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Cork Connects in San Francisco
Cork Delegation meeting with Tim Cook, CEO Apple in Silicon Valley last week.
‘Connecting Cork’ is a new initiative spearheaded by Cork Chamber that sees the organisation proactively working to put Cork on the agenda internationally and build connections in key global cities and markets, promoting a positive message that “Cork means business”.
As part of this drive to further raise Cork’s profile in the United States, Cork Chamber representatives last week met with key business leaders and organisations in San Francisco. The trip culminated with an address from Barrie O’Connell at the Irish Network USA (INUSA) Conference, the largest US “Global Irish” networking opportunity of 2016. This visit will be followed next week by a London Dinner that will see almost 150 attendees learn more about the unique and exciting opportunities that the Cork region offers investors and their employees and later in the year a twin city trip to Shanghai.
Read more here.
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GE Healthcare to Deliver Future of Biopharma from Cork
Cork Chamber welcomes the hugely positive news of GE Healthcare setting up a new €150 million bio-manufacturing campus in Cork creating 500 new biopharma jobs.
Commenting on this investment, Conor Healy, Cork Chamber CEO, said: “The decision by GE Healthcare to establish a new manufacturing campus in Ringaskiddy is a testament to the strength and success of the biopharmaceutical sector in Cork as well as the track record of GE’s existing operation in Carrigtwohill. With the planned investment in a new Campus, and the 500 biopharma jobs expected to follow, Cork will further strengthen its position as a leading global location for pharmaceutical investment.”
[Read more]
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Submission to Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation on the Companies Act 2014
As part of a consultation process on the Companies Act 2014, Cork Chamber has made a submission to the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation proposing an extension to Section 279 (2) to allow for the continued use of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles for financial reporting in Ireland. Our submission is available to read here. Further information on the consultation process can be found here.
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Build New Business Connections This Thursday
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Date: Thursday 22nd September Time: 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM Venue: Himalaya Yoga Valley, Penrose Wharf Cost: FREE for Cork Chamber members BOOK NOW
**PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A REGULAR AFTER HOURS NETWORKING EVENT WITH NO OBLIGATION TO DO ANY YOGA!**
“Stretch” your networking muscles
Cork Chamber will host the September Business After Hours networking event in Himalaya Yoga Valley company, Penrose Wharf and we invite you to come along “stretch” your networking muscles after the Summer hiatus.
Himalaya Yoga Valley Company is an established yoga school internationally in Ireland and India, renowned as a centre for excellence in yoga education, sharing the knowledge of yoga masters with integrity, safety and passion. Himalaya Yoga Valley brings health and wellness to a wide range of community members in Cork and surrounds through the science of yoga.
Take this opportunity to view these beautiful studios in Penrose Wharf and get back into your networking stride.
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Cork Company of the Year Launch Event
Date: Monday, 3rd October
Time: 12:30pm - 2pm
Venue: Cork Chamber, Fitzgerald House, Summerhill North
Cost: Free - registration essential
BOOK HERE
We are delighted to announce the launch of the Cork Company of the Year Awards and we would like to invite all members to attend.
You will hear from past winners of the Cork Company of the Year on what the award means for their business, the value of the PR coverage to the impact it had at international levels with colleagues, clients and peers.
This event is open to all businesses who are interested in learning more about this prestigious award and what it can do to help your business connect and grow. You can learn more about the application process itself as our judges, including Vodafone representatives, along with past winners and finalists will be in attendance.
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October Business Breakfast with Niall Gibbons
Date: Tuesday 11th October
Time: 7.30am – 9.00am
Venue: Kingsley Hotel
Cost: €25 members / €35 non members
BOOK HERE
Niall Gibbons is the current Chief Executive of Tourism Ireland, the organisation responsible for marketing the island of Ireland overseas.
Niall has led the organisation’s development in the digital arena, with the launch of the global website Ireland.com, and has overseen Tourism Ireland’s emergence as a leader in digital marketing and in the social media space. He led the development of Tourism Ireland’s ‘Global Greening’ initiative, which has brought tourism to the heart of St Patrick’s Day celebrations across the world and which generates positive media coverage worth tens of millions of euro each March for the island of Ireland.
Join with your colleagues to hear about Tourism Ireland’s future plans for marketing Ireland and Cork.
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Advancing Leadership Programme (FETAC Level 6)
Starts Tuesday October 4th next - €760 for Chamber Members!
The Advancing Leadership programme is about developing the quality of the relationships in which leaders and managers engage with workplace colleagues, such as to enable them to achieve extraordinary results. The essence of such enabling relationships is that they feature a coaching approach to interpersonal engagement at their core.
The coaching process is about unlocking each person’s potential, to maximise his or her performance. And those who practice advanced leadership, deploy coaching as a fundamental practice in ensuring high performance outcomes in their organisations.
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Practical Productivity - Microsoft Outlook
Starts 25th October next - €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!
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Latest News
- Network Ireland National Conference, Friday 30th September, Clarion Hotel, Cork - read more
- Cork Airport to Gran Canaria, on the cards year-round - read more
- GE Healthcare to Deliver Future of Biopharma from Cork - read more
- Appointments to the Board of the Crawford Art Gallery - read more
- On your Mark, Get Set...Develop an App - read more
- Irish woman who was dedicated to saving lives during the Holocaust to be honoured for the first time in Ireland - read more
- Official Turning of the Sod Ceremony for new Children’s Centre in Cork - read more
- Action Plan for Education will Prepare Learners for Changing Global Economy - 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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Latest Member Offers
- Robin Hill House: Pamper Package €80 - read more
- CoachClinic: Become the Networking Genius - read more
- Musgrave Marketplace: Business Essential Deals - read more
- Griffith College Cork: 10% reduction in tuition fees for Cork Chamber members sponsoring an employee to study - read more
- CEA Engineers & Architects: 10% Reduction in all Services for all Cork Chamber Members - read more
All current offers are listed on our website. You can share an offer for fellow Chamber Members through the Member Information Centre (MIC).
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Upcoming Member Events
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- Developments in the Organisation of Working Time - Legal Island in association with Crowley Solicitors - September 28th - read more
- UCC: Innovation Master Classes: Enabling Enterprise Development through Innovation, September 23rd - read more
- Pulses of Tradition: until September 23rd - read more
- Dean Strang & Jerry Buting - A Conversation On Justice, September 22nd - read more
- it@cork: Sept Tech Talk: Privacy, Data Protection & CyberSecurity: New Business Realities, September 22nd - read more
- Charity Carrauntoohill Climb, September 24th - read more
- UCC: The Keynes Centre UCC - Reading for Change Book Club, September 26th - read more
- FSPA Level 2: September 27th - read more
- EXIM Summit 2016: September 29th - read more
- Triskel Christchurch: Poetry of 1916 Leaders Inspire New Ian Wilson Composition 'Wayfarers' September 30th - read more
- FirstLightCork100: PJ Coogan LipSync Battle, until September 30th - read more
- Munster Rugby: London Dinner, October 11th - read more
- The Mercy Hospital Foundation: Mercy Heroes, October 14th - read more
- Working Towards a Sustainable City, October 14th - read more
- IDARA Balance in the Workplace: Creating a feel good workplace through employer branding, October 19th - read more
- Shine a Light Night, October 21st - read more
- Pendulum Summit 2017, January 11th - 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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