Ipswich Business Guide & Directory

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A careers website to help you to explore
potential career opportunities in Suffolk
and Norfolk with information about the
industries in the East and a direct link
to the key companies in them.
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Suffolk Chamber in Greater Ipswich
Suffolk Chamber offers business
advice, supply chain opportunities,
export training, training,
networking and events.
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Ipswich & Suffolk Small
Business Association (ISSBA)
A friendly and very active, non-profit
making organisation which is dedicated
to the support of small and new
businesses in the county.
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J 07810 370141
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TECH EAST
Membership organization
promoting and supporting digital
tech growth and excellence.
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J 01473 694831
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The Federation of
Small Businesses
Business advice, support, financial
expertise, and voice in government
for self-employed and owners of
small firms.
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Meetups
Ipswich Waterfront
Innovation Network (IWIN)
Free events and networking. IWIN
members benefit from Continuing
Professional Development (CPD)
opportunities, regular newsletters
and access to a network of
academic expertise, peers and
funding opportunities.
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Suffolk Developers
Software developers getting
together to swap stories, build
things and learn from each other.
They mix talks and social sessions
and welcome all levels of skill
and experience.
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SyncIpswich
An open community for all
technologists, creatives,
entrepreneurs and graduates to
meet up, flaunt ideas, recruit help
and expertise and learn new things.
Monthly meet-ups with talks and
demos forming new ideas,
new start-ups and driving local
business growth.
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Ipswich Game Developers
Monthly meetups for designers,
developers, sound and music
composers, marketing specialists and
engine builders. An opportunity to
showcase games and for talks and
discussions on games development by
the same team responsible for the
hugely successful Game Anglia.
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SIMS (Suffolk Internet
Marketing Specialists)
Monthly meet-ups, providing an
opportunity to further develop
your internet marketing knowledge,
network and hear about the
latest developments.
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Ipswich Makerspace
Ipswich Makerspace get together to
learn, build and experiment with a
huge variety of hardware, software,
and technology in general. Bench
space, tools and materials are available
they also have a laser cutter, several 3D
printers, a CNC machine and are
building a woodworking workshop.
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Other useful sites
Direct Gov –
Business and Self Employed
Business advice and links to
other departments.
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Business is Great
Support, advice and inspiration for
growing your business
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Department for
International Trade
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DIT East
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Department for Business,
Energy & Industrial Strategy
Industrial strategy, business
regulation and government policy.
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