agency (ESF/EEDA) programme supports higher level short courses to a maximum grant of £2500 for businesses…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Extra help to get you through the recession!

  

Business Link offer a variety of free services, healthchecks, a confidential helpline, workshops, and a new Recession Survival Guide. Check out all the latest news and support on offer.
Posted Over a year ago

 

"Norfolk Network" - the first five years video

To celebrate the first five years of Norfolk Network and to consider the next period, award-winning member wideangles.tv have produced a short documentary film.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Garlic solves major poultry problems

Norfolk Network member ECOSpray is granted first ever European approval for using highly innovative natural garlic extract as a pesticide.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Dragons Den a sell-out success!

A packed house at the IFR watched eight brave dragon-slayers pitch their highly innovative products to a panel of hard-nosed Norfolk First investors.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Business Incubator launched in Norwich to support new start-up companies

  

The new 4500sqft City Incubator based in a prestigious Georgian House in the centre of Norwich provides flexible open-plan office space for up to 20 companies. The incubator aims to accelerate the growth and success of entrepreneurial and innovative…
Posted Over a year ago

 

IT Software Workshops in September - MerrIT Training and Consultancy

MerrIT Training and Consultancy is running a series of computer workshops throughout September working with delegates to improve their use of 'Office' software in various scenarios
Posted Over a year ago

 

Evolve Norfolk

Everyone is aware that we are currently going through a recession - you can't pick up a newspaper or turn on the news without coming across those familiar words "Credit Crunch". What people are NOT so aware of is that…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Keo Films joins the "Norfolkshoring" trend

London based Keo Films, producers of the River Cottage series starring celebrity chef Hugh Fearnley -Whittingstall and a number of other highly acclaimed films and documentaries has become the latest of several clients that have been wooed to Norfolk by…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Foolproof in line for rise in turnover

Foolproof is set to achieve an increase in sales this year despite major challenges in the economic downturn.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Windows 7 Release Date Announced

Microsoft Windows 7 Release Date Announced!!
Posted Over a year ago

 

Jonathan Vickery joins the P1 Team


Posted Over a year ago

 

Improving health in the East of England

Are you working in a business related to Patient Safety, Keeping Children Active, or Managing Long Term Health conditions?
Posted Over a year ago

 

Department of Health announces launch of new porter's chair designed in Suffolk

Following Framlingham based Minima Design's success in 'Design Bugs Out ', a joint national initiative between the Department of Health and the Design Council to initiate innovative designs for healthcare products, the prototype of a new Porter's chair was today…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Meet our panel of media experts

On 21st April we'll be bringing together a top panel of media experts to talk about how they work, what they're looking for in good stories and how to keep up with emerging media.
Posted Over a year ago

 

End of the XP Era

Microsoft announce the end to Windows XP mainstream support
Posted Over a year ago

 

Seeking new business or technology partners in Europe?

Then Enterprise Europe East of England can help. Part of the world's largest business and innovation network, Enterprise Europe East of England provides regional businesses with a free professional brokerage service.
Posted Over a year ago

 

A virtual world of graduate job seekers in the East of England: The GradsEast Online…

Recruitment can be an expensive and time-consuming process. For the second year running, GradsEast is helping graduate and student employers in the East of England to maximize their recruitment budget and to connect to bright, motivated fresh thinking new talent.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Mad about Business

The Simply In Touch Norfolk Network event in February proved to be incredibly fruitful for two members.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Sixth Form Design Students Learn Rapid Techniques

A group of Year 12 Sixth Form Design Students from Leiston High School recently visited Minima Design in Framlingham for an interactive workshop on the subject of Creative Design Techniques led by Design Director, Alastair Kingsland.
Posted Over a year ago

 

First European SME Week

The first European SME Week will take place 6 - 14 May 2009, and is a campaign to promote entrepreneurship across Europe and provide support to entrepreneurs at European, national and local level.
Posted Over a year ago

 

NN member picked for mentoring by EEDA chairman

Dr H K Yeo, founder of Sonar Link is delighted to have been picked for mentoring by EEDA's chairman Richard Ellis as part of the EDP's search for the Future 50.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Nick Clarke, ex CEO SysAdmins, joins Prism

Prism Corporate Broking are delighted to announce that Nick Clarke, ex CEO of SysAdmins, is joining Prism as an associate.
Posted Over a year ago

 

P1 retains their Microsoft Gold Partner Status for a 5th Year

We have just renewed our Microsoft Partner Programme membership and maintained the prestigeous status of Gold Certified Partner for 2009-2010. This ensures that our clients continue to recieve an enhanced service.
Posted Over a year ago

 

ABRSM Norfolkshore Music Medals

P1's Norfolkshoring initiative wins a contract to provide application support and maintenance services to the Associated Boards of the Royal Schools of Music.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Aviva web designers enlists the help of TopBox Media

As the Aviva global brand is launched, Norwich Union are using the latest web technology to hold onto their roots.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Proxama showcases NFC PayPass at MWC 2009, Barcelona

Proxama's Mastercard PayPass application in demo of first security chip for universal contactless applications
Posted Over a year ago

 

University student helps develop 21st Century systems at Norwich engineers

The University of East Anglia is looking for businesses in Norfolk to participate in the national Shell Step scheme this summer, so if your business would like to benefit from having extra resource, new skills and fresh thinking without committing…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Feedback and Speaker Presentations from Open Innovation 2009

  

Your feedback voted the Open Innovation Conference a resounding success and a first class conference. Read the feedback and down load the presentations here.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Moving forward through the downturn!

Are you a senior manager who would appreciate FREE Leadership Development to help your organisation move forward? A two-day programme will be taking place in Norwich in March and will be just right for you. If you employ between…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Conference to help build relationships between the construction industry and universities

Members of the East of England construction industry are being encouraged to attend a conference to discuss ways in which the industry can progress performance improvement and green solutions with universities in the East of England.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Minima collaborates on revolutionary keyboard connecting with home computers.

  

With a view to bringing the latest concept in professional keyboards within the reach of keen amateurs, Minima Design has completed a joint project with Cambridge Micro Engineering (CME) and Norwich based C-Thru Music.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Pinesolutions.co.uk included in Sunday Times Fast Track 100 List

Pinesolutions.co.uk has been named as one of the UK's fastest-growing businesses.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Norfolk firms bid for turbine market

Engineering companies drawn from East Anglia's automotive, aerospace and marine industries are collaborating on a project to apply their expertise to the manufacture of wind turbines.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Energi Technical to Promote and Manage UK Hi-Tech Developers Conference

Norwich marketing company Energi continues to thrive in the technology sector.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Prism Publishes Research Report into M&A in the ICT Sector

Prism Corporate Broking, the specialist business broker focussing on companies in the £0.5m to £10m turnover range, has produced a research report into Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) in the mid market Information & Communication Technology (ICT) sector.
Posted Over a year ago

 

P1 Delivers for Letsense

With tight deadlines and a desire for a secure and scalable IT infrastructure a new credit referencing and insurance business chose to partner with P1 to design and deploy it.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Outward Mission to Greece for ICT companies (11 - 12 December 2008)

Enterprise Europe East of England, in collaboration with Enterprise Europe Greece, is offering regional ICT companies the opportunity to participate in a 2 day partnering event in Greece on 11th - 12th December 2008. Travel costs will be covered…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Pocket London Guide hits top ten

Pocket London guide has gone straight to the top of the Most Popular Travel Web Applications according to Apple.com
Posted Over a year ago

 

Forget Offshoring and Nearshoring .. IT goes Norfolkshoring

P1 Technology Partners in Norwich is bringing advantages to East Anglia on two fronts. Firstly, SE-based companies who out-source custom software development or IT operations are finding skills on their doorstep, and secondly, the venture should bring an increasing…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Foolproof buys rival

Foolproof, one of the UK's leading "user experience" consultancies, has acquired Usability by Design in what has been described as the first signs of consolidation in the niche market.
Posted Over a year ago

 

zoomzoom launches new Lifeways Community Care website

When leading national care provider Lifeways Community Care decided to launch a new website Norfolk Network member zoomzoom was chosen as the perfect partner
Posted Over a year ago

 

Showcase your innovative technologies at Mobile World Congress

Mobile World Congress, held in Barcelona 16 - 19 February 2009, is the world's largest exhibition for the mobile industry and is expected to attract approximately 60,000 attendees from 170 different countries.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Anyone looking for offices in Soho?

Soho offices in pretty Georgian corner house - any interest?
Posted Over a year ago

 

Aquaterra forecasts double turnover

Oil and gas engineering firm Aquaterra will double its turnover to more than £15m this year, according to managing director George Morrison.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Chance to win £20,000 business grant from BT

Now in it's third year, the BT Business Essence of the Entrepreneur competition celebrates the achievements of small businesses that have demonstrated exceptional dedication and have found new directions to succeed in business with the help of technology.
Posted Over a year ago

 

P1 Technology Partners John Worsfold predicts the future and it's Hyper-V

John's been with P1 for a year now. Being part of the excellent P1 team has opened up parts of John's brain that he didn't realise existed. Now a psychic, John gives us his views on the near future…
Posted Over a year ago

 

P1 Gains Another MCSE

P1 is pleased to announce another member of it's Infrastructure and Service Management team, Jonathan Hosking has achieved the status of MCSE to further increase P1's haul of Microsoft Certification and gives our clients even more confidence in our knowledge…
Posted Over a year ago

 

elearning business grows in the city

The continuing interest in elearning is leading to an increase in work for elearning developers, Real Projects.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Funding extended for East of England university-business cooperation

i10 has secured funding for its continued work in helping regional businesses succeed through closer cooperation with the East of England's universities. The organisation has received £500,000 from the government's Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF) to continue its work into…
Posted Over a year ago

 

DigitalPebble to support top US software client

Technology consultancy DigitalPebble have announced that it has been retained for its expertise on designing solutions for search engines to Openwave System Inc (Nasdaq: OPWV).
Posted Over a year ago

 

Sinclair International to work with P1 Technology Partners

Sinclair has a global operation and is the market leader in its field. With applications becoming ever more critical and technology becoming ever more complex, Sinclair has chosen P1 to deliver its latest custom development project.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Open Frontiers commit to a further £150k development program with P1 Technology Partners

P1 Technology Partners is pleased to announce that Open Frontiers has extended their development program with a commitement to a further £150k.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Year in Industry programmes in Biological and Natural Sciences

The University of East Anglia is an internationally renowned, research-led University with over 14,000 students contributing to its world-class research expertise. An opportunity exists for companies to work with students from Biological Sciences, Biochemistry or Natural Sciences.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Minima Design uses new 3D scanning device to provide solutions for Bosch

Using a new 3D, portable scanning device, Minima Design has solved complex injection moulding issues for the Bosch Lawn and Garden lawnmower plant in Stowmarket.
Posted Over a year ago

 

P1 Launches Microsoft Dynamics CRM services

P1 Technology Partners are pleased to announce the introduction of Microsoft Dynamics CRM Services.
Posted Over a year ago

 

P1 findsThree year NetGuard deals popular

P1 Technology Partners is pleased to announce that Three year NetGuard deals have been signed with Jack Richards and Norwich Cathedral
Posted Over a year ago

 

South Suffolk Leisure Renew NetGuard Agreement with P1 Technology Partners

South Suffolk Leisure Trust has renewed its NetGuard agreement with P1 Technology Partners today.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Dawn Gibbins announces sale of Flowcrete to US Firm

  

Our congratulations to Dawn Gibbins MBE on the sale of her company Flowcrete. Dawn has been one of our most popular and inspirational speakers at the Norfolk Network.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Finding Answers to those difficult questions

Does your business have a problem it doesn't think it can solve? If the answer to this question is YES then the Shell STEP scheme may have the answer. Through the Shell STEP scheme Wymondham based Bryan Turner Kitchen Furniture Ltd., a…
Posted Over a year ago

 

What's my carbon footprint ?

Norfolk Network has joined with BT to give all our members the chance to reduce their carbon footprint.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Powertrain Technologies launches radical clean engine technology

Snetterton based Powertrain Technologies Ltd (Ptech) launched their radical new engine technology at a recent seminar in Coventry.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Energi to Work With Cambridge SolidWorks Team to Develop UK Market

Innova Systems have recruited the help of technical marketing company Energi to help them further establish themselves as a UK leader in the provision of 3D CAD engineering design tools, consultancy and training.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Monthly Technology opportunities - March 2008

The East of England Innovation Relay Centre is part of a Europe-wide network helping regional companies find or exploit new technologies to give their business a competitive edge. The following are some of the latest technology opportunities available through the…
Posted Over a year ago

 

'Dating Agency' for business launched

A new online "dating agency" launched regionally as part of the 'Rising to the Challenge' campaign on 4th March at Tattersalls, to East of England businesses to help them find their perfect opportunity to supply the London 2012 Games.
Posted Over a year ago

 

P1 partners with Absolute

We've chosen the best laptop security product to keep your data safe.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Medical technology companies set to benefit from improved business support network

Medical technology companies in the East of England are set to benefit from a new improved support network.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Energi to Oversee Leading Hi Tech Developers Conference

Energi has announced that it will be managing and promoting the Embedded Masterclass 2008 event to be held in both London and Bristol on the 8th and 13th May.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Finding your way in a global business with Multimap

  

Did you miss hearing Sean at the Norfolk Network ? Then there's another chance to find out how he built his business & exited for $50m. Through the collaboration we have with the IP-City Network we are pleased to…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Simon Middleton - Survival of the Most Creative

"It's not the strongest who will survive but the most creative!" These are the words of Norfolk's own, Simon Middleton. Simon -CIM's 2007 Marketeer of the Year for Norfolk and Suffolk - is fast becoming one of the most respected…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Monthly Technology opportunities - January 2008

East of England Innovation Relay Centre is part of a Europe-wide network helping regional companies find or exploit new technologies to give their business a competitive edge. The following are some of the latest technology opportunities available through the IRC…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Concerned about losing email?

Email is one of the most important services in a business today. What happens to emails being sent to you when your mail server crashes, your Internet connection is down or you've lost power to the building?
Posted Over a year ago

 

Newly-launched Electronics Knowledge Transfer Network (EKTN)

  

If you're involved in any aspect of the electronics industry, your business will benefit from joining the newly-launched Electronics Knowledge Transfer Network (EKTN), now being delivered in the East of England by Cambridge Network and Norfolk Network in partnership with the University…
Posted Over a year ago

 

A share of £1.5 million on offer to Norfolk businesses to test bright ideas in…

Entrepreneurs in Norfolk with innovative business ideas will have exclusive access to £1.5 million worth of funding this year to help test the commercial potential of their products.
Posted Over a year ago

 

COMPOSITES - Stimulating Innovation - 29 & 30 January

  

The composites industry serves a number of key sectors in the East of England; namely the automotive, motorsport, aerospace, marine, the energy sector (particularly offshore wind), and the built environment. It is therefore an increasingly important sector in…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Laptops - your biggest security risk?

Is your business at risk because of laptops?
Posted Over a year ago

 

Leading executive search firm Bailey Fisher expands its specialist team

Bailey Fisher ~ Executive Search welcomes Barbara Pieterse, who joins the professional services team, managing assignments with some of the leading regional and national accountancy practices, law firms and venture capital funds.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Energi to Help Ladbrook Expand Metal Spinning Business

Norfolk technical marketing specialists Energi, have announced that they will be working with Ladbrook Manufacturing to help them further expand the metal spinning side of their business.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Bailey Fisher's David Boorman Adds Value to Technology Companies

David Boorman, Business Director of the technology team at Bailey Fisher ~ Executive Search is celebrating the close of his first year at the company with the completion of senior search assignments for a number of high-profile technology companies in…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Energi creates brand for Cambridge CD and DVD duplication company

Technical marketing company Energi is helping Cambridge DMR develop its brand for CD and DVD duplication and packaging services.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Norfolk Network member, PI Consulting, receives prestigious Premier Practice award from the IBC

This award makes PI Consulting one of a small group of IBC Premier Practices and one of the youngest firms to have achieved this prestigious award.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Monthly Technology opportunities - December 2007

The East of England Innovation Relay Centre is part of a Europe-wide network helping regional companies find or exploit new technologies to give their business a competitive edge. The following are some of the latest technology opportunities available through the…
Posted Over a year ago

 

GradsNorfolk News

Almost two months in to the GradsNorfolk project, and I thought it was about time for an update.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Norwich Management Development Partnership Helps China's Bid for

Norwich-based Management Development partnership continues its work in China.
Posted Over a year ago

 

'RUNNING THE GAUNTLET' INVESTMENT PLANS ANNOUNCED

The ten finalists in the East of England Development Agency's (EEDA) 'running the gauntlet' investment and education programme tonight (6.11.07) learnt what the future holds for them during the final session at Destination Growth.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Monthly Technology opportunities - November 2007

The East of England Innovation Relay Centre is part of a Europe-wide network helping regional companies find or exploit new technologies to give their business a competitive edge. The following are some of the latest technology opportunities available through the…
Posted Over a year ago

 

STEPHEN TIMMS MP ANNOUNCES TEN FINALISTS IN RUNNING THE GAUNTLET 2007

During his visit to see some of the East of England's vibrant IT and technology companies, Competitiveness Minister, Stephen Timms MP announced the ten finalists in the East of England Development Agency's (EEDA) 'running the gauntlet' competition for entrepreneurs.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Monthly Technology opportunities - October 2007

The East of England Innovation Relay Centre is part of a Europe-wide network helping regional companies find or exploit new technologies to give their business a competitive edge. The following are some of the latest technology opportunities available through the…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Networking in the 21st Century - Innovation through Collaboration

  

An opportunity to gain insight and understanding into the advantages and challenges of collaborative innovation programmes.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Minister applauds cream of the East of England's entrepreneurs

  

Minister for the East of England, Barbara Follett MP congratulated the fifty entrepreneurs short-listed in 'running the gauntlet', the East of England Development Agency's (EEDA) investment competition and education programme.
Posted Over a year ago

 

BT sets its sights on bright future for Adastral Park

  

BT has unveiled a new vision for the future of Adastral Park, its main research and development (R&D) centre in the UK and one of the most important centres for communications technology in the country.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Monthly Technology opportunities - September 2007

The East of England Innovation Relay Centre is part of a Europe-wide network helping regional companies find or exploit new technologies to give their business a competitive edge. The following are some of the latest technology opportunities available through the…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Glue4 named as finalist in Best Use of Technology category in national business awards

  

Norwich-based software and solutions company Glue4 has been unveiled as one of four finalists at the Startups Awards 2007 in the Best Use of Technology category.
Posted Over a year ago

 

ONLY DAYS REMAIN BEFORE ENTRIES CLOSE FOR RUNNING THE GAUNTLET 2007

  

The clock is ticking towards midnight on 2 September 2007 when entries to the East of England Development Agency's (EEDA) 'running the gauntlet 2007' investment competition and free business education programme for entrepreneurs in the East of England closes.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Norfolk Designer Set to Bring Creative Thinking to Engineering

Harleston based engineering design consultancy, Harker Systems, has set its sights on being one of the first UK mechanical and electro-mechanical design consultancies to offer a truly creative experience for its clients.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Monthly Technology opportunities - July 2007

The East of England Innovation Relay Centre is part of a Europe-wide network helping regional companies find or exploit new technologies to give their business a competitive edge. The following are some of the latest technology opportunities available through the…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Working with PI Consulting will grow much more than your business

PI Consulting has today pledged to sponsor the planting of five Broad-Leaf trees in a long life forest for every new client engagement won.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Women in Science, Engineering and Technology in the East of England speak out:

Women involved in Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) enterprise in the East of England will be broadcast across the Internet as SETWomen launches the first in a series of nine podcasts.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Networking in the 21st Century….first symposium was a great success

  

BT Adastral Park and IP-City hosted the first of a series of new networking symposia for connecting businesses in the east of England, showcasing new technologies in the region and the exciting new wave applications, which are being delivered over…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Over One Hundred Running the Gauntlet

More than one hundred entrepreneurs have registered for the East of England Development Agency's (EEDA) award-winning 'running the gauntlet' competition since it launched at the beginning of last month.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Monthly Technology opportunities - June 2007

The East of England Innovation Relay Centre is part of a Europe-wide network helping regional companies find or exploit new technologies to give their business a competitive edge. The following are some of the latest technology opportunities available through the…
Posted Over a year ago

 

A Smarter Way to Develop New Products for Global Markets

A free event in Cambridge on 28th June 2007 providing an explanation of the practical support available to firms in the East of England to help them succeed in securing funding for R&D and develop new groundbreaking products and services.…
Posted Over a year ago

 

UEA Young Entrepreneurs Society, (YES) launches

A party for like-minded, passionate, entrepreneurial individuals took place last week to celebrate the forming of the UEA Young Entrepreneurs Society, YES.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Glue4 launches new NFC smart poster solution

Norfolk-based marketing technology company Glue4 has launched a unique full service interactive smart poster solution for mobile network operators, brands and retailers.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Monthly Technology opportunities - May 2007

The East of England Innovation Relay Centre is part of a Europe-wide network helping regional companies find or exploit new technologies to give their business a competitive edge. The following are some of the latest technology opportunities available through the…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Monthly Technology opportunities - April 2007

The East of England Innovation Relay Centre is part of a Europe-wide network helping regional companies find or exploit new technologies to give their business a competitive edge. The following are some of the latest technology opportunities available through the…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Bang and Olufsen of Norwich and Breakwater, sign new commercial deal.

Bang and Olufsen of Norwich has signed a new business agreement with Breakwater IT to help support the growing number of its customers who now want to integrate their home entertainment systems with their home computers.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Trinicom announces UK head office relocation following another record sales quarter

Trinicom, the European market leader in multi-channel customer interaction software, is relocating its U.K. head office after another record-breaking sales quarter for the company.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Active Technologies hit the big time in the international performance car engine market.

Hethel based automotive and engineering design company Active Technologies Ltd has signalled its intent to become a big player in the international motorsport engine parts market by launching its first high performance 'AT Power' Throttle Body.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Improving the public perception of enterprise....

If you want to join in the debate, take action, influence the future or just improve your skills and know-how, then you should read the Norfolk Network "Enterprise Journey" paper.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Monthly Technology opportunities - March 2007

The East of England Innovation Relay Centre is part of a Europe-wide network helping regional companies find or exploit new technologies to give their business a competitive edge. The following are some of the latest technology opportunities available through the…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Monthly Technology Opportunities - February 2007

The East of England Innovation Relay Centre is part of a Europe-wide network helping regional companies find or exploit new technologies to give their business a competitive edge. The following are some of the latest technology opportunities available through the…
Posted Over a year ago

 

SAI FORMS NEW COMPLIANCE DIVISION

Compliance awareness training specialists, Easy i, part of SAI Global, have announced the acquisition of US-based Compliance and Ethics Learning Solutions Corporation, trading as Midi. Both companies are joining forces with Australian-based Lawlex, to form the newly-created SAI Global Compliance…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Glue4 wins EEDA grant for innovative mobile phone technology

  

Glue4 has won maximum funding from EEDA's £1 million proof of concept fund. This funding will allow Glue4 to develop a comprehensive business case for an innovative mobile marketing and payment service for consumer mobile phones.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Engineers award is up for grabs

Could your engineering innovation change the world? The Royal Academy of Engineering is looking for contenders for the MacRobert Award 2007, worth £50,000 tax-free to the winner, plus the solid gold MacRobert Award Medal. The closing date for entries is…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Monthly Technology opportunities - January 2007

The East of England Innovation Relay Centre is part of a Europe-wide network helping regional companies find or exploit new technologies to give their business a competitive edge. The following are some of the latest technology opportunities available through the…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Norfolk Open Link...steps up a gear with a new applications development fund

  

If you have an idea for a new application using wireless broadband technology, then Norfolk County Council is providing grants as an incentive to help people, businesses or organisations to develop these ideas to be used on the Norfolk Open…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Long hours not good for you or your boss

Working late again? Got something on the go which just needs a few extra hours at the coalface? Then again, you might be one of those getting in at the crack of dawn. Or perhaps you're taking your work home…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Don't miss your chance for a share of £48m funding

On 2 November, the DTI launched its £48 million 'Autumn Competition for Funding' calling for collaborative research and development projects - and organisations in the East of England are being given the opportunity to apply for their share of this.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Free places available on the UK's first Bio-Entrepreneur Programme

Turning bio-scientists into business gurus is the long-term goal of the UK's first Bio-Entrepreneur School which will be run from 26th-28th February 2007 in Nottingham, UK.
Posted Over a year ago

 

IPTEC - The International Marketplace and Conference for Technology Transfer

Would you like an opportunity to present your innovative products to senior executives from companies such as Microsoft, Phillips, Unilever or Ericsson?
Posted Over a year ago

 

Deck the Hall....for Norfolk Network's Innovation Awards 2006

Dragon's Hall was a glorious setting for the Norfolk Network Christmas Party last Thursday evening. The Hall was decked with Christmas trees and candles as around a 100 guests gathered to enjoy a sumptuous supper and to celebrate outstanding business…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Cash windfall to boost enterprise

Norwich has been awarded almost £9m of government cash to help boost its number of entrepreneurs.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Monthly Technology opportunities - December 2006

The East of England Innovation Relay Centre is part of a Europe-wide network helping regional companies find or exploit new technologies to give their business a competitive edge. The following are some of the latest technology opportunities available through the…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Make 2007 your best year ever - win your own Coach FREE for the…

'In our experience as many as 1 in 5 business people have considered using a Business or Personal Development Coach but never get round to it!' says Caroline Rust from The Coaching Works! in Norwich. The question is why…
Posted Over a year ago

 

UEA Launches New Full Time Business Course

The University of East Anglia will welcome another intake of students in January with the start of a new full-time business programme. The Masters of Business Administration (MBA) course will be run by the UEA-based Norwich Business School.
Posted Over a year ago

 

UEA spin-out company scoops national award

A UEA spin-out company which is leading the way in water-leak detection has won a prestigious national award. 'Syrinix' was last night named Business Initiative of the Year in the Times Higher Education Supplement 2006 awards.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Trailblazing Norfolk students signal launch of new annual enterprise event

A team of enterprising 13 and 14 year olds from Blyth Jex High School in Norwich scooped first prize yesterday at the Final of Norfolk's first 'Sowing the Seeds' enterprise competition, held at BT Adastral Park in Ipswich.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Unique creative-thinking and human-scale branding seminars

Individuals and small businesses in Norfolk have the chance to learn the secrets of success that have helped to build the world's biggest brand names at a unique seminar next month. In two half-day seminars, to be held at the King…
Posted Over a year ago

 

YTKO builds on bioscience success with European panel appointment

  

YTKO's expertise in developing bioscience innovation has led to the appointment of Peter White, YTKO chairman, to the Europe INNOVA Biotechnology Innovation Panel.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Select Technology Group takes part in the European Venture Contest 2006

The Select Technology Group, (incorporating Select Software Limited, Select Innovations Limited and EnLight Technologies Limited,) based at Loddon, Norfolk, was selected by the European Venture Institute to take part in the European Venture Contest 2006
Posted Over a year ago

 

Leak Detection innovation shortlisted for awards

University spin-out company Syrinix has been shortlisted for 'Business Initiative of the Year' in the Times Higher Education Supplement this week The company is leading the way in water-main leak detection, helping major water companies intervene successfully to prevent failure…
Posted Over a year ago

 

IT Oscar for Norwich Based Web Development Company

Graham Norton presents Norwich based web development company Netcase Web Solutions Ltd with a major nation wide award for their development of an online programme planning tool for The Scout Association.
Posted Over a year ago

 

DTI Supports Fantastic Opportunity for R & D Funding

£39 million of DTI funding, supplemented with funding from various Research Councils, is available for collaborative R&D projects involving UK companies, universities and/or research centres.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Student guide wins UEA Business Plan Competition

A guide for students within University Cities has won University of East Anglia's 2006 Business Plan Competition. Ben Farrin's business called The Student Pocket Guide won top prize worth £7,500 beating off competition from nine other finalists.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Members launch locks online

The expertise of three Norfolk Network members has launched a niche online retail company.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Norfolk technology to eliminate world's broadband black holes

Norfolk Network member Newman Concepts Ltd has developed an inexpensive wireless internet service, which has been linking coastal villages in West Norfolk and will now be distributed in the developing world.
Posted Over a year ago

 

NN founding sponsor on board of EEDA

  

Peter McCarthy-Ward, BT's Regional Director for the East of England, has been appointed to the Board of the East of England Development Agency (EEDA).
Posted Over a year ago

 

Norwich Research Park MBA Scholarship announced

The Norwich Business School (NBS) and Norwich Research Park (NRP) are proud to announce the Norwich Research Park Scholarship towards Master of Business Administration (MBA) tuition fees for one person with a science and technology background.
Posted Over a year ago

 

UK telecommunications upgrade switched on

  

The UK's communications industry has announced the launch of "switched-on", a multi-million pound public information campaign designed to inform UK consumers and single site small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) about how they will get switched on to BT's next generation…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Monthly Technology opportunities - October 2006

The East of England Innovation Relay Centre is part of a Europe-wide network helping regional companies find or exploit new technologies to give their business a competitive edge. The following are some of the latest technology opportunities available through the…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Nine Entrepreneurs from Norfolk on Target for Share in £1M Funding

  

9 Norfolk based companies shortlisted for East of England Development Agency's £1m 'Running the Guantlet' business competition
Posted Over a year ago

 

Gorilla in your midst...shopping behaviour with attitude

On Thursday night we were treated to a wonderfully interesting and thought provoking insight to the real world of shopping. Siemon Scammell-Katz, founder and Chairman of ID Magasin, introduced us to the way the retail industry operates its stores and…
Posted Over a year ago

 

BT to invest £1.32 billion in East of England

  

BT today outlined plans to invest £1.32 billion over the next five years to provide the East of England with a world-leading communications network designed to carry both today's and tomorrow's voice, data, video on-demand television and broadband services.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Magnificent Response to 'Running the Gauntlet' 2006

  

The 'Running the Gauntlet' business competition has attracted an impressive 221 entries all intent on winning a share of the £1m investment funding and the £250,000 of business services available. In total 387 companies registered from across the region.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Monthly Technology opportunities - September 2006

The East of England Innovation Relay Centre is part of a Europe-wide network helping regional companies find or exploit new technologies to give their business a competitive edge. The following are some of the latest technology opportunities available through the…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Syrinix Success

University of East Anglia spin out - Syrinix are celebrating success as joint winners of the Hethel Engineering Centre Launch Pad competition. Syrinix - who have developed an innovative mains water leak detection system TrunkMinder - will share the top…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Last Chance to enter Running the Gauntlet 2006

  

East of England entrepreneurs must enter 'running the gauntlet 2006' soon or miss the chance to access invaluable learning benefits and secure a share of £1 million of investment funding on offer from CREATE.
Posted Over a year ago

 

UK's Largest Free Wireless Network Goes Live in Norwich

Norfolk Open Link, the largest community wireless broadband network in the UK, goes live in Norwich on August 1st.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Have you got the UK's next BIG IDEA

Ricochet, an independent television production company are on the look out for the next great undiscovered British invention to feature in a brand new prime time show on Sky one, in association with Vodaphone.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Active Technologies Ltd Joint Winners of the LaunchPad Competition.

Congratulations to Norfolk Network member Active Technologies who have jointly won the regional LaunchPad competition, winning a year's free accommodation in the new hi-tech Hethel Engineering Centre.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Monthly Technology opportunities - July 2006

The East of England Innovation Relay Centre is part of a Europe-wide network helping regional companies find or exploit new technologies to give their business a competitive edge. The following are some of the latest technology opportunities available through the…
Posted Over a year ago

 

What a summer sizzler!

"Congratulations on organising and delivering a first class, highly interesting and valuable event yesterday evening. The NN is really growing from strength to strength. " Dr Peter Blenkinsop Chief Executive, Health Enterprise East
Posted Over a year ago

 

Glue4 launches interactive TV service for John Lewis

Glue4 has created a brand new shop-front for John Lewis, available through Sky TV.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Local IT Company makes the grade


Posted Over a year ago

 

The BA Festival of Science 2-9 September 2006

  

With less than a week to go before Norwich hosts one of the UK's biggest science festival , the Norfolk Research Park and the City of Norwich are eagerly preparing to host the biggest and best festival ever.
Posted Over a year ago

 

BBSRC Industrial Case Studentships 2007/2008- Call For Applications

Applications are invited for BBSRC 3-year studentships to start on 1 October 2007.
Posted Over a year ago

 

It happened - fast!

This was another successful "innovation in action" event which brought together a large number of diverse businesses to hear stimulating talks and see rapid prototyping practical demonstrations - leaving delegates with an enlightened understanding of the outstanding RP technology, its…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Buying IT, is bigger always better?

As the saying goes "You never get sacked buying IBM" Really big businesses are still largely not prepared to take a risk on small IT suppliers and instead opt to play safe with the traditional big vendors, according to IT bosses.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Breakwater Land Major Travel Deal

  

Breakwater IT has won the contract to take over the running of the IT infrastructure of the Travel Centre Group in Norwich
Posted Over a year ago

 

Technology opportunities - Week Commencing 12 June 2006

The East of England Innovation Relay Centre is part of a Europe-wide network helping regional companies find or exploit new technologies to give their business a competitive edge. The following are some of the latest technology opportunities available through the…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Technology opportunities - Week Commencing 5 June 2006

The East of England Innovation Relay Centre is part of a Europe-wide network helping regional companies find or exploit new technologies to give their business a competitive edge. The following are some of the latest technology opportunities available through the…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Technology opportunities - Week Commencing 22 May 2006

The East of England Innovation Relay Centre is part of a Europe-wide network helping regional companies find or exploit new technologies to give their business a competitive edge. The following are some of the latest technology opportunities available through the…
Posted Over a year ago

 

100 reasons for Gold!

  

That's how many the Network's guest speaker, Giles Long MBE, wrote down to keep himself focused and motivated to achieve his goal. His highly entertaining talk inspired a packed auditorium at the Network's 3rd Birthday event.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Technology Opportunities - Week Commencing 15 May 2006

The East of England Innovation Relay Centre is part of a Europe-wide network helping regional companies find or exploit new technologies to give their business a competitive edge. The following are some of the latest technology opportunities available through the…
Posted Over a year ago

 

FREE PHONE CALLS AVAILABLE NOW TO UK BUSINESSES

Tuesday 16th May - Skype launch free phone calls throughout the USA and Canada for the domestic market. Free calls throughout the UK are forecast for 2007, but what about the business market?
Posted Over a year ago

 

Norfolk company leads the way for nationally accredited healthy eating award

For the first time in the UK the RedCat Partnership ran the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health's newly created & accredited course in nutrition which explodes and explores the myths of what makes for good nutrition
Posted Over a year ago

 

Technology opportunities - Week Commencing 8 May 2006

The East of England Innovation Relay Centre is part of a Europe-wide network helping regional companies find or exploit new technologies to give their business a competitive edge. The following are some of the latest technology opportunities available through the…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Broadband at Wayland House, Watton

From being highly unusual only five years ago, online business is now often the only sensible way to operate, and companies which want to compete at a regional, national or international level will find that both customers and suppliers will…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Hethel Engineering Centre open for business!

  

The spanking new facility for high value engineering business was ceremonially opened on Friday.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Placements needed for bright, hard working students

Would you like an intelligent pair of extra hands for 2-3 months this summer? Act now!
Posted Over a year ago

 

Spanking nuns and spilt milk

And don't forget the chocolate modelling, mathematical birds and sugar cubes in Spain! "A milestone event marking a new future" the view from Professor Trevor Davis.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Technology opportunities - Week Commencing 24 April 2006

The East of England Innovation Relay Centre is part of a Europe-wide network helping regional companies find or exploit new technologies to give their business a competitive edge. The following are some of the latest technology opportunities available through the…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Surfing on the CREST of a wave

  

Last week, Bev Hurley, Norfolk Network CEO, had the privilege of helping to assess engineering students for their gold BA CREST awards at RAF Honington. From Tornado aircraft ejection seats and remote signalling devices to suction pumps and safety boat davits,…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Enterprising Women programme gets the green light!

The partnership aiming to transform business support for women has started its consultations with key service providers around the region, and already is receiving unprecedented levels of enthusiasm and commitment.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Soup Builds World Cup Fever

Congratulations to Norfolk Network's latest member, digital communications agency Soup, who have won an exciting contract with Fujifilm to devise a new soccer-themed game in readiness for World Cup fever.
Posted Over a year ago

 

C'est merveilleux!

  

Congratulations to Norfolk Network member Earworms - East Anglia's Best Family Business, according to Yell.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Technology opportunities - Week Commencing 10 April 2006

The East of England Innovation Relay Centre is part of a Europe-wide network helping regional companies find or exploit new technologies to give their business a competitive edge. The following are some of the latest technology opportunities available through the…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Technology opportunities - Week Commencing 3 April 2006

The East of England Innovation Relay Centre is part of a Europe-wide network helping regional companies find or exploit new technologies to give their business a competitive edge. The following are some of the latest technology opportunities available through the…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Innov8 2006 - "First Class!"

  

"I learned more in just one day than I have for years" - "I've signed business today with three new clients" - "Exceptional" - Just three of the comments from participants at Norfolk's first innovation event.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Could Norwich be next Science City?

In his keynote speech at Innov8 2006, Dr. Ian Gibson, MP for Norwich North, continued his campaign for Norwich to get the recognition it deserves as one Britain's Science Cities.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Cast your vote on the "Bridge of Reeds"

Following on from EEDA's Landmark East competition last year, one of the four winning entries is running an online poll to find out what you think.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Local IP Firm Offers Free Advice Surgeries

Novagraaf Norwich, the Intellectual Property specialists, announces the launch of a regular monthly free advice service.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Technology opportunities - Week Commencing 27 March 2006

The East of England Innovation Relay Centre is part of a Europe-wide network set up by the EC to facilitate the transfer of technology across national borders. It helps regional companies find or exploit new technologies to give their business…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Technology opportunities - Week Commencing 20 March 2006

The East of England Innovation Relay Centre is part of a Europe-wide network set up by the EC to facilitate the transfer of technology across national borders. It helps regional companies find or exploit new technologies to give their business…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Technology opportunities - Week Commencing 13 March 2006

The East of England Innovation Relay Centre is part of a Europe-wide network set up by the EC to facilitate the transfer of technology across national borders. It helps regional companies find or exploit new technologies to give their business…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Technology opportunities - Week Commencing 6 March 2006

The East of England Innovation Relay Centre is part of a Europe-wide network set up by the EC to facilitate the transfer of technology across national borders. It helps regional companies find or exploit new technologies to give their business…
Posted Over a year ago

 

PI Consulting moves to new premises

PI Consulting, the consulting partner of choice for a growing number of the region's public and private sector organisations, has recently moved into new office premises on the Melbourn Science Park in Melbourn.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Technology opportunities - Week Commencing 20 February 2006

The East of England Innovation Relay Centre is part of a Europe-wide network set up by the EC to facilitate the transfer of technology across national borders. It helps regional companies find or exploit new technologies to give their business…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Networking for Business - Workshop, 10 - 4 p.m, April 6th , £75 inc…

Due to popular demand we have set a new date for a re-run of our most popular workshop 'Networking for Business'. This full day session was over subscribed back in January when we had 20 delegates turn up to this…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Technology opportunities - Week Commencing 13 February 2005

The East of England Innovation Relay Centre is part of a Europe-wide network set up by the EC to facilitate the transfer of technology across national borders. It helps regional companies find or exploit new technologies to give their business…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Technology opportunities - Week Commencing 6 February 2005

The East of England Innovation Relay Centre is part of a Europe-wide network set up by the EC to facilitate the transfer of technology across national borders. It helps regional companies find or exploit new technologies to give their business…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Breakthrough…International Best Seller Status for Norfolk Network Member - earworms (mbt)

Audio-book download giants "iTunes" and "Audible" team up with Norfolk Company to change the face of modern language learning - with the launch of the world's first audio-book based Musical Brain Trainer
Posted Over a year ago

 

Technology opportunities - Week Commencing 30 January 2005

The East of England Innovation Relay Centre is part of a Europe-wide network set up by the EC to facilitate the transfer of technology across national borders. It helps regional companies find or exploit new technologies to give their business…
Posted Over a year ago

 

MBA for Developing Businesses

The University of Luton has spaces available on this special MBA for Women Entrepreneurs - and the first year's fee is just £1000!
Posted Over a year ago

 

Grist to the Mill!

Kappa Control has just successfully handed over a complete PLC control system that controls the malt intake and milling process for one of Scotland's major whisky distilleries.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Technology opportunities - Week Commencing 23 January 2005

The East of England Innovation Relay Centre is part of a Europe-wide network set up by the EC to facilitate the transfer of technology across national borders. It helps regional companies find or exploit new technologies to give their business…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Active Technologies Introduce New High Performance Throttle

Active Technologies has developed a new butterfly throttle that gives significantly more airflow for a given bore size.
Posted Over a year ago

 

7th Annual British Female Inventors and Innovators Awards

Are you exceptionally creative when it comes to technology? Or do you know a woman that is? Britain's top creative women will be celebrated at the upcoming 7th Annual British Female Inventors and Innovators Awards Ceremony in London on 21st February 2006.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Dragon launches Business Plan Competition

BBC2 'Dragons' Den' judge, Doug Richard launches this year's UEA Business Plan Competition.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Extension of Norfolk Network Scholarships

We're delighted to announce that Cranfield University are extending their offer of scholarships to Norfolk Network members, worth £1000 towards the fees of the Business Growth and Development Programme (BGP) to start in May 2006
Posted Over a year ago

 

Helpful hints for doing business in China!

How to avoid cultural and social foot faults that could cost you business!
Posted Over a year ago

 

Technology opportunities - Week Commencing 9 January 2005

The East of England Innovation Relay Centre is part of a Europe-wide network set up by the EC to facilitate the transfer of technology across national borders. It helps regional companies find or exploit new technologies to give their business…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Technology opportunities - Week Commencing 26 December 2005

The East of England Innovation Relay Centre is part of a Europe-wide network set up by the EC to facilitate the transfer of technology across national borders. It helps regional companies find or exploit new technologies to give their business…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Prowess Outstanding Contribution Awards

  

Prowess, the UK association of organisations and individuals who support women to start and grow businesses announce their Outstanding Contribution Awards.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Norfolk Network kicks off the party season in style!

  

There was a packed house at Dunston Hall last night for the Network's Christmas party and the first REAL Awards.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Local community partnership appoints local Business partners


Posted Over a year ago

 

2006 Open Workshop Programme from The Coaching Works!

Make 2006 your best year yet! We've just released the first part of our spring programme with some 'Hot New Topics' added in. We'll help you get 2006 off to a great start with our 'Networking for Business' workshop on…
Posted Over a year ago

 

We WILL make the Future!

British Manufacturing and Engineering companies really turned out in force on Wednesday night to learn how best to beat the competition and ensure the future for this critically important sector for UK plc.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Pi consulting completes its second year of growth with a new trading style and logo

  

Pi consulting, the Cambridge based Business Consulting and advisory firm has recently updated its trading style to PI Consulting and changed its logo to reflect this modest evolution. However, our passion for excellent client service and our commitment to delivering real…
Posted Over a year ago

 

P1 Helps Norwich School Lead the Way

  

P1 Technology Partners is to partner with City of Norwich School in their efforts to implement a Virtual Learning Environment
Posted Over a year ago

 

Meet i10 events offer businesses extra value

Come and Meet i10 and find out how we can add value to your business.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Business Clinics are Back!

Give your business the benefit of an intensive one-to-one strategic session with an experienced business person.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Active Technologies team up with Mountune Racing to win Formula Ford contract

A Norfolk-based engineering consultancy has just won a major contract to supply throttle bodies to next years Formula Ford racecar series. Active Technologies Ltd, based at Chedgrave, secured the order from Ford after they delivered three samples of a new…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Universities Launch Scheme to Boost SMEs in the East of England

  

i10, a collaboration of the East of England's Higher Education institutions, is set to launch a unique new initiative in November 2005 to give a major boost to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the East of England, by enabling…
Posted Over a year ago

 

New appointment at expanding local company

Activenet data solutions are very proud to announce the successful recruitment of Derek Cross as Technical sales manager.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Active Technologies is Expanding

Active Technologies, the Norfolk based engineering consultancy has expanded by recruiting Clive Bennett.
Posted Over a year ago

 

"Takes A Thief To Catch A Thief"

Local IT Network Company Takes Up Hacking.
Posted Over a year ago

 

New Opportunity for Norfolk SMEs

A Norwich based technology company today announced the launch of a new owner managed business practice "Cruise Control", which has been specifically designed to serve Norfolk based SME's.
Posted Over a year ago

 

NORFOLK BUSINESSES IN RUNNING FOR £1 MILLION

  

Two Norfolk entrepreneurs are in line for a share of £1 million of investment funding after being short listed in the UK's biggest business competition.
Posted Over a year ago

 

New September Workshops

If you want to freshen up your business skills this Autmnn then take a look at this series of workshops to be delivered by Caroline Rust founder of The Coaching Works!
Posted Over a year ago

 

Channel 4's 'Risking It All' is looking for women setting up their own new business

  

Channel 4's acclaimed series 'Risking It All' is looking for women who are changing their lives to become their own boss. If you are giving up the 9-5, or will be juggling motherhood with being an entrepreneur, we want to…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Norfolk Network Unveils Packed Autumn Programme

The Norfolk Network is delighted to unveil our packed Autumn programme, full of monthly and special events for the rest of the year.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Are you creating value from your Outsourcing opportunities?

More and more buyers of outsourcing services are dissatisfied with their service providers and are prematurely terminating their outsourcing relationships, according to a recent study. To help organisations effectively govern their relationships with outsourced service providers - and thus increase…
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Consultants bid against Lotus

TWO ex-Lotus design engineers are dealing with redundancy by fighting to gain a foothold in the automotive consultancy industry.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Family Financial Trouble?

  

Firefly Productions seek families to feature in their intelligent and sensitive TV documentary series for Channel 4 about families who are in financial difficulty and looking for ways to cope.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Slamming the door on Misselling - a growing problem for SMEs

In recent months, misselling of telecoms services, has been widely discussed as a consumer issue in the media, but it appears the problem also affects a large number of small and medium-sized businesses throughout the UK.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Cultural Diversity: Region Takes Lead Through University of Luton with 2nd Multicultural Awards for Competitiveness…

  

The University of Luton takes the lead in celebrating cultural diversity in the workplace with its 2005 Multicultural Awards on Competitiveness and Enterprise (MACE). Nominations for these awards are being sought now from businesses and public sector organisations and winners…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Do you run your own Business?

The Institute for Leadership & Management (LM) 'Starting Your Business' programme is for anyone who is starting their own business, or is setting up a discrete business unit within a larger organisation. A series of sharply focused modules can be…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Engineers Active after leaving Lotus

Two engineers made redundant by Group Lotus are looking to put their skills to good use after establishing a specialist engineering consultancy. Paul Spinks and Kevin Whitefield were among more than 200 people made redundant by the Hethel-based car maker following…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Weekly Technology Opportunities from Europe

The East of England Innovation Relay Centre is part of a Europe-wide network set up by the EC to facilitate the transfer of technology across national borders. It offers ways of finding and assisting with the transfer of technologies developed…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Pi consulting and MSA Interactive combine forces to design and deliver EEDA's Core Competency framework…

Collaboration is a founding principle of the Cambridge Phenomenon and it will come as no surprise therefore that two of the region's up and coming consulting and delivery organisations have combined forces to create an end-to-end core competency development framework…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Broadband has risen - Hallelujah!

Clergy and staff at Norwich Cathedral have been powering up their PCs after the 900-year-old building received a 21st Century upgrade.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Pi consulting strengthens its Corporate Governance team

Alan Simmonds joins Pi consulting
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More rural communities to get broadband thanks to EEDA funding

EIGHT communities will soon have access to Broadband services thanks to a ground-breaking deal signed this week between the East of England Development Agency (EEDA) and BT
Posted Over a year ago

 

£4million to improve skills and training in the region

The biggest skills project ever undertaken by the East of England Development Agency (EEDA) has been given the go ahead to change the lives of nearly 5,000 people.
Posted Over a year ago

 

The Search is on for SME Exporter of the Year

The UK's best small- and medium-sized exporters will be battling it out to claim the £5,000 export prize at this year's Parcelforce Worldwide Small Business Awards.
Posted Over a year ago

 

P1 Joins the Elite

P1 Technology Partners has just been awarded a prestigious Gold Certified status in the Microsoft Partner Program.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Students do the business

A team of students has scooped the top prize of £3000 in the University of East Anglia's (UEA's) annual business plan competition.
Posted Over a year ago

 

EEDA's Demand for Broadband reaches New York

The Demand Broadband marketing campaign - created for the East of England Development Agency (EEDA) by business communications specialists Omobono - has come second runner up at the US-based Ogilvy Awards in New York.
Posted Over a year ago

 

EEDA sponsorship of Galileo Masters competition

This is a competition to find the most innovative use of the new generation of satellite technology that will be launched in 2008. The competition is being run in 7 European regions.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Risking It All: Channel 4 Documentary - Looking for People to Take Part

  

Risking It All: Channel 4 is currently looking for people to take part in the second series of 'Risking It All'. This is a 10 part series about people who are looking to start their own business.
Posted Over a year ago

 

ICT Trade Missions

UK Trade and Investment, the UK Government's international trade development organization which helps support UK companies to internationalise their business, are organizing Trade Missions to Hong Kong, Thailand and Australia later this year.
Posted Over a year ago

 

New Mentoring Network launched.

The Aimhigher Norfolk Mentoring Network has been established to support young people in our community.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Too few female CEO's backed by venture capital

Women in Management survey reveals few females in VC funded businesses - no surprise there then!
Posted Over a year ago

 

Leading International companies sign up to meet UK firms at TechnologyWorld05

Groups of buyers and decision makers from 16 countries will attend UK Trade & Investment's TechnologyWorld05 on 17 May at the Welcome Genome Campus at Hinxton Hall in Cambridge. These missions will be coming from Japan, Canada, Germany, USA,…
Posted Over a year ago

 

New sponsor for Norfolk Network

SME Eurofinance PLC is pleased to announce its sponsorship of the Norfolk Network.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Building Good Pipe!

Nearly 70 businesses, clinicians and guests were enthralled at "Matter of Life and Death" event at the Norfolk and Norwich hospital last night. "An absolutely amazing speaker and a superb event" was just one of many comments.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Life saving technology to be developed at Papworth

New technology is to be developed with the potential to save lives throughout the world following the approval of a specialist BioTechnology Incubator to be built at Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Cambridgeshire.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Dynamic start to the year for the Norfolk Network

  

Norfolk Network has strengthened its team by appointing two new members of staff to drive forward the Norfolk business agenda and continue the growth of this unique network community.
Posted Over a year ago

 

£2 million boost for Innovation in the East of England from the DTI Technology Strategy…

Ten businesses based in the East of England have successfully received more than £2 million in funding from the Department of Trade and Industry Technology Strategy programme.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Opportunity for local companies to make key trade contacts in Europe

There is still a chance for local companies to meet a delegation of key business representatives from Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia, who are flying into the UK for an event in Newmarket on the Monday January 17.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Awards scheme launched to celebrate successful Business/University collaborations in the East of England

The Business/University Collaboration Awards for the East of England have been launched to acknowledge and celebrate successful collaborations between small to medium sized businesses and universities within the East of England.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Warren proves a winner in tough times

It's not been the best of times for the UK's manufacturing industry. Over the past few years many firms have gone out of business or moved work overseas in the face of growing global competition.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Global Interest in East of England Technology Event

Leading-edge companies worldwide are signing up for UK Trade & Investment's new TechnologyWorld05 event in May, said Robert Driver, International Trade Director for the East of England, at the launch forum.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Chief executive to head up centre for future engineering technology

A national research and information centre to promote the efficient use of materials and energy has appointed a chief executive to lead its work.
Posted Over a year ago

 

A shared vision - an East of England economy for the future

A new framework for the long term economic development of the East of England has been launched today by the East of England Development Agency (EEDA), following consultation with over 200 local, regional and national organisations.
Posted Over a year ago

 

GOVERNMENT PROJECT SENDS MESSAGE TO SMALLER SUPPLIERS

A new government Report published today offers a major boost for around 3.75m Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) seeking to do business with central and local government.
Posted Over a year ago

 

'IRC Future Match' at CeBIT 2005

Are you planning to attend CeBIT in March 2005? If yes, why not take advantage of the Innovation Relay Centre Network's free partnering event that will run in parallel with the fair?
Posted Over a year ago

 

Look East for Enterprise

Enterprise week is coming and this November the region will show its commitment to ideas and innovation with five days jam packed with examples of how the East of England excels.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Former BT head to unite businesses with the research and development sector

The former chief executive of BT's research division has been chosen to lead a taskforce which will revolutionise the way small businesses turn research and innovation into products.
Posted Over a year ago

 

"Plots, Plans and Proof"

  

Biotech specialist sets Norwich entrepreneurs on the right track.
Posted Over a year ago

 

WAGE SUBSIDIES FOR NORFOLK FIRMS

Businesses in some of Norfolk's least prosperous areas are being offered a wage subsidy to help meet the cost of essential staff training.
Posted Over a year ago

 

New bioscience start-up created through Norfolk Network

Bio-entrepreneur and Network member Dr. Jiahui Zhu sets up third new business.
Posted Over a year ago

 

ROYAL CLOCK IS TICKING - APPLY NOW FOR THE 2005 QUEEN'S AWARDS

The last call is out for Norfolk's top performing businesses - and its 'enterprise champions' - to achieve royal recognition in 2005.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Companies called to answer the question: Does the region need a China Network?

UK Trade & Investment along with key stakeholders in the region are calling for East of England companies to complete an online questionnaire on the establishment of a China Network for the East of England.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Free Advice for County's Inventors

The Design Hub has celebrated its first anniversary with a £10,000 grant from Norfolk County Council. The money will be used to assist individuals and primarily micro businesses to understand and utilise the design process in order to prepare their…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Bioinformatics market opportunities report

The market for Bioinformatics isnt large enough to support a company built around one or two high-cost software programs targeted to a relatively small user group.
Posted Over a year ago

 

UK COMPANIES TO ATTEND JAPAN'S LARGEST HIGH TECH SHOW

GOVERNMENT SUPPORT STILL AVAILABLE - UK Trade & Investment is giving financial support - of up to £2,500 - to UK companies wishing to attend CEATEC, Japan's leading Advanced Technology Exhibition and Conference, 5-9 October 2004. Currently, a number of UK…
Posted Over a year ago

 

RNAi is the hottest technology in biotechnology!

It has the potential to revolutionize biology research and drug target discovery by evolving genomics from inferring correlation to determining causation.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Norfolk IT Solutions Companies Collaborate On £1.5m Initiative

Two Norfolk based businesses, P1 Technology Partners and Activenet Data Solutions have collaborated to form IT4Enterprise.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Contract Research and Manufacture in the Global Pharmaceutical Industry 2004

The industry for the outsourcing of activities associated with the development and manufacture of pharmaceutical products has been an arena of considerable change in recent years. Riding the peaks and troughs of its R&D partners, the 1990s were a time…
Posted Over a year ago

 

CRANFIELD INCUBATOR CENTRE BUILDING BEGINS

A business incubator centre, based on the Cranfield University campus in Bedfordshire, is now in the first stages of construction.
Posted Over a year ago

 

What makes a fantastic CIO?

The Prince's Trust is delighted to invite you to the next event held by its Technology Leadership Group, a leading networking forum for top-level industry professionals.
Posted Over a year ago

 

New office development for Beacon Park

Great Yarmouth Borough Council and East of England Development Agency have approved a new office development for Beacon Park. MPM Properties (the Council and EEDA's joint venture developer for the Park) have agreed terms for the development of a building…
Posted Over a year ago

 

EEDA supports centre to develop tomorrow's technologies

Future technologies that will help safeguard national and international environments are the focus behind the launch of a new national research, information and support hub.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Awards to recognise excellence

The prestigeous annual Year in Industry/EEF awards that recognises talent and ability of young men and women from across the East of England were hosted at Microsoft Research Cambridge.
Posted Over a year ago

 

QUEEN'S AWARDS 2005 CAMPAIGN TARGETS NORFOLK BUSINESSES

Top performing companies across Norfolk are being urged to apply now for the 2005 Queen's Awards for Enterprise - and small firms have as much chance as Britain's business giants to win the UK's highest accolade for outstanding business success.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Nanobiotechnologies Applications, Markets and Companies

Nanotechnology is the creation and utilization of materials, devices, and systems through the control of matter on the nanometer-length scale (a nanometer is one billionth of a meter). Nanobiotechnology, an integration of physical sciences, molecular engineering, biology, chemistry and biotechnology…
Posted Over a year ago

 

DTI slashes SMART award funding

Despite continuing pronouncements about the government's support for science and technology innovation, fundamental changes to the SMART award scheme undermine such comment.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Offshore wind centre will be a focal point for the industry

A centre for excellence for offshore wind could be up and running in Lowestoft in 2006, the East of England Development Agency (EEDA) and partners believe.
Posted Over a year ago

 

ICT RESOURCES AT RECORD LEVELS IN SCHOOLS, SAYS OFSTED

Information and Communication Technology resources in schools are now at record levels and the competence of school staff in ICT has risen dramatically since 1997, according to a new report published today by the Office for Standards in Education. (Ofsted)
Posted Over a year ago

 

Hewson Group to publish Building the Citizen-Centric Authority: beyond CRM, e-Government and the Modernizing Agenda.

This report, which follows an earlier Hewson Group report on public sector CRM, considers both how e-Government initiatives have worked to date and how ever increasing levels of investment in the public sector can be made to work more productively.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Business must capitalise on technology

Now that the internet, and in many cases, broadband is integral to many businesses in the East of England, it is time for more attention to be paid to the most effective use of these technologies.
Posted Over a year ago

 

EU EXPANSION OFFERS GROWTH BOOST FOR UK FIRMS

All 25 states in the European Union stand to benefit from higher productivity and economic growth after enlargement, according to a new report published by Trade and Industry Secretary Patricia Hewitt.
Posted Over a year ago

 

"Intelligent Locking" is now even smarter!

CasC's Intelligent Locking systems have now been complemented by a hand-held programmer.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Allies Computing Wins Royal Mail software contract

Allies Computing Ltd, the Norfolk-based address management software company, is delighted to have won the contract for production of Address Management software products for Royal Mail from March 2004.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Accountants outsource IT to P1

Martin & Acock, a long established Norfolk accountancy firm have outsourced their IT to P1 Technology Partners.
Posted Over a year ago

 

CONSUMERS ARE AT THE CORE OF DIGITAL SWITCHOVER

New research commissioned by DTI shows that although most people are happy to go digital in the next few years, they are not yet convinced by the case for switchover.
Posted Over a year ago

 

P1 Deliver Trust's Web Application and Announce £120k Project Win

After recently announcing a new contract win for Norfolk Mental Healthcare NHS Trust, P1 Technology Partners today announced successful delivery of the project and a new project win worth £120k.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Research & Development Centre showcases its world-class facilities

A world-leading photonics research facility is throwing open its doors to representatives from universities across the country to demonstrate its ability to undertake collaborative research.
Posted Over a year ago

 

IT WORKERS WANT MORE WORK-LIFE SUPPORT

New research shows senior IT management needs to promote flexible working. IT workers are demanding a better work-life balance but over half do not believe that senior managers are leading by example, according to a new report out today.
Posted Over a year ago

 

NORFOLK FIRM SCOOPS AWARD FOR INNOVATIVE IDEAS

A Colney based company has won backing from the Department of Trade and Industry's Small Business Service (SBS).
Posted Over a year ago

 

EAST OF ENGLAND TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES SHOWCASED AT GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY EXPO

Minister for Trade and Investment sets out the importance of international collaboration. Businesses specialising in wireless, e-health and environmental technology demonstrated their most recent innovations to Trade and Investment Minister, Mike O'Brien, at Hinxton Hall in Cambridgeshire today.
Posted Over a year ago

 

USING NANOTECHNOLOGY TO DEFEND AGAINST BIO-TERRORISM

A new optical device with groundbreaking analytical capabilities that could be used as a defence against bio-terrorism, has been supported by NESTA (the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts) - the organisation that invests in UK creativity and…
Posted Over a year ago

 

UK creative industries undermined by investor confidence

Entrepreneurs in the creative industries are being undermined by investors' lack of understanding or willingness to invest in the sector, according to research announced today by NESTA (the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts), the organisation that invests…
Posted Over a year ago

 

NHS Trust awards important contract to P1

P1 Technology Partners to develop 1000 user application for Norfolk Mental Health Care NHS Trust.
Posted Over a year ago

 

GLOBAL PARTNERS EAGER FOR REGION'S EXPO

High tech companies from around the world are queuing up to participate in a new type of exposition to take place in the East of England, all with the aim of developing links with businesses from the region and collaborating…
Posted Over a year ago

 

SMEs TOLD TO FOLLOW THE OIL AND GAS 'ROAD MAP' TO SUCCESS

UK Trade & Investment launch the Oil and Gas International Trade Support Guide for the East of England at LOGIC Share Fair 2004
Posted Over a year ago

 

Leading edge high-tech centre is a beacon for Research and Development

A world-leading scientific research facility established by the East of England Development Agency (EEDA) is to get into full swing after being awarded major funding.
Posted Over a year ago

 

O2 CREATIVE Starts New Year on a High

Norwich-based advertising firm O2 CREATIVE said today that it had won two new high profile accounts.
Posted Over a year ago

 

GOVERNMENT UNVEILS £150M NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY

Action to boost innovation in British business
Posted Over a year ago

 

East of England provide 20% of UK Fast 50 firms

Deloitte's annual "UK Fast 50" list of the fastest growing technology firms in the UK topped by Cambridge company Active Hotels.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Growth is the key to survival

Last week, I was privileged to speak to a large gathering of businesspeople from around the region at the Learning Networks Leadership Conference. They were quite a special group, in that a high proportion had been operating their businesses…
Posted Over a year ago

 

FarbenTech triumphs at UEA Business Plan Competition Final

An innovative idea to correct colours for colour-blind computer users has taken first prize at the UEA Business Plan Competition 2003.
Posted Over a year ago

 

MESSAGE FOR THE BEST GAMES COMPANIES IN THE EAST OF ENGLAND; ARE YOU READY TO…

Organisers of the UK National Pavilion at E3, the major international trade fair for the computer games industry, are looking for the best UK computer games companies to take part in the show in Los Angeles, 12-14 May 2004. The pavilion, "UK: State…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Office 2003 - Evolution or Revolution

Microsoft's latest Office Suite was released on the 21st of October, so should you upgrade?
Posted Over a year ago

 

CALL FOR IDEAS FOR LANDMARK IN THE EAST

The East of England Development Agency (EEDA) today launches a major international competition, calling for visionary ideas for a landmark or series of landmarks in the East of England.
Posted Over a year ago

 

UK MICRO - AND NANOTECHNOLOGY NETWORK LAUNCHES £40M CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND

The UK Micro- And Nanotechnology (MNT) Network, which is managed by representatives from each of the 12 UK Regional Development Agencies and Devolved Administrations, today launched the £40m fund for UK MNT capital projects, as announced by Science Minister Lord…
Posted Over a year ago

 

New NESTA Chairman

Chris Powell is to be the new Chair of NESTA: The National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts, Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell announced today. The appointment is for four years. Mr Powell will take up post on 31…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Demand for broadband revealed

Eleven new areas demanding broadband for their community have just been revealed. Mason Communications, acting on behalf of the East of England Development Agency (EEDA), has announced the names of these areas to potential broadband suppliers, at the same…
Posted Over a year ago

 

NEW INSOLVENCY LEGISLATION PROMOTES 'RESCUE CULTURE' AND A BETTER DEAL FOR CREDITORS

New rules on corporate insolvency, designed to make it faster, fairer and focussed on rescue, come into force on Monday 15 September. The changes, contained in the Enterprise Act 2002, will also abolish the Crowns preferential claim - benefiting unsecured…
Posted Over a year ago

 

EcoEstates.co.uk - New environmental products and services directory

EcoEstates, a new online directory for environmentally friendly products and services is now live on the Internet. The business was started by Sue Crothers from the UEA, who came third in the Business Innovation Centre's Business Plan Competition last…
Posted Over a year ago

 

BROADBAND WILL BE CENTRAL TO FLEXIBLE WORKING

The East of England Development Agency (EEDA) welcomes the launch this week of Telework Guidance. Research shows demand for flexible working among SMEs is rising and the new charter produced by the DTI, TUC, CBI and CEEP UK (www.dti.gov.uk/er/individual/telework.pdf)…
Posted Over a year ago

 

BANK DELIVERS BREATHING SPACE

The Bank of England's decision to hold interest rates is the right one according to the EEF (Engineering Employers Federation).
Posted Over a year ago

 

Charles Clarke opens 'green, joined-up thinking' research centre

Secretary of State for Education, Charles Clarke MP, will visit the University of East Anglia (UEA) on 4th September to officially open the Zuckerman Institute for Connective Environmental Research.
Posted Over a year ago

 

ONE MONTH LEFT TO AVOID A VAT PENALTY

Businesses who should be registered for VAT but aren't, and whose taxable turnover is more than £56,000, have just four weeks left to voluntarily register to avoid having to pay a penalty.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Last Call for Media Plus Training Programme Proposals

The European Commission has issued a Call for Proposals under its Media Plus Training Programme. The call is for professionals involved in the audiovisual programme industry.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Communications Converge with Technology

The convergence of voice and data has been talked about for almost a decade, not it has arrived with the capability of revolutionising business.
Posted Over a year ago

 

EAST OF ENGLAND ICT AND SOFTWARE COMPANIES SIGN-UP TO BE PART OF ITU WORLD TELECOM…

Trade Partners UK East of England announce that seven East of England ICT/software companies have signed up to be part of the East of England stand at ITU World Telecom 2003 in Geneva from 12-18 October.
Posted Over a year ago

 

BRITAIN GETS CONNECTED - Timms announces plans to extend broadband network

A blueprint for broadband is unveiled today which will bring services to more communities and businesses across the UK, deliver better value for customers, and save taxpayers hundreds of millions of Pounds.
Posted Over a year ago

 

New Opportunities for academics, scientists and artists

Are you a scientist, academic or artist at the top of your sector, but looking for the time to fulfil a new idea or project away from the demands of your professional life? If so a new Dream Time award…
Posted Over a year ago

 

Wireless Technology Lets Patients Relax As Colour Pictures Are Beamed Live From Inside Their Gut

Colour pictures of NHS patients' small intestines are being beamed live from a tiny capsule that works its way through a patient's digestive system whilst the patient carries on with their normal activities.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Agri/Enviro experts sought for BioTech Commission

The Office of Science and Technology are currently running a recruitment campaign seeking new members of the Agriculture and Environment Biotechnology Commission (AEBC).
Posted Over a year ago

 

Norfolk-built Bentleys win Le Mans

Le Mans, 15 June 2003, 4.00pm... It has taken 24-hours of slog, not to mention three years unrelenting hard work but, 73 years after its most recent victory, Bentley has won the Le Mans 24-hour race - and come second.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Queen honours International Trade in Norfolk

STG Aerospace wins a second Queen's Award for International Trade, one of only 123 companies selected this year for the prestigious Award.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Electronics business CASC going for growth.

Norfolk based CASC are set for further market expansion with new development capital.
Posted Over a year ago

 

E-commerce Awards 2003

Has your company transformed its business through using ICT? If so, you could win a prestigious award, free publicity plus thousands of pounds in cash prizes!
Posted Over a year ago

 

Launch of agronomy e-trading site for farmers and growers.

An Internet based, e-trading site has been launched to bring group chemical-buying benefits, and a wide range of agronomy advice to farmers and growers of any size.
Posted Over a year ago

 

TXT 2 RMND U?

The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH) is set to undertake a pioneering trial using mobile phone text messages to remind patients of their hospital dates and to cut down on costly missed appointments.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Norwich scientists grow snapdragons in microchips

Scientists from the John Innes Centre (JIC) and University of East Anglia (UEA) in Norwich have today reported that they have been able to 'grow' snapdragon petals in a computer.
Posted Over a year ago

 

4D state-of-the-art imaging facility opens at UEA

A £1.5 million state-of-the-art cell-imaging facility for the region has opened at the University of East Anglia enabling the study of diseases such as cancer and arthritis in four dimensions.
Posted Over a year ago

 

Only 1 day left to enter NESTA & BBC major innovation competition

Everyone has those 'why don't they invent something to..?' moments, and now everyone has the chance to prove they can do just that. This year, BBC One in association with NESTA (the National Endowment for Science, Technology & the Arts)…
Posted Over a year ago

 

£4 million fund helps entrepreneurs exploit hi-tech research

The Iceni Fund, a £4 million fund launched to help entrepreneurs from universities and science institutes in the region will help turn research into successful business. Innovators and entrepreneurs from The University of East Anglia, the University of Essex, the…
Posted Over a year ago

 

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