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Spotlighting Cork's Top SMEs
  
After undergoing a thorough judging process, we are excited to present, in partnership with Vodafone, the finalists in the SME Category of Cork Company of the Year Awards 2017.
Cork's Red FM, an independently owned Radio Station broadcasting across Cork City and County. Read full article in the Irish Examiner here and check out their video on YouTube.
Spearline Labs an automated number testing platform which provides the most efficient telecommunications experience possible. Read full article in the Irish Examiner here and find out more about Spearline labs on YouTube.
Irish International Trading Corporation (Cork) plc is one of Ireland’s leading wholesalers of agricultural & general hardware steel, wire, plumbing materials, bathroom supplies and accessories. Read full article in the Irish Examiner here and hear more about IITC on YouTube.
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Keep an eye on the Irish Examiner each Monday over the coming weeks to see the finalists announced in the large and non-profit category.
Winners will be revealed at the Cork Chamber Annual Dinner on Friday February 3rd , where 1000 business people will attend the biggest business event of the year!
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Submissions made to County Cork Local Area Plans
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Brexit Speech from Prime Minister Theresa May
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Yesterday UK Prime Minister Theresa May made a speech outlining her vision for the UK leaving the EU. Below are some highlights from her speech of relevance to members. - Prime Minister May highlighted her commitment to retaining the Common Travel Area between UK and Ireland.
- She also noted that it is the intention of the UK to leave both the Single Market and the Customs Union, but would be hoping to negotiate similar customs and trade agreements with the EU
- She made the commitment that all EU laws will automatically be converted into British law once Brexit takes effect
- Commitments were made to guarantee the status of EU citizens currently in the UK, but no details on the specifics of this was yet provided
- Central to her speech was that the UK would be seeking a transition period where they could phase in certain parts of the new deal with the EU
- Last of all, she said that final approval for a new deal would be with both the House of Commons and House of Lords
Full Speech available here.
Read Chambers Ireland press release here.
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Last chance to attend this evenings event!
Rebrand Reposition - The Why
Date: January 18th
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Venue: Clayton Hotel Cork City
ONLINE REGISTRATION NOW CLOSED - ON SITE REGISTRATION ONLY.
Cork Chamber will partner up once again with the Marketing Institute of Ireland Cork Region to bring you “Rebrand/Reposition – The Why”
We are delighted to announce that David Field, Commercial Trading Director at Eason will be the key note speaker on the night. David is currently a Non-Executive Director at The Marketing Institute of Ireland, a former Marketing Director at Brown Thomas and was also formerly Head of Marketing at Pigsback.com.
Join with your Cork Chamber and Marketing Institute colleagues to hear David share his experiences working with some of Ireland’s best known brands, including Harvey Norman and TV3.
Sponsored by Cork Institute of Technology
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The Enduring Family Business
Date: Friday 17th February
Time: 7.30am – 10.00am
Venue: Clayton Hotel Cork City
Cost: €25 For Cork Chamber/Chartered Accountants Cork Society
BOOK HERE Family Business is often an overlooked form of business ownership but they are all around us. Cork Chamber and the Chartered Accountants Cork Society are delighted to host a joint event to encapsulate the best qualities of the Family Business. There will be a Q&A with our expert panel including Brian O’Brien (PwC) Brendan Twohig ( MK Bazaars), JJ O’Connell (Irish Family Business Cluster/Plato) and Jan Harte (Jan Harte & Associates). This event will provide insights in to managing your business as well as guidance for the future to ensure that your business endures now and for the future. This is a must-attend event for anyone working in a family business or anyone doing business with a family-run organisation/company.
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Access the EU’s online bookshop
The EU Bookshop is an online bookshop, library and archive of publications; containing 110,000 titles and 235,000 corresponding electronic versions (PDFs, e-books) in over 50 languages. The majority of its titles are free of charge and the library contains useful resources for businesses.
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Entrepreneurship Skills from your Desk
Date: Thursday, 19th January Time: 12.00 PM to 12.45 PM Register: Here
EE-HUB Webinar: ‘Raising Entrepreneurship skills – good practices from European Chambers of Commerce in raising entrepreneurship skills: young entrepreneurs’ networks and start-up Ecosystems’. Join the European Entrepreneurship Education Network Hub (EE-HUB) webinar and find out more about good practices of European Chambers of Commerce in raising entrepreneurship skills for young entrepreneurs and start-up ecosystems. Register online here.
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InterTradeIreland Workshops on SME Tendering
Cork, 9th and 23rd February
Go-2-Tender is an InterTradeIreland programme which has been developed to give SMEs the confidence, knowledge and practical skills to tender successfully for public sector contracts in their own jurisdiction and on a cross-border basis.
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Business matching for the Energy Sector at GENERA 2017
Madrid, 28th February to 1st March
The aim of this event is to create a quick and easy way for SMEs and clusters actively engaged within the field of energy and environment to meet potential international business partners at Genera, the leading international event for energy and the environment, organised annually by IFEMA in Madrid.
To register for this year’s edition of the business matching event at Genera, click here.
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Lean Six Sigma
Starts February 20th - €980 for Chamber Members!
Lean Six Sigma Green Belts are vital assets to any business. They are key employees equipped with specialist tools to make these ‘changes for the better’ happen. Utilizing a vast array of tools, Lean Six Sigma focuses on improving speed and quality of a product or service, regardless of the industrial sector or size of the business, helping a business in becoming better and faster, providing a greater value product to the customer.
Click here to reserve a place!
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Search Marketing (SEO & AdWords)
Starts February 13th - €180 for Chamber Members!
This course equips participants with a good understanding of the power of search marketing.
- Understand the main elements that help a website rank organically and in the paid search space in Google.
- Learn how to perform keyword research using Google’s free tools.
- Know how to create compelling ad copy that people will want to click on.
- Learn how to select and develop sticky landing pages.
- Learn how to develop landing pages that are search engine friendly.
- Learn how to carry out inbound linking practices.
- Create a search console account and know how to read reports to allow the search engine spider to navigate the website.
Click here to reserve a place!
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Member News
- FD Centre in Ireland appoints new Director - read more
- Irish technology company signs significant distribution deal with Siemens PLM Software - read more
- Find your mojo to become a powerful leader - read more
- The Bank of Ireland Kernel Capital Venture Funds Lead €3m Investment in Corlytics - read more
- Fastnet Survey Predicts Workforce On The Move In 2017 - read more
- D’hillbillies Mud Run surpasses €51,000 mark for The Mercy Cancer CARE Centre - read more
- Deirdre Malone Joins Ronan Daly Jermyn Employment Team as Partner - read more
Springboard PR & Marketing expands with new appointment - read more
Share your news to our website through our Member Information Centre (MIC). If you have forgotten your login details contact us and we can reset them for you!
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Member Offers
- Everyday Nutrition Fitness & Wellbeing: 20% Discount on full price tickets - read more
- Musgrave Marketplace: Latest Business Essentials - read more
- Everyman Palace: 10% discount to Chamber Members on 120th Anniversary Fundraising Calendar 2017 - read more
Hayfield Manor: Book a table of 10 and get one place free per table! - read more
Do business with fellow Cork Chamber through sharing an offer. Offers can be submitted through the Member Information Centre (MIC) and all current offers are displayed on our website.
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Member Events
- Griffith College Cork: Open Evening, Wednesday, January 18th - read more
- CUH Charity: Information Evening: Walk the Camino for CUMH, January 25th - read more
- Cork Pops Orchestra: The Lord Mayor's Tea Dance, January 29th - read more
- The Hope Foundation: A Night of Adventure with Wild Frontiers Adventure Travel and The Hope Foundation, February 1st - read more
- The Cork International Travel Fair, 4th & 5th February 2017 - read more
- The Cornstore Restaurant: Cocktails, Cuisine & Style, March 16th - read more
- CorkBIC: The 2017 Entrepreneur Experience, April 7th & Saturday April 8th - read more
Promote an upcoming event through our Interactive Member Information Centre, all upcoming member events are listed on our website
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