Twitter for Business – 7th May - €140.00

Twitter is now the place where news breaks around the world. With everyone sharing links and photos with the second biggest social network in the world, Twitter is a space for both consumer marketing and B2B marketing. This course is for a business/organization that regularly uses Twitter and wants to improve on what they’re doing so that their Twitter account starts to be a channel that benefits their organisation.

This course will include the following:

• Evaluating your Twitter profile
• How to use Twitter
• What methods businesses are using Twitter in order to market and build brand recognition
• How to add value 140 characters at a time
• How Twitter Hashtags can benefit your company
• Growing your Twitter following and Twitter Advertising
• Automating your Twitter
• Twitter Analytics
• Using Twitter Cards to generate leads

Certificate in Supervisory Management (FETAC Level 6)

Course Dates: 18th, 25th, 26th May & 15th June

Member Rate: €525.00

The main purpose of this programme is to provide candidates with the tools and techniques necessary to work in a supervisory management role. You will learn the key areas of management such as roles and responsibilities, employment legislation, recruitment, performance management, data protection, operational planning and budgeting.

If you are new to the management area, thinking of moving or are an existing manager, this course is ideal for you.

At the end of this programme, successful participants will be able to:

1. List the roles and responsibilities of a supervisor/line manager;
2. Analyse the process of staff recruitment;
3. Identify the key areas of workplace legislation and best practice in staff supervision;
4. List the main provisions of the Data Protection Act;
5. Develop operations manuals for work-related procedures, including systems for records management;
6. Prepare departmental budgets, taking into account a range of potential expenses such as labour and material costs, insurances and contingency;
7. Identify best practices in the ongoing training and development of their staff;
8. Manage performance and conduct effective performance appraisals.

How does the EU’s General Food Law impact on your business?

The European Commission has launched a public consultation in order to better understand how General Food Law (i.e. EU rules on food/feed safety along the production chain) affects small businesses in the sector.  The Commission is keen to hear about SME experiences, both good and bad, in terms of complying with the legislation.  If, for example, the current legislation creates additional paperwork or undue costs for your business, then they would like to know. 

This survey is aimed at all food/feed businesses along the supply chain, including: processors and manufacturers or food/feed products; manufacturers of food contact materials (e.g. packaging, cutlery, kitchen equipment) and plant production products (pesticides); wholesalers of food/feed products (including import/export); retailers (mainly selling food/feed, specialised or non-specialised); Caterers/restaurants;  transport/storage (mainly for the food/feed sector, specialised or non-specialised).

Your feedback will help assess the effectiveness of the law, and possibly make changes to it.  If you are operating in one of the sectors above and would be willing to complete a short survey on how food/feed regulations impact your business, please click through the following link: http://t.co/VSQqqewv20. By participating in this survey, you could be in with the chance of winning a bottle of Prosecco!

For further information about this public consultation, contact Katherine@corkchamber.ie. 

Irish food and drink buyers sought for trade mission to La Rioja, Spain, 3-4 June

Irish food and/or drink importers and buyers are invited to a food and drink focused trade mission to La Rioja (Spain) on 3^rd and 4^th June. This business mission is being organised in the framework of the Enterprise Europe Network and the Employer’s Federation of La Rioja. The Employer’s Federation of La Rioja will cover the cost of flights, accommodation and board for eligible applicants.

The event will comprise of bilateral business meetings between Spanish companies and Irish food and drink buyers or importers. Delegates will also have the opportunity to visit the companies’ premises. The overall scope of the event is to facilitate new international linkages within the food and drink sector.

The Rioja region is renowned for its Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) wine, olive oil, tinned vegetables, cured and cooked meats, and cheeses. The target audience for this mission will comprise of supermarket chains, foodservice distributors, importers of Spanish food products, and wine importers.

 For a copy of the application for and a catalogue of the companies’ profiles, please contact Eimear@corkchamber.ie.

Irish buyers sought for Sicily4Expo 2015 taking place during July, September and October 2015

Sicily’s Regional Government and the Enterprise Europe Network are organising a series of sector-focused B2B matchmaking events which will take place at different stages during Expo 2015. The scheduled events are as follows:

• A trade mission for the agrofood, organic food, tourism, fashion and design, craftsmanship, and marine sectors will take place in Palermo, July 12^th – 15^th 2015.
• A trade mission for the renewable energies, ICT, mechatronics, biomedical, eco-building, sustainable mobility, and water management, will take place in Catania from September 20^th to 23^rd 2015.
• A trade mission for the agrofood sector will take place in Milan and Catania from October 18^th to 21^st 2015.

Sicily’s Regional Government is offering to pay the travel, board and accommodation expenses for eligible Irish buyers from the above-mentioned sectors.

For further information about this event, please contact Eimear@corkchamber.ie. 

Exploring the relationship between Food, Health and Nutrition

The Enterprise Europe Network at Cork Chamber is calling for expressions of interest from companies that would like to join a delegation to ‘Food Matters Live’ which will take place from Tuesday 17 - Thursday 19 November 2015 at the ExCeL in London. 

Food Matters Live is the UK's first cross-sector event bringing together professionals from across the food and drink industry, nutrition and health to address one of the most important challenges of our time: the relationship between food, health, nutrition and their connections with the environment, population health and wellbeing. 

Food Matters Live will allow attendees access to:

• Over 400 leading organisations forming a carefully curated exhibition
• Over 450 speakers participating in the conference and seminar programme
• Over 100 free to attend conference and seminar sessions
• Special events include a free matchmaking meeting organised by Enterprise Europe, a Meet the Buyer event, an Open Innovation Pitching Event and the Free From Eating Out Awards
• Thousands of visitors from a range of professions and disciplines, including food science and manufacturing, R&D, food marketing, retailing, nutrition and public health

For more information contact Katherine@corkchamber.ie or see www.foodmatterslive.com

Panellists include:

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•             Current participant, John Burke, founder of Carster (www.carster.co)

•             Richard Barrett and Ross O’Dwyer, cofounders of Pundit Arena (www.punditarena.com)

•             Jayne Ronayne cofounder of KonnectAgain (www.konnectagain.com)

The interactive discussion will be chaired by Aodan Enright of SmarterEgg.

Eamon Curtin, Director of IGNITE will provide an overview of the programme.

Our IGNITE 2015 showcase will also provide guests with an opportunity to find out how our IGNITE 2015 start-ups are getting on.

Schedule for Thursday 30th April.

•             6.00pm – 6.30pm - Registration, Networking and Showcase

•             6.30pm – 7.30pm - Panel Discussion

•             7.30pm – 8.00pm - Networking and Showcase Resumes

The Hope Foundation (HOPE) is an Irish charity supporting overseas development and tackling humanitarian issues in India. All funds raised by HOPE will go towards providing shelter and support for children and their families living on the streets and in the slums of Kolkata. 

The speakers at the event are Pearse O’Donovan, Brian Hayes and Ned Murphy of Moore Stephens Nathans. Guest Speaker at the event will be Nick Ashmore, CEO of the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI). SBCI are making substantial funding available through financial institutions to SMEs in order to enhance liquidity and lower the cost of funding in the SME market. Senior members of the financial institutions will also participate.     

This should be of huge interest and benefit to those seeking new and replacement finance.

In the event of over subscription another event will be run in the short term.

Why Attend?

·  2 days' training by experienced bid specialists

·  One-to-one expert mentoring for each company participating

·  Access to online resources:

o    tenders discussion forum

o    live tender opportunities

o    iPhone app

·  Networking with other workshop participants

·  Joint venture partner sourcing opportunities

·  How public sector bodies across the island buy their goods and services

A technology exhibition will accompany the summit sessions, and provide the opportunity to showcase the latest trends and products currently being offered by the industry.