Date: Friday 17^th February
Time: 7.30am – 10.00am
Venue: Clayton Hotel Cork City
Cost: €25 For Cork Chamber/Chartered Accountants Cork Society
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Family Business is often an overlooked form of business ownership but they are all around us. Cork Chamber and the Chartered Accountants Cork Society are delighted to host a joint event to encapsulate the best qualities of the Family Business.

There will be a Q&A with our expert panel including Brian O’Brien (PwC) Brendan Twohig ( MK Bazaars), JJ O’Connell (Irish Family Business Cluster/Plato) and Jan Harte (Jan Harte & Associates).  This event will provide insights in to managing your business as well as guidance for the future to ensure that your business endures now and for the future.

This is a must-attend event for anyone working in a family business or anyone doing business with a family-run organisation/company.

Date: Thursday 23^rd February
Time: 5.30pm – 7.00pm
Venue: The Everyman
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Cork Chamber is delighted to continue the 2017 “Year of Networking” by joining forces with The Everyman for a Business After Hours event on Thursday 23^rd February.

The Everyman, a building that we know and love is celebrating 120 years in 2017.  Having first opened it’s doors as a music hall in 1897 and later serving as a cinema, the building is a jewel of late Victorian architecture.  The Everyman is now one of Ireland’s leading presenting and producing theatres and a vibrant cultural hub for the people of Cork.  The newly refurbished bar and foyer, and with a Spring season bursting with the very best of performing arts, the Everyman and Cork Chamber invite you to celebrate 120 years.

Come along and network with your Chamber colleagues and friends and see what The Everyman has in store for the future.

Date: Wednesday, 8 March
Venue: Maryborough Hotel
Time: 1.30 pm to 4 pm
Cost: FREE to attend, but registration is essential
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Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) at Cork Chamber, in association with Local Enterprise Office Cork City, are delighted to host ‘Brexit-proof your business’ which will take place during Local Enterprise Week 2017. The impending Brexit will mean that companies will face changes, opportunities and challenges over the next few and consequently, companies will need to address their Brexit strategy accordingly.

Brexit-proof your business will feature:

• Dr Mary C. Murphy, Lecturer, Dept. of Government, UCC
• John Finn, Managing Director, Treasury Solutions
• P.J. Timmins, CEO, The Alternative Board
• Martin Corkery, Regional Director, South and East Regions, Enterprise Ireland

Earlier today the European Parliament voted in favour of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between the EU and Canada (CETA).

CETA will bring tangible benefits to European companies by getting rid of almost 99% of tariffs, in most cases as soon as the deal comes into effect.

Consequently, the deal will create new opportunities for EU companies by boosting trade and strengthening economic relations. It will make business with Canada easier, remove customs duties, substantially improve access to public contracts, open up new sectors of the Canadian services market while also providing consumers with more choice.

For more information on CETA and how it may open new doors for your business click here

Date: Wednesday, 29th March
Venue: River Lee Hotel
Time: 10.30 am to 1 pm
Cost: FREE to attend, but registration is essential
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The Enterprise Europe Network at Cork Chamber and the Ireland Canada Business Association (ICBA) are delighted to run a Canada-focused event on Wednesday, 29 March here in Cork. The event will feature:

• Barrie O’Connell, President, Cork Chamber
• Ambassador of Canada to Ireland, Kevin Vickers
• David Austin, Refinery Manager, Irving Oil
• John Roxburgh, Senior Trade Commissioner, Embassy of Canada to Ireland
• David Skelton, Chairman, Leading Edge Group
• Garrett Monaghan, Chairman, ICBA

‘Doing well’ or being a responsible business also goes by the title ‘Corporate Social Responsibility’ (CSR) – a concept that is prolific in large companies and increasingly growing in importance for smaller companies.

You will leave the course with:

• A better understanding of what being a responsible business really means
• What the benefits are for your business
• Ideas to enhance your organisation’s responsible business practices

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A presentation is one of the most important tools you have in business for getting things done. Whether you're persuading colleagues, selling a client, energising a team or showing an idea to senior management, the power of your presentation makes the difference between success and failure.

Following this programme, you will be able to:

• Create a Positive First Impression
• Increase Credibility
• Present Complex Information
• Communicate with Greater Impact
• Motivate Others to Action
• Respond to Pressured Situations
• Inspire People to Embrace Change

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The IMI Diploma in Management is a nationally accredited and internationally recognised postgraduate programme with a simple goal, to engage the managing directors and senior managers in a company with the latest management thinking and practice.

Successful participants will be awarded both the IMI Diploma in Management and the UCC Postgraduate Certificate in Management.

The Postgraduate Certificate qualification is accredited and awarded by University College Cork – National University of Ireland, Cork and is a Level 9, Minor Award on National Framework of Qualifications. By completing this programme you will also earn one-third of the credits required to be awarded the Master of Business qualification.

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• South Douglas Street area & Blackpool Building Facade Improvement Grant Schemes 2017 - read more

• Cyclists Raise Over €18,000 for Two Great Causes - read more

• CETA Ratification Pivotal to Future of EU Trade Agenda - read more

• Vodafone CEO Announced as recipient of Inaugural I WISH Inspire Award - read more 

• NGINX Chooses Cork as Base to Deliver EMEA Growth - read more

• Cork International Hotel on board with BUMBLEance, helping sick children across the Rebel County - read more

• Ambassador Hotel Cork-Wedding Showcase, Sunday 26th of February 2017 - read more

• JW O’Donovan Solicitors Announces Appointment of New Partner - read more 

• Are you concerned about what your Health Insurance covers you for at the Bon Secours Hospital, Cork - read more 

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• J.Barter:  Go on board of a 3* Classic Cruise at fantastic prices! - read more
• Everyman Palace: 10% discount to Chamber Members on 120th Anniversary Fundraising Calendar 2017 - read more
• Hayfield Manor: Book a table of 10 and get one place free per table! - read more
• Hayfield Manor: Exclusive Afternoon Tea Offer - read more
• Phone Pulse Ltd: Complimentary Consultation - read more
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• RBS Six Nations @ The Montenotte Hotel, until March 18th - read more
• REPUBLIC OF WORK Coffee Morning, February 15th & 16th - read more
• DA Business Consulting: The Changing Business Environment - Adapting to change and gaining an edge, February 22nd - read more
• InterTradeIreland UCC:  Innovation Master Class: Prof James Cunningham, Newcastle Business School, UK, February 22nd - read more
• UCC, Cork University Business School: Professor Philip Lane, Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland, February 23rd - read more
• UCC: MBA Charitable Trust Ball, February 24th - read more 
• TWi:  Effective Writing Skills Training, March 7th - read more
• ASA Marketing: Branding Solutions Showcase, March 7th - read more
• The Cornstore Restaurant: Italian Evening in The Cornstore, February 28th.  Cocktails, Cuisine & Style, March 16th - read more
• UCC: Brexit: Implications, Challenges & Opportunities for Ireland, 3rd March - read more
• Cork ARC Ball, March 25th - read more
• Mardyke Arena UCC: Night Golf in aid of Marymount University Hospital & Hospice, March 31st - read more
• CorkBIC: The 2017 Entrepreneur Experience, April 7th &  April 8th - read more