Date: Tues 10^th September
Time: 7.30am – 9.00am
Venue: Fitzgerald’s Vienna Woods Hotel
Cost: €20 members / €35 non members
To Book: visit our website HERE

Cork Chamber is delighted to welcome Munster Head Coach Rob Penney to speak at the September Business Breakfast at the Fitzgerald Vienna Woods Hotel.  Rob has been Head Coach of the Munster Rugby team since July 2012.

Originally from New Zealand, Rob was Head Coach of Canterbury from 2006 to 2012 and last season took them to their fourth straight ITM Cup national provincial title. This is a truly unique opportunity to hear the Head Coach of the Munster Rugby Team talk about what’s involved in motivating and invigorating a team, whether on the pitch or on the office floor.

Places for this event are limited, so please BOOK EARLY to avoid disappointment.

Date: 10th September
Time: 12-6pm
Venue: Silver Springs Moran Hotel, Tivoli, Cork
Cost: Details upon application.
To Book: Call: 01 8652160 or Email: info@jobsexpo.ie Website: www.jobsexpo.ie

Jobs Expo Cork features employers seeking high calibre experienced and skilled candidates and graduates for their vacancies. Education, Training and Upskilling course providers, Starting your own Business area and much more. With a rich pool of talented, experienced and educated attendees, Jobs Expo provides an excellent opportunity for your company to recruit the right talent.

Date: 15^th August
Time:  10:30 am to 1.30 pm
Venue: Charleville Park Hotel, Charleville, Co. Cork
Cost: Free
Registration details:  here

Enterprise Ireland and the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA) will host a free information session on the Devolved Schools Programme on Thursday, 15 August 2013 in the Charleville Park Hotel, Charleville, Co. Cork. Attendees will be given the opportunity to learn more about the programme and will have an opportunity to meet the contractors appointed to the Design & Build framework for the Devolved Schools Programme. For further information on this programme and for details on registering for the event, please click here.  

• You need to contact your bank and software provider.
• Your software provider will advise you when their software updates will be completed.
• Your bank will be able to advise you on any actions that you need to take to make sure that you are fully SEPA-compliant in good time for the 1 February 2014 deadline
• More information available HERE

This week’s issue contains details on the intention of Cork City Council to commission a feasibility study into the development of a National Food Centre in Cork City.  For more information see ‘Read More.’

In September, we will have both Beginners and Advanced Chinese Language, Culture & Etiquette for Business courses starting. The objective of these courses is to provide students with the fundamentals of the Chinese Language, the Chinese business culture, and professional language for doing business in China.

During the course, all of the pronunciation and tones will be taught, vocabulary, writing in Chinese, typing and sending e-mails etc. as well as information on the Chinese business culture.

The course will run over 14 weeks and is only €420.00 for Chamber members, so BOOK TODAY!

The Enterprise Europe Network helps SMEs to make the most of the European marketplace. Working through local business organisations, we can help you develop your business in new markets, source or license new technologies and access EU finance and EU funding.  Contact katherine@corkchamber.ie for more information.

In the 'read more' section we focus on:

• Ökoindustria International Brokerage Event, 25-27 September, Budapest, Hungary
• Biotechnica 2013, 8-10 October, Hannover, Germany
• EU-China Business & Technology Cooperation Fair VIII, 21-23 October, Chengdu, China
• Healthcare Brokerage Event MEDICA 2013, 20-23 November, Düsseldorf, Germany
• Business opportunities with International partners

Keep up to date with Enterprise Europe Network on Twitter @EEN_CORK or join our LinkedIn group Enterprise Europe Network - Ireland 

Cork Opera House’s popular summer musical ‘Grease’ will be on show for ‘1 extra week’ from August the 13th to 17^th. And, what’s more…there’s great group discounts on offer so you can treat your clients, colleagues or friends to a fabulous night out! 

Date: September 12th
Time: 7pm 
Venue: Hayfield Manor Hotel
Cost: €59 per person
To Book: E: events@hayfieldmanor.ie or T: 021 4845900     

Join us for a unique Wine Society Evening. This event features a twist with two courses of tapas to begin, carefully selected to celebrate the renowned La Báscula Spanish wines to be showcased. A further three course meal with complementary wines shall follow, ensuring a fun, entertaining and bespoke evening.

Date: Course starts 4^th and continues on the 11^th 18^th and 25^th of September.
Time: 5.30 pm
Venue: Radisson blu Hotel and Spa, Little Island, Cork
Cost: €950
To Book: E: cgregan@iift.ie or T: 01 6644034

Do you want to know how the financial markets work?  Would you like to learn the inside secrets of financial trading? The Irish Institute of Financial Trading is holding a four week Diploma course this September 2013 in the Radisson Blu Hotel and Spa, Little Island, Cork, delivered by Peter Brown.

More information available HERE  

Date: September 5^th
Time: 1-3pm
Venue: NIMBUS Centre in Cork Institute of Technology
Cost: Free (Booking Essential)
To Book:  contact,  Iseult O’ Connor, T: 021 4335094, E: Iseult.oconnor@cit.ie

Firms are under increasing competitive pressure to deliver new revenue streams, they must exploit existing and new technology and product ideas and convert them into new products and services. The seminar will present the CASPEAr® model of corporate new product development. This model was developed in a recent study of how the most successful Irish-based firms have developed new corporate revenues from new-to-the-world products and services.

Date:  August 19th

SMILE Resource Exchange is one of the 269 initiatives competing in The World You Like Challenge which sees the most creative minds from across the EU put their low-carbon innovations to the test. The public will be able to decide which ten European projects should go onto the next stage through an online vote. SMILE Resource Exchange wants you to vote HERE  to see them become finalists of the challenge.