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Chamber Urges Council for Realism
 Cork Chamber has called on both local authorities in Cork to demonstrate realism in the run-up to their 2015 Budget’s and ensure that there is no increase in rates at a minimum for 2015, maintain in full the commitment to ring-fencing 1% of rates income for the Economic Development Fund and to put in place a multi-annual strategy which will see the extra revenue being raised through the Local Property Tax leading to targeted reductions in commercial rates in the years ahead. A fundamental restructuring of the commercial rates system is necessary if we are to address the over reliance on the business community to fund local government in a meaningful way. Recent changes to the Local Property Tax rates and changes to the provision of central government funding cannot be allowed to have an adverse effect on commercial rates if businesses in the region are to remain sustainable.
Strengthening Your Business Voice - Cork Chamber Policy & Research Activities
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Business Opportunities In Canada - Focus On Alberta
Date: 13th November
Time: 7:30am - 09:30am
Venue: The River Lee Hotel
Cost: FREE registration
To Book: HERE
The Enterprise Europe Network is delighted to announce that Dan Byrne of Lincor Solutions will talk about Lincor’s success in the Canadian market on Thursday, 13th November, in the River Lee Hotel. To book your free place at this event, click here.
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Business Breakfast with Dan Kiely, Voxpro
Date: 26th November
Time: 7.30am – 9.00am
Venue: Kingsley Hotel
Cost: €25 members/€35 non members
To book: HERE Cork Chamber is delighted to host the November Business Breakfast featuring Dan Kiely, Chief Executive of Voxpro. Voxpro is an award-winning, multi-lingual, business process outsourcing provider headquartered in Cork, with an office in Dublin and an international office in San Francisco. Founded in 1995 by Dan and his wife and business partner, Linda, Voxpro delivers customer contact solutions on behalf of more than 100 multinational corporations and leading international blue chip companies worldwide, including Google, Airbnb, Nest and Travelzoo. CLICK HERE for further details
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International Marketing Workshop
Date: 26th November
Time: 9:30am – 5.30pm
Venue: Cork Chamber Office
Cost: Free
To book: HERE
Are you looking at growing your business internationally or to improve your international marketing skills? Renowned Chartered Marketer, Ray Clarke, will be running a workshop on behalf of the Enterprise Europe at Cork Chamber on November 26th (9:30am – 5.30pm). The workshop will take place in Cork Chamber Office, Summerhill North.
Book your free place here.
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Winning Public Sector Business Workshop
Date: 10th December
Time: 12:30 - 16:30
Venue: CIT
Cost: Free
To book: here
The Enterprise Europe Network is running a FREE workshop on 10th December in CIT. The aim of this workshop is to help Irish businesses find and then bid for public sector business opportunities. The workshop aims to teach businesses how to avoid the typical mistakes and pick up tips and best practice when completing a pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ), invitation to tender (ITT) or tender documents.
The workshop will involve a mixture of presentation, case study, group work and most importantly, “working on a tender that you could bid for”. The workshop will be delivered by Toni Saraiva, who has over 10 years’ experience in dealing with companies looking for partners, funding or contracts in the EU.
To register your place for this event, please click here.
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Annual Christmas Lunch
In Association With Brightwater Recruitment Specialists
Date: 12th December
Time: 12:30pm - 15:30pm
Venue: Radisson Blu Hotel, Little Island
Cost: €60 members / €75
To book: HERE
Cork Chamber in association with Brightwater Recruitment Specialists are delighted to bring you the Annual Christmas Lunch, which will this year take place on Friday 12th December in the Radisson Blu Hotel, Little Island and is held in partnership with the Marketing Institute of Ireland Cork Branch.
This annual event continues to be one of the most popular Chamber events, with a fantastic festive buzz, a fun and relaxed way to network, as well as our regular charity raffle with plenty of fantastic prizes up for grabs on the day. Our keynote speaker will be John Lonergan, former Governor of Mountjoy Prison.
Join the conversation on Twitter #onthe12thdayofchristmas
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Innovation and IP supports
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New Innovation Voucher – Horizon 2020 (Pilot Call) Enterprise Ireland launched a new Horizon 2020 Innovation Voucher on September 1 and this will run on a pilot basis for an initial period of six months. The voucher will allow SMEs to explore and apply for Horizon 2020 opportunities, with the assistance of a public sector knowledge provider.
Building a Business on your Ideas
25th November 2014, 08.45-15.00, Nimbus Centre, CIT Enterprise Europe Network Ireland in co-operation with the Patents Office, Enterprise Ireland and the Local Enterprise Offices have launched a series of one-day seminars, aimed at the ‘small business’ community, entrepreneurs and inventors, on the theme of ‘Building a Business on Your Ideas’. This seminar will focus on:- How business should be aware of and can exploit the value of Intellectual Property (Patents, Trade Marks, Designs and Copyright) and the support structures that are available for small businesses and start-ups from the State and Europe. For more information or to register click here
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Cork Chamber Launches the Cork City Centre Forum
On the 10th November, Cork Chamber officially launched the Cork City Centre Forum. The Forum which is comprised of retailers and business owners from across the City as well as representatives of business organisations also includes new City Council Chief Executive, Ann Doherty and Superintendent Barry McPolin of An Garda Síochana.
The objective of the Forum is to identify and advance innovative opportunities to rejuvenate the City and increase footfall and business in the City Centre. The Forum will be a platform to re-focus the energy, enthusiasm and ideas of those who are working in the City to showcase the best of what Cork City has to offer to our local and international visitors.
Through stakeholder interaction and collaboration the Cork City Centre Forum will bring positive solutions to existing challenges and help make Cork City a better place to visit, work and shop.
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Embracing Digital!!
Firstly, many congratulations to all of the winners of our Cork Digital Marketing Awards. It was a fantastic day and many thanks to everyone who contributed to its success. The full list of winners can be found HERE!
While we’re embracing digital, our next Digital Marketing/Social Media for Business Course is starting on the 25th November next. This course is ideal for businesses that want to get more business using social media and who wish to reinforce their offline reputation, online!
We also have a course in GOOGLE ANALYTICS running on the 24th November, designed to help you wade through the sea of data, to assess your website traffic properly so you get a more accurate picture of how your website is doing.
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inBusiness inCork Showcase 2014
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Date: 14th November
Time: 09:30 to 16:00
Venue: City Hall
Cost: FREE
To book: HERE
The third annual inBusiness inCork showcase at City Hall will deliver breakthrough opportunities for businesses and startups on Friday, 14th November 2014. With more than 1,500 participants expected to attend the business networking showcase and conference, Cork innovates has teamed up with Vodafone and AIB among other business partners to deliver a breakthrough event for potential and existing entrepreneurs in the Region.
The inBusiness inCork 2014 showcase is supported by a number of partners including Vodafone, AIB, Irish Examiner, RedFM and more to bring a high quality event to the people of Munster.
For more information, or to register your place at the free event, please visit here
This year inBusiness inCork will also have an online networking tool (available here) provided by Esus. This app will enable those who are registered to network with people during and after the event. Users can filter by name, company name and sector. It will also include the Irish Examiner Special Supplement, a map and an agenda.
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Member Offers
1. 10% OFF Personal Training at Dan Sweeney Personal Training
2. 10% discount on black and white fine art landscape photos at Giles Norman Photography
3. November Special offer 10% OFF with Skytech
4. Achieve your BEST BODY with At The Fitness Centre
5. Christmas Printing Offer at MBE Design & Print
6. A divine 2 hour pamper package at Robin Hill Sanctuary
7. Complimentary Financial Review MyMortgages MyFinances
9. Up to 40% discount* on your international shipping withFedEx Express!
More details on these offers can be found here.
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Christmas Night at Flemings
Date: 29th November
Time: 7pm
Venue: Flemings Restaurant, Tivoli
Cost: €57
To book: 021- 4821621
Christmas at Flemings is magical. We love Christmas and our Georgian Dining rooms are perfect for capturing the atmosphere of Christmas perfectly. We will be starting with a wine tasting followed by a 5 course dinner accompanied by music and storytelling by one of Ireland's best known storytellers, Pat Speight.
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Focus Ireland Cork Table Quiz
Date: 12th November
Time: 8.30pm
Venue: Sober Lane Cork
Cost: Teams of 3/4/5 €30
Focus Ireland in Cork is holding a Table Quiz on Wednesday night next at 8.30 in Sober Lane. This is a quiz with a difference... a quiz without questions!! Teams of 3/4/5 cost €30. Free finger food, super raffle and a great night. We would really love to see and welcome you.
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Kilkenny’s November Sale- Up to 50% Off
Date: Tuesday 11th of November - Sunday the 16th of November
Time: *See 'read more' for the various times
Venue: Stores Nationwide
Kilkenny are running their BIGGEST ever November sale, Up to 50% Off Everything and FREE €50 Hotel Voucher’s with purchases. A wonderful opportunity to get your Christmas Shopping sorted so early with fantastic once-off reductions!
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Cloud Services in Ireland
Date: 26th November
Time: 8 – 10 am
Venue: The Tyndall Institute
Cost: Free
To book: here
Cloud Services in Ireland:The State of The Nation. BT Ireland will host a special breakfast in Cork, in association with IDC, to reveal key insights on the current use of cloud services in Ireland and an assessment of the opportunities and challenges associated with transformational cloud technologies. As an IT manager or a CIO today, the pressure is on to make critical decisions so your business can compete in a new kind of economy, where competitive advantage comes from operational efficiency as well as product differentiation.
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CILT Agri-Food Logistics
Date: 27th November
Time: 20:00-22:00
Venue: Board Room of the Port of Cork Company, Customs’ House St, Cork
Cost: Free
To book: Registration is VITAL. To register email here .
Minister for Agriculture, Food & the Marine Simon Coveney will launch the Chartered Institute of Transport and Logistics (CILT) Seminar on Agri-Food Logistics for Ireland and Emerging Markets. Expert panellists from large and small manufacturers, logistics providers and retailers will discuss supply chain and logistics challenges and opportunities. The CILT seminar will be chaired by Capt Michael McCarthy, Commercial Manager of the Port of Cork.
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SolarWinds Cork Customer Appreciation Day
Date: 5th December
Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm
Venue: SolarWinds, Building 1000, City Gate, Mahon, Co. Cork.
To Book: Register Here
Join your IT peers at the SolarWinds Customer Appreciation Day and discover how we are changing the way the world manages and monitors IT infrastructure. At this event you'll hear about the latest SolarWinds developments with practical real life examples of customer implementations. Whether you are managing networks, systems, applications, databases or security performance or have responsibility for your organisation's entire IT infrastructure, this is an event you can't afford to miss.
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