In partnership with the Sales Institute of Ireland

Date: 12th June 
Time: 08:30 - 12:30
Venue: Maryborough Hotel
Cost: Cork Chamber & Sales Institue members €120 / non - members €150 
To book: HERE 

We are all selling every day and everyone in your organisation has a responsibility to promote, sell, develop and market your core product or service. From the background research to the first phone-call, from the first networking contact to getting that essential meeting and from that meeting to the signed contract, we will teach you all the necessary skills and steps to turn an introduction into a solid lead and a customer for life. A must-attend event for 2014, places are limited so book now for June 12th 
Don't miss out book your place HERE. 

Get involved in the online discussions on LinkedIn HERE. Use #CCdrivingsales on Twitter. 

Date: 17^th June
Time: 5.30pm – 7.00pm
Venue: Ronan Daly Jermyn, Park Plaza, Citygate
Book:  HERE

Cork Chamber and Ronan Daly Jermyn will partner on Tuesday 17^th June to bring you the annual Summer BBQ at their new Park Plaza Premises in Mahon.

Ronan Daly Jermyn is a leading Irish law firm offering specialist legal advice. The firm represents local, national and international clients engaged in a wide range of activities, as well as public sector bodies and governmental agencies. A progressive modern law firm, RDJ offers a partner-led service to clients.

The new offices at City Gate Park provide the firm with 7,000 additional square feet of office space, as well as a theatre-style conference and training rooms to facilitate hosting of in-house client seminars. This event will take place on the firm’s rooftop garden, which offers stunning views of the surrounding area, an absolutely unique opportunity for some “high level” networking!

• Travelagent.ie Joins Travelsavers Ireland  - Read More HERE
• Experience Fest Cork Summer Show 2014 - Read More HERE 
• Fuzion Communications’ Cycle Against Suicide Campaign Shortlisted For Prestigious National PRII Award - Read More HERE 
• 50% Of Students Have A Business Idea They Would Like To Develop - Read More HERE 
• Urgent Need For The Establishment Of The Strategic Banking Corporation Of Ireland - Read More HERE 
• Springboard PR & Marketing Shortlisted For Excellence In PR Award - Read More HERE 

Cork Chamber has actively lobbied on behalf of its members since the establishment of Irish Water for the introduction of a fair and equitable enduring non–domestic tariff system and also to ensure that sufficient time must be allocated for the full and proper migration of information to Irish Water. 

Based on this engagement Cork Chamber will facilitate a presentation by two senior executives from Irish Water on the 28^th May.  Regional Operations Manager for Irish Water, Katherine Walshe and Key Account Manager for Irish Water, Mary Williams will discuss a number of issues of concern to industry including the priorities and challenges for Irish Water, migration of services and billing from the Local Authorities to Irish Water, industry and tariff regulation, implications for businesses and Irish Water operations including customer services.

In 2014, the Chamber prepared a submission in consultation with its membership in response to the Department of Transport’s public consultation on the first ever National Aviation Policy.

The Department has now released a draft of its policy which is available here

If any members have comments/feedback on the draft policy, please email our Policy & Research Projects Manager Dr. Siobhan Bradley HERE  by COB on Friday 20^th June.

We’ve all had those moments when we’ve been adrift in Excel spreadsheets and can’t figure out the right formula or lose a column or worse, lose a page!

We have both Intermediate Excel and Advanced Excel training courses coming up soon, both designed to help you conquer those Excel woes!

Mission for Growth to Israel (24th-26th June 2014)

Director-General of Enterprise and Industry DG Daniel Calleja will lead a technical Mission for Growth in Tel Aviv next month and the scope of this visit is to improve business between Israel and EU countries.

Biomedica, Maastricht, the Netherlands (17th-18th June 2014)

Enterprise Europe Network, in collaboration with a number of organisations, are organising a free matchmaking event for participants in Biomedica on 18th June. See 'read more' below for further details.

Overseas Business Matchmaking Opportunities

See inside for a snapshot of partnership opportunities contained within our Enterprise Europe Network database.

Period of the offer available: Month of June

Sky Windows are offering all Chamber members & their extended families a free upgrade from double glazing to triple glazing when you order any time from their range of quality UPVC “A” rated windows. Quote “Chamber Offer”. Sky Windows is a Cork family owned business founded in 1989, they are celebrating 25 years in business this year.  Contact Aidan or Robert on 021 – 4354760 to avail of their free quotation service. 

Period of the offer available: 31/07/2014

Do you have a Dust Collector/ Dust Extraction system in your plant? Why not avail of Camfil Ireland Free Dust Collection Health and Safety Assessment. Camfil trained site engineers will survey your Dust Collection system and report back our findings to help prevent any accidents occurring from the system.

Date: May 29th 
Time: 9.30am t- 5.00pm
Venue: City Hall
Cost: €60
To book: HERE

Cork City's Local Enterprise Office are offering an 'Introduction To ECommerce' workshop on Thursday, 29th May, to be held at the Cork City Hall.

The course is aimed at retailers and aspiring entrepreneurs who have taken their businesses online or are looking to do so soon. It will help attendees understand the fundamentals of E-Commerce and gives them a step by step breakdown of what it takes to build and run a successful E-Commerce business.

Date: June 10th
Time: 8am – 10am
Venue: Vertigo Conference Centre County Hall
Cost: Free- Sponsored by Bank Of Ireland
To book: RSVP HERE  

Is Your Business a Social Business? Can it be one tomorrow? Bank of Ireland have teamed up with Facebook to develop a programme to support SME growth across Ireland. Join us to hear from Rhona Cunningham, Facebook EMEA SME Manager who will share top tips and best practices on how you can build and grow your business with Facebook, along with examples of real life SMB’s who are driving business awareness and sales online and into their stores.

Date: June 11th
Time: 7:30am-9:00am
Venue: Radisson Blu Little Island
Cost: FREE
To book: HERE  

Designed specifically for Business Owners and Leaders, this workshop will provide you with specific, effective ideas and systems to help you to increase your sales and profits, improve cashflow in your business and develop a winning team and do it all in less time. 

Date: June 13th-15th
Time: All Day
Venue: Curraheen, Cork
Cost: €15 per day for adults, OAP and Students €13, Children U12 Free
To book: HERE  

Organised by the Munster Agriculture Society, Experience Fest/Cork Summer Show is a new food, music and agricultural festival, which will take place at Curraheen Park in Cork from June 13 to 15. Peter Kelly of FRANC is the Creative Director of Experience Fest/ Cork Summer Show.