Pendulum Summit, the World's Leading Business & Self-Empowerment Summit, takes place on January 11th - 12th at the Convention Centre Dublin. The event will bring together six of the world's most valued and sought-after speakers on the globe to challenge you and 5,000 of Ireland's ultimate business leaders to 'Unleash Your Warrior Mindset' and make the change you want to see in the world. Less than 10% of places remain. 

Book your place today on www.pendulumsummit.com or call 016853370  for the last remaining gift rates before it's too late!

The promise of game-changing insights to help you and your team perform to your peak in all aspects of your life will fast-track you to an electrifying 2017 and beyond.

On Thursday, 15^th December 2017, at an event in the Lord Mayor’s Chambers, City Hall, Cork, four Cork companies received their registration certificates confirming their Age Friendly Business status from Cllr P.J. Hourican, Deputy Lord Mayor as part of Cork City Council’s ongoing commitment to Cork being an Age Friendly City.The companies involved were Leader and Co, Vibes and Scribes, Fachtna O’ Driscoll solicitors and Cogans Of Carrigaline.

The programme, developed by  Age Friendly Ireland and delivered locally by Cork City Council’s Age Friendly City Programme Manager, Chris Dorgan,  aims at promoting the commercial as well as social benefits to companies in making changes to business practices to better meet the requirements of older customers who form a critical market for retail and service companies.The programme is supported locally by Cork Chamber, Cork Business Association, Cork City Local Enterprise Office and Cork City Council.

Minister Pat Breen recently launched a CSR online Tool for SMEs which allows small and medium size businesses to assess their business practices under the four pillars of Corporate Social Responsibility: Community, Environment, Workplace and Suppliers & Customers. Information about CSR and supports available to SMEs will then be sent to businesses that engage with the Tool. It can be accessed online here

The Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation recently released the first CSR Newsletter which can be found online here 

The Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) organises a variety of events overseas where you can meet potential business partners and learn all you need to know to expand your business in Europe and beyond. Many of Europe’s biggest trade-fairs have an EEN brokerage event attached. If you are attending such shows, why not take a look to see if there is also an EEN business matchmaking event attached?  To date, key events from the EEN's 2017 Events Calendar include:   

• Biofach, the world’s leading trade-fair in organic food, 16-17 February, Nuremberg, Germany
• Mobile World Congress, the world’s largest gathering for the mobile industry, 27 February to 01 March, Barcelona, Spain
• Virtual Reality World Congress  11-13 April, Bristol, UK 
• CeBIT 2017, the world’s largest computer fair, 20-24 March, Hannover, Germany

BiznetCork Skillnet is currently running a Diploma in Digital Marketing (QQI Level 5) Programme. This programme is giving 20 students the opportunity to understand how digital and social media marketing can grow a business by understanding best practices and digital marketing essentials. Our students, who are already highly qualified and experienced, will be seeking unpaid work placements (minimum of five days) on completion of our Diploma in Digital Marketing (QQI Level 5) on 18^th January, 2017.

The Diploma in Digital Marketing will cover:

• Search Engine Optimisation
• Pay per Click
• Google Analytics
• Twitter, Blogging & On-line PR
• Emerging Social Platforms/Planning
• Facebook Marketing
• Mobile Marketing
• Email Marketing
• E-commerce
• Display Advertising
• Inbound Marketing
• Develop a Digital Marketing Strategy

This is a fantastic opportunity for you to have a qualified digital marketing expert on-site for five days to help you to kickstart your 2017 digital marketing strategy!

Microsoft Excel Intermediate

Starts January 10th - €130 for Chamber Members!

• Competent use of Shortcut Keys
• Use formatting tools such as the format painter
• Write and copy formulas – Relative / Absolute
• Work with multiple worksheets and write formulas across sheets / Link Sheets
• Create professional looking charts and use drawing tools to enhance these
• Use the database functionality of MS Excel – Sorting & Auto Filter

The Excel Intermediate course  is designed to work through basics including the use of shortcut keys & some less familiar formatting options and topics such as working with and linking multiple worksheets, creating charts, managing lists among other options.

• Minister Strategises With South West Action Plan for Jobs Implementation Committee - read more
• Bon Secours Hospital, Cork donation to The Society of VIncent de Paul, Cork - read more
• Opportunities Remain for Irish SMEs to Grow Online Sales - read more
• North South Interconnector essential to sustain Ireland’s economic growth - read more
• Irish Owned Recruitment Company wins with UK and Global Contractors - read more

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• Everyman Palace: 10% discount to Chamber Members on our 120th Anniversary Fund-raisin Calendar 2017 - read more

• Breakthrough Cancer Research: Women's Little Christmas Afternoon Tea and Fashion Showcase, January 7th - read more
• First Light: Little Christmas with Pat Falvey, Gerald Keane and Leigh Arnold in Aid of FirstLight, January 7th - read more
• Pendulum Summit 2017, January 11th - read  more
• Right Solution Centre: Business Expo 2017,  January 14th - read more
• The Hope Foundation: A Night of Adventure with Wild Frontiers Adventure Travel and The Hope Foundation, February 1st -  read more
• The Cork International Travel Fair, 4^th & 5^th February 2017 - read more