Get ready to celebrate Ipswich’s thriving business community with Ipswich Thrive: Business Week, taking place from Monday 10 to Tuesday 18 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 week, in collaboration with several local businesses, we’ll be hosting a variety of events designed to showcase the diverse and thriving Ipswich business community.
There are several workshops for business and professional development being delivered by Business Growth Coaches Network, Dismantle Initiative, New Wolsey Theatre and Suffolk Chamber. We will have a number of networking events hosted by TechEast, Larking Gowen, Fresh Start, EmpowerUS, Game Anglia, DWP and Suffolk Archives. In addition, there will be a conference for the high street delivered by Ipswich Borough Council, and a Conference for the VCSE sector delivered by Dot to Dot & Virtual Prestige. Something for everyone to get involved and connect across all sectors.
Join us in celebrating Ipswich Business.
Programme of Events
Monday 10 March
*Personality Profiling Workshop │Business Growth Coaches Network │ 10:00 – 13:00 │ Register Here
Ping into Business │Table Tennis England │ 11:30 – 14:00 │ Register Here
*Grants Workshop │Business Growth Coaches Network │ 14:00 – 15:00 │ Register Here
Arts Council Project Grant Bootcamp 2025 - Session 2 │New Wolsey Theatre │ 18:00 – 21:00 Register Here
Tuesday 11 March
Suffolk Business Breakfast │Larking Gowen │ 07:15 – 10:15 Register Here
Trade Commodity Codes - Training Course - BCC Accredited │ Suffolk Chamber │ 09:30- 12:30 Register Here
*Business Finance Workshop │Business Growth Coaches Network │ 10:00 – 13:00 Find out more
Pitching - Open to HNW self-certified individuals │ Anglia Capital Group │ 11:30- 15:00 Find out more
Employability & Entrepreneurial Skills Showcase │ University of Suffolk │ 13:00 - 17:00 Register Here
*High Performance Mindspan Workshop │ Business Growth Coaches Network │ 14:00 - 15:00 Register Here
Greater Ipswich Manufacturing Group Meeting │Members only │ 15:00 - 17:30 Find out more
Net Zero Skills Centre Phase 2 launch │ Suffolk New College - Invitation only │ 17:00 – 19:00 Find out more
Wednesday 12 March
Meet the Members Networking │ ISSBA │ 09:30 – 11:30 Find out more
Ipswich Jobs and Careers Fair │ Department for Work & Pensions │ 10:00 – 13:00 Find out more
*1st Steps and Legal Workshop │ Business Growth Coaches Network │ 10:00 - 13:00 Register Here
Youth Opportunities and Business Networking │ Fresh Start Charity │ 10:30 - 15:00 │ Invitation Only Find out more
*M&A Masterclass │ Business Growth Coaches Network & Affinia │ 11:30 - 13:00 Register Here
*Cashflow Forecasting workshop │ Business Growth Coaches Network │ 14:00 - 16:30 Register Here
Join the Force Networking Event │ EmpowerUs, Women-Led business community │ 17:00 – 19:30 Register Here
Members Executive Dinner │ FIPS (Finance, Insurance & Professional Services Group) - Invitation Only │ 18:00 – 22:00 Find out more
Ipswich and Suffolk Game Developer Meet Up │ Game Anglia │ 19:00 - 21:00 Find out more
Thursday 13 March
From Surviving to Thriving: The High Street Revolution Conference │ Ipswich Borough Council and Auxology │ 09:30 – 12:00 Register Here
Unlocking Innovation, a day of Knowledge Exchange and Partnership Opportunities │ University of Suffolk │ 09:30 – 15:00 Register Here
New Horizons Employer Event, Networking Keynote and Care Leavers Support│ Department for Work & Pensions │ 10:00 – 13:00 Register Here
*Marketing workshop │ Business Growth Coaches Network │ 10:00 - 13:00 Register Here
*Imposter Syndrome and Building confidence workshop │ Business Growth Coaches Network │ 13:00 - 16:00 Register Here
Opportunities fair on L3 and HTQ for young people and adults │ Suffolk New College │ 16:30 - 18:30 Find out more
Ipswich Thrive Tourism Celebration │ Larking Gowen │ 17:30 - 19:30 Find out more
Junior Professional Networking │ Ellisons Solicitors│18:00 Find out more
Elevate Creatives Launch Networking Event │ Elevate Creatives │ 19:00 - 21:00 Register Here
Halo programme: pitch practise workshop │ Anglia Capital Group & Connected Innovation Register Here
Friday 14 March
Lets Get Social - Effective Social Impact Conference (VCSE sector) │ Dot to Dot & Virtual Prestige │ 09:00 – 12:00 Register Here
*Process improvement workshop │ Business Growth Coaches Network │ 10:00 - 14:00 Register Here
Inclusive Recruitment - Do's and Don'ts │ Dismantle Initiative │ 10:00 – 12:00 Register Here
An Afternoon of Archives - Behind the scenes tour │ Suffolk Archives │ 13:00 – 17:30 Register Here
*Creating Innovation Using AI workshop │ Business Growth Coaches Network │ 14:00 - 16:30 Register Here
Monday 17 March
*Sales workshop │ Business Growth Coaches Network │ 10:00 - 13:00 Register Here
*Creating Innovation Using AI Workshop │ Business Growth Coaches Network │ 13:15 - 16:15 Register Here
Tuesday 18 March
*Pitching and presenting workshop │ Business Growth Coaches Network │ 10:00 - 13:00 Register Here
Property and Agents Meeting │ Ipswich Borough Council │ 10:00 - 12:00
*How to use SEO to improve sales │ Business Growth Coaches Network │ 13:30 - 15:30 Register Here
Unlocking the Power of CRM, ERP, and Marketing Automation │ Enable Services │ 16:00 - 17:30 Register Here
Ipswich & Suffolk Tech Mixer │ Tech East & Ipswich Digital │ 17:00 - 19:00 Register Here
