Fri 16th Aug | 7.30pm - 11.30pm | Maryborough Hotel Gardens

Wouldn't it be nice to have a Friday night filled with fun, fizz and fabulous food to look forward to? There’ll be beverages to suit all tastes on arrival, Summer tunes swirling in the air and party food served throughout the night.

This is the perfect occasion to socialise together as a team or mingle and meet business acquaintances in a social environment.

In association with Westboro Partners

Tues 20th Aug | 12.00pm – 1.30pm | Clearstream, Navigation Square

Cork Chamber will host our next Networking at Noon event in Clearstream’s new Cork office space in Navigation Square, once the fulcrum around which the city’s trading history was built.

This is the ideal opportunity to have a lunch break away from the desk and network with fellow Chamber Members, surrounded by the spectacular views of Cork City and Port from Clearstream’s new office space.

22nd Aug | 9am - 5pm | River Lee Hotel

Utilise tools to help manage your teams effectively and drive your team’s performance. Increase communication, and benefit from the increased strengths of individual team members.

This course will introduce you to SMART objectives, will help you outline the benefits to your business, help you measure results and performance of your business.

17^th Sept | 9am - 5pm | The Clayton Silver Springs 

This Customer Service & Complaint Handling Course will help you develop a greater understanding of the importance of communicating effectively with customers both on the telephone and face-to-face.

You will learn the importance of managing and exceeding expectations at every step of the service cycle and effectively deal with complaints in a calm and assertive way, without reacting inappropriately resulting in satisfied and loyal customers.

Clear Customs is being coordinated through key industry associations in the freight and logistics sector, and will be delivered free of charge nationwide by the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) Skillnet. It has been designed by industry for industry in preparation for the new customs requirements post-Brexit.

Enterprise Europe Network Cork is partnering with the network’s Austrian member to support Irish participants in B2B meetings at esib2019 – the European Summit of Industrial Biotechnology which takes place over 3 days from 18-20 November 2019 in Graz, Austria.

Additional Cork companies are invited to “Science meets Economy” business matching that will take place on day 2 (19 November from 18:15 – 19:45) with a focus on:

• Bioproduction in the bioeconomy
• Advances in Biomanufacturing & upcoming biopharmaceuticals

Speaking about Chambers Ireland’s Budget 2020 recommendations on Infrastructure and Housing, chief executive Ian Talbot emphasised that regardless of the economic uncertainties we face, Government must ensure that the NDP investments set out under that plan are realised.

The lack of appropriate and affordable homes is a crisis that needs significant State action. Even since the publication of “Rebuilding Ireland”, housing supply in urban areas has fallen short of demand, while undersupply has spread to the regions severely impacting local economies everywhere, from our largest cities to our smallest towns.

Do you have an interest in Climate Change Adaptation Planning?

Cork City Council are holding a workshop on climate change adaptation planning in Millenium Hall. This workshop on September 6^th is specifically focused on environment and business, and is the opportunity for you as a business representative to engage with Cork City Council on the development of the Cork City Council Climate Change Adaptation Strategy. The workshop forms part of the public consultation on the Draft Cork City Council Climate Change Adaptation Strategy. Are you interested to attend?