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Positive start to 2015 for Fermoy with 100 jobs announced
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Cork Chamber Chief Executive Conor Healy today strongly welcomed the announcement by US Company ABEC Inc. that they are to expand their global operations in Fermoy, Co. Cork with the creation of 100 new jobs.
Mr. Healy stated that "Cork Chamber is delighted with ABEC Inc’s decision to invest in Cork by establishing its new manufacturing facility in Fermoy. The decision provides a positive and welcome boost for Fermoy and the Cork Region and adds to the already significant level of investment in the biopharmaceutical related sector that Cork has succeeded in securing. It further substantiates the strength of the Cork region as a location of choice for companies looking to expand into the European market”.
Mr. Healy went on to say, “I would like to congratulate ABEC Inc on their investment which will have a very positive economic impact for the region and acknowledge the dedicated support provided by IDA Ireland in winning this key project.”
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Business Breakfast with Tim Lucey, Cork City Manager
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In association with Irish Examiner
Cork Chamber is delighted to host Tim Lucey at the February Business Breakfast on Thursday 10th Feb in the Imperial Hotel. Mr Lucey has recently been appointed Cork City Manager, having previously worked with the Cork County Council as Divisional Manager for 5 years, Head of Corporate Affairs for 3 years and Financial Accountant for 2 years.
While with Cork County Council he has held a number of Directorships including North Cork Enterprise Board, Ballyhoura Development Ltd., Avondhu Blackwater Development Ltd., and Cobh Heritage Trust. He is currently a Director of the Cork City Enterprise Board and the Crawford Gallery and has extensive experience across all business areas of Local Government.
Mr Lucey takes over at the helm of Cork City Council at a time of significant challenges for the City and in the Local Government sector generally. This is a unique opportunity to understand his vision for the future of Cork based on his wealth of experience in local government, so we encourage you all to attend and also maximise your opportunity to meet new business contacts in your Cork Chamber network.
This event is open to members of the public as well as members of the Cork Chamber - Register Now
Date: Thursday, 10th February
Time: 07.30 am
Venue: Imperial Hotel, Cork
Cost: Members Price - €20, Non-Members Price - €35
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Kickstart Your Year!
2015 is now in full swing and we are approaching mid-January already! We have several courses coming up this month to help you get your year off to the best possible start. These courses are ideal to improve and develop your communication skills, sales techniques, soft skills and management tools. So don’t delay and BOOK TODAY!
MS Excel (Advanced) 2007/2010 Course Date: 20th January Member Rate: €110.00 This course is designed to follow-on from the MS Excel Intermediate course. Having already familiarised yourself with the most efficient way of performing everyday tasks, and having covered some intermediate tasks, it is now time to build on that knowledge. A large proportion of the course is dedicated to using the Database Features in MS Excel - this is a very powerful side to Excel that not many people utilise to its fullest potential. Useful functions such as IF and Lookups are covered in addition to automating tasks using Macros etc.
Project Management Professional (3 days) (PMBOK Version 5)
Course Dates: 21st – 23rd January Member Rate: €420.00 Project Management Professional is designed to establish a detailed understanding of Project Management terms, concepts and methodologies. The hands-on approach of this course ensures trainees “learn by doing” and gain a step-by-step, real-time experience of using the tools and implementing the methodologies and support structures. In simulating real-life environments, trainees gather the detailed knowledge required to apply the training on return to their work environment. The Project Management course is designed to be practical and help people apply the knowledge to the workplace. The course uses PMBOK Guide Version 5 as its reference and so helps prepare people for PMI certification. The trainers are expert on multiple project management systems so if a specific company has questions on practical application of theory they are able to answer and give examples of how these systems are used in real life. A soft copy of tools and PMBOK-compliant templates that participants can take away and use when they are back in the workplace are provided. Effective Presentation Skills Course Date: 27th January Member Rate: €130.00 This course combines the perfect balance of theory with practical presentation techniques over one day resulting in a comprehensive training course giving participants the skills required to deliver effective presentations in a clear, concise and confident manner. Participants will learn how to structure a presentation to gain maximum effect and impact, control their nerves and convey a professional image through the presentation. Participants will practice and deliver their presentation a number of times throughout the day. One of these sessions is recorded and feedback will be offered. E-Mail & Business Writing Course Course Date: 29th January Member Rate: €140.00 This course is designed to give the participants an understanding of the importance of written communication in delivering the core message of their organisation and its brand. Specifically, it will present the techniques to create e-mails and documents with a clear, logical structure to organise their ideas and key points. It will have a practical focus with the participants creating and completing the exercises which demonstrate the salient points of grammar etc.
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Cork Chamber Networking Master Class 2015
Make a positive and lasting impression on as many people as possible!
Date: Thursday 15th January
Time: 5.30pm – 7.00pm
Venue: Clarion Hotel
Cost: €20 Cork Chamber members only
To book: HERE
We are making sure you start off the New Year on a good foot by bringing you a networking seminar from the networking guru, Caitlin O’Connor of Accelerating Performance. During this fully interactive networking seminar, you will learn:
- How networking is for everyone both (introverts and extroverts!)
- Enhancing your career whether employed or self-employed
- A simple 'Safe Cross Code' to networking
- Perfect your networking pitch
- Working the room to maximise your time at events.
We look forward to seeing you to put these tips into practice at all Chamber events in 2015.
BOOK NOW to secure your place!
Due to the nature of this event, there will be a cap of one booking per company.
The Sky Is The Limit
Sponsored by Bank of Ireland
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Book Your Seats For The Ryanair Customer Transformation Journey
Date: Wednesday 21st January
Time: 5.30pm – 7.00pm
Venue: Clarion Hotel, Cork City
Cost: €15 Cork Chamber & MII members / €25 non members
To book: HERE
Ryanair is changing the way that it does business. CEO Michael O’Leary recently stated, “It’s not enough to be the cheapest anymore. We need to be the cheapest, the best and the friendliest.” Cork Chamber and the Marketing Institute of Ireland – Southern Region are proud to bring you “the Sky is the Limit” event on 21st January, where Ryanair’s Chief Marketing Officer, Kenny Jacobs, will talk us through the transformation of this global giant.
Kenny will share his thoughts on what has been a dramatic shift in perspective with regard to the role of the customer and the importance of continuous customer intelligence gathering as a key business driver. Ryanair truly believes that the customer must be placed front and centre of the business and is the primary source of Ryanair’s enhanced value proposition to ensure customers continue to actively choose Ryanair. This event is kindly sponsored by Bank of Ireland.
BOOK NOW to secure your place
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Announcing Online Shop for Certificates
Cork Chamber’s Export Documentation team are delighted to announce the launch of the Chamber Shop. The Chamber Shop is a new service and has just gone live on their online certification site. The Shop will facilitate all authorised signatories of exporting companies, registered with Cork Chamber, to order blank Certificates of Origin online.
Enterprise Europe Network At Cork Chamber
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- Webinar on Regional Food Products in Japan, 20th January 2015, 9:30 am. This free webinar will provide market insights, potential issues when exporting products to Japan and advice on how to best meet distribution and logistics requirements for Japan.
- Webinar on Decoding Smart Energy Business Prospects in India, 22nd January, 10:00 am. The European Business and Technology Centre in India is organising a free webinar which aims to provide an overview of the Indian smart-grid scenario, a priority of the newly elected Indian government.
- Sicily Food Project, 22nd-24th February 2015, Sicily, Italy. Enterprise Europe Network Sicily, in association with Confindustria Sicilia, are organising an incoming food and drink mission to Sicily through the Sicily Food Project. The scope of the mission is to showcase Sicilian food and drink and to create new business opportunities and partnerships.
- Ecobuild Matchmaking 2015, 4th March 2015, London, UK. Enterprise Europe South East is organising a B2B matchmaking event which will take place during Ecobuild, the biggest event in the world for sustainable construction. With pre-arranged one-to-one meetings, exhibitors and visitors can find potential commercial and technology partners from across Europe.
More details on all of the above can be found in the 'read more' section below.
Webinar on Regional Food Products in Japan, 20th January 2015, 9:30 am The EU Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation is organising a free webinar targeted at Irish companies who wish to export food and drink products to the Japanese market but it may also be useful for companies that are already present there. The 40-minute webinar will focus on: - Market overview of opportunities within the Japanese food and drink market;
- Expectations of the Japanese consumer;
- The importance of unique selling points for the sector in a Japanese context;
- A SWOT analysis to gain insights on how to position your products for the Japanese market.
The webinar will be delivered by Rob Van Nylen of the EU Japan Centre and will include an introduction, presentation, Q&A session and conclusion. Click here to register your place for this seminar. Webinar on Decoding Smart Energy Business Prospects in India, 22nd January, 10:00 am The newly elected Indian government is committed to providing 24/7 electricity to all households in the next 5 years and has recently launched 3 focused programmes (worth approximately €11.8 bn) which aim to bring this objective into fruition. The government has also announced an ambitious programme to build 100 smart cities on fast track which will enable India to emerge as a prime market destination for Smart Energy solutions. This webinar will: Click here to register your free place on this seminar. Sicily Food Project, 22nd-24th February 2015, Sicily, Italy Enterprise Europe Network Sicily, in association with Confindustria Sicilia (Sicily’s Regional Government), are organising an incoming food and drink mission to Sicily through the Sicily Food Project. The project aims to promote Sicilian food and drink products on a global level and the mission itself is focused on sourcing overseas food and drink buyers who may wish to add Sicilian products to their product portfolio. The event will comprise of an exhibition, one-to-one meetings and company visits. The Regional Government of Sicily is seeking Irish food and drink buyers to attend this mission and is offering to cover travel expenses; including a return flight to Sicily, transfer to and from the airport and local transportation, accommodation for 3 nights from February 22 to 25 and specialised assistance for four days of B2B meetings, on-site visits and business events. The event will include: - An opening seminar and specialised round-table discussions to introduce the characteristics of the organic food sector in Sicily;
- B2B meetings with Sicilian companies;
- Company site visits.
Ecobuild Matchmaking 2015, 4th March 2015, London, UK
Ecobuild will take place in London 3th-5thMarch. The event is at the forefront of sustainable design, construction and energy for new builds, refurbishments, commercial and domestic buildings. The Enterprise Europe Network is organising a brokerage event that will take place during Ecobuild on March 5th. The Network is pre-arranging one-to one meetings, whereby visitors and exhibitors can find potential commercial and technology partners from all over Europe. The focus of the Ecobuild matchmaking event will be on: - Sustainable design
- Innovative and efficient eco-technologies
- New building materials and technologies
- Systems and equipment using energy from alternative sources
To view the online catalogue of participating companies, please click here. For further information about how to participate in Ecobuild please contact Eimear@corkchamber.ie
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Your Business Contact Details
Please ensure all your business contact details are up to date in the members area of our website here so that we and fellow members can commmunicate effectively with your business.
If any members of your team would like to be added to our email subscriber list please email Deborah here.
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Vienna Woods Hotel Wedding Fayre
Date: 18th of January
Time: 6pm-8pm
Venue: Vienna Woods Hotel
Cost: FREE
To book: call 021-4556800
Our Wedding Fayre allows us the opportunity to showcase our unique offering for all wedding couples and introduce you to our recommended suppliers.Here at Vienna Woods Hotel, we pride ourselves on our attention to detail and providing our guests with the highest standard of care when celebrating your happy occasion with us.
Engineering and Accountancy & Finance Open Day
Date: Thursday 22nd January
Time: 8am – 8pm
Venue: Brightwater Cork Office, 49 South Mall, Cork
To book: Email CV to Aileen here
Experienced consultants will be on hand to discuss current job opportunities across all aspects of Engineering and Accountancy & Finance. They will also provide interview and career advice for both sectors’ professionals at all levels.
Finding Investment Value in Difficult Markets
Date: Monday, 26th January
Time: 7pm – 8.30pm
Venue: River Lee Hotel, Cork
Cost: Free Investment Clinic
To book: here or 0879301244.
For those who are looking to preserve and grow their savings and their pension, this talk will cover the risks and opportunities in 2015 in Equities, Property, Bonds, Commodities and Deposits, as well as commenting on international events that influence investment choices in a turbulent environment.
JCI Cork Launch Night
Date: Tuesday 27th January
Time: 7pm
Venue: Clarion Hotel
Cost: Free
To book: here
Join JCI Cork as they launch in 2015. Come and find out more about JCI, what we do, and how you can collaborate with us in Cork. MEET new people, LEARN new skills and GROW yourself and the Cork community for 2015. This is open to anyone in Cork who would like to join, collaborate or partner with us for the coming year.
Our Membership is open to anyone between the ages of 18-40, and our partnership opportunities are limitless! Whether you are a business, charity, society or an individual. At JCI we aim to unite all sectors of society to make a positive impact on our Cork community. There are four areas within the organisation where members can get involved — individual, international, community, and business. Opportunities to organise projects and/or participate in training programmes are conducted in each area.
For more information contact Mary-Kate here Like our Facebook Page: JCICork And check out JCI at a local, national and international level.
Annual Employment Law Update
Date: Thursday 29th January
Time: 7.30am to 9.30am. Breakfast served between 7.30 & 8.00am
Venue: Maryborough House Hotel, Maryborough Hill, Douglas, Cork.
Cost: Attendance is free
To book: RSVP by Wednesday 21st January 2015 to Seamus here
Collins McNicholas in conjunction with Purdy FitzGerald Solicitors are delighted to invite you to our Annual Employment Law Update. The seminar will provide a review of recent case law and other developments in Employment Law over the last year, with a particular emphasis on what Practitioners should be aware of over the coming year.
George Boole 200 Inaugural Lectures and Reception
Date: Thursday 5th February
Time: 6.00pm – 8.30pm
Venue: Boole Lecture Theatre 4, University College Cork
Cost: Free to attend but registration is required
To book: Register here
To launch the bicentenary celebration of George Boole, first Professor of Mathematics at UCC, Professor Muffy Calder OBE (University of Glasgow) and Professor Alberto Sangiovanni Vincentelli (University of California Berkeley) will describe Boole’s legacy in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering. The event will be live streamed. Further information available here .
Detox Let Your Health Shine
Date: Saturday 7th February
Time: 2pm
Venue: Ursuline Convent Secondary School, Blackrock Road, Cork.
Cost: €25
To book: here
Many people begin their new year with a detox. However many of the detox's available today focus on supplements only or depriving your body of essential nutrients, leaving you and your body feeling anything but radiant. Benefit from the knowledge of what you can do to encourage your bodies natural filtering system.
Breakthrough Cancer Research 25th Valentine’s Ball
Date: Saturday 7th February
Time: 6:45pm
Venue: Fota Island Resort
Cost: €130
To book: website here or email here or call Eoghan on 021 422 66 55 Ext 204
Tickets include a champagne reception, a gourmet 4 course meal, goody bags, a fantastic range of prizes and a special guest entertainment from comedian, author and broadcaster, Colm O’Regan of Irish Mammies fame. High energy supergroup ‘Shine’ are an exciting five-piece live band that are sure to entertain well into the night.
Supporters of Breakthrough Cancer Research’s annual Valentine’s Ball can avail of a reduced B&B rate for the event, €85 per room for single occupancy and €100 per room for double occupancy. Availability is on a first come first served basis. To make a reservation please contact the hotel directly on 021 488 3700.
UCC Executive MBA Black - Tie Charity Ball
Date: Saturday 28rd February
Time: 7pm
Venue: Maryborough House Hotel, Cork
Cost: €75
To Book: here The MBA Charitable Trust which was launched by Graduates of the UCC Executive MBA and offer free advice to charities and social enterprises is holding its Biennial Black-tie Ball in the Maryborough House Hotel, February 28 at 7pm, the proceeds of which will go to Cork Cancer Research and Edel House. Two Cork based companies BAM Construction and Keanes Jewellers are also getting involved by sponsoring the Blacktie Ball. Tickets for the Ball are €75 and can be purchased here .
Double your sales in 2015/ 16
Venue: Midleton Park Hotel
Cost: FREE
To book: here
2015 is going to be a great year for business and this extensive 12 months programme will guarantee your (continued) success but most of all growth. With our unique SalesGrowthGuarantee™ you've got nothing to lose, only revenue to gain. Find out more during our FREE information event. Dates will be announced soon. Only businesses who apply online will be invited to our FREE information event. See you all there.
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