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 two week festival 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
Ipswich Thrive Business Festival Conference: What makes a thriving town centre? │ Ipswich Central │ 09:30 – 16:30 │ Register Here
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 that works for your business │ Business Growth Coaches Network │ 09:30 - 13:00 Register Here
University of Suffolk Unlocked: 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 - 12:00 Register Here
Tourism growth and survival seminar │ Larking Gowen Chartered Accountants & Business Advisors │ 16:30 - 18:30 Register Here
Wednesday 11 March
People and Productivity: Embedding inclusion for better business │ Dismantle Initiative and Elma Glasgow consulting │ 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 and Pensions │ 10:00 - 13:00 Find out more
Thursday 12 March
Access to finance │Anglia Capital Group │ 09:30 – 11:45 Register Here
Agriculture, Environmental and Animal Care Lunch │ Suffolk New College │ 11:00 – 13:00 │ Invite only
Venture into investing - for investors and potential investors only │ Anglia Capital Group │ 13:00 – 15:30 Register Here
FIPS Executive Dinner │ Financial, Insurance and Professional Services group │ 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 │ Invite only
Monday 16 March
10 sales truths that grow your business │ Business Growth Coaches Network │ 09:30 - 13:00 Register Here
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 │ Innovation grant mentoring programme │ 14:00 - 16:30 Register Here
Shaping Ipswich's future: Women leading change for Ipswich │ EmpowerUs │ 14:00 - 18:00 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
Game Anglia insights │ 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 - 12:00 Register Here
Tech Mixer: Shaping Suffolk's AI future │ Tech East & IJYI │ 17:00 - 20:00 Register Here
Friday 20 March
Let's get social: Social impact gathering │ Dot to Dot Training & Consultancy │ 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 │ 14:00 - 16:00 Register Here
