• Late Night Jazz Bus Services Announced for Cork Jazz
• Fehily Timoney Celebrates its 30th Anniversary
• Ayrton Group Awarded Three Internationally Recognised Certifications
• Applications for the SERVE Volunteer Programme 2020 are now open
• IPSA Event To Show Cork Companies How Employee Ownership Can Boost Their Bottom Line

Ulster Bank is supporting SME’s and Agri businesses to grow and expand – Open for eligible applications for the SBCI ‘Future Growth Loan Scheme’.

For more information, click here.

Wishing all our members an enjoyable Cork Jazz weekend.

Find an event to suit you on the programme here.

Date: Friday 1^st November, 2019
Duration: 1 Day
Time: 9.00am - 5.00pm

Price: €190

Location: The Kingsley Hotel

Date: Wednesday, 20^th November, 2019
Duration: 1 Day
Time: 9.30am - 5.00pm

Price: €175

Location: Cork Airport Hotel

The Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation are conducting research on the topic of Remote Work in Ireland, they have published 2-minute anonymous survey as part of the Future Jobs Ireland's programme of activities. 

The purpose is to capture the perspectives of employees across all sectors, regardless of whether they work remotely or not. 

Information on the Public Consultation on the Development of a National Strategy on Artificial Intelligence can be found here.

If your company has an interest in the future of artificial intelligence please provide your thoughts and comments to inform Government action via the Chambers Ireland submission.

Contact Shane Conneely.

The European Commission's MADB provides all relevant information on taxes & duties, procedures & documents etc. to companies exporting from the EU about import conditions in third country markets. 

Detailed information on rules adopted by UK authorities that would apply on UK imports from the EU in the event of a no-deal Brexit has been included in its Market Access Database.

Thurs Nov 14 | 7.30am – 9am | The Metropole Hotel

Michael Dawson is founder and CEO of The Gift Voucher Shop, home of the One4all brand. A visionary and entrepreneur, Michael has made an impact and left his entrepreneurial mark across a diverse range of career paths, from youth work, politics, lottery, to the business he heads up today.

Last month saw the launch of One4all digital, a new development that will create an end to end digital Gift Card – a first in the World.

Fri Dec 13 | 12:30pm – 3:30pm | Fota Island Resort

Cork Chamber’s Christmas lunch in partnership with the Marketing Institute in Cork and held in association with O’Flynn Exhams, is the social event of the festive season attracting over 300 attendees every year. This year we are excited to welcome comedian, Andrew Ryan as our entertainment. 

Why not book a table for you and your team and make a day of it?! Tickets are sure to sell out quickly so book early to avoid disappointment.

The much-awaited N22 Cork-Kerry road upgrade, including the Macroom bypass, has been given the green light by Government.

Expected to take three-and-a-half years to complete, this €280m investment will alleviate traffic bottlenecks and be a significant boost to tourism and business in the region by bringing Killarney and Cork closer together.

Published by the CSO, the Statistical Yearbook of Ireland 2019 presents a comprehensive picture of Cork and Ireland today.

Did you know that 65% of commuters in Cork travel by car whereas only 8% commute by bus? Or that Polish is the most spoken language in Cork city and county, outside of English and Irish?

The Malta Business Bureau is bringing a delegation of businesses in the ICT sector to connect with Cork companies interested in support services for digital transformation, business process management, software development and web design across a number of sectors.

Enterprise Europe Network and Cork Chamber will facilitate business partnering and collaboration opportunities across geographies and sectors.  

Enterprise Europe Network at Cork Chamber is pleased to share information on a unique event taking place in Cork to support the development of new research partnerships, explore cross-cutting opportunities and get insights from H2020 experts.

Specifically, this event will promote Horizon 2020 opportunities still available to Irish researchers and other programme participants.

• Airelle Besson, Sebastian Sternal & Jonas Burgwinkel Trio Play Jazz at Triskel - 27th October 
• Lunchtime Learning: Moving From Fear To Trust - 29th October 
• Christmas Event in Musgrave MarketPlace - 14th November 
• The Irish Commercial Mediation Association (ICMA) presents 'Making Mediation Work' - 21st November

• Erin Hampers offering 10% off all their hampers before the 20th November 
• 50% discount off online Fire Safety Online Training Courses at Chris Mee Group
• Right Solutions have a 20% discount off 3-month contracts for professional staff

In this issue the cover story relates to the Lower Lee Flood Relief Scheme where a design update has recently been presented. We announce the winners of the Cork Digital Marketing Awards 2019,  launch the Cork Company of the Year 2020 and look forward to the upcoming Maltese Mission to Cork (9-10 December).

This edition includes part 2 of the Connecting Cork feature which focuses on the growing financial sector and international workforce in Cork and you can also keep up to date on member news and upcoming Chamber events.

The 4 award categories are:

• Emerging Cork Company of the Year (less than 5 years in business)
• Cork SME Company of the Year (less than 50 employees)
• Cork Large Company of the Year (50-200 employees)
• Cork Corporate of the Year (more than 200 employees

Applications close this Thursday October 24th at 5pm. Proudly sponsored by Vodafone Ireland with media partner Irish Examiner.