Business in East Anglia

The New Anglia Growth Hub, part of the Growth Hub Network gives companies in Norfolk and Suffolk a single point of contact for business support. Powered by a team of experienced and fully accredited Business Growth Advisers, our support and guidance is completely free, impartial and confidential. You could be starting a new enterprise or looking grow an established business and our free service is open to companies across all sectors and legal status. Our support is focussed around four key areas: Access to Grants & Finance No need to search online for the answer. We can research on your behalf and identify...

Dedicated to the businesss of life sciences, Norwich Research Park is the premier location for excellence in food, health and the environment. Set in over 230 hectares of parkland Norwich Research Park is home to over 12,000 people, including 40 science and technology based businesses and 3,000 researchers and clinicians. A thriving science and innovation park, it is a partnership between four research institutes - namely the John Innes Centre, the Institute of Food Research, the Sainsbury Laboratory and the Genome Analysis Centre as well as the University of East Anglia and the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals.   Facilities are varied and incorporate a...

At Barclays, we are fully committed to supporting our clients, in particular, helping them to fulfil their growth potential.  In this Brexit era many businesses will be reassessing their plans for growth and may need to re-plan or increase the resilience of their finances. It's in times like these when strong banks should stand tall and help ensure the stability in our economy by continuing our commitment to lend – and that is exactly what Barclays is doing. We continue to enjoy working with existing and new clients and aim to ensure they are at the heart of everything we do....

Scrutton Bland is a leading provider of financial services to both business and private clients. From our offices in Essex, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Norfolk, we provide specialist tax, accountancy, insurance, employee benefits and independent financial planning advice to clients throughout the UK. Nominated for a British Accountancy Award, our cloud based service, SBLive, combines the latest in accountancy software with professional business advice giving our clients the freedom to manage their accounts in a way which best suits how they like to work. Our philosophy is simple, we believe in delivering clear, jargon-free advice for our clients and in finding effective solutions for our...

Since the 1880’s, Gotelee Solicitors has been a major name in the local market place in and around Ipswich.  The firm also has offices in Hadleigh, Felixstowe and new offices in Melton and Woodbridge. The Gotelee offer is broad-based in all offices.  Of particular interest to the SME and the family-owned business market, Gotelee services include helping business owners: -          on all business and commercial law issues, from start-up through to exit -          with the management of any employment issues or disputes -          when buying, selling or leasing premises, property or land -          deal with any commercial disputes and their resolution -          with any regulatory,...

At Larking Gowen, we see ourselves as more than purely chartered accountants. We’ll look after all your tax and finance issues, and we’ll be trusted business advisors with a friendly one-to-one service you can count on. Whatever you do, whether you’re a large organisation or an individual, Larking Gowen can help you protect your wealth and reach your financial goals. Our expertise Our partners are all qualified accountants covering a full range of specialist areas including personal tax, VAT, corporate finance, business strategy and business recovery. We have teams of experts with years of experience who can help you with all accountancy issues. Knowing...

At Barclays, we work with wealthy individuals in the Eastern region to create banking, investment, wealth advisory, financing and lifestyle solutions that closely match our clients’ unique financial objectives. We are the gateway to the best of Barclays – benefitting from a local presence with a global offering, which allows us to bring together the best thinking, advice and solutions from across the global bank to support our Eastern clients. With a broad range of local clients – from entrepreneurs to Lottery winners – our wealth and investment management offering needs to be as bespoke as our clients’ needs. This...

Established in 1951, Rapleys is a property & planning consultancy offering comprehensive professional and agency services, on a personal and value added basis. We work across the UK, with offices located in Huntingdon, Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, London and Manchester. Our national office network is strategically located to deliver a service based on local and regional knowledge but with a national understanding and focus of the wider commercial property market. We are highly active in the East Anglian region, managing the work from our Huntingdon and London offices. We provide a fresh and different perspective to the commercial property and planning process by...

Genesis is a leading regional PR agency providing award winning strategic advice and tactical implementation for today’s digital world. Our services span the full PR and marketing mix and our team comprises qualified PR, marketing, digital and social media experts, including former journalists. Using our unique i-thinking methodology, we develop and implement strategies to achieve our clients’ goals,  crafting the right PR and marketing elements to deliver impact, influence action and inspire audiences. What makes us special Genesis is a PR Week Top 40 PR Agency Outside London – the only one in the East of England to feature in the 2018 list. We...

The Cambridge Cluster Map is a big data resource highlighting the data on the cluster of businesses located within 20 miles of Cambridge, UK, and accurately maps the growth of the Cambridge sub-region over time. It is a free-to-access online resource which shows the vibrancy of the Cambridge technology and life science cluster, revealing the true extent of the success of the ‘Cambridge Phenomenon’. Created by Cambridge Ahead in partnership with Barclays, working with the Centre for Business Research (CBR) at the University of Cambridge, the map can be viewed at www.camclustermap.com The source, methodology and granular nature of...

At Newsmakers we deliver a comprehensive PR and Reputation Management service, tailored to meet the specific marketing requirements of your brand and organisation. Our experienced team of professionals are committed to maximising every opportunity you have to communicate your message and enhance your profile. With a long and successful track record, working with clients in East Anglia, the East Midlands and London, we have the knowledge, media contacts and proactive approach  to make a real contribution to your communications strategy. Our goal is always to make your brand and help your people deliver a positive and professional representation of your values. An essential...

Since launching in Ipswich 10 years ago, Penn Commercial has grown to become one of the most influential and most respected commercial property agents in the east of England. Regularly scooping industry accolades and winning plaudits from clients, it continues to expand and has recently appointed two further staff members. Vanessa Penn, who heads up the team of negotiators, property managers, consultants and administrators, says the local market is very vibrant. Penn Commercial has recently overseen several major deals: the letting of 120,000 sq ft in Norwich to a global e-commerce operator as a distribution centre, the sale of nearly £6 million worth...

Cozens-Hardy has been operating from its Norwich city centre premises for over a century, offering a wide range of legal services to businesses and private individuals. This leading practice has built a reputation for honesty, integrity and exemplary standards of service and is committed to supporting its clients with cost effective, clear solutions to all their legal needs. The firm’s highly experienced and personable commercial department provides a comprehensive range of legal services to clients of all sizes including limited companies, PLCs, LLPs, partnerships, sole traders, farming sector businesses, manufacturers, retail/wholesale services and professional service firms. Their main commercial services include: ·      Establishing...

We are Creative Sponge and we are a full service marketing agency based in the heart of Norwich. Our client list includes Anglian Water, business enterprise agency Nwes, Whitlingham Adventure and Holt Hall, Premier Education Group, M+A Partners, Jarrold Training, the AST Group, Pumpkin Tree Organics and ZSEA (Banham Zoo, Africa Alive and the Dinosaur Adventure Park). We also have a number of London based clients, including Warner Bros and The Daily Mail Group, which we service from our London base. As you can see, we work with a diverse range of clients in both the B2B and B2C arenas. Our...

Ingleton Wood is one of the leading multi-disciplinary property and construction consultancies in the East of England. An award-winning Practice, that provides architecture, building surveying, civil and structural engineering, project management, quantity surveying, planning, interior design and sustainability services. What we do Working across both the public and private sector, Ingleton Wood deliver functional, high quality building solutions where the work is tailored to meet our clients’ individual needs and aspirations. With offices in London, Colchester, Cambridge, Norwich, Billericay and Hertford, we cover the entire Eastern region and beyond, delivering projects in a number of sectors including education, health, leisure and retail, as well...