Date: 30th May 
Time: 08:15am -  14:30pm
Venue: Fota Island Resort
Cost: €120 members/ €150 non members
Book - HERE 

Expertise, Inspiration, Networking, Small discussion groups, Interactive Panel & Business Lunch

The Cork Chamber 2013 Conference will take a new direction with this half day seminar, with lots of networking on the day as well as a fully interactive mindshare portion, which will feed into a panel discussion facilitated by Anton Savage. Irish success stories, large UK investors, case studies and support agencies will give insights and practical information on how you can add growth to your business in the UK and beyond.  You will also have an opportunity to hear the British Ambassador HE Dominick Chilcott speak over a delicious lunch in Fota Island Resort.

For further details and booking information, please CLICK HERE

Date: 24th May
Time: 08:30am - 13:00pm
Venue: Clarion Hotel, Cork
Cost: Free
Book - HERE


Cork Chamber, in association with Network Cork and Cork City Enterprise Board, invites you a Mentoring Clinic for Female Entrepreneurs.

The event will begin with presentations from keynote speakers Valerie Kingston and Joni Farthing.  Valerie is co-founder of Glenilen Farm, based in Drimoleague, a small company that has won numerous awards over the last few years for their innovation and high quality products.  Joni is the founder and CEO of “Women Outside The Box” – Britain’s biggest festival of female entrepreneurship.  She has set up and sold several businesses and is a great believer in the power of networks. 

Following the speaker presentation there will be a speed mentoring clinic for women who are in the process of starting up their own business or in the early stages of business development.  If you are in these categories you are offered the opportunity to pre-book a FREE, 30 minute mentoring session with an experienced local businesswoman.

When you register, please give a brief summary of your business, the sector you are working in and the specific topic about which you are seeking advice. Contact Katherine

Date: Friday 24 May 2013
Time: 12.00 noon
Venue: Aula Maxima, North Wing, UCC.

University College Cork is pleased to invite you to the launch of its strategic plan, Sustaining Excellence 2013-2017 this Friday 24 May. Sustaining Excellence heralds good news far beyond the University walls, bringing with it multiple economic, educational, cultural and social benefits locally, nationally and internationally.

It will identify the future direction of UCC over the next 5 years, with the overall vision of ensuring UCC remains a world-class university connecting our region to the globe. The plan will be launched by Dr Michael Murphy, President of UCC and will be followed by a light reception. Please RSVP to the Office of Marketing & Communications, UCC on E: m&c@ucc.ie or T: 021 490 2821

Date: 24th - 25th May
Venue: Youghal
Cost: €50 (Inc. dinner on Friday night)

Speakers: Cllr. Barbara Murray - Mayor of the County of Cork, John Concannon - Fáilte Ireland, Director of Market Development, John Perry TD, Martin Riordan - Cork County Manager, Michael Magner - Chairman of the Cork Branch of Irish Hotels Federation,Stephen Ryan - Head of Marketing at Fota Wildlife Park, Kevin Cullinane - Marketing Manager Cork Airport and Derry Cronin - Managing Director of the Cronin Travel Group. Full information and registation form available HERE.

Following on from a very successful event last year we are delighted to welcome back Simon Coveney, T.D. Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine who will address the group followed by a panel discussion including some recent HPSUs. This event is all about encouraging people to consider an entrepreneurship journey and discover if they too could be part of rebuilding the economy. CorkBIC want to attract individuals who might be considering a career move and would like to learn more about their options for ‘starting a business’. 

Partners: Port of Cork, Cork City Council, Cork Chamber and Enterprise Ireland

*Pre-registration is essential for this event and there can only be 2 attendees per company. Phone Fionnuala at 021 2307014 (please leave a message). For more information visit the CorkBIC website

All are welcome to attend on Thursday 30^th May. There will be an exhibition to showcase each of the participating businesses from 2.00pm, followed by a short ceremony at 3.30pm to celebrate each of the fantastic businesses that took part. Guest speaker on the day will be Mr. Denis Collins, CEO of it@cork and Global Executive at IBM. Also officiating will be Mayor of Macroom Cllr. Owen Mc Carthy and Mayor of the County of Cork Cllr. Barbara Murray. It will be a good opportunity for any budding entrepreneurs to see if the programme might be the kick-start they need to really get their business going.  

Title: The Weber Experience is ready to take Cork by storm!
Date: 11am -2pm, 25th May
Location: Cork Gas Centre, Forge Hill
Cost: Free
Booking: Come along if you enjoy a BBQ
Contact: 021 4963749

Summary

Weber’s trailblazing chef Dan Cooper will be packing his barbecues, tools and ingredients into the specially designed, state of the art Airstream Land-Yacht, and bringing his expertise to the BBQ CENTRE at Cork Gas Centre, Forge Hill on Saturday 25th May from 11am-2pm.

The latest gas and charcoal Weber barbecues will be on show, along with a range of colourful, eye-catching cookware accessories.

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