Get ready to celebrate Ipswich’s thriving business community with Ipswich Thrive: Business Festival, taking place from Monday 9 to Friday 20 March! This exciting week-long event is dedicated to highlighting the achievements of our local businesses, fostering connections, and providing opportunities for growth and collaboration.
Events
Throughout the festival, in collaboration with several local businesses, we’ll be hosting a variety of events designed to showcase the diverse and thriving Ipswich business community.
Join us in celebrating Ipswich Business.
Programme of Events
Monday 9 March
Future of the High Street │ Ipswich Central │ 09:00 – 11:00 │
Pitch Perfect: A Local Media Masterclass │ Ipswich.co.uk │ 18:00 – 19:30 │ Register Here
Tuesday 10 March
Classroom Catalyst - Unlocking Innovation Skills │Suffolk New College │ 08:30 │ Invite Only
Marketing and Branding │ Business Growth Coaches Network │ 09:30- 13:00 Register Here
University of Suffolk Unloack: Business Showcase │University of Suffolk │ 10:00 – 13:00 Register Here
Employee Benefits as a strategic tool for SME growth │ Beckett Employee Services │ 11:00 Register Here
Wednesday 11 March
People and Productivity: Embedding inclusion for better business │ Dismantle Initiative & Elma Glasgow │ 09:00 – 13:00 Register Here
AI + Human: The new business success blueprint │ Business Growth Coaches Network │ 09:30 – 13:00 Register Here
Ipswich jobs and careers fair │ Department for Work & Pensions │ 10:00 - 13:00 Find out more
Thursday 12 March
Access to finance │Anglia Capital Group │ 09:30 – 11:45 Register Here
Venture into investing - for investors and potential investors only │ Anglia Capital Group │ 13:00 – 15:30 Register Here
Executive Dinner │ FIPS │ 18:00 – 22:00 │ Invite Only
Friday 13 March
Developing a performance mindset into your business and life │ Business Growth Coaches Network │ 09:30 – 13:00 Register Here
Get sorted with Lofty Heights │ Lofty Heights │ 10:00 - 12:00
Agriculture, environmental and animal care lunch │ Suffolk New College │ 11:00 – 13:00 │ Invite only
Monday 16 March
10 sales truths that grow your business │ Business Growth Coaches Network │ 09:30 - 13:00 Register Here
Apprenticeship opportunities │ University of Suffolk │
Tuesday 17 March
Suffolk Business Breakfast │ Larking Gowen │ 07:15 - 10:15 Register Here
Orbital innovation: Ai, engineering and Space manufacturing │ Suffolk New College │ 10:00 - 13:00 │ Invite only
Business innovation unlocked │ Norfolk County Council │ 14:00 - 17:00 Register Here
Women-led personal and professional growth community group │ University of Suffolk - empowerUs │ 15:00 - 19:00 Register Here
Wednesday 18 March
Money confidence: Taking control of your finances │ Business Growth Coaches Network │ 09:30 - 13:00 Register Here
Pitch Perfect: A local media masterclass │ Ipswich.co.uk │ 12:00 - 13:30 Register Here
Warm data lab │ University of Suffolk │ 18:00 - 20:00 Register Here
Suffolk game developers │ Game Anglia │ 19:00 - 21:00 Register Here
Thursday 19 March
Ignite futures - Opening doors to talent, skills and business growth │ Department for Work and Pensions │ 09:30 - 12:30 Register Here
Navigating workplace pensions: a guide for employers │ Beckett Employee Services │ 11:00 Register Here
Tech mixer: Shaping Suffolks AI future │ Tech East & IJYI │ 17:00 - 20:00 Register Here
Friday 20 March
Let's get social │ Dot to Dot │ 09:00 - 12:30 Register Here
Confident pricing: How to communicate value without over explaining or Underselling │ Business Growth Coaches Network │ 09:30 - 13:00 Register Here
A Good Balance for blushes │ A Good Balance │ 10:00 - 12:00
