Tues 9^th April | 7:30am–9.00am | The Metropole Hotel

In association with The Irish Examiner, our April Business Breakfast will take place in The Metropole Hotel. Through partnership with the Chartered Accountants Cork Society, our guest speakers Dr. Eoin Byrne, Cyber Ireland, Ronan Murphy, Smarttech247 and Mike Harris, Grant Thornton will provide you with valuable insights into the role of cyber-security systems in Ireland.

Thurs 11^th April | 5pm - 7pm | Clayton Hotel Cork City

In partnership with the National Recruitment Federation we welcome guest speakers Prof David Collings, DCU and Karen O’Reilly, Founder of Employmum along with industry experts to impart their knowledge on Talent Acquisition, Retention and the Flexible Work Movement.

• Millstreet Company achieves All-Ireland Accreditation
• IDS have extended their range and are soon to open showroom in Little Island
• Mardyke Arena UCC win big at National Awards
• Irish Door Systems extend range and are soon to open showroom in Little Island

• Anne O'Gorman joins Employmum

Air France offers a daily service from Cork operated by Air France HOP! linking the south of Ireland to Paris and provides connections to destinations throughout Europe and the world.

You can travel in either Business or Economy on the flight to Paris and choose from one of four classes for your onward intercontinental flight (La Première, Business, Premium Economy and Economy).

If your company is exporting to the UK and will be shipping products to the UK after March 29th then we encourage you to register with us for our Export Documentation Service, so that you are export-ready in the event of a ‘no deal’ scenario.

To discuss your requirements please contact our Export Documentation Manager Imelda.

28^th March | 10:30am -1:00pm | River Lee Hotel

Join this informative networking seminar with John Roxburgh, Senior Trade Commissioner- Canadian Embassy Dublin, Voxpro Ireland, Esentire EMEA,  Cork University Business School and Osborne Recruitment.

This event will focus on the wealth of opportunities that have opened up for trade and investment flow since 99% of tariffs on Irish export goods between to Canada were scrapped as a result of the 2017 CETA free trade agreement. 

Monday 1st April | 9am - 5pm | River Lee Hotel  

Great leaders don’t tell you what to do, they show you.

This 3-day Building and Leading High-Performance Teams course takes a comprehensive look at leadership styles, leading and motivating employees and developing high performance teams.

This course is highly interactive, and you will be practicing your leadership development and team building skills throughout.

Weds 3rd April | 9am - 5pm | Airport Business Park

You’re proficient in Excel and know your way around PowerPoint but what’s next? Utilise the skills you already have and develop them to create jaw-dropping presentations using Charts and Pivot Tables to present data to a wider audience.

Use Conditional Formatting to highlight duplicates, identify trends and combine with PowerPoint to create informative and engaging presentations accurately and clearly.

A delegation of tourism businesses based from the Seamus Heaney homestead in Bellaghy, Lough Beg region in Northern Ireland is visiting Cork on 25th March. The group is comprised of tourism SMEs, restaurateurs, hoteliers and food producers. Participate in a series of business matching and networking opportunities between Cork and Northern Irish tourism and hospitality businesses. 

• Cork tourism SMEs and Ring of Cork Tourism Cluster - Jameson Distillery, 24th March, 3-4pm
• Cork Chamber members in the tourism and hospitality sector - Crawford Gallery, 25th March 1-2.30pm
• Kinsale Chamber of Tourism and Business and the Good Food Circle - Blue Haven, Kinsale, 25th March, 6-7pm

Have your company's CSR commitment recognised.

Applications are now open for the Corporate Social Responsibility Awards 2019.

For tips on your applications, FAQs and Category Listings and more, see below.

Tuesday 26th March | 9.30 - 11.00am | The Crawford Art Gallery

The Cork City Customer Service Charter gives businesses a list of guidelines and training on service, customers and the city, focusing on areas that range from fundamentals like friendliness, skillfulness, accessibility and cleanliness to integrity, inclusivity, respect and excellence. The Local Enterprise Office, Cork City, is offering a Customer Service Charter programme for Cork City based retail and hospitality owners/managers which comprises of two sessions (Briefing Session for owners/managers and 'Train the Trainer Workshop').

The 200th Annual General Meeting of the Cork Chamber will be held on Monday 29^th April in the Imperial Hotel.

At the upcoming Annual General Meeting there will be six vacancies for Election to the Board of Cork Chamber.

Nominations are now open. Completed nomination papers can be downloaded here and must be returned on or before 5.00pm, Friday 29^th March.

If you have any queries please contact Imelda or Naoimh.

• Block Chain Ireland: Block Chain Ireland Week Cork Launch 21st March
• Enable Ireland: Lean with Lesley takes kindly supported by Cork City Hall March 31st
• Social Innovation Fund : Lunch and Learn Nano Nagle Place 26th March
• ASA Marketing Group: Branding Solutions Workshop 26th March
• ICSA: Board effectiveness and performance beyond the annual evaluation 27th March 
• PE Global: Recruitment Open Day
• Cork Airport : The Cork Car Show in association with Cork Airport will take place in the Cork International Hotel April 7th

What will Cork look like in 200 years’ time?

This question is at the centre of ‘Future Forms’, the public engagement project run at the Glucksman Gallery as part of Cork Chamber’s 200 year celebrations.

Through the programme over 1,000 students and community groups worked with artists to imagine how the city and urban environment might look in 2219.

The artwork sparked discussion on topical issues including transport, greening our city, climate change and housing.

Celebrating 200 years in business, we know Cork and what makes a thriving business community. Our mission is to make Cork the best place for business, and we want to bring you on the journey.

Sponsorship through our brand offers you an ideal medium to communicate a business-focused message and position yourself as a market leader to our 1,200 membership base and beyond.

We have some opportunities still available for 2019. To discuss these or arrange a meeting, please contact Annie FitzGibbon 021 4530145.

Is she Mam, Ma, Mammy, Mum, or the more modern 'Mom'?

Mother's Day is coming up and we have the perfect gift idea for you. Indulge the Mammy, Granny or Great Granny in some shopping with the Cork Chamber Gift Card.

Operated by One4All, The Cork Chamber Gift Card can be spent in 100's of retailers across Cork. You can buy it online, at the Cork City GPO or at Post Points across the county.