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Outstanding Achievement In Business Awarded To Darina Allen, Ballymaloe
Pictured: Gillian Keating,Cork Chamber President, John Higgins, Partner EY, Darina Allen, Ballymaloe Cookery School and Conor Healy, CEO, Cork Chamber.
Businesswoman Darina Allen, received an Outstanding Achievement award from Cork Chamber for her commitment to promoting Irish Food both at home and abroad.
This unique event was attended by over 550 guests from across the business and political communities of Dublin and Cork who used the opportunity to network and strengthen connections with their peers. Pictures from the night will be posted on the Cork Chamber website soon.
Read More Here.
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Business Breakfast with Dan Kiely, Voxpro
Date: Wednesday, 26th November
Time: 7.30am – 9.00am
Venue: Kingsley Hotel
Cost: €25 members/€35 non members
To book: HERE Cork Chamber is delighted to host the November Business Breakfast featuring Dan Kiely, Chief Executive of Voxpro. Voxpro is an award-winning, multi-lingual, business process outsourcing provider headquartered in Cork, with an office in Dublin and an international office in San Francisco. Founded in 1995 by Dan and his wife and business partner, Linda, Voxpro delivers customer contact solutions on behalf of more than 100 multinational corporations and leading international blue chip companies worldwide, including Google, Airbnb, Nest and Travelzoo. CLICK HERE for further details
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Winning Public Sector Business Workshop
Date: Wednesday, 10th December
Time: 12:30 - 16:30
Venue: CIT
Cost: Free
To book: here
The Enterprise Europe Network is running a FREE workshop on 10th December in CIT. The aim of this workshop is to help Irish businesses find and then bid for public sector business opportunities. The workshop aims to teach businesses how to avoid the typical mistakes and pick up tips and best practice when completing a pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ), invitation to tender (ITT) or tender documents.
The workshop will involve a mixture of presentation, case study, group work and most importantly, “working on a tender that you could bid for”. The workshop will be delivered by Toni Saraiva, who has over 10 years’ experience in dealing with companies looking for partners, funding or contracts in the EU.
To register your place for this event, please click here.
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Annual Christmas Lunch
In Association With Brightwater Recruitment Specialists
Date: Friday, 12th December
Time: 12:30pm - 15:30pm
Venue: Radisson Blu Hotel, Little Island
Cost: €60 members / €75
To book: HERE
Mark the 12th of December in your diary for one of our more popular events, the Annual Christmas Lunch, sponsored by Brightwater Recruitment Specialists. The event will feature a charity raffle with fantastic prizes, a top notch speaker and plenty of festive networking.
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Enterprise Europe Network At Cork Chamber
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Building a Business on Your Ideas Seminar, 25th November, Nimbus Centre, CIT This seminar will focus on Intellectual Property, support structures that are available for small businesses and start-ups, and it will include expert speakers from both the private and public sectors.
Accessing the UK Market, 10th December, Rubicon Centre, CIT, 08:00 to 12:00
This morning seminar will give participants an overview of opportunities in the UK market (particularly for the ICT and food/drink sectors), UK public procurement contracts and supports for SMEs looking for assistance in researching and entering the UK.
Winning Public Sector Business Workshop, 10th December, Rubicon Centre, CIT, 12:30 to 16:30
This afternoon workshop is designed for SMEs who wish to learn how to identify public sector business opportunities.
UK Business Opportunities in the ICT and Food Sectors
See 'read more' for a snapshot of business opportunities in the ICT and Food sectors. For more details on any of the above see 'read more' below or contact Katherine at Cork Chamber here.
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Business confidence reaches highest level since 2009
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Cork Chamber’s third quarterly economic trends survey of 2014, released this week, reveals the highest level of confidence amongst Cork’s businesses (92.2%) since the Chamber’s economic trends survey commenced in Q1 2009 when confidence levels reached only 51.5%. The survey, which incorporates responses from sole traders, micro-enterprises, SMEs and MNCs from manufacturing and wholesale/retail to ICT and financial, professional and technical services reveals increases in turnover and net profits to be amongst the likely positive indicators driving high confidence levels. In terms of Budget 2015, the business response was broadly neutral with almost two thirds (64.5%) describing it as a ‘no-change’ budget for business. Businesses were most positive about the potential impact of Budget 2015 on employment/job creation and consumer confidence with almost half (44.7%) anticipating the budget having a ‘knock-on’ positive impact on employment and 40.7% predicting a positive impact on consumer confidence.
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Cork City & County Councils recognised at Excellence in Local Government Awards
Cork Chamber congratulates both Cork City and County Councils who recently picked up awards at the Chambers Ireland Excellence in Local Government Awards, held in association with the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government. The awards, which have been running on an annual basis since 2004, recognise best practice in Local Government. Cork County Council won the award for ‘Supporting the Local Economy’ for their ‘Taste Cork’ Regional Food Marketing Initiative and Cork City Council picked up the ‘Health and Wellbeing’ award for the ‘Functional Zone @Leisureworld’.
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Is your business part of the digital economy??
Digital is changing how businesses market themselves, provide services and communicate with customers. Everyone must step up to the digital challenge and businesses must adapt their daily activities and practises to leverage the power delivered by digital technologies.
Our Digital Marketing/Social Media for Business Course is starting on the 25th November next. This course is ideal for businesses that want to get more business using social media and who wish to reinforce their offline reputation, online!
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Bia Beauty has the winning formula
There could only be one winner of the Cork innovates €30,000 bursary, and Tracey Ryan of Bia Beauty Skincare walked away from the inBusiness inCork 2014 showcase a winner.
Several hundred business people and entrepreneurs crossed the threshold of City Hall in Cork to attend inBusiness inCork 2014, the leading showcase for entrepreneurs, innovators, startups and small businesses in the Cork region.
The seven finalists TIC Ltd, Ottera Technology, Inspect4, AventaMed, Pundit Arena, Mountain Man Brewing pitched for the coveted €30,000 Cork innovates bursary purse. Bia Beauty, a company that develops and produces natural and effective skincare, was announced as the 2014 winner.
The bursary provides a cash investment sum, as well as a suite of services from advertising, financial advice, mentoring, PR, a Vodafone communications package and Cork Chamber membership supports to the value of thirty thousand euro.
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Pure filtered chilled and boiling water with BIBO
Free two week trial, free installation and no obligation to buy.
The BIBO is an energy efficient, CFC-free cold water system and that costs as little as 10-15c per day to run. For less than a cup of coffee a day you can have your very own BIBO installed in your canteen or kitchen.
Contact Emer today by telephone 087 9704141 or email here to have your BIBO installed. More information on BIBO is available here.
No obligation to buy or lease.
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Room Makeover Consultation 50% Disount
Period of the offer available: 31st March 2015
Home Staging & Interior Design Servcices wish to offer a’ Room Makeover’ Consultation. All aspects including, furniture upcycling and upholstery, flooring, colour, and creative soft furnishings and accessory ideas will be covered. Members may pass this offer on to family and have it done in time for Christmas.
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Cork Simon Christmas Jumper Day
Date: December
To book: Up-For-It companies can register here or call Sinead at Cork Simon Christmas Jumper Day HQ on 021 4929416 or email here
Are you UP for a Cork Simon Christmas Jumper Day?
Cork Simon Community is asking businesses in Cork to HELP SAVE A LIFE in Cork this Christmas by holding a CORK SIMON CHRISTMAS JUMPER DAY this December. It’s a brilliant way to get your workplace into the Christmas spirit while raising much needed funds for people who are homeless in Cork and Cork Simon has never needed your support more with the number of people sleeping rough on the streets of Cork at crisis levels.
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Dress for Success 2nd Annual Fashion Show
Date: 2nd December
Time: 19:30pm
Venue: Celtic Interiors, Douglas
Cost: Tickets are €25
To book: on sale in our offices at 131 Oliver Plunket street (2nd floor).
You too can spread the ‘success’ this festive season by supporting our 2nd Annual Fashion Show this December 2nd in Celtic Interiors.
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Christmas Night at Flemings
Date: 29th November
Time: 7pm
Venue: Flemings Restaurant, Tivoli
Cost: €57
To book: 021- 4821621
Christmas at Flemings is magical. We love Christmas and our Georgian Dining rooms are perfect for capturing the atmosphere of Christmas perfectly. We will be starting with a wine tasting followed by a 5 course dinner accompanied by music and storytelling by one of Ireland's best known storytellers, Pat Speight.
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