What's New

The Meeting Factory will be exhibiting at the SOLACE Northern Branch Conference 2009 - 28-29th January 2009, Redworth Hall Hotel, Co Durham

A Recipe For Success works closely in collaboration with universities and colleges throughout East Anglia. As part of this partnership we regularly employ students in part-time roles that are flexible around their studies. We currently have 3 positions available.

Due to a continued high demand for our products & services, we have 3 posts available.

Graduate Programmer
Graduate Web Developer
Graduate Project Manager

The Meeting Factory will be exhibiting at the SOLACE Annual Conference 2008 in Befast - 7-9th October 2008.

Councils encouraged to make the most of online efficiencies

The Meeting Factory leads the way at Solace London Conference - 11/06/2008

Thanks to The Meeting Factory, the City of Lincoln Council has been able to save a significant amount of staff time while improving access to information for the public.

This workshop is aimed primarily at people involved with committee meetings and the production of documentation associated with these meetings.

The Managing Director of Ipswich-based web company A Recipe For Success has won a place on a boot camp for company bosses in France.

The Meeting Factory tees off at Solace Midlands Conference - 18/04/2008

North Lincolnshire Council choose The Meeting Factory - 27/03/2008

The democratic services team at Colchester Borough Council is reaping the benefits of a tailor-made committee management system thanks to The Meeting Factory.

The Mayor's charity at Colchester Borough Council got an unexpected boost this month. The surprise donation of six bottles of champagne from A Recipe For Success was to celebrate Colchester Borough Council becoming the first customer of The Meeting Factory.

The Meeting Factory goes international at Technology World 07 - 5 & 7th June 2007

The Meeting Factory - Launched at t-Gov Exhibition 18th & 19th April 2007

A modern, open plan office space has recently become available in the brand new Masterlord Office Village, Ipswich. Available for occupation now, with flexible letting terms and an all inclusive rent package.

Adorning the new offices of A Recipe For Success in Ipswich is a unique work of art that puts the company ethos into bright colours, and three dimensions.

Tonya Hills, director of A Recipe For Success, gives us her top ten tips on what makes a good company intranet a great intranet. You don't have to have the big budget of a multinational corporation to run a quality intranet that keeps employees happy and information free-flowing. Here at A Recipe for Success, our ethos is to keep things simple.

On the evening of Friday 28th April 2006, A Recipe For Success officially opened the doors of its new premises at Ransome's Euro Park, Ipswich.

We're delighted to announce the arrival of no less than three new babies into the A Recipe for Success family this year. And it's only May!

A Recipe For Success will be exhibiting at the Local e-Gov Expo 2006, the largest e-Government event in the UK. It will be held on the 5th and 6th April 2006 at the Excel, Docklands London.

Based in Suffolk, UK, Purely Organic is a family owned and run business, which is quickly becoming one of the UK's leading speciality tea suppliers.

As of the 9th January our new address and contact details will change....

It's been a long wait but we finally moved into our brand new and spacious offices in Ransomes Europark. On the 8th January 2006, we officially say our "good-byes" to Felaw Maltings. And, now that we are now happily settled in Ransomes, we await your visit.

A Recipe For Success, along with its partner The University of Essex, has been short-listed for
Business/University Collaboration Awards for the East of England.

The awards aim to recognise and celebrate successful collaborations between the region's businesses and Higher Education Institutions. The winners within each category will be announced at the awards dinner on 22 March, which is being held at Cranfield University. The winning company will receive a trophy and a cheque for £5000.

About 40 per cent of parcels sent to private addresses can't be delivered first time because there's no one at home. MyParcel solves the problem, making like easier for everyone involved. It's based on a web site developed by A Recipe For Success, and it launched on November 14th.

Want to reach a niche market? Then consider pay-per-click advertising - one of the best ways to promote your business online, says Tonya Hills.

We haven't reached the point where robots can look after us in our old age but, as Jeff Hume, director of A Recipe For Success, told care providers at the Suffolk Care Providers Conference in October 2005, there are all sorts of more practical ways that information technology can help.

As you'll probably be aware, we're moving offices in January. But you can still call us - our new telephone number is 08458 409933, so make a note of it now!

Say e-government and most people will think it's just about allowing people to complete their tax return online and find out about laws and regulations. But that's just the beginning of the story. As organisations like Colchester Borough Council are finding out, the machinery of government can also benefit from being moved online.

A Recipe For Success has always punched above its weight, and competes with larger and more established competitors throughout the UK.

Two of our customers were among the winners in the East of England finals of the 2005...

It's a year since Mumford & Wood - an Essex-based manufacturer of high-quality wooden windows and doors - launched its new web site. And congratulations are very much in order - not just on the site's first birthday, but because of its spectacular success. The time taken to produce quotations for clients has been reduced significantly and turnover is up by 30 per cent.

A year ago, we started work on a new web site for Gateway2Innovate - a knowledge bank for innovators across the East of England. They wanted to launch it on November 24 - only three weeks later. We rose to the challenge, delivering everything they wanted in time for the planned launch. The system's been a real success, helping thousands of businesses find the skills and expertise they needed to grow.

We'll be moving to a brand new office in Ipswich's new Masterlord Business Park in December. It's been designed to meet our specific needs and will give us the space we urgently need to develop and grow to meet the needs of our expanding portfolio of clients.

We've developed a slick new editor that makes it really easy to create and maintain web pages. Featuring a Word-like interface, it makes creating lists and tables as easy as clicking on a button. It's quick to learn and simple to use.

When Ipswich Borough Council decided to put planning information online, it turned to A Recipe For Success for help. The result has seen their planning department ranked among the top 10 per cent in the UK - while also providing a far more efficient service to citizens.

Christmas and the New Year, Valentine's Day, Chinese New Year and Diwali all provide great opportunities to connect to your audience and show them your web site's kept current year round. Tonya Hills takes a look at what's possible and gives her advice on making any celebration a success.

When we set out to gain ISO9001 accreditation, we didn't just want a tick in the box - we wanted to improve our ability to respond to our customers.

A Recipe for Success is proud to announce it has won two new intranet projects, one with Colchester Borough Council, and the other with Lincoln City Council.

The 24th of November 2004 saw a successful launch for the new richer Gateway 2 Innovate website, and marked another triumph for A Recipe for Success.

A Recipe for Success as been shortlisted, for the fourth year running, in the Anglian Business Awards.

Small rural lingerie business finalist in the 2004 National E-commerce Awards.

European multimedia associations announce the winners of the European seal of excellence in multimedia 2004.

Mumford & Wood is a specialist, high-quality wooden window and door manufacturer, exporting to several countries around the world. The e-KIS Shop module has helped them manage their orders online and has given them access to new markets.

BBC's Mark Murphy led a lively debate with Jeff Hume, from A Recipe For Success, about the advantages & disadvantages of working from home.?

EADT Suffolk Business July 2004 article

i10 is a collaboration of ten universities in the East of England. Through funding, collaboration, facilitation and networking, i10 provides a unique opportunity for businesses to tap into the region's pool of innovation, expertise and assets.

A Recipe for Success (ARFS), is just completing a highly successful software development project with the Department of Computer Science at the University of Essex and can't wait to start another one.

Excitement at East Anglia's most prestigious business awards ceremony

A Recipe for Success and Cranfield University have teamed together to participate in the long running UK government TCS initiative.

Minister advocates exports to EU countries and notes Suffolk based 4X4 Parts Master and ARFS for using e-commerce.

Plus two of ARFS clients are runners-up in categories

Business - university partnerships benefits ARFS

The Small Business of the Year award is sponsored by IP-City which, since its launch two years ago has grown into an impressive network of businesses and organisations, all with a keen interest in the hi-tech sector.

A Recipe For Success is one of a handful of Suffolk based companies to have won backing from the Department of Trade and Industry's Small Business Service (SBS) with a Smart award

Ipswich-based e-commerce company teams up with Eloise Lingerie to launch a brand new website that will reach new customers around the world

An overview of the TPUK website developed by A Recipe For Success

An umbrella bid for EEDA's broadband funding in South Ipswich and the Peninsula.

How ARFS revamped the East of England Development Agency (EEDA) website

A Recipe For Success demonstrate their new kiosk Content Management System at Essex Winning Business Exhibition.

The founder of award-winning Land Rover parts specialist in Manningtree, Mansfield Motors, has started a new company and teams up with ARFS to build new web site.

Bob Russell, MP for Colchester, joins Dr Paul Thomas from the University of Essex to celebrate anniversary of research project.

The revolutionary Suffolk iDTV Pathfinder project is opening up access routes for the socially excluded.

How Ipswich Borough Homes' website made it easier for council tenants to report damage to their homes during the recent storms

University of Essex working in parnership with local businesses.

Reporting a missed rubbish collection or applying for a vote by Proxy has never been easier, thanks to the e-KIS Survey Tool.

The winner of the Anglian Business e-Commerce award, Mansfield Motors, will feature during September & October in the BBC Webwise series of TV programmes.

Mansfield Motors wins East of England regional heat of the ISI/Interform E-Commerce Awards.

A Recipe For Success has been helping local businesses to expand their capabilities through e-business for over four years

Article about how A Recipe For Success helped seed distributors CPB Twyford

Information about public services in Suffolk can now be accessed 24 hours a day via digital TV, thanks to a new initiative commissioned jointly by Suffolk, Ipswich and Babergh councils.

The Research and Development category in the Anglian Business Awards 2002 is sponsored by financial and business advisers Grant Thornton

Are you an Ipswich Borough Council tenant thinking of exchanging house? Find out what ARFS has done to help you.

Article about the e-KIS Content Management System

Impact of new parenting laws on virtual companies. Article in which Tonya Hills, Director of A Recipe For Success, comments.

University of Essex has teamed up with A Recipe For Success as part of a Government-funded teaching company scheme.

In-depth profile of ARFS.

Ipswich Borough Council shortlisted for prestigious awards.

City of Lincoln Council receive some interesting feedback through online e-forms.

After going through a selection process, Suffolk director JEFF HUME headed off to Canada for a two-week intensive marketing course at a world-class business school. Here he tells BusinessEast of his experiences.

Four IP-City companies, including A Recipe For Success, have just been placed on the Vision 100 index - a list of the UK's most visionary public and private sector organisations.

Knowledge Management Award - Winner: A Recipe for Success - People-focused growth.

Review of our award winning e-KIS Document Management System.

Independent Land Rover Garage, Mansfield Motors, Today Wins Prestigious BT/Express E-Business Award.