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Member News
 

Clearstream Supports Cork Businesses with Cork Chamber Gift Card

VMware Cork Welcomes CEO Pat Gelsinger.

Cork Card Christmas Prep!

Marking the Difference in Customer & Employee Experience Excellence - Tickets Released Today.

Cork Printmakers Popup at Triskel - New Partnership Announced.

 
Member Spotlight
Matheson Employment Law Masterclass Series
 

Matheson is running a series of Employment Law Masterclasses beginning next month. Each event will provide a practical deep dive into workplace challenges and will be delivered by Matheson market leading specialists. Topics include; employment equality, protected leave, managing absences and drafting best practice contracts, common mistakes and how to avoid them.

 

Matheson is the law firm of choice for internationally focused companies and financial institutions doing business and from Ireland.
Upskilling You
People & Performance Management
 

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.
Customer Service & Complaint Handling
 

17th 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.
Recognising Your Success
CDMAs: Closes This Friday
Cork Digital Marketing Awards
 

There are just over 2 days to get your entries in for the Cork Digital Marketing Awards.


Whether it's 'Best Website', a 'Digital Campaign' or use of a specific digital channel, there's a category to suit your business.  The entry process is straight forward and you could walk away with an award for the remarkable achievements of your company's use of digital to enhance consumer experience.

 

So what are you waiting for?
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Upcoming Member Events
 

Informing You
Breaking Down Barriers Ball
 

On  Friday 20th September 2019 Lidl will host a fundraising ball for Cope Foundation and Jigsaw in the Clayton Hotel, Silversprings. 

 

This will be a wonderful night for the Cork community to come together to support two fantastic cork charities who are ‘Breaking Down Barriers’ every day.

 

A drinks reception will take place from 7pm followed by a three course meal. Music will be by Cork’s own Love Bugs followed by DJ til late.
Connecting You
Last Chance to Book!
Summer Garden Party
 

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
Networking at Noon - Limited Places Remaining
At Clearstream Navigation Square
 

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.
Enhancing Your Environment
Cork Chamber’s 1819 Fund
Support Social Innovation in Cork
 

This is the final opportunity to support the Chamber’s 1819 Fund, run in partnership with Social Innovation Fund Ireland. Join our current donors in supporting excellent social innovation initiatives in areas such as inclusion, health, environment and sustainability, that will benefit Cork communities in the future.

For more information contact Katherine Fitzpatrick here

 
Enhancing Your Environment
Infrastructure and Housing
Chambers Ireland Budget Submission
 

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.
Environment & Business workshop
 

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 6th 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?

Do you have an interest in Climate Change Adaptation Planning?

 

Cork City Council are holding a workshop on climate change adaptation planning. This workshop 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? If so please contact Michelle at Cork Chamber to register your attendance. The workshop takes place on Friday 6th September at 8am in the Millennium Hall, Cork City Council, Angelsea Street.

 

The Cork City Council Draft Climate Change Adaptation Strategy is open for public consultation currently. See link for more information. This public consultation process will close on Friday 13th September at 5pm. To reiterate, you are invited to make a submission to this consultation directly and/ or please forward any observations to Michelle or Thomas no later than Friday 6th September for consideration. Cork Chamber will be making a submission.

 

A submission can be as short or as long as you feel appropriate in the context of the observations you are making. A submission can be emailed, submitted via the Cork City Council public consultation submissions portal or submitted in hardcopy to Cork City Council offices. We urge the business community to engage with this process with observations, suggestions, examples of best practice etc. to ensure the final strategy adopted is as robust as possible to ensure a resilient Cork City. The Climate Change Adaptation Strategy will take on the role as the primary instrument at local level to ensure a proper comprehension of the key risks and vulnerabilities of climate change,  bring forward the implementation of climate resilient actions in a planned and proactive manner and to ensure that climate adaptation considerations are mainstreamed into all operations and functions of Cork City Council.
Supporting You
Clear Customs – Free Training
Government initiative led by Skillnet Ireland
 

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.

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.

 

Clear Customs, offers immediate and free customs training to Customs agents, intermediaries and eligible businesses who frequently trade with or through the UK, comprises of two elements:

  • Firstly, a training programme delivered nationwide over a period of 6 weeks providing the essential skills needed to make a compliant customs declaration.
  • Secondly, eligible businesses can apply for a Customs Financial Support payment to assist with the costs of recruiting and assigning new staff to customs roles. Subject to terms and conditions for eligibility, this payment is up to €6,000 per employee that completes the training programme, up to maximum of 10 employees per company.

Ensure your business is Brexit ready, learn more about Clear Customs and register your interest in Clear Customs training here.
Science meets Economy at esib 2019
Graz, Austria - 18-20 November 2019
 

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

Science meets Economy at esib 2019

Graz, Austria - 18-20 November 2019

 

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

 

The summit is targeted at participants active in industrial biotechnology and will attract 500+ international participants from agencies, science, industry and policymakers

 

Science meets Economy is only open to participants of the summit. esib registration is possible here: http://www.esib.at/registration/ and the early bird runs until 31 August.

Science meets Economy registration is open via b2match page here: https://esib2019.b2match.io/

 
New Appointments
 

Continued expansion of creative team at Coolgrey.