Cork Chamber strongly welcomes the announcement this week by Minister Coveney of 91 new jobs for Cork Maritime Sector. Resolute Marine Energy, a Boston-based wave technology developer, is to establish its European headquarters in Cork, creating 80 jobs. Resolve Marine is to increase its workforce in Cork by six people over the next year and Exceedence, a spin-out from University College Cork's Beaufort Research Centre, said it will create five jobs in the area of financial consultancy for the marine renewable energy sector next year.

The announcements were made at a one-day conference on the opportunities and challenges ahead for Cork Harbour, which was held at the National Maritime College in Ringaskiddy.

Cork Chamber recognises the vast economic potential of the Maritime Sector for Cork businesses and is currently participating in a European Project funded through the ‘Regions of Knowledge’ Seventh Framework Programme called the Resource Efficiency Maritime Capacity Project (REMCAP). REMCAP is a collaborative project involving 14 partner organisations from six European maritime clusters The main objective of REMCAP is  to develop the clusters' ability to promote innovation and enable sustainable growth across the key markets of offshore wind; ocean energy; fishing; aquaculture; blue biotech; aggregates and dredging and sea bed mining.

For more information visit the REMCAP website HERE or email Claire HERE. To view current outputs of the project please click HERE . You can register your interest in the REMCAP Project updates HERE.

The Forum, which is made up of business owners from across the City, Cork Chamber, the CBA, Cork City Council and An Garda Siochana has launched an information campaign to inform shoppers of available parking in the City over the festive period.

The campaign includes live up to date information on available spaces going out on hourly bulletins from both 96FM and Red FM. There is also a dedicated Twitter account, @CorkParking where users can see real time availability.

The Cork Chamber Business School would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

We engaged with over 200 different companies during 2014 and we would like to thank each and every one of these companies for their continuing support. We look forward to working with you all again in 2015!

Finally, we would like to offer our congratulations again to the winners of our inaugural Cork Digital Marketing Awards; EazyCity, Irish Made Gifts, Irish Examiner, HairyBaby, Castlemartry Resort, EIL Ireland, Hayfield Manor, Essential French, OnTheQT.ie. & Laya Healthcare.

We’ve had a great year and here’s to 2015 being even better!

Happy Christmas,

Norma & Aoife. 

Date: Thursday 15^th January
Time: 5.30pm – 7.00pm
Venue: Clarion Hotel
Cost: €20 Cork Chamber members only

We are making sure you start off the New Year on a good foot by bringing you a networking seminar from the networking guru, Caitlin O’Connor of Accelerating Performance. During this fully interactive networking seminar, you will learn: 

• How networking is for everyone both introverts and extroverts
• Enhancing your career whether employed or self-employed
• A simple Safe Cross Code to networking
• Perfect your networking pitch
• Working the room to maximise your time at events.

BOOK NOW to secure your place!

Book Your Seats For The Ryanair Customer Transformation Journey

Date: Wednesday 21^st January
Time: 5.30pm – 7.00pm
Venue: Clarion Hotel, Cork City
Cost: €15 Cork Chamber & MII members / €25 non members
To book: HERE

Ryanair is changing the way that it does business.  CEO Michael O’Leary recently stated, “It’s not enough to be the cheapest anymore. We need to be the cheapest, the best and the friendliest.”  Cork Chamber and the Marketing Institute of Ireland – Southern Region are proud to bring you “the Sky is the Limit” event on 21^st January, where Ryanair’s Chief Marketing Officer, Kenny Jacobs, will talk us through the transformation of this global giant. 

Kenny will share his thoughts on what has been a dramatic shift in perspective with regard to the role of the customer and the importance of continuous customer intelligence gathering as a key business driver.  Ryanair truly believes that the customer must be placed front and centre of the business and is the primary source of Ryanair’s enhanced value proposition to ensure customers continue to actively choose Ryanair. This event is kindly sponsored by Bank of Ireland.

BOOK NOW to secure your place

The “EU Business Avenues” Programme is now inviting applications for a Cleantech Mission to Singapore and Vietnam this coming June.  The business mission is aimed at facilitating the entry of EU ‘cleantech’ companies into the Southeast Asian market. The mission offers companies the chance to meet stakeholders and get the benefit of high quality information and coaching services. It is scheduled to take place in Singapore and Vietnam from the 15th-19th June 2015. The deadline for registration is the 23rd January 2015.

We are currently identifying destinations and relevant sectors for potential trade missions and brokerage events in 2015.  If you would like to input into this process, then please email Katherine here giving details of your target market and the sectors that relate to your business. 

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Join Ireland’s most aspiring and motivated individuals at the world’s leading business and self-empowerment summit, with speakers from the leadership, personal development and mindfulness sphere. Delegates are a distinguished mix of CEO’s, business influencers, and senior managers who have an insatiable appetite to constantly improve. Opportunities for professional development and entertaining clients.

Our diverse range of speakers will showcase ‘wisdom from inspirational minds’ in the hope that each delegate will be inspired to lead a fulfilled, successful life. 

An Taoiseach Enda Kenny will  open The Pendulum Summit 2015 and deliver a speech at 08.45 to launch the event!

Speakers Include: Deepak Chopra, Jack Black, Debra Searle, Keith Ferrazzi, Darina Allen, Gráinne Seoige, Pat Falvey, Una Fox, Patrick Coveney, Kingsley Aikins, Orlaith Carmody, Willie Walsh, John Mullins