As part of the DJEI prompt payment code awareness campaign, we would appreciate if you could send the following survey about the Prompt Payment Code (PPC) to your members and colleagues.   The PPC is an important prompt payment initiative that was specifically developed by business for business and, if supported by business, can make a real difference towards moving to a culture of prompt payment in Ireland. 

The aim of the survey, which should take no longer than five minutes to complete, is to gain a better understanding of how Prompt Payment is perceived and thereby assist in improving the culture of business to business payment practices in Ireland.  

COMPLETE SURVEY HERE

A consultation for the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (DCFTA) with Tunisia was opened on the 21st November 2016. The aim is to gather detailed views on the trade, investment and broader economic relationship between the EU and Tunisia in the context of the ongoing DCFTA negotiations. The questionnaire is open to all stakeholders, who are invited to express their views on opportunities and challenges of the future trade agreement. We are also specifically interested in practical experience in doing business with and in Tunisia.

Please circulate to your members and ask that should they have feedback, to contact Emma  before the 17th February 2016.

The consultation is available to read here. 

A public consultation on the forthcoming National Women's Strategy was recently launched by the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality, Frances Fitzgerald TD and the Minister of State with special responsibility for Equality, Immigration and Integration, David Stanton TD. The new Strategy will set out Government policy on promoting equality and the empowerment of women and girls from 2017 to 2020. To help inform the new Strategy, members of the public, women’s organisations, organisations in related fields and all interested parties are invited to give their views on a consultation paper. Contributions will be accepted until Friday 27 January 2017 at 5pm. The consultation paper and details of how to submit contributions are available online.

People may also contribute their view at a series of public consultation meetings, with the first of these taking place in Cork on 19th December.
We are asking people who would like to attend to register their interest with us, with details given on our website 

The dates of these meetings are:

• Cork, Monday 19th December 2016 from 14:00 to 17:00 (registration closes on 14th December at 5pm)
• Sligo, Thursday 12th January 2017 from 10:00 to 13:00 (registration closes on 6th January at 5pm)
• Athlone, Monday 16th January 2017 from 14:00 to 17:00 (registration closes on 11th January at 5pm)
• Dublin, Wednesday 18th January 2017 from 10:00 to 13:00 (registration closes on 12th January at 5pm

The Enterprise Europe Network organises a variety of events overseas where you can meet potential business partners and learn all you need to know to expand your business in Europe and beyond. Many of Europe’s biggest trade-fairs have an EEN brokerage event attached. If you are attending such shows, be sure to check to see if there will also be an accompanying brokerage event! The 2017 EEN Events Calendar (accessible here) is now available and is being updated regularly.

For more information about these events, contact Eimear.

Starts January 17th - €160 for Chamber Members!

• Would you like to have an EMPTY INBOX at the end of each day?!
• Would you like to schedule realistic days and never have to worry about forgetting to do or follow-up on a piece of work?
• Would you like to have an organised system that will help you work more effectively on a daily basis?

The Practical Productivity course will provide you a practical and workable solution to managing your workload and time more effectively in the work place!

Starts January 10th - €130 for Chamber Members!

• Competent use of Shortcut Keys
• Use formatting tools such as the format painter
• Write and copy formulas – Relative / Absolute
• Work with multiple worksheets and write formulas across sheets / Link Sheets
• Create professional looking charts and use drawing tools to enhance these
• Use the database functionality of MS Excel – Sorting & Auto Filter

The Excel Intermediate course  is designed to work through basics including the use of shortcut keys & some less familiar formatting options and topics such as working with and linking multiple worksheets, creating charts, managing lists among other options.

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