AIB and Cork Chamber have signed a two-year sponsorship agreement. As part of this agreement AIB will work closely with Cork Chamber as the Chamber seeks to continue the valuable support it provides to the Cork business community.

AIB Regional Director, John O’Doherty said: “AIB is delighted to partner with Cork Chamber for the next two years. AIB is very supportive of the Cork business community and this agreement will allow us to increase that support. We look forward to meeting our customers and indeed new customers over the coming years as part of this agreement. AIB is focused on increasing lending to customers as part of the bank’s overall strategy and the bank has a key role to play in supporting the SME sector, both in Ireland and indeed in the Cork area.”

Date: 24^th July
Time: 5.30pm – 7.00pm
Venue: River Lee Hotel
Cost: FREE for Cork Chamber members
To book: HERE 

Cork Chamber and Aviva are working in partnership to bring you a highly energized event, where you will make over 10 business contacts in a fast-paced environment. ‘Speed networking’ is a more structured form of networking where you have 1 ½ minutes each side to pitch your business and make connections for both buying and selling.


This is a practical event for SME’s, giving you a chance to speed network and meet new business contacts as well as receive referrals and renew existing connections.

This event is almost sold out, so please BOOK NOW to avoid disappointment.

Significant flooding has had a major and devastating impact on the businesses of Cork City since 2009. Cork Chamber has led the way in identifying the criticality of implementing an appropriate flood defence scheme and has been working on your behalf to achieve this. Cork Chamber has consistently engaged with the OPW outlining the need for an appropriate and detailed consultation period to disseminate the preferred solution for such a scheme. This is vital to allow the thousands of businesses operating within the City an adequate opportunity to discuss the details of the proposed options with the OPW. Cork Chamber will imminently roll out a campaign to inform businesses in frequently flood affected areas about the public consultation and encourage them to fully participate in this consultation. 

The Cork Chamber Business School are running a Jobseeker Support Programme with 15 free places for unemployed people.

What’s Involved:

-  FETAC Level 6 Certificate in Consultative Selling

-  Interview Skills

-  Selling Skills

-  Career Coaching

-  4 WEEKS WORK EXPERIENCE

Very high possibility of full time employment out of the course, once the necessary skills, knowledge and aptitude are demonstrated following training.

OPEN INFORMATION SESSION: Thursday 17^th July, 10.30 a.m.

Where: Bldg. 4100 Cork Airport Business Park

For more information, please contact aoife@corkchamber.ie  

Overseas Business Partnership Opportunities

See ‘read more’ below for details of overseas business partnership opportunities which are contained in the Enterprise Europe Network database.

Upcoming Events

2014 American-Irish Business Forum, Croke Park and Dublin Castle, 28 August 2014

The American-Irish Business Forum will take place in Dublin on 28 August. This business conference will focus specifically on trade and enterprise between Florida, Pennsylvania and Ireland.

Cork innovates, an initiative driving entrepreneurship in the Cork region, has been announced as the only Irish finalist for the prestigious European Enterprise Promotion Awards (EEPA) 2014. The EEPA awards recognise and reward the most imaginative and successful initiatives from EU public bodies and public-private partnerships which support entrepreneurship, and small and medium sized enterprises.

UCC has been selected by the United Nations Environment Programme to lead a consortium to address global water issues and environmental sustainability. The University will act as the lead in coordinating the efforts of Irish universities to assist the United Nations Environment Programme's Global Environment Monitoring System for Water (GEMS/Water)  www.unep.org/gemswater. It is also hoped to involve some Irish companies with relevant expertise in the work of the new UCC GEMS/Water Capacity Development Centre.

Member Offer: 5% Discount on Exterior Painting Work
Company: Ebo Home Rescue
Contact details: Mike Boyle. Tel 021 2348524/086 2666946

At Ebo Home Rescue, Mike Boyle is offering Chamber Members an extra 5% off their already knock down price of €1,630 for painting the exterior of a standard house (applies to a standard 3-bed semi-detached house). Email Mike at boyle.mick@gmail.com or call 086 2666946

Date: 12th July
Time: 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Venue: Bank of Ireland 70 Patrick St Cork
To book:  Registrations by email here  

Mortgage Open house event. Whether you are first time buyer, or moving home, come along to our Mortgage Open House event to hear from a local solicitor and Mortgage Advisor on the 'ins and outs' of getting a mortgage. A local auctioneer will also give an update on the local housing market.

Dress for Success Cork has just announced a new text campaign. To support the initiative, you can make a once-off donation of just €2 - TEXT DRESS to 50300. There are currently over 19,000 women unemployed in Cork. Our vision at Dress for Success Cork is to support a diverse group of women who have faced a variety of challenges and are seeking employment and self-sufficiency. We run several programmes in Cork and all events are completely free. Helpline: 01 4433890.